Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Coming-Silver Medal Contest.
This is Washington's Birthday.
Wall paper in all designs and at
all prices at Mann & Co.'S.
Today being legal holiday, the
students at the o A G will enjoy a
vacation.
Our new spring stock is now ar
irving. NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
Save your money for ga Debt of
Homer" next Friday night, March 1.
Tohn Castle, the Dallas stock
dealer, was in Corvallis on business
during the week.
Judge Burnett is still confined to
his room as result of his recent
siege of kidney trouble.
The thres-year-old son of John
Creson, who has been quite i'll with
pneumonia, is convalescent.
We are pleased to announce that
Mrs Elmer Samuels, who has been
very i'll, is rapidly recovering.
We have few more remnants
left which will be sold at great bar
gains. Nolan & CALLAHAN.
A shipment of 6,540 rolls of wall
paper, in elegant patterns, has just
been received by J. D. Mann & Co.
Miles Young intends neving to
Oregon City with his family the
first of next week. Mr.. Young has
bright business prospects there.
Commencing Monday, the cadet
battalion will drill during the noon
hour. On days of fair weather it
is the intention to hold these exer-
cises QUITO, doors.
Geo. H. Williams IS again second
in the race for United States sena.
tor. Yesterday he received %
votes; Corbett, "a; Hermann, T.
The legislature adjourns tomorrow
at midnight.
L. L. Swami and Earl Brande-
berry are members of the cast in
"A Debt of Honor" to be presented
in this city next Friday evening by
Albany amatuers. Both are form.
er Corvallis boys.
A number of the professors of
the o A G are in attendance at the
Farmers Institute now in session at
Sodaville. From the program il is
ascsrtained that subjects of un-
usual interest will be discussed.
George A. Waggoner, after
visit of two months with his family
in this city, took his departure,
Saturday, for Skagway, Alaska.
He is custom official on the White
Pass, about IA miles above Skag-
way.
DR.. Thompson removed his
household effects from the Presby.
terian parsonge, Wednesday. The
Preshytelians are expecting 8 min
lister to arrive in the course of a
week from California. Rev. Hayes
is the gentleman.
A return game of basket ball is
to be played this evening between
the ladies of St. Helen's Hall and
the Multnomah Club, at Portland
Miss Leona Smith, Of this city, who
is captain of the st. Helen's Hall
team, will play guard.
W. S. Holt, D. D., of Portland,
who so acceptably filled the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church in this
city the fourth Sunday of last
month, will occupy it again next
Sabbath. Sunday school will be
held at 10 a. m. and Christian En-
deavor at $50 p. m.
Mr.. H. B. Williamson left Mon
day for Eureka, Calf, on tour OF
inspection. Mr.. Williamson is
seeking a location in California and
was attracted to Eureka on account
Of the activity there in lumt ering
and shipping industries. His fam
lily are still in Corvallis.
Details of a "Valentine" party
given at the residence of Mayor
Crawford, on this popular Saints
day, have just come to light. The
young ladies Of the pharmacy class
at the o A c entertained the gen.
tlemen of their class. The rooms
were daintily decorated with ever
greens, cupids and hearts, and the
greater part of the evening was
passed playing "Hearts"-not the
''reap game of hearts, but the sub
stitute. Miss Mabel Davis and
Frank Ward won first prizes, which
were appropriate Valentines, Will,
Miss Blanche Holden and Eugen
Weber secured at great sacrifc
to themselves, the 'boeby" awards
consisting of comic Valentines.
delicious banquet was given, al
amusing feature of which was I
menu card in Latin.