Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-01
LOCAL NEWS.


F. L. Miller.
Happy New Yearl
Imported Swiss Cheese, Zierolf''
Don't forget Nolan & Callahan's
great reduction sale.
There is no doubt about this be-
ing the 20th century.
There will be an abundance Of
Goth century "cranks" for the nex'
hundred years.
Mrs. G. N. Strange, Of Oregon
City, spent Che holidays in this
city, theguest of relatives.
The annual meeting of the Ore.
gon Dairymen's Association will be
held at Hillsboro, Oregon, on jan
uary 8 and 4, 1901.
Prof. F. L. Kent, of the o A c,
Is secretary Of the Oregon Dairy
mems Association. This body will
meet this week in Hillsboro.
Karl Steiwer returned, Thurs
day, to his fathers farm near JEFF
ferson, after spending Christmas
with his parents in this city.
Roman Zahn, who accompanied
Carl Hodes to Germany last spring,
returned to Corvallis last Saturday.
Roman Is still benedict, but for
how long We are unable to say.
E. B. Aldrich,, Of last June's
OAC graduating class, visited in
Corvallis last week. Mr.. Aldrich
is now employed in the leading
mercantile house In Fossil, Oregon.
Miss Addie N. Bristow who has
been teaching the last three years
in Umatilla county, arrived home
last Saturday night to spend the
holidays with her parents, Prof.
and Mrs W. w. Bristow.-Tran-
script.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards, of
0 A G, spent the evening last FRI
day with Prof. Bristow. Mr.. Ed
wards was corporal with the vol
untesrs at Manila and is now fill
ing the position Of assistant chem
ist at the o A O.-Transcript.
Miss Emma Beach, formerly Of
this city, and Mr.. Ira Lings, for.
merly Of Junction City, were mar
ried Christmas day at the brides
residence in Sellwoed, Oregon, Rev.
Waltz oficiated. A bountiful lunch
was served Immediately after the
ceremony.
DR.. D. G. Gibbons paid this office
very pleasant call Saturday. The
doctor and his wife are touring the
Western States and at present ars
the guests of relatives in Philomath.
They are from Great Bend. Kansas,
and have not yet determined
whether they will locate in the
far West or not.
The Oregon Agricultural College
Is about 20 start cooperative
grass-growing experiment in East
ern Oregon in connection with the
department of agriculture at Wash.
ington, D. c., and DR.. Withycombe
has been appointed special agent to
act between the government and
the college in the matter.
Miss Carrie Denneman is ex-
pected TO arrive In this city today
or tomorrow from her home near
Arlington. She left here Dec. 22nd
to 90 up there and contest some
land that she wished to file on. Tie
land in question lies adjacent to her
fathers place, and she passed her
holidays at the old home.
Twol young fellows, the David
sons brothers, from Kings valley,
experienced a thrilling ride on the
Peoria ferry Christmas Eve. To-
gether with the ferryman, Mr..
Clayton, they started to cross the
river which was raging, and when
near mid-stream the cable broke
and the party found themselves
storm-tossed on a shaky old scow,
without compass or ru1der. After
drifting about half a mile, the boat
was finally landed, and all escaped
unhurt. The ferry is again at iti
old moorings, and in operation.
President W. G. Hawlsy, of Viii.
lamette University, in an address
delivered at the State Teachers
Association which convened In AL
bany last week, said that football
cultivates the nerves II stimulates
grit. A sport to be beneficial must
be attractive. The speaker had
played football three years, tht
moss valuable exercise that he hac
ever taken. Never was hurt. Foot
ball teaches the boy to take care 0
himself, The teacher wants to co
operate with all the college author
tiles Of Oregon in Improving the
athletics Of our schools