Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Drummers' samples of various
articles at cost, at Small & Sons.
Robt. Glass went to Portland
last week, for a visit with friends
The dancing club enjoyed an
other of their popular dances II
Fischer's hall, last Friday night.
A fine line of smokers supplies
at Small & Sons. Just thething!
for Christmas present for a gen
tleman friend.
Mr.. Cleve Norton, of Blodgett
and Miss Efie Ramsdell, of Kings
Valley, were married in Corvallis
December 13, 1902, Rev. T. NJ
Ramsdell officiating.
Nothing so pleases the small boy
as something military. H. w. Hall
has full regalia for drum majors
captains and other oMcers-boy' g
size. Then there are dolls, etc., for
their sisters.
Eugene Simpson, of this city, is
quite chicken fancier. He sent
a buff leghorn pullet to Portland to
the poultry show recently held in
that city and received one of the
first prizes.
Prof. Haskins has resigned his
position as head of the normal de-
partment of Philomath College, to
accept a position in Eastern Ne
braska. His family will join him
in the spling.
The GAZETTE has been given a
quiet tip that five weddings are to
be solemnized in Corvallis within
the next month. The high con-
tracing parties will be-but that
will appear later.
The U of O's record for the sea-
son was 81 to 16, Albany's 1913 to
6. Figures are what speak.-Al.
bany Democrat. o A C's record
for the season was 159 to IS. There
are some figures that do some talk
ing, also.
The new Oregon code. compiled
and edited by Judge c, B, Beilin-
ger and w. W. Cotton, has just
been issued. The secretary of state
has 1000 copies for distribution un-
der the law, and the books are for
sale at $12.
Capt. Dupsrtuis, who has been
holding meetings in the Salvation
Army hall for few nights, has re-
turned to Portland, where he Is due
for ten days meetings, There will
be no services in the hall until after
the holidays, when new officers will
arrive.
Ripe raspberries in the middle of
December. How that will excite
the incredulitv of Fasteners while
it makes their mouths water.
Henry Gerber brought a branch,
broken off of one of his raspberry
bushes, to the GAZETTE Office Sat-
urday, that was laden with lucious,
ripe berries; the second crop this
season.
Prof. III. S. Haroun, head of the
business department of Philomath
College, is the possessor of hand
some charm, an emblem of Odd
Fellowship, of which he is justly
proud. 1t was presented to him in
the college chapel. last Tuesday,
by the young men of that institu-
tion, Profes sor Caldwell making the
presentation speech. Professor Har-
oun is highly popular with the stu
dents of the college.
Mordaunt Goodnough, director of
the School Of Music at the o A c.,
will give q pupils recital in the
chapel next Thursday evening. 1t
will he the first recital given by the
this year and musical
! reat is assured those who attend.
Thorough instruction has been Civ
en- and pains taken to make the re-
cital of interest. The general pub
lie is invited, but it should be borne
in mind that the doors will close
at 7:45 and no Interrupt
tion will be permitted.
In view Of the point being made
in many sections of the country
over the brutality of football, the
injury list does not seem so great
when figured out on this basis.
There are in this country about
10000 football teams, including
colleges, schools, athletic clubs and
minor organizations. A conserva- ]
tive estimate places the members of
each team at 25. The result of
25O,CO0 boys playing rough game
every day for so days must of ne.
cessity be accidents and deaths.
The following dispatch from Hills
boro 10 the Oregonian, under date
of December 18th, concerns form
er prominent Corvallis man: Pro-
fessor Miner, of the Woodlawn
schools, was yesterday brought be-
fore the court on peremptory pro-
ceedings to be examined as to why
he has failed to pay alimony grant
I'd his wife as the result Of a di-
vorce suit some months ago. Mil
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