Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-18
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

drug store.
Banker Hirschberg, of Indepen
dence was a business visitor in Cor
Wallis On Tuesday.
Thos. Froman, of Froman, Linz
county, attended the Dairymen'l
Association this week.
Frank E. Edwards returned yes
terday from Berkeley where he has
been taking special work in chem
istry.
G. w. Leonard of Monmouth
was in attendance aE the Dairy
mems association Tuesday and
Wednesday.
s. I. Shores, of Monmouth, and
j. c. Johnson, Ct Salem, are visit
ing with A. J. johnson and family
in Corvallis.
Morning subject at the Congrega-
tional church, ''The God of the Old
TESTAMENT" evening subject, 1.-THE
God of the New Testament"
A cup and saucer will be given to
each person taking coffee and sand
wiches at the Ladies' Bazaar on
Friday afternoon and evening.
A dance will be given on New
Years night in the Marshall Miller
hall on Monroe street. The affair
will be under the auspices of the
Corvallis Athletic Club.
Mr.. Walden, who resides at corner
of Second and Harrison streets, has
remarkable little ounce tree in
his yard. The tree stands six feet
high, with trunk II inches in
diameter, and on November 4th, he
picked 81 ounces, which weighed
"a pounds.
A foolish rumor has been in cir
culation on the street that Mr..
Brunk, of the Occidental was about
to sell out his business and retire.
This has no foundation in fact. Mr..
Brunk proposes to stand by the
old hotel, now doing better busi-
ness than ever, and will serve az
good a turkey dinner on Christmas
as can be had in Corvallis.
The Salmon hatchery on the va
qu:na river, near Toledo, has just
received shipment of Salmon eggs
of the Chinook variety. The eggs,
about ten million, more or less, we
didn't count them all, were sent
down, on Saturday, from the Frazier
River Hatchery in British Colum-
bia, and part of a shipment made
to the different hateheries in Ore
gon.
Carl Schimmell, German 6S |
years of age, who has been living
in Mountain View on the Craig
place for about five years, died at |
his home on Monday, and was
buried on Wednesday at 1 o'clock.
Rev. Carrick officiated at the fu-
neral ceremony. The interment
was at the Mountain View ceme-
terry, better known as the Lock
cemetery.
Dealers in holiday goods inform
Us that the rush for Christmas
presents commenced much earlier
this year than usual, and that trade
in that line is better than for many |
years past and each year finds a.
noticeable increase over the one
previous. The rural classes are
again In position whereby they can |
lay aside something with each year
and be able to observe the holidays |
in a self-satisfying manner.
The busy quartette of the Agri-
cultural department of the o. A. c., |
Messrs. Withycombe, Kent, Knise-
" and Cordley, had no sooner fin
ished the labors of the Dairymen's
Convention, than they have to
break camp and rush off again on |
another busy trip. They lett ON
the noon train Thursday for the |
southern part of the state and will |
hold farmers institute at Merlin,
in Josephine county, followed by |
another at Jacksonville, in Jackson
county.
Miss Maud Kerns, the capable
and efficient teacher of the first
grade Of the public school, has re-
signed her position and accepted a
similar one in the public schools Of
Eugene. She leaves for that city
On the Saturday train. Miss Kerns
mas been one of the most popular
teachers in the school, and has en-
1eared herself to both pupils and
parent. Her loss will be regretted
BY all. No arrangements have as
yet been made regarding her sue
,essor.
The Willamette Grange is show.
ing spirit of growth and activity.
It recently constructed barn 80
foot LOVE- 20 oha1for ,ho lo,,,o f~o,,, l