Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Corvallis last week.
Get your uulbrella tibs fsed a
tbs Bicycle Hospital. =
J. K. Berry returned from visi
to the r1etropolis last Friday.
Miss Ethel Kyle lett, Saturday
f1r Blodgett, where she began, yes
tsrday, term of school.
Prof. S. I. Pratt and wife were ir
from Philomath, Saturday, visiting
friends and transacting business.
Coach Herbold, of the o A c foot.
ball team, went to Eugene Saturday
and returned to this city yesterday
During the past week, R. G.
Kiger has had substantial repairs
made on his residence in this city
Remember DR.. Lowe, the we'll
known oculo-optician will be in Cor
wallis for the last time this year,
Nov. IL, Is and 19.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Presbyterian church enjoyed a
Halloween party at the Presbyter
ian parsonage, Friday.
Mrs. E. J. Garrow and daughter,
Miss Edna, aAd Miss Alma King,
who is their guest, leave today for
Portland for short visit.
Next Friday evening, November
7th, public dance will be given at
Peoria. The posters read that Prof
Adams will furnish the music and
Mr.. McHenry will act as floor
manager. Both are Corvallis gen
tlenen.
Friends of the young lady in this
city who are informed, whisper that
in the not far distant future, Miss
Ena Kyle, an O A C graduate, who
has bsen attending school at Berk
ley the past two years, is to wed
an English architect of some means.
The GAZETTE was in error in its
issue of last Tuesday, when it itspoke
of reception being given in houor
of Mr.. and Mrs Kirkpatrick. The
affair was simply family gather
ing as farewell to Mr.. and Mrs.
kirkpatrick.
Numerous pranks were played
Friday evening, but about as anus
ing as any was empounding the
dog of Chief of Police Alexander be-
cause it did not wear the tag show
ing that its master had paid the
dog tax, as is required by a city or
dinance.
About $50 Saturday morning
the fire bell sounded and caused
the usual amount of excitement.
The fire department responded
promptly, but there was no need of
any assistance from them. The
alarm was occasioned by a f1ue in
the residence of Theo. Wellsher
burning out.
The members of the dancing club
enjoyed session of the "light fan
taetic' last Friday evening, These
dances are Low held in the Fisher
hall, above J. D. Mann & Co.'S, in
stead of in Burnett's hall as in the
past. The last dance was we'll at
tended and the young people had a
splendid time.
Early Saturday morning, Nov.
lst, wheelmen began spinning
along on the sidewalks of the city.
Beginning on this date, wheelmen
are allowed the privilege of riding
on all the sidewalks of the city ex-
cept two, Main street and College
street. 1t is we'll for wheelmen to
use a little Judgment when using
the walks, and not run down old
people and little children. Ring
your bell.
In discharging a promise made
to friends years ago that should the
price of hops ever reached 20 cents |
a pound he would throw away 500,
w. c. Brown, a retired Dallas mer-
chant, now a hop grower of that
place, last Saturday scattered 2OOO |
nickles on. the ground for the child
rem to scramble neutrality-suspicious.
Enterprise. This incident serves
the purpose of drawing attention to |
the resources of our great state and !
the kind of people who inhabit it.
A. F. Peterson arrived home,
Friday, from a ten DAYS trip |
through the southern part of the
state. On his part it was purely a
matter of business. He states that
everything is booming in that part
Of the world, but in his opinion it
is not the best place imaginable for
a. contractor. He says that ms
chanics appear to be abundant and
the wages are not as good as he
presumed they would be consider
ing the amount of money in oircu-
latiou in that section. The hours
are long and the lumber they use
Is not of as good quality as is used
in this city. Mr.. Peterson, in com
menting, stated that he is more
convinced than e,er of the stability
Of Corvallis and predicts a good
future for the old town. During
the past year the residences con-
structed in this city have been of a
v,oosf Suhot opd attrsctiva no