Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-03

Mesdames James Taylor and S
n. Wilkins have been visiting il
Portland since Sunday.
Reception to the students of tn
lOA G at the United Evangelica
church, Saturday. at 7:3O p. m.
New suits for the dressy youns
man in the new coronation cloth
rouLd and square cuts, at Kline's
Tuesday, Senator J, D. Dal,
started for Union, Oregon. to attent
some business connected with the
Oregon Agricultural College.
Mrs. Mondana Thorp has gone
to Washington, D. c., to attene
the national eneampment of the
w R c as delegate from Ore.
gon.
The wedding of VIM. G. Todd
and Miss Ethel E. Newton was sol.
emnized at the Presbyterian par
sonsge in this city, September 29th.
Rev. A. Carrick officiated.
Rube Kiger has gathered his
crop of late Crawford peaches and
has about 200 bushels for sale. Mr..
Kiger has some of this delicious
fruit for sale at $3.50 per bushel,
and parties wishing same, should
call at his residence in this city
early.
Mrs. E. Boyd and son, of Inde-
pendence, visited at the home Of
Amy Cameron this week. Mr..
Boyd has been station master at
Independence, but was recently
transfer red to Salem. Wednesday,
Mrs. Boyd and son joined the for
mer in Salem.
Z. w. Pratt has SO improved and
modernized the appearance of the
jewelry store which he recently
purchased from w. A. Sanders,
that he now has one of the most
up-to-date establishments in the
city: Two handsome counters just
placed in position, add much to the
attractiveness of the store.
Miss Lettie Wicks has offered
her resignation, as teacher in the
Corvallis Public Schools, to the
board, to take effect in two weeks.
Miss Wicks will go to California,
where she hopes to benefit her
health. No teacher has been Sc
lected to fill the vacancy.
w. O.. Heckart and J. F.
Yates took their annual outing,
Wednesday, at the Wiles' farm,
shooting pheasants. As they re-
turned by noon and were seen
driving over town distributing
birds among their friends, it is
presumed that they each secured
the limit.
Terry Brown aud Miss Mamie
Mann were united in marriage at
the home Of the BRIDES parents,
near Philomath, Sept. 29th, Rev.
Bell, of Philomath, officiating. The
young people are both highly re
spected residents of this county. A
facetious friend remarks that Mr..
Brown couldn't get woman, SO he
married a Mann.
A meeting of the presidents of
the various educational institu-
lions of the state will be held in
P Portland, shortly, for the pur-
pose of discussing the subject of
intercollegiate athletics, and Sc
Iecting systematic set of rules
to govern the coming athletic
contests between the various in
stitutions. Such a meeting was
to the heads of these
schools by President Campbell,
Of the University OF Oregon, and !
it has met with hearty approval. |
H. B. Thompson has been in
Corvallis during the past day or |
;wo canvassing for subscribers for a |
sort of attorneys directory. He is
securing the photographs and
vrite-ups of the leading lawyers of
he state. Where one lawyer of a
place is induced to subscribe as a
Heading" attorney the rest are
practically obliged to subscribe in
'elf-defense. And they are all
compelled to pay a liberal fee.
some of the old time jurists of the
'tate, who acquired prominence in
he pioneer days will be given rec
ignition without paying a fee.
a. W. Kaupisch, manager of the
Corvallis Creamery, has signified
lis intention to begin operations