Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-11-07

| to some matters OF bus ness.
Hon. V. E. Carter was in this city
yesterday from his home at Wells,
looking after business matters and
affiliating with The bows.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
missionary society VIII enjoy mis-
sionarv tea at the home of Mrs. S
N. Wilkins tomorrow afternoon.
A fine new sign was planted in
front of Small's bakery Saturday.
This, Charlie saws, was in honor of
Mr.. Lewellyn, the new baker, who
is reported to be A J..
J. C. Cecil came up from Port
land few days ago for a brief Wis
i, with relatives in this city. He
formerally attended OAC., but is
now taking course in Portland
business college.
Sunday evening at the Presby-
terian church Miss Lulu Spangler
sang tie Lords Prayer. She was
in splendid voice and the solo was
most effectively rendered
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. S. N.
Wilkins gave a dinner party to a
number of their friends. Cover
was laid for ten and the event was
most enjoyable.
Yesterday, DIR. Farra started a
force of men at work on the task of
|ditching preparatory to laying a
6-inch main for his water system.
The main is to be laid from the
corner at the NJ. E. church west,
along college street to the residence
of J. M. Porter.
The Salem-Eagene game which
many of our sportsmen went to Sa
lem, Saturday, to witness resulted
in score of II to 6 in favor Of
Eugene. Next Saturday OAC will
| play Eugene on her own field and
a battle royal will no doubt be
witnessed by those attending. A
special train will be run from this
city to Eugene for the game.
What is the matter with Eugene
sports? During the past few
months many things indicative of
Eugene's confidence in winning
from OAC the annual football
game have been said, but from the
fact that little bag of lucre from
this city goes begging in Eugene
we are inclined to the belief that
their feet are cooling.
Sunday, E. J. Garrow arrived
home from Humboldt county,
california. His sons, Wilbur and
Joseph, came back to Oregon with
him. Wilbur arrived here Satur-
|daY, but Joseph stopped in Salem,
where his wife has been for some
time, the guest of relatives. These
|gentlemen have been for several
months in Homboidt constructing
a large dam up on Eel river. The
work completed, they returned
home.
/ Not long ago w. S. McFadden
had an uncle come out west with
his family from Pennsylvania for 8
visit with relatives in Oregon. He
has been visiting in Salem. Satur-
idaxy o,,r torpspoon woo snpoypopo.i
, to Salem on account of his uncle.
illness. We are informed that the
} gentleman died, but just wher
2 could not learn. It had been th'
Intention of the deceased to visit a
} the home of Mr.. McFadden in Cor
: Wallis before returning to Pennsyl-
e vania. but God disposes wher
] man proposes and this will neve
o be.
Eva Marshall, the woman VIII
t was given preliminary hearing il
a Albany Thursday for uttering
e forged instrument at the First Ma
r tional Bank, has for two days re
e fused to partake of food or drink
sIShe stoutly maintains that SO Ion
0 as C. L. Marshall, ths man who's
y naue was forged to the check, ha
" not been injured, she had con
u mitted no offense. Her action
are being carefully noted, with
d view to determining h'r sanity
n This is the woman mentioned j
9 the last issue of the GAZETTE G
q having fed to this county on find
st ing her attempt at forgery on tt
,e eve of detection.
l. Last Saturday evening the boy
1 who board at "Hotel De Henkle
D gave an "at homo" to their lad
q f.iends. A musical program ws
9 rendered, consisting Of songs, due
q solos, etc. Two numbers worthy
le mention were a Norwegian son
'e sung by Jens Lingaas, and me-
ley played by Joe Henkle. II
10 medley contained twenty number