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

reaching Corvallis Oh pretty reg
uIdr schedule.
Prof. and Mrs. S. l. Pratt wer
in from Philomath, Saturday, doin
some shopping.
Colonel F. J. Parker, editor c
the Walla Walla Statesman, wa
in Corvallis day or two ago.
Lew Southworth came out frou
the coast few days ago and renew
ed his acquaintance with our people
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bstes ar
rived home last Friday from Port
land, where they spent their honey
moon.
Frank Davis and Anna Mulvany
were united in matrimony las
Wednesday, Nov. 10Th. Rev. An
drew Carrick performed the cere-
mony.
Friday evening and early Satur-
day morning, hunters betook them
selves to fields and forests. Some
of them returned with well-flled
game bags.
The Corvallis Dancing Club have
decided to give one of their delight
ful dances Thanksgiving night
next Thursday, Nov. 9th. Every
body is invited to attend.
Our new Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits are IN, more coming. We
have suits for the fat and lean man
who are hardto fit. Come in and
zee them. S. l.. KLINE.
The students have made arrange
ments to give a.Thanksgiving,dance
in the Armory. We understand
that they have engaged the Albany
orchestra to furnish the music on
this occasion.
The freshmen class at the O A C
gave reception, Friday evening,
in the Armory. A large attend
ance is reported. There was an en-
'ertaining program, after which re-
freshments were served.
Farmers have not been able to
do much in the way of plowing and
sowing of late. During the latter
part of last week some blowing as
we'll as sowing was done by farm,
ers who owned high land in the
southern part of the county.
w. T. and G. f. Small have just
improved their places of business
bv the addition of two very fine
show csaes. In the cigar store they
have placed an $95 pipe case and
the confectionery store has been
made resp!endant with &55 candy
case.
Miss Margaret Fowells, daugh
ter of J. E. Fowells who recently
returned to Oregon from Iowa, sue
cessfully passed the teachers ex-
animation for a county permit last
week. She has been employed to
teach the Summit school, which be-
gan last Monday.
The football bows Of the public
school were greatly excited over
their game with the Salem lads,
Saturday. Some of the home team
were seen on the streets with their
shin protectors on before breakfast
Saturday morning, and it is pre-
sumed that they went to bed with
them on Friday night.
Sheriff Burnett, who fell into
Kiger's slough last week and lost
his shotgun and came near losing
his life, is once more in possession of
his fowling piece. Friday evening,
accompanied by Dick Kiger, he
proceeded to the scene of the acci-
dent and together they fished the
gun out Of the slough.
Quite number of our local
sportsmen have dubbed together
and made arrangements to have
wild ducks laited. 1t would not
he fair deal to state where the
place is, but it may be said that
farmer has taken it upon himself to
bait the ducks provided the other
sports furnish, the bait, which is
wheat.
The Woodmen of the World had
a lark Ct a time" Saturday night
with some five or six candidates
who considered themselves compe-
tent to ride the Woodmen goat,
even though there was pepper in
"Billey's" beard. The ipitiatory
work was accomplished without a
hitch and everything passed off Sc
renely.
Supt. Denman has received an
swers to his recent letters to the
Oranges of the county. The Alsea,
Dusty, Willamette, Corvallis and |
Fairmount acted favorably on the
resolutions sent them in regard to |
parents meetings in con-
nection with the oranges. The
next parents meeting will held at |
Fairmount. The date has not been |
fixed.
Frauk Lilly, who has held po,
sition in this city for many years
with the hardware establishment Of
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