Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-04
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Joseph Hecker was in town We'd
nesday from Suver.
Have you seen the Rosco & Roy
Company at the Opera House this
week.
E. M. Krug, of this city, was reg
istered at the Grass Hotel, Eugene,
on Tuesday.
w. O. Trine. director of athletics
in the o A. c., returned from Al
bany on Monday.
Mrs. P. Avery and G.. G. Avery
were registered at the Imperial, ,
Portland, on Tuesday.
E W. Strong made trip Ito Gu-
gene this week and was registered
at the Hoffman House.
R. M. Cramer made a. business
trip this week to Baker City and
other Eastern Oregon points
The Rosco & Roy Company are
at the Opera House this week,
drawing good houses, and giving a
splendid show Admission 10, 20
and 80 cents.
The funeral of B. P. Cardwell
took place from the family residence
on Fourth St., Portland, on Sun
day afternoon. The interment was
in Lone Fir cemetery. Rev. E. L.
House, of the First Congregational
church oficiated. -.
Leap year begins January 1st.
This will make eight years since
the ladies were in possession of the
privilege of proposing, and by this
time an elegant crop of bashful
beaux has matured-ready for mar
keting Girls, be brave; faint
heart never won handsome fellow.
Invitations have been issued for
musical party, at Cauthorn Hall
for the evening of Dec. s, 1898.
4 The cards are issued in the names
of Mr.. and Mrs. J B Horner, Mr..
and Mrs G.. B. Keady, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Whitehead. It is un-
derstood fine program has been
prepared.
] Mrs. Edwin Jones, of Portland,
who has been 10 Corvallis visiting
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
y Fannie Purdy, for the past two
weeks, left for her home last Wed
nesday. A few friends we, enter
tanned in her honor at her mothers
home Monday night, and very
pleasant time was had.
Don't fail to see the 500-pound
stone broken on Rosco's chest,
After placing himself in a cateleptic
condition and being placed On two
chairs, his head on one and his feet
,on another, the stone will be placed
,on his body and broken with
ssledge hammer. At the Opera
House this week. Admission 10,
20 and 30 cents.
The O. R. & N. Co. have put on
a steamer on the river route, to run
between Corvallis and Portland,
and to make alternate tri ps with
the Pomona. She will leave this
city On Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday mornings at 6 a. m., ar
irving here late in the night before.
She will carry passengers, and the
fare will be $1.75 to Portland.
The signing of the Electric Light
contract fixes the price of lights to
the city at the rates several times
given in this paper. The rates to
private consumers has also been !
fxed. The minimum rate is now
rs cents. The present rates are to
be reduced one-half, but the con-
sumers must make their own re-
newals of lamps. The changs goes
into effect on New Years daY.
The three Hurlburt brothers
brought to town Wednesday 1877
wild ducks, which they killed on
their place across the river from
town. They have been feeding
them sack Of wheat each day for
the past week and on Tuesday |
killed the above number and sold
them to Berry & Carl, who will
ship the ducks to Portland markets.
Ducks are very plentiful this season
and nearly every hunter who goes
in quest of them succeeds in bring
ing home nice bunch.
St. Mary's Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, held their annual
election on Tuesday evening, Dec.
LIST, at the Masonic Hall. The
elective officers for the ensuing year
are as follows: Miss Lille Groves.
w. NJ; Edw. Buxton, w. P; Mrs.
Mary Shelton, A. NJ; Miss Bertha
Davis, S.; Mrs. Elmira Carter, T
Mrs. Nora P. Lafferty, O.; Mrs.
Lucy Harper, A. C. After the work
of the evening was completed, an
elegant banquet was served in the
supper room, to which a large COM