Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-18
LOCAL LORE.
Recent Happenings in Corvallis
and Vicinity.

A fine monument has been erected
over the grave of Fred Ellsworth,
in Newton Cemetery j. H. Arch
bald, of Phiiomath, did the work.
Rev. R. D. Synder, who is stump
ing the State under the auspices of
the State Prob ibition Alliance, spoke
in the College chapel yesterday
morning.
While working over an emery
wheel one day last week, piece of
steel struck Theodore Garrow in the
left eye, and as a result he is carry
ing the injured optic in sling.
The city authorities have been
doing excellent work on Main street
by draining off the many pools of
water and scraping up the mud and
debris. The street is now in fine
sha,,e.
Mahara's Ministries played to
big house last Tuesday evening in
Corvallis. The company carries
about 25 people and put up a first
class show. They can be we'll
recommended.
Green neckties were not very
much in evidence yesterday. Cor
wallis is not as patriotic as some of
our neighboring cities. Some Of
the Sophs came down town with
green caps, however thus showing
their LOYALTY to the Gould sod"
By the aid of the covered track
Trainer Trine hopes to be abe to
get the track team into shape, so as
to take partin the big indoor ath-
letic meet to be held in Portland
April II. If in. good condition O
A. c. stands a good chance to win.
DR.. B. A. Cathey is confined to
his room with painful case of
blood poisoning. contracted while
operating on Lester Zumwalt whom
he was treating for the removal of
an abscess caused by scarlet fever.
The case is painful, but not serious.
Mrs. A. E. Wilkins entertained
some sixteen of her lady friends at
the residence of Mrs. S. N. Wilkins,
on third and Madison street, yester-
day afternoon. The occasiou was
farewell greeting to Mrs. A. E
Wilkins, who leaves the city this
week to return to Iowa.
The dance which was to have
been held at the Armory between
terms bas been postponed on &C.
count of examinations and will be
held about two weeks after the be-
ginning of the third term. It is
understood there will be some good
music for the occasion.
Smithson, one of o. A. C.'s crack
athletes, went to Portland Tuesday
to take part in the meet between
the Y. NJ. G. A. and Columbia Uni
versity. Smithson was formerly
men, Der of the Y. M. G.. A. of Port
land, and went in response to a
telegram asking him to compete
with them against Columbia.
A. Davidson, an O. A. C. student,
fractured the cheek bone on the left
side of his face on Tuesday while
playing basket ball. DR.. Pernot
had charge of the case and attended
to the fracture. Mr.. Davidson went
to his home at Roland, Linn County,
where he will remain until able to
resume his studies at the College.
| The funeral of Archie H. Clelland :,
whose sudden death was announ ced
in our last number, took place from
the mortuary chapel of S, N. Wilk-
ms, on Madison street, in this city,
on Wednesday last. The services
were conducted by Rev. Green, as
sisted by E. J. Thompson D.. D.,
and were very impressive and we'll
attended. The interment was made
in Crystal Lake Cemetery.
George Irvine has disposed of his
property in Philomath and will soon
move to Corvallis, where he will
take charge of the mechanical
department of the Times. Mr..
Flett, who has been with the paper
for over a year will leave soon for
his chittum claim in the Alsea coun-
try and will be gone for several
months.
T: T. Kemp moved the lares and
penates of a Corvallis family from
this city to Lobster last week, and
had certainly hard trip. 1t took
six days to make the round trip
that could easily have been done in
a little over half that time with
good roads. Trees were found fallen
across the road in several places,
and several washouts made travel