Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

Attorney w. E.. Yates was a
visitor in Independence, Wednes-
day On business.
Yesterday morning the river
only lacked about three feet Of be-
ing toohigh for the ferry to do busi-
uess.
St Marys' Chapter, Order of
Eastern Star, hold their regular
meeting at Masonic Hall next
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Davis, of Philomath, arriv-
ed Wednesday and is visiting at
tne home of her mother, Mrs.
johnson, in south Corvallis.
Recorder T. T. Vincent will de-
liver sn address at the annual
meeting of the Bellfountain Grange
at that place tomorrow
Joe Garrow arrived Tuesday from
Mofet, California. and will spend
the holidays With his relatives in
this city. He was expected home
last week but was detained.
Road Supervisor H. M. Flem-
ming and Judge Walters left Tues
day for Salem to attend the State
Good Roads convention, held there
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week.
The sale to be given by the
Ladies OF the Presbyterian church,
will he held at the home of Mrs.
w. P. Lafferty, just across the
street from Mrs F. l.. Miller, hav-
ing to be changed on account of
sickness.
The busiest place in town is
Bauer & Wilkins Tailor shop,
where they are working early and
late to get out their Christmas
orders. These gentlemen are artists
in their line and it is pleasing to
see that their work is appreciated
by the good dressers Of Corvallis.
1t is reported that the water is
getting so high in the low places
and sloughs on the east side road
to Albany that the travel will soon
be cut off. If it gets very much
higher, the mail stage will have to
go to Albany via the west side
road which will be inconvenient for
the east side patrons.
The window display and interior
decorations at the big store of
Nolan and Callahan is one that
would be a credit to any metro.
politan store and attracts the at
tention of all passersby. 1t is
certainly a pretty piece of work,
and shows the skill and good taste
of the decorator, Cecil Cathey.
Morris B. Dudley spent several
days in the city this week, Mr..
Dudley is an ex-newspaper man,
having been identified for a num-
ber of years with the editorial staff
of the New York Herald. He is
at present managing the James
keane company whicn comes to
the Corvallis Opera House next
Monday night.
Never have the OAC football
men practiced with more determin-
alton than they are doing since the
contract was made to play Multno-
NAH team. The men are going
into the club team with "do or
die spirit, and it will be certain
that Multnomah's cracked players
will realize that they have been in
a football game after OAC gets
through with them.
The members of the home or
'ganiza zion, who participated in the
amateur performance of "What
Happened to Jones" when it was
presented here some time ago, are
awaiting with eager intereet the
opportunity of seeing Mr.. Keane
and his players in their production
of this popular comedy next Tues
day evening. Manager Dudley of
the keane company, says it is
pretty risky to follow such a strong
company in a play but he has de-
cided to chance it, just for the sake
of comparison if nothing more.
Small & Son expect to begin re-
modelling their building on Main
street about Jan. 1, so that their
two confectionery stores may be
consolidated. and Mr.. Spencer,
who occupies a part Cf the build
ing, has been given notice to seek
a new location. 1t is rumored that
the building now occupied by
Small's cigar store is to be occupied
by a firm from Portland, though it
is not known the nature of the
business. To date, Mr.. Spencer
has been unable to secure another
suitable location.