Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-21

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window for 25 cents.
A brand new typewriter for sal
cheap at the Bicycle Hospital.
No better made
Tailoring Co.-new spring sample
of clothes for men, on display a
Kline's.
At the Corvallis Saw Mill for tn
present you can get good shingle
for $1.4O per M. Also good fenc
ing for 81 per NJ.
Prof. E. R. Lake has been quit,
busy of late tidying up his hom'
property. He .says he is preparing
for the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
W. A. Moses has rented the cot.
tage just south of the T. w. Dilley
property on Sixth street and will
take possession today or tomorrow
Saturday, in the society looms al
the o A C, the Philadelphians en-
tertained the Pierians. An enter
tanning program was given and de-
licious refreshments were served.
Miss Helen Stafford, secretary OF
the Northwest Young Women's
Christian Association, was given a
reception by the young ladies of
Alpha Hall, Friday afternoon.
James Horning has been improv-
ing his reeidence near the Fischer
Mills. He is adding a porch and
making several changes. w. o.
and Charley Heckart are doing the
work.
Ben Brattain left, Saturday, for
his home at Box. Box is little
place in the western part of this
county and Mr.. Brattain runs a
store there. He came out for a
wagon load of goods.
The last issue of the Homestead
contains three half-tones present.
ing different views of the Glen
moore farm on upper Soap Creek,
this county. This ranch is the
property of S. H. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Garrow ar.
rived in Corvallis, Friday. after
having made a wedding trip to
Portland and other cities. Joe will
leave shortly for McCloud, Califor.
mia, where he has a good situation.
The Moses Brothers have taken
possession of the building formerly
occupied by S. N. Wilkins. One
IF the brothers expectsto start for
Chicago during the course of the
week for the purpose Of purchasing
q stock.
A signal corps was organized and
held its first meeting in Burnetts
hall Friday evening A constitu-
ton and bylaws were adopted.
Major Edwards was chosen presi-
dent, Grant EIgin, secretary, and
George Cathy, treasurer. There
are about twenty-five members.
The voters of this county are
registering very slowly, in fact, too
slowly. Up to date only about 100
have registered. There is no use
to put this off until the last possible
moment and city voters should 20
and register. 1t is further suggest
ed that Ewhen a farmer comes in
from the country that he register
before leaving.
Through an oversight Mr.. S. n.
Wilkins failed to have his list of
fraternal orders and their office
in the first edition of his
Lodge Directory for Corvallis that
was recently printed. The mistake
was discovered and corrected and
the last edition printed is the most
thing Of this nature, ever
printed in this city and it will be
found very convenient and useful
in many ways.
There was a dance last Friday
night down at Wells and Louis
zeis, Cliff and Dolph Kerr and
heir best girls attended from this
city. On their return home, when
within about three miles of Corval-
is they missed :the road, owing to
he extreme darkness, and their We
nicleswas overturned. Luckily, no
one was hurt and the hack only
damaged.
The Farmers Short Course is
now in progress at the O AC. The
attendance is good, but when one
realizes what is offered in this
course the wonder is that more. of
our farmers do not avail themselves
If this splendid opportunity to get
for nothing. Really,
such advantages are not often
placed within the grasp of the farm
,rs and at a season of the year least
calculated to interfere with their
'arm work.
On Friday evening, January 31st,
Hon. D. Solas Cohen, of Portland,
will deliver one of his ablest lee
lures before the students, faculty,
and friends of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College. Mr.. Cohen is said
to be one of the finest speakers in
The Northwest; his beautiful Eng
lish and vivid descriptive powers
being without criticism. Then on