Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-09
loCAl Asp PERSONAL !

the field meet. y -
Burt Bryant, former popular
OAC student, arrived Thursday
from Eastern Oregon. He is now
following the vocation of druggist.
A team belonging to the Heron
boys, near Monroe, ran away last
Friday, demolishing the wagon
and iniuring themselves IN a barb
ed wire fence.
Regent J. D. Daily was up from
Portland, Saturday. He came up
to audit the usual grist Of bills at
OAC, and attend some other mat
ters of business.
Will Fechter, violinist of Albany,
was in town Saturday to arrange
for playing for the Junior hop. 1t
was previously given out that this
engagement had been given to
Parsons, of Portland.
Miss Eta Carter, member of the
class of 'O4, OAC, arrived in Cor
wallis last Friday from Halsey for
visit with friends. During the
coming year she will teach in the
Albany public schools.
R. Es Gibson came up from
Portland, Saturday. It is not
known positively if he came up
especially for the field meet be-
tween Columbia University and
OAC, but he was in attendance
just the same.
Miss EHie Michael returned home
from Portland. Saturday, for a
visit until yesterday, when she
went back to the metropolis. Miss
Michael is stenographer for one OF
the committees Of the Lewis and
Clark Fair commission. a,.3
il. Underwood and wife arriv-
ed home last week from a trip to
= Los Angeles, Calf. Mr.. Under
wood, while apl reciating all that
the hand of man has done for that
country ip the way Of rendering it
beautiful, says that he perfers the
work of Nature as she has wrought
in the Willamette Valley.
C. L. Proebstel, class 'O4, OAC,
returned last week from California
where he has been pursuing post
graduate work in metallurgy al
Stanford and Berkeley Universities
one half the time at each institu-
tion. He is pleased to meet his
friends from Corvallis and get 8
little rest after years hard work
About two miles of street have
already been graded in this city
and are in really fine shape. Now
the proper thing to do is to make
an extra effort to have these streets
graveled at once. If they are al
lowed to 60 for a year or two ths
grade will have been lost in 6
measure and a regarding will b.
necessary.
o. w. Hurd, the leading capital
ist of Florence, Lane county, ar
rived in this city last Friday. 1
is understood that he was here tt
arrange for large consignment O
-four to be shipped him from thu
Corvallis FIGURING Mills. Mr.
Gruggett, who holds a. positio,
with S. L. Kline, was formerly il
the employ Of Mr.. Hurd.
About eight hack loads of peopl
from OAC and town went down t
Wells, Friday evening, to attend
dance given by the United Artisans
A splendid time is the verdict c
all who attended. A good suppe
was prepared for those present
The attendance was unusually large
SO tickets being sold. Only kin
words are spoken of the AFFAIR."
Johnnie Erwin is having a lay
off at present and Sunday he we1
over to Sodaviile, where he has
sister with whom he will visit for
couple of weeks. Mr.. Erwin ha
acted as deputy for Clerk Moses fo
the past two or three years, but 0
account of it being very quiet
the Office at present it is doubtfl
if he returns. If business look
up trife and Mr.. Erwin find
nothing to his liking in the mea'
time, it is likely that he will retur
Max Miller had an adventu
last Saturday forenoon chat migl
haye ended far more seriously tina
it did,. Make has not yet ha
sufficient experience with horses
make him master hand with. then
On this occasion be was driving
lady out to his fathers place we
of Corvallis and the hind wheel
Makes buggy came in conta
with that of a wagon that