Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Rev. T. 8. Handsaker returned
from Albany on Friday.
Miss Frances Murphy, of Albany,
was in town on Friday last.
w. A. Gellatly was 10 town Sat-
urday. He stopped at the Occi-
dental.
Pres. Catch spent Saturday and
Sunday in Portland, returning yes
terday.
E. F. Wann was registered at the
Hotel Corvallis Saturday, from
Waldport.
Miss Lillith McKenney left Sat
urday for Wren, where she goes to
teach a term of school.
Mrs. A. D. Morrison has return
ed to Carlton, after visiting for
several days with relatives in this
city.
The closed season for ducks com
menced Tuesday March and runs
until September 1. The hunting
the past winter has not been good.
Dave Gellatly started Saturday
for Wenatchee, Wash. where he
mas accepted an offer of a position
In his brother John Gellatly's Office.
L. E. Bender and wife, of Ash
land, have been at the Occidental
for several DAYS. They are seeking
q business location aud may move
to Corvallis.
The Coffee Club gave dance in
the City Hall Friday night and
was attended by the largest crowd
of any party given by the ladies
this season. Music was furnished
by the Young Peoples orchestra.
Misses Gladys Moore and Ethel
Pierce and Mesdames James Tay-
sor, Jennie Chapman and w. G.
Emery were elected as members of
the Ladies' Coffee Club at it's regu-
lar meeting last week.
Beginning tonight Rev. G. K. Ber-
ry of Portland will deliver series
of lectures on Church History at
the Church of Christ. Services
will continue throughout the week
beginning each evening at 7.3O., j,
lecture at eight o'clock.
VIM. Bogue who is spending the
winter at Lava, Oregon, writes.
~'We had a very pleasant winter up
to the first of February, although it
has showed So days since the first
of November, and the snow is three
feet deep on level here now. We
are all we'll and still getting fat"
E. E. Wilson, OF Corvallis, spent
Sunday at the beach. He was over
to Toledo on business, and took the
opportunity to run over here and
get his lungs filled with salt air.
Ed. might have been blown into the
ocean only the wind couldn't get a
grip on m."-Newport News.
Fred Wann, former student,
and who is now locating parties on
tim ber claims in the Yahats coun-
try, passed through town Saturday,
'enroute to Portland. Fred now
wears a full beard, but says he is
not afraid of the bunco-men who
are liable to take him for "Rube."
Miss Cecil, daughter of Joe Bry-
ait, was married at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon to l.. B. Turner,
Judge Holgate officiating. Mr..
Turner has been in Portland for
several weeks, where he has a good
position. He left for that place
yesterday and Mrs. Turner will join
him in a few days. They will
make Portland their home.
The Rebekah lodge of this city
gave farewell reception. in their
hall last Thursday evening in
honor of two of their members,
Miss Pearl Simpson and Mrs. w.
III. Currin. Several instrumental
and vocal selections were rendered
and with games and light refresh
ments very enjoyable evening
was spent. Miss Simpson leaves
soon for Washington, and Mrs
Currin for McMinnville.
Herbert White, of Philomath
College, at Philomath was chosen
on Thursday evening, at the con-
test of the Intercollegiate Pro
hibition Association, to represen
his college in the coming State
Intercollegiate contest, to be held at
Philomath. April s. Mr.. Whites
subject was, weighed in the Bal
ance." Geo. w. Denman, T. T.
Vincent and Rev. Green all of Cor.
wallis were the judges who decided