Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-05

w. A. Sanders, the best watcl
maker.
Rev. J. H. Skidmore will preach
at the Methodist Episcopal church
each evening this week.
| Mrs. E. A. Martin returned home
Friday from four-weeks' visit
with relatives at Springfield.
| Henry Dunn was in town, Satur.
| day, after a severe attack of Ia
grippe, which lasted several weeks
Wanted, one hundred dozen fresh
ranch eggs daily, for which we will
pay the highest Portland price.
E. L. MILLER.
If Lebanon keeps her click" up
she will soon have considerable
population-she has five pairs Of
twins attending the public school.
S. L. Kline left, Saturday, for a
visit with his family in San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Kline was not enjoying
the best Of health when he de-
parted.
8. L. Kline has the agency of
Leob d Co. custom ade shirts, the
most famous in America. Come in
and see the beautiful patterns and
have your measure taken in any
style you want. Prices $1.25 to
So each, at Kline's.
A team from this city, composed
of ten or dozen Woodmen Of the
World, will go cut to Philomath,
Friday evening, to assist in the
work of initiating number of men
into the mysteries Of the order. A
good time is anticipated.
An exchange, speaking of the
effort to divide the State Agricul-
tural College, says that iii is
scarcely the proper province of the
state to bestow an education upon
all who desire it." It also asks the
question, care we to have no more
sself-made men?'"
Sup't Denman has issued the
following certificates of perfect at
tendance to the following pupils
who have neither been absent nor
tarty for three months: Cora
Chandler, Ewert Chandler. Tohn
Longbottoln, Frank Edwards, Eta
Phillips, Frank Peek, Freddie Peek
and Myrtle Hastings.
Claude Riddle arrived in Grants
Pass Friday to assume position
as local editor and reporter for the
Observer. He was recently the
printer of the Barometer, the col
lege publication at Corvallis. Mr..
Riddle is very pleasant gentle
man and we are glad to welcome
him to Grants Pass.-Courier.
At the recent term of the Lincoln
county circuit court, the case of G.
F. Luckey, administrator of the es-
tate Of Mrs. L. A. S. Luckey, de-
ceased, against Lincoln county was
granted change of venue TO Linn
county. This is the case that re-
suited from the death of Mrs.
Luckey, last summer, caused by
collapse of defective bridge, near
EddYville.
An effort is being made at the
legislature to pass a new game
law. 1t is the desire TO formulate a
law that will, as nearly as possible,
meet with the appreciation of the
sportsmen, farmers and game
eaters. There is plenty of oppor-
tunity for an improvement in the
game laws of Oregon and it is sin-
cerely. hoped that something bene-
fetal will result fron, the effort.
T. Fl. B. Helm, who was a guest
during the summer, Of Mrs. f. A.
Helm, of this city, writing from
his home at Justin, Texas, says:
"We have had q beautiful winter,
in fact, too warm for our people;
no storms, no snow, no ice thicker
than a knife blade, no northers,
and but little frost. Wheat is
fine, plowing for spring planting is
nearly dene and gardening will
commence next month."
Oregon has done less ia proper.
ton to its population fer the promo.
ton Of agricultural education than
most other states and has never
provided the existing college with
half the equipment it ought to have.
If there is to be second agricul-
tural college it should be supported
by the state. One strong expert
ment station, properly equipped,
is worth ten times as much as two
weak concerns incapable of doing
frst-class work of any kind.-Ore-
gon Agriculturist.
It is said that William A. E.
Moore, khown-as Badger" Moore,
wearing stripes in Sing Sing prison,
has fallen heir to $l25, 900. He
has served only two years Of q nine
teen years sentence for robbing
Martin Mahon. The fortune was
left to him by his uncle, Capt. John
W. Moore Of Cleveland, Ohio, who
died few days ago. With the
means now at his command Moore
hopes before many months to be
released. His case has gone before
the court of appeals and will be ar
gued in March. His wife, Fayne1
Moore, is appearing in London In
"The Society Girl"