Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-16
School suits at Kline's.

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excursionists to Salem, Yesterday.
Il. W. Kaupisch Was a passenger
to Salem, yesterday.
Chas. Shenofeld arrived from
Portland Wednesday and will
spend few days here.
Miss Maude Roberts arrived
Tuesday to resume her studies at
OAC.
Pres. Catch returned Wednesday
from brief visit with friends at
Seattle.
Bush Davis accompanied by his
sister, Miss Pauline, returned We'd
nesday from Newport, where they
nave been spending the summer,
and will resume their studies at
OAC.
Among the students who arrived
Tuesday to enter OAC was Rube
Wills, of Heppner, who attend COL
| lage here two years ago. Rube is
an all round musician and the
band boys are glad to see him in
College again.
Registration will begin again on
Tuesday and will continue until
Oct. 20. This is for the purpose of
allowing all, who failed to register
in the spring, another chance.
Many have just come in from other
localities and some havejust attain
ed their majority. For these and
all others the books will again be
opened.
j. E. Henkle, of Philomath. has
just received his Fall and Winter
stock of millinery goods consisting
of street hats and caps and he will
have a grand opening Saturday,
Sept. II. Ladies are requested to
call and see mis- stock before going
elsewhere.
Dennis H. Stoval, of Grants Pass
has recently published a story en-
titled Suzanne of Kirbyville" in
book form. The scene is laid in
Josephine county and the book is
very good reading. Mr.. Stoval is a
former Corvallis young man and
for some time was connected with
the GAZETTE. He is a graduate Of
OAC and has won the reputation of
being an able and fluent writer.
The book sells for 81 and may be
secured at any book store.
A free ferry across the William
cite river at Peoria will probably
be established and maintained by
Linn county in the near future. A
request for such a ferry was pre-
sented at the last term of the coun-
ty court and County Judge Stewart
went to Peoria to inquire into the
advisabilitv of it's establishment.
Peoria is about half way between
Corvallis and Harrisburg, at both
Of which places free ferries are
maintained, the former by Benton
county and the latter by Linn.
DR.. Otto Gagzow of Germany,
was visitor at the College for
day last week. Mr.. Gagzow is a
forestry expert of the German
Empire and is sent to this country
to make study of the conditions
here. He will spend some time in
the Willamette Valley, visiting
orchards, timber tracts, etc. and he
will report the result of his findings
to his government. He was very
much pleased with his visit to the
Oregon Agricultural College.
A fire is raging in a canyon about
a mile and halt beyond Philomath
and to the south of Arch Horning's q
mill. It is thought that no great
: amount of damage will be done
, but the fire is too big just now tt
. be put out. There is also a frt
t Just this side of Summit and quite
a number are scattered around
through the hills. Wednesday the
: smoke was so thick at Corvallis
!, that half of mile was about th'
, limit of vision.
8 A farewell reception was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Carrick by member
of the church at the home of Mr.
!, and Mrs. J. II. Harris Monda.
+ night. Fifty persons were presen
l and the evening was given over t.
Q incidents usual to farewell occasions
:. Vocal solos were rendered by Mis-
J. Lulu Spangler, Arthur Boquet ane
8 Mrs. Carrick and a number o
!. selections were rendered by tn
8 choir. Choice refreshments wer
3 a prominent feature of the occasion
9 Mrs. Carrick left Tuesday for Port
land for a short visit with he
+ mother after which she will join he
=. husband who left today for bis ney