Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-09
Get your umbrella ribs fixed at
the Bicycle Hospital.

the Bicycle Hospital.
An enjoyable evening is in store
for all who attend the W. 0. w.
''foot social" next Thursday even
ing
Thomas Jacques writes from
Provo CITY, Utah, for copies of the
GAZETTE, and information cnncern
ing Benton county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren, of Grand
Forks. North Dakota, arrived, Sat
urday, for an extended visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Carriek. They
are accompanied by their soa.
The Corvallis Flour Mills were
obliged to close down last Thurs
day on account of high water. Au-
gust Fischer, proprietor, expected
to be able to start up yesterday
noon.
n. w. Hall undoubtedly has the
finest and most complete line of
Christmas goods for the little ones
ever seen in Corvallis. If you can't
find what you want at his store, it
isn't in town.
Father Jurek leaves shortly after
the holidays for Washington where
he has been assigned to a pastorate
near Seattle. After his departure,
services will be conducted at the
Catholic church by visiting priests
Prof. George Coote of the Dragon
Agricultural College returned to
Corvallis Monday. He had been
to Newport collecting rhododendron
and other plants to place Oh the
college grounds.-Lincoln County
Leader.
Miss Laura Pratt exhibited her
paintings at her home on Sth street
last Saturday. She has fine gal
lery of paintings in oil and water
and those who were fortunate
to he present were, we'll repaid for
their time. The young lady is ey-
identity talented.
We were misinformed in our
statement in the last issue regard
ing who was to play piano for the
rehearsals of the local chorus that
will assist in the production of the
oratorios at Eugene next May
Mrs. Inez Wilson is engaged as ae-
companist during rehearsals.
Heretofore, the department of
music at the o A G has. been To-
Gated in Cauthorn Hall, but it now
occupies a suite of rooms in Agri-
cultural Hall. This department is
in fourishing condition and Nor
daunt Goodnough, musical director,
is well pleased, both with his
new quarters and the work dore
by his pupils.
Dr. G. MacLean has just conp!et-
ed laying q sidewalk along the
north side of the Episcopal church,
and has extended it along the west
side of the parsonage. This was a
much. needed improvement, but the
doctor informs US that he has but
started on Il crusade of this charac-
ter, as it is urgent that the premis
es be kept in better state of re-
pair,
The ladies of the Coffee Club are
already making preparations for a
reception next New Years. There
ception given by the ladies last
year is still green in the memory of
those who attended and if the one
to be given next New Years equals
the similar function of a year ago,
and there is no reason to doubt
that it will, it will be most pleasing
every way.
Telephone communication with
Monroe was interrupted for a short
time last week. The line runs di-
rlectly from Corvallis to Fischer's
mills, thence due west to the county
road leading to Monroe. The high
twater washed out the poles neal
the moath of Marys river and The
line was broken. Connection was
made by running wires across
Marys river bridge and tapping
the main line where the road lead
ing to Fischer's Mills opens into tn,
county road.
Last Saturday, machinists at tn,
electric light plant placed a neV
valve cylinder head in the large Ell
CINE. A visit to the plant few
days ago brought to mind, in con
nection with the present high water
the fact that during the flood of 'e(
Corvallis was about the only towl
in the valley whose electric ligh
plant was rot closed down on ac
count of thu high water. However
& couple of inches more would hav'
put out the fires N the furnace.
: Caspar Ziero!f arrived home
Friday, from a three-months' visi
at his old home IN Henry county
Ohio. He had been absent frou
Ohio 80 years and he says tn
change that has been wrought i
that country during this period i
slpoost hepon1 con,DreheDSior