Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-09


articles at cost, at Small & Sons.
Attorney w. E Yates visited
Lincoln county, last week, on legal
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. NJ. Brunk went
TO Salem by boat, Saturday, to at
tend the Odd Fellows celebration
in that city.
A fine line of smokers supplies
at Small & Sons. just the things
for Christmas present for a gen.
tleman friend.
The Juniors of o A c entertained
the Seniors last Friday evening.
The reception occurred in the Agrl-
cultural Hall and was very pleas
ing affair.
The dance given in the Opera
House was not so we'll atten ded as
the management had hoped it
would be. Those who attended
had very pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Shick came
up from Salem, Friday, for a visit
with Corvallis friends. They re-
turned to Salem, where Mr.. Shick
IL engaged in the barber business,
ty boat yesterday morning,
The recent rain fall was unusually
severe for this season of the year
and caused the Willamette to get on
the rampage. Smaller streams
throughout the country were great
" swollen and blowing was aban-
,loned.
In the last issue of the Pacific
Homestead space is given the bull
letin> on venegar making, recently
written by Prof. E. F. Pernot, of
the Department of Bacteriology at
the Oregon Agricultural College.
1t is a splendidly written bulletin
and contains much valuable infor-
nation.
The interest in the meetings at
the Baptist church is deepening.
They will continue for two weeks.
R,v. W. E. Randall will give Bi-
ble readings each afternoon at 2:3O
from Monday until Friday. Do
not fail to attend the services at
7.3O each evening, particularly.
It is only short time now until
Christmas, and preparations are al
ready under way for this festive oc'
casion. All of our merchants ap-
pear to carry unusually heavy
stocks of holiday goods this year
and he who cannot be suited with
what can be obtained in Corvallis
must be hard to please. indeed.
Elmer Bethers, who started for
Los Angeles, California, last Thurs
dav, did not succeed in getting any
farther than Albany. When he ar
rived in the capital of Linn county
he did some serious thinking and
concluded that the best thing for
him to do was to remain here dur
ing the winter. 1t is possible that
he will proceed to Los Angeles in
the spring.
Considerable trouble has been
caused of late by the dirt settling
in the sewers that were established
in various parts OF this city. Quite
frequently some party has horse
mired down or a wagon stuck II
one of these places. No one is par
ticularly to blame for this state oi
affairs, no matter how serious II
NAV p:ove. 1t seems to be par'
of the p.ice that must be paid fol
such Improvement.
Charley Overlauder was dowr
from Salado Monday, making fina
proof on his homestead. His wit
n-sses were George Hodges and
George Davenport. The trio walk
ed all the way from Elk City Sun
day afternoon in one of the wors
storms ever experienced in this
country. 1t is needless to say tina
they got wet.-Toledo Reporter
Charley is brother of Fred Over
lander of this city.
Th. ferry cable across the vii
lamette river at this city gave wa.
Thursday, and residents of bot
sides of the river were disconnected
Fred Blumhart, who lives acros
tive river couple of miles was owe
tn town after load of lumber whe
the cable parted and was obliged t
return home by way of Albany
Lee Henkle's dray team was on tn
Linn county side and he was oblls
ed to return home via Albany.
The Willamette river was =
feet above low-water mark last Fri
dav. This is said to have bee
higher than it was at any time la:
winter. Old timers can distlnctl
remember times when the hlg
water of the last few years woul
not have been considered high b
comparison. 1t IS said that
years ago the river steamers wei
moored t. the gateposts it, front
It Aliens residence in this cit