Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-12-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

local news.
Mrs. D. R. N. Blackburn, of AL
bany, visited q few days last week
at the home of j. w. Crawford and
family.
Remember you must enroll on or
before Thursday Of this week in the
Business College, if you wish the
discount Of 20 per cent. 1913
Miss Alice Mcneil, of Gervais,
Oregon, has been the guest of Cor
wallis friends during the pasttweek.
She expected to return to her home
yesterday.
The go China pheasants recent
ly shipped from this city to Kansas
by Gene Simpson made the trip 10
good shape. He received word OF
their arrival a few days ago and
only one Of the 60 died on the trip.
The Corvallis, Business College
has extended the time for those
who wish to enroll under the special
discount provision, to December II.
Better take advantage of Prof.
Richardson's offer.
Mayor A. J. johnson, who for
some weeks has been in Idaho and
Montana, employed in his capacity
as. national bank inspector, is ex-
pected to arrive home in a few days.
Prof. C. Raymond recently made
a trip down the Weet Side and
while sway arranged to start dane
ing schools in Forest Grove ana
Hillsboro. He expects to begin his
classes in these places sometime.
this week. In the meantime he
continues his classes in Corvallis.
Next term in this city will oegin in
January.
Recent sales negotiated by Am
bier & Waters: Part of Henry
Hector's farm, 5 miles north Of Cor
wallis, 100 acres, price $500; R..
H. Legitt. of Fresno, California.
purchased this place for his son.
This firm also sold lots 10 and IL,
block 10, Wilkins Addition, Cor
wallis, for w. P. Hughes to Mr..
Bulls, price 5000.
Dame Rumor is responsible for
the assertion that Toledo, the
county seat of Lincoln county, held
a city election a week ago and after
the smoke Of battle had cleared
away it was discovered that the
election had been held on the
wrong day. Things must have
been humming over at sisters"
At noon tomorrow the examine
tions for the first term of school at
OAC will be a thing Of the past and
vacation will be declared until the
third Of January. On January 9th
the Farmers Short Course together
with the course in dairying will
commence. On the reopening of
college there is no doubt but the
total registration for the year will
be at least 500.
Last week A. J. Shirley, who dur
ing last winter looked after matters
in this city in the interest of the
O. G. T. Co., paid Corvallis a brief
visit. Mr.. Shirley is still with
the company and is stationed for
the winter at Albany. Mr.. Hof
man is now in charge of this com
pany's business in Corvallis. An
other matter of news is thu fact
that Frank Thrasher, of CORVALLIS,
is now billing cleak for the O, G. T.
Co. and is stationed in Portland.
Last week we called attention to
the fact that Toledo needs a resi-
dent physician. We would empha-
size the need. All the central and
eastern part Of the county have no
physician located in their territory.
While we admit that this is an ex-
ceptionally healthy county, yet it is
not prudent to rely entirely on
breskfast foods and .chittim bark.
Toledo Reporter. Here is some
thing that looks like a good open
ing for a hysician.
A number Of our citizens can
testify that the Modern Woodmen
of America are a live lot of fellows.
Several candidates were initiated
into the mysteries Of the frater nifty.
The team from Monroe Camp came
down and assisted in the duties of
initiation. They are a clever lot OF
fellows. A splendid banquet tempt
ed the appetites Of between 80 and
80 members present Saturday even
ing. The banquet was held at mid
night and was sumptuous in the
extreme. From all standpoints it
was a memorable meeting.
There are in the foothills on both
sides of the Willamette Valley
many small tracts of land admir-