Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-01
Happy New Year!

Happy New Yearl
Attorney G. E. Woodson spent
the holidays In Eugene.
Charles Elgin, of Salem, spent
the holidays with relatives in this
city.
Victor Moses arrived home Fri
day from visit of several days in
Woodburn.
John Wiley and his mother re-
turned, Saturday, from a few days
visit with relatives in Salem.
John Miller, for many years en-.
gagged in the timing business in
Corvallis, visited with friends in
this city last week.
Mr.. Seth Hurlburt, of Corvallis,
is guest at the Abbey house. He
has been visiting the Maocabee
lodge at Waldport.-Yaquina Bay
News.
Tom Monteith, who has been in
the store Of F. L. Miller for the past
year, has resigned his position.
Tom is talking Of going to San
francisco.
Eight students from this section
attend the Agricultural. College at
Corvallis, while we are unrepre-
sented at the State University,
says the Junction City Times.
The second term Of school at the
0 A O begins tomorrow. Many of
the students went home for the
holidays, but are now returning to
resume their studies at the college.
Mrs. Clara Newman, nee Barn
hart, and child arrived in Corvallis
yesterday, from Walla Walla,
Wash. She will visit with relatives
in this city for month or such q
matter.
Miss Pauline Davis, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. M. M. Davis, of this
city, has been quite seriously i'll
with an attack of appendicitis.
She is thought to be somewhat bet
ter at present.
We have been informed that Jos.
Bryan has been engaged as princi-
pal of the Toledo schools. Speak
ing of the new principal, the Lin
coin Leader says: "Mr. Bryan has
had yearsSbf experience and is
classed as very able instructor"
Miss Olive Thompson, whe spent
Christmas at home, returned to
Portland, Friday, to resume her
duties as pianiste at the dancing
academy. She was accompanied |
on her trip by her sister, Mrs. Jas.
Booth, and little daughter, who
we're en- route to Seattle to join Mr..
Booth.
At the Grange meeting last Sat.
urday the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: JB
Irvine, master; & L Kent, lecturer;
Mrs Horner, overseer; n L French,
secretary; J F Yates, treasurer; S
L Sharp, steward; Mrs Witty
combe, lady assistant steward; Mrs
McCaustland, chaplain; Mrs Lucy
Yates, Flora; Mabel Withycombe,
Ceres; Miss Nina Yates, Pomora;
E L Dyer, gatekeeper; M. F. Wood,
asst. steward.
On the 10Th of December, Mrs.
A. N. Gird began an action in JUS
tice J. T. Carpenters court at Mon
roe, against VIM. Gird, to recover
possession Of two horses which she
claims to be the owner of. On a |
petititien setting forth the facts re.
sulting from this case in said JUS
tioe's court, Judge Woodward or
dered writ of review and Clerk
Waters issued the same Saturday. |
It is ordered that the case be re-
viewed at the April term Of the
circuit court.
John Rickard, of Long Tom,
brought to the store of ]. II. 6imp-
son last Saturday, 81 potatoes that
weighed SO pounds. The potatoes
were grown on river bottom land
Mr.. Rickard said that he did not
bring the largest of them with him,
as he left one at home that tipped
the beam at 81 pounds. On being
asked the variety, he said he had
no name for them, but the boys
called them "the pups" They
much resemble the Peerless in
make and shape.
Early last week Senator W. W.
stsiwsr, accompanied by his son
and daughter, aged IA and ~
years respectively, went to Salem.
Here Senator Steiwer left the
children with their grandmother
and proceeded On to Seattle, where
he had business. Saturday Mrs.
Steiwer received telephone mes
sage telling her to proceed to Salem
Immediately, as the little girl was
quite ill. The message also stated
that she mast not take any of the
other children with her. It is
feared that the child has scarlet
fever. Senator Steiwer and family
recently arrived here on a visit