Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-08
w. P. Ready waa up from Port
land, Saturday on business.

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spent Satu day in lie city,
A net d New Yo k specialist is
now stopping at the Hotel Corvallis.
Mrs. John Smith ard Mrs. Off
Wilson are in Portland visiting
friends.
Thaddeus Thompson left Thurs
day for Eastern Oregon, where he
will spend the winter.
Hon. J. K. Weatherford was over
from Albany on business Satur-
day.
John Daily, was up from Port and
on business and returned home
Saturday by the way Of Albany.
Mrs. A. Compton, of Rosehurg,
arrived Sunday for visit with her
son J. J. Flett, and family.
A passenger for Dallas Saturday
was Miss Harriet Sheasgreen, WHO
went to witness the football game
and who returned yesterday.
An liberated tooth got afr
Clarence Ofstedahl few days ago
and he took hike for home Of
sterdahi is from Toledo and has
been attending OAC,
Barney Casterline the famous
temperlng expert was. in town Sat
urday from Dusty. Barney is
making arrangements to move to
| Pori land.
The onrnllment at the public
school continues, the total number
that have entered up until the pres
ent time has reached the admira-
BILE figure of SIG.
Miss Bernetta Sheasgreen was
given a genuine surprise Saturday
afternoon when a dozen or more of
her friends called upon her to con-
gratulate her upon her 7th birthday
Miss Sheasgreen played the hostess
admirably and treated her guests
to splendid luncheon.
J. D. spraight, of Bellfountain,
passed through this city Saturday
on his way to Arcadia, California,
to spend the winter with his son.
Mr.. Spraight disposed of his prop
erty interests in Benton county and
should the climate of California
prove beneficial to his health he
will remain there permanently.
Rev. T. w. Nash, who recently
moved from Philomath to Newberg,
returned Saturday to Philomath to
resume pastoral charge of Philo-
math circuit. Mrs. Nash and
daughters are running the store re-
Gently purchased in Newberg while
Mr.. Nash will fill his appointments
for the remainder of the year.
Ex.President of Philomath Col
lege, B. E. limerick addressed the
student body of that institution on
Wednesday morning last. Prof.
limerick lives in Portland, where he
is editing the Pacific Search Light,
the Coast organ Of the Prohi-
bitionists, but he is in Benton coun-
ty in the interests of the present
local option campaign.
The Fatal Wedding produced at
the Opera House Friday night, was
one of the most creditable per-
formances of the season. Although
of a tragical nature throug ghout,
Corvallis people showed their ap-
probation If good strong COM
pany and their preference for sclid
playing by giving the producing
company a good full house and pay
ing good stiff admission price.
Correspondence lis in progress
relative to the securing of several
modern breech loading cannon for
the College. The proyerbial red
tape proposition is about the only
thing that stands in the way of
their being secured in the near
future, but by the time the usual
formalities are gone through with
nobody knows kow long it will be
before they arrive. It will be nec-
cessary, some think. ito have
special act of congress in order to
secure them, as the United States
Government will allow no cannon
to go out of service except as cap
tured by an enemy or disabled in
service. The antiquated guns now
at the College will be placed in
conspicuous positions about the
campus to give touch of militar-
ism to the institution and as an OBJ
ject of interest to visitors.
Mrs. Augusta Armstrong Dolph
was granted a divorce from Chester
V. Dolph, of this city yesterday by
Circuit Judge William Galloway, of
Salem. Desertion was the ground