Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-01

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Portland prices paid for prduce
F. L. Miller, the farmers friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhinehart, of Union
county, were visiting their son at
College during this week.
Preaching service in the Mt.
View school house Sunday at 2.3O
i P. m. Rev. Boozer will preach.
Don't forget that there will be a
game of football for you to attend
at $50 tomorrow afternoon, at the
college.
The Katie Emmet Go. will ap-
pear here next Tuesday evening in
the sensational mel o-drama, the
"Waifs of New York"
License to wed was granted,
Wednesday, to Carl G. School and
Miss Minnie E. Golf. The young
people are both of Fairmount.
Didn't we tell you so? we're pay
ing Portland prices for produce
"a cents for eggs, everything else in
proportion. F. L. MILLER.
County Superintendent George
W. Denman, Of Benton county, is
in Salem for few days, visiting
the session of the legislature. =
Statesman.
| Rev. L. M. Boezer will occupy
the pulpit of the United Evangeli-
cal church Sunday morning and
evening. Topics Of interest and
profit will be presented. A cordial
welcome awaits all. ~.
Hunting matches were the 20
for time. Lake county parties
recently indulged in a rabbit hunt
for supper. One side killed 1874
rabbits, while the other secured
| 1872. No jaybirds were listed.
| S. L. Kline has placed his spring
order with the largest cloak and
suit house in the United States for
tailor made suits, silk waists, sum-
mer eapes and dress skirts. Due
notice will be given Of their arrival.
O. F. Gillette was kicked on the
leg by a vicious horse Tuesday.
He was shoeing the animal and the
blow struck him on the leg, making
quite a severe bruise, though not
serious enough to detain him from
his work.
AS is the custom, when five We'd
nesdays occur in one month, the
Knight and Lady Maccabees met
in joint session last Wednesday
evening. A program had been ar
ranged and refreshments were
served. A delightful time is re-
ported.
Judge George H. Burnett pre-.
sided at the recent term of circuit
court held Lincoln. in place of
Judge Hamilton. The latter was
obliged to be absent in California on
account of his wife's health. Judge
Burnett is circuit judge Of the 5rd
judicial district.
A series of grand gospel meetings
are to be held at the Christian
church, this city, beginning next
Sunday. These services will be
conducted by G.. S. O. Humbert and
Ella NJ. Humbert, pastors of the
church. Ali are cordially invited
to attend these services.
Little Miss Nellie Barnhart was
given a birthday party the other
day, she having reached the twelfth
mile stone on the road of Life. She
was visited by eight of her little
friends with big dolls. Quite a
Joyous time resulted for the little
girls and Nellie received some very
nice presents. The little girls pres
ent were: frankie Heut, Winona
Woodward, Modesto Rosendorf,
Ethel Norton, Ethel Waters, Cecil
Rowland, Gertrude Nolan and
Helen Raber.
People did take kindly to "a
Turkish Bath" There is much in
name, and the suggestion of any
kind of a bath this sort of weather
meets with frost. The company
was a capable one. but few ven
tured out to see them. Those few
seemed highly entertained and en-
ljoyed the sport immensely. Now,
had ''La Mascotte" been advertised,
for this is really what was played,
the card would have proved bet
ter drawing one. The players were
competent. the singing acceptable,
and the costuming excellent. In
short, those who attended received
their moneys worth.
The decision that the bicycle tax
law was not constitutional may
possibly lead to trouble. There
has already been inquiry at the
clerks office regarding the proba-
bility Of the money that was COL
lected in this county as a bicycle
tax being refunded. There being
no provision for such a state Of
affairs, the party not having signed
away his right or interest in the
money to the county, he was in.