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


E. ] Garrow left Yesterday for a
ten-day's business trip to San
Francisco.
E. Allen went to Portland, Sum
day. On a business ard pleasure
trip. This is Mr.. Aliens first vaca-
ton in four years.
Some of the SWEETEST things in the
way of handkerchief and glove
boxes for Xmas presents are now
on display at II. w. Halls.
Mr.. NJ. L. Adams says one would
hardly think it warm and dry
enough for bees to want water, but
it is a fact, as his are watering here
as late as the eth of December.
A. L. Hathaway is home from
Unamak Island, off the Alaska
coast, where he has been for the
past five months with party OF
government light house engineers.
Nothing so pleases the small boy
as something military. II. w. Hall
has full regalia for drum majors,
captains and other officers-boy's
size. Then there are dolls, etc, for
their sisters.
Elsewhere will be found an ad-
vertisement for bids for wood, issued
by the purchasing agent OF the Ag-
ricultural ,College. The advertise
ment is inserted much earlier this
year than usual.
The conferring OF the Royal Arch
degree of Masonry on E. R. Bryson.
Seth Hubert and E. B. Horning,
was made the occasion of good
time by the members of the chapter
last night. A New Eogland sup
per was feature. ..-. .-a
A telegram received in this city
yesterday afternoon, announced the
death, bv suicide, of John Turner,
G. & E. agent at Albany. No
further particulars were obtainab!e,
than that he had gone home at the
dinner hour and shot himself in
the head. Mr.. Turner was at one
time, agent for the company in
Corvallis.
Ellsworth Post, G. A. R.,
elected the following officers at
its last regular meeting: COM
mander, Mr.. Woods; sen. vice,
Mr.. Newton; junior vice, Jas.
Wilkinson; chaplain, D. S.
Adams; quartermaster, Levi
Oren; officer of the day, Q. J.
Treese. 90
Game Warden Quimby was in
Corvallis, Yesterday to prosecute a
violation Of the game law. He
preferred charge against Mr.. Nor
wood for shipping China pheasants
out of the state. Deputy District
Attorney Bryson took action in the
matter, and the case was heard be-
fore Justice Holgate yesterday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Norwood pleaded
guilty and WAS fined $50
Considerable damage to property
and loss of stock has resulted from
the present high water. Many re-
ports are in circulation concerning
losses in this county, and, while we
have been unable to verify them,
the information is regarded as
trustworthy. Hugh Heron is re-
ported to have lost 10 head of cat
tie and % goats: Monroe Childers,
43 sheep, while Jay Zierolf's bunch
of wool producers has been reduced
by 25 head.
The court at Hillsboro was star
tied out of it's usual sleepy dignity
last Saturday, when Deputy Dis.
trict Attorney E. B. Tongue, son o1
Congressman Tongue, called Attor-
ney Mark Bump. formerly of Cor
, wallis, a liar. During the argu.
ment, Attorney Bump alleged that
the District Attorneys Office had
coined evidence. Deputy District
Attorney E. B. Tongue passed the
lie, and Bump started ito lay hand:
on him. Tongue rose from his seal
to meet him, and Judge Mcbride
fined each $40, both to stand COM
mitted until the fines were paid
At this each paid his fine.
The 25th anniversary of the Or
der of Patrons of Husbandry wa
celebrated in a fitting manner BY
the Willamette Grange at it's spec
ial meeting convened for that pur
pose last Thursday. Owing to tn
very high stage of water in Muddy
Fit was Impossible to meet in tn
Grange Hall. This obstacle wa
overcome by transferring the meet
ing to the farm residence of Mrs
Nj. H. Whitby. A goodly nuulbe-
of farmers and grangers, togethe
with their families, assembled a
her home The exercises wer
postponed until after noon. At moo
everyone enjoyed an excellen
lunch prepared by the grangers 70
this occasion. Those taking par
, in the exercises were: John Whit
aker, Maude Whitaker, Mr.. an
) Mrs. John Porter, Mrs. Jesse Porter
Mr. .nd Mrs w IT Whitbv Cha,