Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-19

Roderick Nash returned Heiae
y day froE a several days visit j
: Portland.
a Born, neal this city, WedneEda,
= Dec. II, 1902, to the wife of J. /
# Kirk, a son.
i Yesterday, Senator DAILY arrive,
horne flom Portland, after an sb
senaa Of esTerai days.
=. :. l.. Kline arrived home fror
San francisco, Wednesday. IT
expects to be here Several wee ks.
Nolan & Callahan's holiday pres
ents are all worth one hundre,
cents on the dollar the day afte
Christmas.
Miss Clara Biakeslee went tt
Buena Vista by boat couple of day
ago to visit with her friend, Mrs
Grece E. Hall.
A fine line Of smokers supplies
at Small G. Sons. Juss the things
for Christmas present for a gen
tleman friend.
Wear Ralston Health Shoe
the cure for cold and wet feet. All
feathers and styles: price, 81. s L,
Kline, sole agent.
Students Pilkington and Thorp,
crack members of this seasons o A
c football team. left yesterday for
McMinnville to spend the holidays.
| Mrs. Emma Wing arrived, We'd
nesday, from Straw berry Point, Ia,
for visit in Corvallis. She is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Chipman.
Arthur Simpson, who was on
the c. & d. during the lay-of of
Mail Clerk Penn, returned to Port
land, Wednesday, to resume his
duties in that CT ty.
Preaching at the Congregational
church next Sunday, Dec. Dist, at
1 a. m. and 7:3O p. m. by Rev. J.
S. Mccain, of Southern Oregon. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Last Wednesday, johnson Porter
sold his house and lot that adjoins
the residence property of w. J.
Wilbanks to Miss Elizabeth V.
Taylor. The consideration was
1922.
Sheriff Burnett took Miss Walker
to Salem, Wednesday, where she
will be placed in the asylum. She
has been feeble minded for yeats,
and has resided with her brother
near Philomath. Deputy Hender- |
son acted as sheriff during the ab-
stnne Of that officer.
"Jim," the Chinaman who has
been conducting the laundry just !
south OF Hemphiil's harness shop, |
requests Us to announce that be
las purchased the laundry business
formerly owned by Sorbin, who is
now in China, and that he will con-
these two enterprises.
The uniforms for the military
rank Of the Woodmen of the World,
arrived, Wednesday, from Cincin-
natl. Ohio, and the member of
that rank will appear in uniform
on the 30th of this month,
the occasion of their celebration in
this city. The uniforms are blue,
trimmed in black and silver braid,
and are very neat and attractive.
Matters seem to be at standstill
concerning the proposed illustrated
pamphlet of Benton county intend
ed for circulation in the East. The
committee having the matter in
charge, secured something in the
of $3.50 by subscrip-
ton and the county court appro-
priated 800 to assist the enterprise. ,
About $500 additional is needed. :
Little difficulty should be exper
enced in raising this amount. To
print $4,000 pamphlets is quite
ask, and if any good is to result
rom advertising this season, no l
line is to be lost in getting these
in circulation.
The supreme court has sustained
he decision of Judge Burnett, Of
he first department of the state
circuit court for Marion county, IN t
he case of the state of Oregon, re- s
pondent, VS.. A. NJ. Humphreys 2
appellant, in which the defendant =
vas convicted, in October of last :.
ear, of the crime of larceny by
'ailee and sentenced to a term of
wo years in the penitentiary. This
ase is Important in that it is the v
lrst conviction Of this crime which t
las stood the test of the supreme t
aurt, and establishes a precedent c
h@t is hailed with joy By the farm g
rs, who feel that, at last, they may \
xpect some protection by the law =
rom thieving warehousemen.
The ferry across the Willamette f
iver at this city, which has been S
die for the past several days owing i
0 break in the clhle, will proba- 2
'ly resume operations today. Hus- :
on & Bogue received the new 750- :,
cot rs inch steel cahle from, San