Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-07
LOCAL NEWS.
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window for % cents.
Supt. G. w. Denman and attor
ney W. E. Yates, of this city visite'
Salem on business last week.
Mud guards put on your whee
at the Bicycle Hospital. The bes
and cheapest that can he had.
The o A G students are nearly
all back at their studies again
There are a few new faces among
them. '..- -s'
Mrs. E. M. Simpson will leave in
about a week for San Francisco
where she will visit relatives for g
month or six weeks.
Miss Ethel Price returned to her
studies at o A c, yesterday, after
spending the holidays at at her
hems in Kings Valley.
The public school opened in this
city, yesterday. and the youngsters
will be employed steadily from
now until the close of school.
Just received at Kline's new
lot of clothing for the long slim
men, fat men or any kind of msn,
also a fine line of Black Frock
Suits.
Andy DeVaney and family: Of
Albany, visited ii this city last
week, the guest of Peter Bilyeu and
family. They returned home Sat
urday.
Yesterday was>the date.on which
voters could begin registering at
the clerks office Now, don't wait
until the last moment to attend
to this matter.
Ernest Redd, the popular cor
netist, arrived in this city, Friday,
from his home in Carlton. He
leaves shortly for Portland. where
he has the promise of a good posi-
ton.
Chester Laugh,in held the ticket
that won the phonograph that was
offered by G. A. Gerhard as prize
for his customers during the holi-
day season. The winning number
was 403.
Miss Mary Nolan left, Sunday,
for St. Marys Academy, Portland.
The night before be; departure a
number of her young friends gave
her a surprise party at the home of
her father, I'M. Nolan.
Henry Amber, the real estate
agent of Philomath, will be in Cor
wallis every Saturday. Pal ties
wishing to see him, can do so by
calling at the Occidental hotel, be.
tweed tAebaurs of IL and 1.
Last Friday, ]. J. Cady purchas-
ed of W. A. Wells q five acre tract
of land that lies north of the O A c.
the property is adjoining the Tav-
enor place. The price paid was
$3.50. Mr.. Cady intends erecting
a residence on the property some
time during the coming summer.
The question said to be puzzling
Eastern Oregon stockmen is which
is the most profitable pest, Jack: T
rabbits or coyotes? 1t is declared
and it looks reasonable, that when
there is a scarcity of coyotes, jack
rabbits multiply rapidly. With
an abundance of GOV ties there is a
of rabbits. The present
bounty on coyote scalps is proving
q joyous proceeding for the heads
of rabbit families.
A queer change in the election
law is that whenever a judge or
clerk fails to appear on the morn:
ing of election the yacancy.'is. to be
filled, not by bystanders as hereto.
fore, but by the judges and clerks
present. Provision, is made, how:
ever, that the selection must be
from the same political party as
that to which the absent judge or
clerk belonged. The change was
made at'the late legislative session.
Thursday. Wilbur Garrow left
for Portland, and on Saturday his
father J. n. Garrow, Joined him
there and together they started for
q business trip to Seattle, Victoria
and San Francisco in the interest
of the lumber company employing
them. They expect to arrive in
California, where the
company's mill is located, about
January 18th. Joseph Garrow will
arrange to be there about the same
date.
The Oregon Farmers Congress
will be held at!Salem, January 9th to
9th inclusive. The Oregon Dairy
mems Association and the Oregon
Livestock Association will hold
their annual meeting at the same
time and place, The Oregon State
Board of Agriculture will likewise
hold special meetings for the pur-
pose of preparing a program for
next years State Fair. The Fruit
Men, State Grange and Hop Men
will also be represented. In view
of the recent rapid advancement in
stock raising and dairying through
out the state, these meetings should
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