Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-11
LOCAL News.


Born to the wit4 Of G. Harding,
Sunday, Oct. 9th, a son.
Miss Bessie Danneman returned
to Corvallis, Wednesday.
Mrs. U. G. Berry, of Peoria, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Services at the Baptist church on
Lords Day as usual. All invited
Miss Grace Catch leaves today
for a months visit with relatives at
Seattle.
Mrs. A. L. Knisoly and Mrs. J.
F. Yates are visiting friends in
Portland.
Get your umbrellas fixed at the
Bicycle Hospital. Just received a
fine supply of fixtures.
Frank Sets was out from his
home on Five Rivers during the
week. He left for home, Wednes-
day.
President J. K. Weatherford, Of
the board of regents of the O A c,
came over from Albany, Tuesday,
to look into college matters.
Mordaunt Geednough, the pian-
list, arrived home from California
last Monday evening and will en-
gage in teaching during the winter.
The contract for carrying the
mail over the route between Cor
wallis and Monroe is to be let be-
tween now and the first of next
January.
Next Monday, B. W. johnson
and Robert Johnson will go to
Portland as delegates to the Grand
Lodge Of the Knights Of Pythias.
The lodge convenes Tuesday morn
ing.
The Jersey bull, belonging to the
O A c, of which the GAZETTE made
mention in its last issue, was sold
, to Smith & Taylor, Monday. He
was only four years old, but weighed
1895 pounds.
Next Sunday there will be Pres
byterian church service at II a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10 a
m.; Christian Endsavor at $50 p.
m. A cordial welcome extended to
all visitors.
Wednesday, William Buchanan,
treasurer of Benton couaty, and
his wife, left for Ajax, where they
will visit with relatives for a couple
of weeks. Ajax is located not far
from Arlington, Or.
S. N. Wilkins has decided to
build on the lots recently purchased
by him from Virgil E Waters He
has some material now On the
ground and werkmen are at the
task of preparing the foundation
for the building.
Next Tuesday evening the second
lecture of the course to begin here
during the winter will be given in
the Opera House. Jay Wln. Hud-
son will lecture on "The Heroes OF
the Golden Age" No person can
afford to miss this opportunity.
By accident the little baby Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Chapman fell te
the floor, Wednesday afternoon. Il
struck on its head and was rendered
unconscious for a time and for a
few moments it was feared that il
was dead. In fact, such was the
report about town. The chile
sotn recovered and is getting along
nicely.
The reception rendered by tht
Baptist church to students of tht
O A c, Tuesday evening, was a de
lightful affair. Tie church wal
we'll filed with visitors. There
were songs, conversation,> games
and selections furnished by th'
eramophone Of w. A. Sander. De
lieious refreshments were served a
the conclusion of an evening wei
spent.
II. N. Miller, now an employe a
the Tacoma, WASH, sn,elter, sur
prised his friends ia this city, Mon
day, by paying them an unexpected
visit. It is unnecessary to say tina
the surprise was a pleasant one
mir. Miller says that many Oregon
herses are in use in Tacoma ant
they are the best in the city, 4
team purchased last spring from
Norm Lilly are now considered thu
best work horses in Tacoma.
The authorities at the colleg'
farm concluded to fill all five G
their new silos with corn. Som
of the silos were salted to certain
degrees and one or tive were no
salted at all. This was dose b,
way Of experiment. Each silo ha
a pipe run through it aud ever.
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