Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-11-29
c. L. Lerwill, of Monroe, was in
the city Sunday.

C. L. Lerwill, of Monroe, was in
the city Sunday.
George NJ Brown, an attorney
from Roseburg is in the city attend
ing the session of the circuit court.
College and public schools re
opened Monday morning af-er the
Thanksgiving vacation.
/ Geo. H Harris, Of Wren. is in
town this week, and is staying at
the Hotel Corvallis.
The stean%r Roscoe, which is
making regular trips bet veen New
port and Coos Bay, was delayed by
rough weather last week, and was
81 b urs In making the trip
Capt. Robinson negotiated the
sale of far. lots adjoining Mr..
Proxweli's place this week. The
consideration 5000. E. E. Wilson
was the purchaser, and the lots
were bought If Henry KIeek, It is
said that a new residence will soon
be built upon one of the lots.
Something of a rarity in this
country ls on exhibition at Amber
& Waters real estate cfice. 1t is
large basketful of nice large per-
simmons, as nice as are grown any
where in the East, and demonstrates
the fact that anything can be raised
in fertile Oregon.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church will
give Missionary Tea and praise
service at the home of Mrs. Minnie
E. Lee on Wednesday afternoon,
November 80, at 2:3O. An invi-
talon is extended to all ladies to
attend.
Have your rusty clothing made
good as new by having Jack and
Bob color it again. Special rates
from now on until Thanksgiving.
Ladies' and children clothing
speciality.
Messrs. Newton, Ingle, HenkIe
and Rowe, and Mrs. W. H. Dilley
and daughter Lucia, drove over to
Albany last Saturday afternoon to
participate in initiation ceremonies
of the order of Lions. After the
work of the evening fine banquet
was served.
A telegram has just been receiv-
ed at the cleaning and dyeing
parlors Of Jack and Bob, anuoun-
cling that now is the time for ladies
and gentlemen to get their rusty
and dingy clothing colored and
made new again. Call around and
see what they can do.
In the Thanksgiving football
game played in Portland between
Multnomah and University Of Ore
gon, the score was Z to 0 in favor of
Multnomah. There was no score
made in the first half, but a touch
down and touchback was made
in the second half.
J. K. Berry is making a fine
little gasolene launch out of boat
he purchased Of Fred Blumhart.
He is putting a two-horse power
gasoline engine in and the boat will
be screw propeller. The engine is
an upright, which Mr.. Berry thinks
will be better for the purpose than
a regular marine engine.
Amber & Walters have one of
the finest lots of samples of Benton
county fruits and vegetables that
we have ever seen. Among them
were several potatoes that were
brought in last Saturday which will
each measure not less than ten
inches in length, and any one of
which would make a meal for
large sized family. An acre of
such potatoes would bring quite a
neat little sum of money this year.
Sportsmen are taking advantage
of the privilege of killing China
pheasants for market during the
last Is days of November, and these
birds are being slaughtered in large
numbers all over the country. The
sound of shooting IS heard all
around our city and at the present
rate of slaughter it seems that
everyone supplied with the pleas.
ant. They sell in the market for
from 80 cents to Sc cents each.
"Come, let us reason together"
Do you know that Christmas is
near and ycu haven't ready that
present you intended giving? Don't
you worry, for the Presbyterian
ladies will have just what you
want, and at price that will be
sure to suit, on the afternoon and
evening cf December 20. Every