Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

W. U. Gartner, of McMinnville,
was Sunday victor in Corvallis.
J A. Archibald and M G.
FLYNN, of Philomath, were visitors
in Corvallis, Friday,
J. Cole, of Summit, was IN this
city last Friday, attending to some
business.
Attorney McFadden returned
Saturday from a1egal visit at In
dependence.
Mrs. Mary Barclay l-ft Thurs
day last for Everett, WASH, to
visit her son a short time.
The Occidental Ho.el opens un-
der new management with dinner
on Saturday noon Of this week.
Jake xBlumberg returned on the
Friday evening train from two
dsys' visit to Albany and Portland
M. G. Finn, # Philomath, was
a business visitor in Albany last
Friday.
Frank A White, the piano tuner
was doing work in his line at
Buena Vista last week.
G. D. Benner, one Ct Monroe's
influential citizens, was a business
visitor in this city the latter part OF
last week.
R. H. Kennedy was a business
visitor in Albany, last week, doing
work for the Mutual Life Insurance
company.
Miss Margaret Fowells, teacher
of the fopyth grade in public school
entertaineoAher pupils at her home
last Friday evening.
Senator Avery left yesterday for
the legislature at Salem, after
spending a few days at home dur
ing the brief adjournment Of that
body.
The city council meets at ad-
journed term next Friday evening
in order to give the special water
committee chance to report on
the two mountain water propositions
now in their hands.
Little Hazel Drake was taken tt
the sanatorium at Cottage Grove
last Thursday, for treatment. She
is but nine years old, but has hae
heart trouble all her life and is mo-
expected to live. Her parents &C
companied her.
Independence is agitating tn,
establishment of free ferry acros
the Willamette at that place. Cor
Wallis has had free ferry for sever
al years, and has not had occasion
as yet to regret the establishment
of it on the contrary it has been |
good thing ior the city.
If you cali girl chick she will
smile, but call women hen ant
she howls. Call girl witch an
she is pleased, but call an oil
woman a witch and she will 60 70
you. Call girl kitten and sh
likes it, call woman cat, an
she'll hate you. Queer sex, ism
it?
S. Y. Evans brought down fror
Corvallis, yesterday, three yea
old English Shire stallion that
now on exhibition at Dickinson
livery stable. The animal is darl
brown and weighs 1900 pounds.
is the property of I. G. Ruby, {
Pendleton, the man of the Nortt
west who is importing this class
horses from the eastern continen
Independence Enterprise.
Prof. Taillandier, of the depar
ment of OAC, announces anoth,
Piano-Lecture Recital to be give
in the college chapel on Frids
evening, Jan. 20, at s c'clot
promptly. Subjects, Schumar
and Mendelssohn, the romanticist
The public is cordially invite
No admission will be charged b
children will not be admitted u
less accompanied by adults.
On account of the dryness of CO
Wallis and vicinity a new society
said to be under course Of organic
ton and from all surface indicati,
the membership will be quite larg
The society is to be known by t
unique name Of Internal Order
Tap New Keg." The promote
say that about $1,000 will be nee
ed to establish the society in go
running order but if the subscri
tions reach the sum of $4,000 t
word "barreP' will be substitut
for "keg" in the name. We are
quested not to mention names un
after the election of officers.
f. o. Gray, of Furnace coun
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