Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


children are visiting in Scic.
Miss Elsie Dilley has gone to hel
parents place near Halsey whert
she will remain for some time.
Misses Bessie and Ruby Dilley
have just purchase | a new Bailey
piano.
Have DR.. Lowe cure your head
and eye ache with a pair of his su
perior glasses.
J. c. Kaupisch and wife left this
week for Clackamas County, where
they have farm.
Mrs. J. Mason went to Browns
vile Monday for weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Clarence Vidito expects to make
trip into the Alsea country this
week to file on his homestead.
Miss Fac Wisecarver, who has
been the guest of Corvallis friends
for several days, returned Sunday
to her home in McMinnville.
Mrs. P. T. Hall. of Portland, and
little daughter Thelma. are visiting
Mrs. Halls sister Mrs. J. G. Ham
NELL, at the Hotel Corvallis.
Mrs. A. D. Morrison left Satur-
dry for Eastern Oregon, where she
will join her husband, who is in
the drug business in Pendleton.
J.C. Taylor and wife left yesterday
for an extended visit to California.
He will visit San Jose, and from
that point go where the physician
in that city may decide.
Mrs. G.. P. Miner and daughter
Miss Crystal returned Saturday
FROM Olex where they have been
since last autumn for the benefit of
Miss Miners health.
February the Sth, 9th and 10Th,
DR.. Lowe the oculo- -optician for the
29th time will be in Corvallis. Ii
you value your eyes consult him in
the Occidental Hotel parlor on tn ose
days.
Prof. Cordley reports that the
station is carrying on a general
series of experiments, and has
arranged for cooperative work at
Umpqua, Hood River and Walla
Walla.
Miss Sophia Elgin, a nurse in
the Florence Sanitarium at Salem,
has been visiting her folks and
friends in Corvallis for few days.
A party was given in her honor at
the home of Miss Ethel Linville on
last evening. Miss Elgin returned
today to Salem.
The Degree of Honor will give an
in their hall over
Aliens drug store, next Friday
evening, February 5. A literary
program will be given, which will
be followed by a social time. Ad-
Is cents; children IL cents,
Corvallis residents were pulled
out of their warm beds last Fri
day morning about one o'clock and
out into the cold fog by the clang-
ing of the fire bell. The cause {
proved to be the barn of Joseph (
Fiersteiu at the corner of 9TH and
Washington. The building CON
tained a quantity of wood, potatoes,
and other things of value nearly all
Of which were destroyed.
Postmaster johnson hands US the
report of the rural routes {
for the month of January. Num- {
Der of pieces of mail handled by R.
F. D. No. l is 3,6SS; No. 2, 3,153; t
No. 3, 3,443; total 10,2S4. Pieces t
collected by No. /, 6S1; No. 2, 566; j
No. 3, $50; total 1927. Stamps
by carriers amounted to |
s3s.
Corvallis Grange No. 242 installed {
its officers last Saturday, MIS-. w.
Fl. Whitby acting as installing t
officer and Prof. J. B. Horner as
marshall. Willamette Grange will I
send team to Corvallis on the last {
Saturday in February to initiate t
the candidates to be received at that t
time. There will be about 20 new c
members. c
Mrs J. II. Harris gave an recep-
ion at her home 9Th and Adams
street, on Saturday. About thirty
adies were present, who were serv- {
ID with an elegant lunch. The Z I
feature of the afternoon was a
guessing match, and the prize to Z
he winner was an elegant souvenir
'poou. Mrs Helm carried off the c
orize.
The College athletic committee
are arranging for series of enter.
sainments in the interest OF the
They have arranged
for DR.. De Windt in March, on the {