Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-06

Mrs. J. Ell. Erskine is visiting he
daug ghter, Mrs. w. A. Parr. Sh
| expects TO return to her Linn coun
Ity home, tomorrow.
The finest assortment of Valen
tines ever brought to Corvallis
second consignment-at Gerhard's
! Prices from one cent up.
Rev. w. G. Eliot, Jr., state super
intendent for the American Uni
tartan Association, will preach the
second of a series of sermons ut
Barrett Lyceum, Sunday evening,
February s, at 7:30 o'clock. The
subject will be, "What Do Unitar
ians Believe Concerning the Diyin.
ity of Christi" The public is cor
daily invited.
The public seems to be mfsin-
formed regarding the business tran
saclion which recently occurred be-
tween G. Fl. Vehrs and myself,
relative to my dairy business. Mr..
Vehrs is negotiating for my wagon,
bottles, milk route in Corvallis and
all the milk from my herd of COWS.
At present G. III. Clark will be in
charge of the wagon on the route
formerly controlled by the under
signed. J. D. HuKILL.
Oscar Tom writes that the Ari
Cantrell wether referred to in our
Issue of January i, as shearing
eight pounds, was a seven-eights
grade Angora. At the time it
sheared that amount it was kept as
a pet and was we'll cared for. After
it was turned out with the flock of
500 or 600 goats his clip was only
81 to 4 pounds. Mr.. Tom reports
that goats are doing very well this
winter in the Alsea country.-Ore.
gon Agriculturist.
The Thorp brothers, of McMinn-
vile, who have been i'll with diph-
liberia at the home of VIM. Sechler
in this city for the past two weeks,
are now convalescent and the
quarantine has been raised. Stu
dents Pilkington, Auld and Rose,
who have rooms at the Sechler
home escaped the disease but were
confined to the house during the
illness of the Thorp brothers. They
all return to college.
The already large mercantile
establishment of J. HI. Harris has
outgrown its present floor space,
and A. F. Peterson is just complet-
ing the task Of building a large gal
lery in the shoe department. This
gallery has floor space Of 750
square feet, and Twill be occupied by
an extensive line Of gents furnish
ing goods which Mr.. Harris will
put in Immediately. With his
family. he leaves tomorrow for 81
two. weeks visit to San Francisco.
For the first time in a number of
years, O. A. G. is to have a trainer
competent to put her track team
in frst-class condition. w. O.
Trine, the veteran athlete, has been
secu. ed as physical instructor and
director of outdoor sports. Mr..
Trine occupied similar position, at
U. of o. for number of years, and
to his ability is due in great meas
ure the splendid showing made by
the university athletes. He is a
past master in perfecting the phY 81
cal condition of the men in his
care. and he knows every move in
the game of actual contest.
Acting upon orders from Adju-
tant-General Gantenbein, the Cor
wallis Signal Corps, O.. N. G., dis
banded last night, and sent in it's
uniforms and equipment to head
quarters. The corps was organ
ICED couple of years ago and its
efficiency attracted much attention
during the encampment last fall,
and Majo Edwards was the ,ecipi-
ent of many congratulations from
reglmental officers. Under the new
law recently passed by congress,
the state militia is to be reorgan-
lied and this is responsible for the
disbanding of the signal corps.