Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-08

heard in various parts of the city
The newly-organized orchestra
played the regular songs with the
M. E. Church last Sunday evening
Our store will be open evenings
until after the holidays-commenc
ing Monday, December Sth. S. L..
Kline.
John Allen went to Portland on
Friday to see the chariot race and
returned on Monday. Step in and
see how graphically he can describe
that race.
c. A. johnson and wife, of Salem,
are here for few days visit with
their son, A. j. johnson, the bank
examiner who resides in Hoffman's s
| Addition.
After few weeks visit with her
mother and sisters in this city, Miss
Olive I. Thompson returned ,es-
terday to Boise, Idaho, where she
will resume her employment.
The Hulburt brothers brought to
town yesterday go ducks, the re-
suit of SUNDAYS shoot. They will
have another killing today, having
agreed to furnish Berry & Carl 200
more ducks.
John P. Huffman, an oldtime
Benton county man, now of Port.
land, came up on Sunday to spend
few days with old friends and
neighbors. You are welcome home
again, John.
Charley May, for a number of
years a resident of Benton county,
has been admitted to the county
poor farm. He is now 80 years Of
age, and being without means, is no
longer able to gain livelihood.
A double wedding will take place
in this city on Wednesday, Deem
Der 18th, when two of our popular
young ladies will be married The
invitations will soon be issued, but
we are not at liberty to give the
names of the young people.
Ell. Dunn, a former Corvallis
young man, was in the city Mon
day, renewing old acquaintances.
He has been visiting at the home
of his mother. and brother for a
few days at Toledo. He is now
travelling for Spokane house
Miss Nettie Spencer, sister of Mrs. |
E. Woodward, and former resi-
dent of this city, has recentlv COM
pleted course in Harvard Univer-
sity, and has returned to Lenore,
N. c., where she is engaged in
teaching.
w. A. Wells, who has been suf-
sering from a severe attack of
la grippe, will leave Wednesday for
Tuscon. Arizona, where he will
spend the winter Hasgoes by way
of Los Angeles.
PRAYER and praise service at the
United Evangelical church Wedn es
lay, Thursday and Friday even
ngs, conducted by Rev. Deck. On
Saturday evening and Sunday, Rev.
3. C. Polling, of Dallas, will preach.
A. L. McFadden, formerly an at
;orney in this city. arrived in Cor
7allis Saturday and after a visit
With relatives leaves today for Port
and. Mr.. McFadden has spent
he past two months in using the
hammer and saw in the Bohemia
country.
O. A. Dearir.g, editor GAZETTE,
vent to Portland Friday to visit
lis family and also to attend the
'hariot race. But finding his little
laughter i'll with measles, he pre-
erred to forego the pleasure of see-
ng the race and acted as nurse in
Itead.
The Independence correspondent
0 the Portland papers say that the +,
High School football team of Inde-
,endence recently defeated a team :
composed mostly of the O. A. G.
ootball eleven. This is a mistake.
The boys were from O. A. C. but
lave not played in any of the
cheduled games in either the first )
r second College teams.
The three Cinnamon, who have
lad the 4O-acre hop yard leased of
J. N. Lilly for the past three years, !
re said to have cleared, over all {
expenses, inclusive of rent, more
han $4,000. They still hold a I
ease for two years. Surely, none /
an say that there is not money in
op-raislng.
J. B. Eddy, an old time news s
aper man, having edited the Pen !.
Teton Tribune, Roseburg Plain
ealer, Forest Grove Times and
ther journals, now an employe of I.
be o. r. & N. in the rjght-of-way
W. Gof1rIox, GOD