Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-25

ta~ 4I.SJ NiO AAoS P1tai.
Mr.. Gilbert has accepted a pi
sition in Dallas and moved hi
: family to that city last week.
The recent raw, foggy weathe
with slight wind from the nortl
is abont the worst people of tn
section ever experienced.
During the.latter part of Last wee
Mrs. HemphiiI moved into the ne
! residence she has just completed /
Avery's addition. She has mic
home.
| The students at the O A C en-
ijoyed a dance in their Armory las
Thursday afternoon. There was
good attendance and they had al
enjoyable time. Fred r. Over.
lander and Mrs. Inez Wilson fur
nished the music.
Samuel Mills arrived in Corvalli:
few days ago from Washington
D. c. He is a member of the G.
A. R. and visited the national cap
ital for the purpose of attending the
grand encampment CT the G.. A. R
which was recently held in that
CRY.
J. E. Garrow and son, Wilbur
are expected to arrive tomorrow
from McCloud, California, where
they have been employed with a
large numbering company. Joseph
GarroW will remain down there for
awhile longer. The large sawmiIl
at McCloud closed iowa for the
season week or two ago.
Mrs. Lawton, of Portland, depart
ment president and acting in
spector of the W. R. G. of
Oregon, arrived in Corvallis, Satur-
day, and reviewed the corps at
their hall that afternoon. A recep-
tion was given in the evening, in
her honor, at the residence of Post
Com. Chipman. A delicious lunch
was serva1.
Thompson & Thompson's laun-
dry, newly started in this city, is
rapidly gaining patrons and is do
ing most satisfactory work. Their
proceeds for one weeks work a
short time ago was something more
than $780, This is pretty good for
a newly established business. There
is no doubt but the proprietors will
build up a splendid business in
this city and we will have local
laundry that will be permanent.
The Thompson brothers are here to
stay.
Jas. G. Taylor, who left here ear
~ in The month with the intention
of going to Arizona for his health,
did not proceed any further than
Davisville, California. He has rel
atives there and stopped for q visit
with them. He found the climate
so agreeable to his health that he is
still there and may remain in that
section for some time. In a recent
letter he stated that he was feeling
quite we'll and had gained four or
five pounds in weight.
Frank A. Grant came out from
his Big Elk Farm last week to at
tend some business and while here
was the victim of an accident which
might have proved very serious.
Friday, while he was in the Brick
Stable waiting TO have his team
up, one of the stable horses
kicked him on the right thigh. In
a comparatively short time the
limb was badly swollen and quite
painful. He managed to get about
with the assista, ce Of a cane and
appeared thankful that the kick
was not more serious in it's results.
A few days ago a couple of Cor
wallis gentlemen got into an alter
cation and finally one OF them in
mentioned that it would
give him great pleasure to warm
the wax in the ears of the other
fellow. They were both elderly
men. The one who had bean
threatened pulled a lead. pencil out
Of his pocket and handed it to his
saying: mark every
bone in your body so you can get !
It back in place, for I shall break
every one of them" This was
such an unusual proceeding in a |
,ase of this character, that negoti-
atoms were declared off.
VIM. L. Beagle, of Umatilla
county, arrived in this city last
Thursday and departed northward
he following day. Friday morn.
ng, in company with Capt. J. w.
Crawford, he visited the O A G and
vas much impressed with what ne
saw at this great educational insti
ution. He said that he intended |
o send his son to college here next
'ear. Mr.. Beagle has been up in
Alaska and the British Yukon
'ountry during the past four years
md only departed from Nome on
he 10th of last October. He is
cry pleasant gentleman as we'll as
! thoroughly wide-awake business
nan.
Mrs. Jones was cleaning house
me day, recently, ard bad hired
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