Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-05
LOCAL NEWS.

.Kbne's $1,000 Suits are good
ones.
For rainy day garments and
umbrellas go to Nolan & Callahan.
DR.. Lowo's glasses are good glass
es. They strengthen the eyes and
brain.
Professor N. Tartar, of the Cor
wallis public schools, was in town
yesterday on visit to his brother
in-law, Mr.. W. w. Williams.-The
Dalles Chronicle.
J. NJ. Cameron went to Portland,
Sunday, to remain a few days.
His purpose was to lay in large
stock of leather, which he will work
up during the winter.
There is to be farmers institute
held at Elkton, Oregon, on the Sth
and 9th of this month. DR.. James
Withyeombe, Prof. Kent and other
members of the o A G staff expect
to attend.
During the latter part of last
week, T. G.. Woodland, an East
ern Oregon gentleman, visited
Corvallis and vicinity. He seemed
we'll pleased with what he saw of
our country.
Steamers are later than usual in
reaching Corvallis this year. The
waters of the Willamette have risen
some during the past week or two,
but considerable rise is needed yet
before boats can reach us.
Bicycle riders showed no hesitan-
cy in using the sidewalks of this
city last Friday morning. Itseems
quite like old times to experience
the inclination to go up in the air
when the bell rings close up behind
us
Roderick Nash had little time to
go on when he killed the deer OR
the college farm last Thursday af-
ternoon, too, at that. From now
on until the first of next July it
will be unlawful for anybody to
kin deer.
Clerk Waters says that the
docket for the fall term Of circuit
court will not be a very heavy one,
but that it will be larger than that
of last spring which was unusually
light. Circuit court will convene
on the fourth Monday Of this
month, the 25th.
During the past few days the
weather has been somewhat cooler.
Saturday morning there was some
ice to be found in the water puddles
about town. The chances are that
had the weather not been very fog
gy we would have had things pret-
ty we'll frozen up on this. date.
When John Osborn last wrote to
relatives in this city he was visiting
the n-American exposition al
Buffalo He expressed his opinion
that there was quite 4 show going
on in Buffalo. His health, at the
time Of writing was very good, in
deed, and he thinks he will stand
an Eastern winter very nicely.
The editor Of a Prineville paper
speaking, it is presumed, of eggs
taken on subscription, asks tha
question, "Why don't the eggs
hatch?" We don't know how it is
out at Prineville, but in The Dalies
the demands of the editorial stom.
ach are so urgent that the eggs
never get time to hatch.-The
Dalles Chronicle.
Willis McElroy has been engaged
as teacher and director of the
Fourth Regiment Band of Eugene
He played with DeCaprio's band al
the Portland Carnival and Exposi-
tion, and during his stay in ths
East was under the instruction O
some of the greatest cornetist of thu
day. Mr.. McElroy is nephew 0
W. S. MeFadden of this city.
General Gillespie, Chief of Engi
neera, in his annual report upon
the river and harbor work, JUS
submitted to the Department, rec
omends 100000 for the con tinua-
ton of the jetty work at the moutl
of the Columbia River for the fsea
year ending June 30, 1908. Thest
figures are the same as those @
Captain Langfitt, in charge Of th'
river and barbor work in the North
west.
Supt. Denman visited Philomat}
Public Sckool last Thursday. H
reports everything moving along in
a satisfactory manner under th
efficient tutorship of Prot. S.
Pratt, Miss Ivy Durkee, and Mrs
Lee Ella Fields. He visits til
schools of Blodgett, Summit an
Kings Valley this week. He will
address the citizens of Kings Val
ley in the new church, Wednesda
evening.
Dick Smith, formerly OF .. of {
played halfback for Columbi
against Yale in the football gan