Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-23

day, for Portland for few days
visit with friends.
Miss Portia Price arrived in Cor
Wallis. Saturday, after about a
months visit at her home in Alba
ny.
Attornev J. f. Yates arrived
home, Friday, from a business trip
to Portland that consumed a couple
of days.
Miss Minnie Richard left, Satur-
day, for her home near junction
City. She will spend her holidays
Al home.
Nolan & Callahan's holiday pres
erts are all worth one hundred
cents on the dollar the day after
Christmas.
Wear Ralston Health Shoe
tn > cure for cold and wet feet. All
feathers and styles: price, 81. S l..
Kline, sole agent.
Some of the swellest things in the
way of handkerchief and glove
noxes for Xmas presents are now
IN display at H. W. Halls.
Richard Z4h7 came out from Al
sea, last Friday, to attend some
matters of business. He reported
everything quiet in the little valley.
The dance given by the college
students Friday evening was a de,
lightful affair. The music was
good aud gave perfect satisfaction.
Nothing so pleases the small boy
as something military. H. W. Hall
has full regalia for drum majors,
captains and other officors-boy's
size. Then there are dolls, etc, for
their sisters.
Prof. w. w. Bristow, formerly of
this city, bnt now of McMinnvi!le,
arrived in Corvallis Ftiday and re-
turned home the following day,
He combined business and pleas
ure during his brief visit.
Last Sunday, at the Catholic
church, the announcement was
made of the approaching marriage
of Albert J. Metzger and Miss Ed
ma Garrow, and Wilbert Garrow
and Miss Alma King. There is to
be a douIl lie wedding and the affair
will occur on December 3ist.
The examinations at O A C closed
last Friday for tie first term, Ma
ny of the students went home, Fri
day, but quite a large number Of
them remained until the following
day in ordar that they might attend
the dance given in tho Armory.
The students will enjoy Il vacation
of a couple Of weeks.
Thursday, E. J. Garrow arrived
home from a business tri p to San
Francisco. On Friday, his son,
Joseph. and the latter's wife, ar
rived from McCloud, California,
where they have been for many
months. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Garrow are expected to remain for
a visit of a month or longer
Miss Lulu Spangler arrived home
from Weston, Oregon, Friday.
She was accompanied from Port
land by Miss Rose Greffoz, who
will make quite visit with Cor
Wallis friends. Miss Spang'er is at
the head of the department of mu'
sic at the normal school at Weston
and is home to spend her holiday
vacation.
Willard Andrews and Fred Day,
two young men who have been at
tending the O A @, expect to leave
about January 18th for Ames, Ia,
where they will take a special
course in the State Agricultural Col
lege of Iowa. 1t is understood that
they are to make a special study of
dairylng and matters relative to
this work.
Harvey Sargeant has just placed
a fender back of his shooting gallery
for the protection of those who
might be in the rear of the gallery
during target practice. A few days
ago q party whose nerves were un-
steady missed the buliseye so far
that the bullet sped across country
and passed through a window in
Marshall Miiler's residence, The
fender is of sufficient proportions to
make it good protection for par
ties anywhere in the rear of the
gallery. LII case 9 man is SO poor
n shot that he cannot hit the gal
|pry from the inside there still may
be- some danger.
During the recent high water, Z.
Z. Wilson, the popular young attor,
ney of this city, {elephoncd to Dick
Niger for information regarding
the wild duck situation in that
neighborhood. Dick teie% honcd
back that there were rot many
ducks, but that the muskrats were
all treed and for Ed to hurry down.
Mr., Wilson provided himself with
- calibre ,il!e and plenty of am
munition and proceeded to Mr.. XII
grr's home Ed was accompanied
by friend from this .oity and they
secured q boat, and from all re-
,>o-+s e,,oI, n D,ucErat hunt uoS