Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-22
LOCAL NEWS.
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W. S. Gardner, Photographer
We are closing out all mackin-
toshes at cost. Nolan & Callahan.
The school at B!odgett opened
Monday, with Miss Mary Jones, Of
this city, as teacher.
A fine all wool black clay worsted
dress suit gool weight and silk.
sewed for $40 at Klines.
State School Superintendent
Ackerman has just reco vered from
a severe attack Of typhoid fever.
Porter Trinholm brought in a
band of beef cattls from Alsea,
Tuesday. to dispose Of to Corvallis
buyers.
Baptist church: Sunday school
and preaching on Lords day morn
ing as usual, union service at the
Methodist church, north.
Mrs. S. N. Wilkins returned
Wednesday from Portland, where
she attended the Wigle-Nelms
nuptials.
Dilley "The Fixer" has an a 1
secondhand sewing machine for
only So. Is also agent for New Home
machines. Guns and Umbrellas
repaired.
The wedding Of Mr.. Walter
Mercer and Miss Ida Garner was
soleminized last week. They left
Tuesday for Ritzville, Wash where
thsy will make III heirhome !.
j. n. Wigle, our popular black
smith, left last Thursday morning
for Portland where he will be
united in marriage to Mrs. M ae
Nelms. Mr.. Wigle's residence OH
First street is nearly finished.
-Prineyille Review !
Dennis Fl. Stovall has bsen tour
ing the mines of the county getting
data for comprehensive writeup
of our mining industry. The
+. article will be used in the S. P.
pamphlets advertising the country's
resources.-Oregon Observer.
Parsons orchestra was unable
to fill the engagement offered them
for the students, Thanksgiving hop,
and j. H. Everests orchestra, which
has the reputation of being the best
for dance music in Portland, has
been secured. A concert will pre-.
rcede the dance.
The "Allen place" has been sold
by the state land agent and John
Price who has rented the place for
several years past is demonstrating
the possibilities of winter transporta-
t ion in Webfcot. He will live with
his parents forthe present, until he
can find suitable location.
Henry Amber negotiated the
sale of SO acres of the Halverson
place, just west of this city Tues
day to Mr.. Buck, late of Akron.
Colorado, who, with his sister, will
take up his residence on the place
Immediately. Some stock was in
cluded in the sale, and the price
paid was $1400.
Speaking Of the musical festival
to be held in Corvallis next May,
the Eugene Register says: The
Corvallis committee is negotiating
with the Portland Symphony Or
chestra to accompany this grand
chorus. From all accounts the
Corvallis session Of the May music
al festival will be record breaker
even taking into consideration the
great meeting at Albany last May.
Another change in ownership of
Corvallis business houses occurred
Monday. The Corvallis Commits
sion Company, hitherto under the
management of J. w. Lenger, has
passed into the hands of E. j.
Dunn. For the present the busi-
less will be conducted in it's old
quarters, but a better location will
be secured as soon as possible. We
bespeak for the new proprietor a
LIBERAL patronage.
The Cleveland Concert Co., con-
sisting of soprano, contralto, violin
ist and pianist, played at the opera
house Monday evening. One spec
ial feature was the ''boy pianist y
Mordaunt Goodnough. But Mr..
Ruthyn Turney in his inimitable
violin palying, received the unre
strained applause of the audience
Mr.. Turney rendered four violin
solos and was forced to respond to
as many encores, the ease with
which he wooed the sweet strains
from the instrument being almost
beyond comprehension. McMinn
vile Reporter.
Thursday night of last week tw,
tramps broke into and plunderec
the Corvallis & Eastern Depot a
Eddyville. They were captured
Saturday on the railroad tract
about three miles from Toledo, by
Sheriff Ross and G. G. Mcbride, th
agent at Eddyville. When captur
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