Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-24

student and musician, arrived yes
terday.
Mrs. Mary Pratt and Miss Mad g
Dunn, of Portland, are visiting rel
atives and friends in this city ant
vicinity.
DR.. NJ. N. Davis came out from
the coast, Friday, and will speno
the greater part Of the winter with
his family in this city.
Mrs. W. F. Wilkinson, who hai
been visiting in this city during
the past few days, left yesterday
for Berry, where she will visi. with
her sister.
T. W. Dillsy and W. R. DsBol
returned home, Saturday, from g
weeks hunting in the Alssa coun
try. They had considerable hare
work, but succeeded in killing q
very fine buck.
A.D. Morrison arrived ia Cor
wallis, Friday, from Elgin, Oregon
where be is in business. Mr. Nor
rison Is on visit 10 his cid home
and does net kaow just how long
he will remain here.
W. H. Franklin and wife, accom-.
panied by relatives Of the latter
from Springfield and Wendling, ar
rived home, Friday, from on outiag
Of seventeen days at the coast
They had a most enjoyable trip
Clifford Nash, who passed the
summer with his parents at Nash.
vile, Lincoln county, passed
through Corvallis last week eh
route to Eugene, where he will as.
sumo his duties as teacher Of the
piano.
Charles L. Morgan, son Of AIR.
and Mrs. F. P. Morgan, of this city
arrived in Corvallis Saturday from
Oakland, California, and will visit
his relatives for two or three weeks
He is employed by tbs Pacific Press
Publishing Go. OF Oakland.
John Zeis has purchased the
share ef Jack Kirk in the saloor
business formerly conducted b
Kirk & Wiley. and took tho form
er's place yesterday merning. Jack
went to Portland, Sunday, return
ing yesterday. He intends leaving
shortly fer the East.
James Zurcher, an old o A c
student, arrived last week from
his Eastern Oregon home and il
once again attending college. Un
fortunately, Jim was sick the great
er part Of the summer. He wa!
accompanied to this city by Claud,
Lockwook aud Jesse Tally, wht
have been enrolled as new students
at the O AC.
Miss Maude Hoffman. the well
known actress, who formerly livee
in Corvallis, and who has many
friends in this city, will, this season
play the role Of the heroine in &
play called "The Cipher Code
which John E. Kellard will produce
at the Foartsenth-street Theater
New York, the latter part Of the
month.-Telsgram.
T. G. Thernton has freak chick
en-. Most freak chickens die a
soon as Matched bus this chicken il
very much alive and will make it
way through the world BY the swsa
Of its feet. Nature in its haste at
taohed this chickens wings o,
wrong side up, the "elbow" Of il
wings meets almost at the back o
its neck, while the points extent
forward past che neck like TIA
points Of a stand up collar. It il
quite a curiositY.-Junction Cit,
Times.
Willie and Walter Hodes drew,
down from Eugene, Saturday, for /.
short visit with relatives in this
city. When about four miles soutl
Of Corvallis they noticed brood o
Denny pheasants Auddlsd hy th,
roadside. The day was cold ant
rainy, and while the birds wer,
twe-thirds grown, they were tot
chilled to fly great distance. Th'
boys tied their horses, and caugh
four Of the pheasants. The,
brought them to town, where feot
and warmth restored them to aetiv
ity.
''The Irish Duke" by local tai
snt, Friday night, was most liber
ally patronized and favorably re
Geived. The coneensus of opinio
seems to be thar the play is {
small censequence-weak in plo
abounding in incengruities, an
lacking in aetien-but that eac
character was well sustained an
every opportunity cleYerly handle.
Professor Smith leaves shortly fe
Eugene or MeMinnyille. Viii
here his depettment has been aboy
repreach and he has earned the r,
spect of The community.
Charley Crosby, who moved
Corvallis with his family from H
quian, Wash, about two weeks ag
has purchased the farm OF Jon
I, j,