Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-06
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Elmer Wills, popular O A C stu
dent, returned, Sunday, from a few
days visit in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert J.. Metzger
returned Sunday evening from
their wedding trip TO California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lacy arrived
home, yesterday, from Suver, where
they visited Mrs. Lacy's relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Porter ar
rived home a few days ago from a
visit with Albany friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Porter have
returned to Portland after a two
weeks visit with relatives ard
friends.
After spending the holidays with
relatives and friends in and near
Corvallis, Miss Irene Zierolf left,
Saturday, for P.ndleton.
During the past few days, stu
dents have been returning in great
numbers from their various homes
where they passed the holiday va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown ar
rived home last Thursday, from
Fossil, Or. They were over there
about month visiting Mrs.
Browns SOD, Luther Williams.
Last Saturdays Portland Tele-
gram contains a number OF cartoons
relating to the recent Woodmen cell
ebration in this city. The Bell
fountain band, Chairman S. l..
Wilkins, Professor McLouth, and
other features appear as seen
through the eyes of Artist Wade.
The Modern Woodmen have
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: O Healy, consul; G
A Seely, banker; o J Blackledge,
clerk; B D Arnold, escort; E J NAL
low, watchman; F F Langley, sen
try; w T Rowley, physician; T W
Dilley, manager.
Clifford Kerr had a very narrow
escape from losing his right eye
while duck hunting up on Muddy,
last Friday. In taking shot at
some ducks the breech blew out of
the shotgun and his right eye was
powder burned. It is not thought
that anything serious will result.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Bane are
home from a four months visit in
California. They spent the greater
portion of their time in Santa Clara
valley, which Mr.. Bane believes is
the garden spot Of the world. He
and Mrs. Bane spent Christmas at
Realdsburg, Sonoma county, where
their son was married on the Oath
of December.
During the. recent Woodmen Gel
ebration in this county, Philomath
camp was awarded the prize, an Ell,
egant American flag, for having Sc
cured the largest increase. J. l.
Underwood aad Milt Long each Sc
cured the same number of applica-
tions, and each was given gold
badge, donated by Metzger and
Greffoz, for the largest number oi
applications.
A special election in school dis
trict No. 8, was held yesterday fol
the purpose of~giving Taxpayers ar
opportunity to vote on the follow
ing propositions: A five mill tax
for payment of teachers and jani
tors salaries; 2 mill tax for pay
ment for sewer, water closets and
plumbing; one e-half mill tax for
payment for wood, and repairs or
boiler furnace.
A basket social and watch party
was given by the Maccabees and La
dies on the evening of December
31st. A very interesting program
was rendered, the feature being ar
exhibition drill by the Knights il
uniform. About $50 persons were
present, aid the proceeds of the
evening amounted to nearly 500
After the new year had been usher
ed in, the entertainment concluded
with a social dance.
The marriage of Arthur B. Em
NETT and Miss Ada Shaw, both o
Salem, is announced to occur, to-
+ morrow, at the residence of th'
brides parents, at Yew Park, Sa
lem. Mr.. Emmett formerly attend
ed college in this city and is
brother of Edward Emmett, who a
one time was tutor at the O A G
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Garrow, o
this city, intend going down to sa.
lem, tomorrow, to attend the wed
ding.
, Mrs. l.. L. Porter, of Oregon
City, who passed the holidays il
this city at the home Of her parent