Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
See Nolan g. CaIIahan's spec
ial bargains for March.

Fred Walters, of the '97 OAC
football team, was in the city last
Monday.
Mrs. A. C. Schmidt of Corvallis
is visiting few days with her
parents.-Heraid.
George L. Paul, formerly editor
of this paper, came-in on the noon
train from San Francisco yestel day.
Invitations are being sent out for
a dance to be given in the Fisher
hall on next Friday night by the
dancing club.
H. Scheele and P. Boeson were
in from Blodgett this week attend
ing to some matters pertaining to a
new road in their vicinity.
Harold Belt is visiting in Cor
wallis. He has not signed with any
ball team for the season, and as
vet is undecided where he will play.
Ed. Rosendorf, who has been very
low with pneumonia in Philadel-
phia, is reported to have passed the
crisis Monday, anil is now doing
very nicely.
J. P. Jones, travelling passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific Co.
whose office is in Portland, was in
this city on Tuesday and Wednes-
day and left on the Thursday noon
train.
Mrs. D. Huggins has been award
ed the keeping of the county's poor
at So each per week. She is to
furnish all supplies excepting
medical attendance and funeral
expenses.
F. w. Benson, a Roseburg at
torney, stopped at the Hotel Cor
Wallis Wednesday and visited with
his son Clifford, who is attending
collegs. MIR. Benson drove to
Albany the same night and caught
the morning train for Portland.
F. K. Johnson, of Eugene, was
in Corvallis Wednesday and Thurs
day at the Hotel Corvallis. Mr..
johnson was formerly proprietor of
a steam laundry in Eugene and
having sold out, is looking for
location to start a first class laun-
dry.
E.E. Raber has been appointed, las
election clerk in Corvallis No. l, to
til the place of John Swick. In Cor
wallis No 3 Geo. E. Lilley has been
appointed clerk by the resignation
of Alex Rennie, and John Yantis
will fill A. Vances place as clerk at
Summit.
Caught over the telephone. The
managing editor had just called
up the reporter. "Say Jim, I've got
a pointer on that young boy that
was arrested and is now in the lock-
up. He says he wants it kept from
his mother, as it will kill her if she
finds it out, Now you go right out
and tell her all about it; kill her if
you can, we're awful short of news"
Stetson's "Uncle Tom Cabin
show will appear at the Corvallis
opera house Tuesday night, March
Sth. This is identically the same
show that appeared last week at
the MarQuam Grand Theatre, and
the management Can assure the
public that the same high class en-
tertainment will be given here as
was given in Portland.
Judge Virgil E. Waters of this
~ity and Henry Amber of Philom-
ath have formed co partnership
in the Real Estate business, and
will carry on the same in this CITY
and Philomath. Mr.. Walters will
manage the Corvallis end of the
business, and Mr.. Amber will con-
tinue at the old place in Philomath.
Both gentlemen are we'll known in
this county and reliance can be
placed on their statements. The
name of the new firm will be Amb-
Ter & Waters, Corvallis and Philo-
math.
Stetson's "Uncle Toms Cabin" is
the title of. really big company,
which, under the personal manage
ment of Mr.. Leon Washburn, whose
name has been long and favorably
associated with up-to date amuse-
ments, is to appear at the Opera
House on Tuesday night, March s.
The company comprises fift peo-
pie, Including a dozen speciality ar
lists, two Quartets, a superb orches-
ira, and many colored comedians,
who add to the big production not
a little by their spontaneous wit