Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-04
LOCAL NEWS.

sick man for some time, but is bet
ter az present.
VIM. Heckart's new dwelling on
the old college block is rapidly as
suming shape.
Carl Hodes left on Wednesday
mornings boat for visit with
relatives at Eugene.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hare have
returned to Albany after q visit
with friends in thisscity.
Albert ] Metzger, practical jew.
eler, carries an extensive line of
watches, clocks and jewelry.
Mrs. Gussie Heckart arrived in
Corvallis, Monday. from Portland.
She is employed there and could
only get away On short vacation.
The ladies of the. Coffee Club
wish to return vote of thanks to
the home talent company for their
generous donation to the Coffee
Club library.
S. L. Kline arrived Monday from
San Francisco. He states that his
family is we'll and that everything
in the line of business in the big
city is on the move.
The town clock celebrated the
beginning of the new century by
going on strike or rather refusing
to strike. 1t began operations
again on the morning of the End,
however.
The New Year number of the
Oregonian contains an excellent ar
ticle On Benton county, her growth,
sources of revenue and natural
resources, from the pen Of G. E.
Woodson.
In the football game between M.
A. A. C. and Salem A. G. teams at
Portland, New Years day, neither
side was able to score. From re-
ports of the game, Salem seems TO
have made the better showing.
The farmers institute announced
to be held at Wells, January 3rd,
has been postponed to February
5, 1901, session to last all day and
evening. Everybody invited to at
tend and bring their lunches and
spend day with the farmers.
The Ladies' Coffee Club enter
tanned New Years Day at their
apartments in the City Hall. There
were many callers at the reception
and fine time was enjoyed by
those who visited the ladies of the
club. In the evening a social
dance was INDUCED in.
A dissolution of the partnership
hitherto existing between Thee
Wellsher and VIM. Porter occurred
January 1st. Mr.. Wellsher will
associate himself in the black
smitking business with @. B. Gil,
lette, while Mr.. Porter will occupy
the new shop recently built for his,
by the Odd Fellows.
The GAZETTE is in receipt of
lister from A. J. Hayden, Of Pueblo
Colo, in which the writer says
"It has been my desire to locat'
West, perhaps 10 Corvallis, should
be able to secure a position of some
kind. 1 would like TO come some
= time between now and spring
Mr.. Hayden has had years Of ex
perience as salesman in the dry
goods business. He would b
pleased to secure q position as col
lector, or outside work such q
driving. Mr.. Hayden's letter j
accompanied by some strong letter
Of recommendation from former EN-
ployers.
Hon. Thomas Cooper relates
little incident which happened a
his place west of Corvallis one da,
this week, sufficiently out Of the OF
.dinary to be of interest. Will
the family were at dinner, a COON
four-footed-was discovered max
ing its way from patch of tin,be
toward the house. He seemed t
know where he was going, an
made direct for the door-yare
Here he took an inventory of th
surroundings, climbed up to th
sill and undertook to get throug
the window. Failing in this, b
went around to tho porch, where b
met one OF the children. Mr.. Goo
showed no alarm, but, on the con
trary, manifested a disposition
be friendly, and make himse
acquainted. The child was fright
ened and fran toward thu door, til
: coon following. At this junctur
one of the boys appeared with
shotgun, and a tragedy, culm
mating In the death of the cool
was enacted.