Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Bert Yates and Mike Baur went
out to Philomath yesterday to at
tend some matters of business.
Mrs. J. Mason arrived home dur
ing the first of the week from sew
eral days visit with relatives at
Brownsville.
The First Spiritual Union of
Corvallis will hold services in Bar
rett Lyceum on Sunday, at 3 P. N.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everyone.
Among the K. of P. boys who at
tended the convention held here
Feb. %, were: T. L. Danger. Wardy |
Shelton, A. L. Shelton and Mr.
Shaster, all Of Scio.
Merwin Mechanics, of this city,
has just received word from his
people in Illinois to the effect that
they are shortly to leave that state
with the intention of settling in
Oregon.
We are requested by zone who is
interested" to state that there is
strong reason to believe that dice
game is running at Summit. This
does not seem possible, but the
party said to ''look out!"
Presbyterian church, Rev. M. S.
Bush, bible school 10 q. m., Com
munion and reception of new mem
bers II a. NJ, G. E. meeting at
$50 p. m. Evening service at 7:30,
subject: "What Every Man Must
Answer"
Quite number of farmers from
the vicinity of Scie were in Corval-
lis last Tuesday investigating the
Independent Telephone system. The
delegation represented q large num-
ber of farmers who contemplate
putting in the new system.
In older to accommodate those
who may desire to attend the bas-
ketball game between the girls of
o. A. G. and Albany, and those who
desire 10 attend the big Woodmsn
'blow out" a special train will run
from Corvallis to Albany Saturday
evening leaving Corvallis at $50.
It is a matter Of conjecture
whether the average sheriff, in ad-
ministsring forty lashes to the back
of q wife-beater would, or would no.,
be influenced by feelings of a pait;-
san nature. If a fellow up before
the sheriff for a little tanning"
should have been a political op-
ponent of this worthy official we
are Of the opinion something would
be doing"
G.s,stettler and family arrived
from Weatherford, Oklahoma, this
week and will make their home in
Dallas. Mr.. Stettler is an old
time friend of Al Haideman, of this
city, and was at one time engaged
in the butcher business in Corvallis.
Polk County Observer. Mr..
Stettler will be remem bered in Cor
yallis. He went East along about
1897. ~
Word reached Corvallis during
the first of the week to the effect
that Miss Sophia 'Elgin was very
seriously i'll with appendicitis, in
Baker City, and it was thought an
operation would be necessary. Her
sister, Miss Melvina Elgin, Of this
city at once fastened to the bedside
of her sister. It has been reported
that the patient withstood the op-
peration very we'll and is on the
road to recovery. Until recently
Miss Sophia Elgin made Corvallis
her home and there was naturally
considerable anxiety felt on her ac-
count.
The Ladies' Missionary Society o1
the First Presbyterian church gave
a most delightful Missionary Tea
on Wednesday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. ]. B. Horner. Abou,
seventy ladies were present and
enjoyed fine program that was
rendered, after which they resolved
themselves into social go-as-you.
please. and everyone present had
grand good time, after which they
were served with refreshments in 8
style peculiar to Mrs. Horner alone
to the entire satisfaction of all. Al
the close of the meeting satisfac
tory collection was taken. The tea
was a grand success and enjoyed by
all present.
Youth is seldom discreet. Las
Tuesday evening a large number o
school boys undertook to charivar
newly married couple in this city
AS is usual in such matters, the,
carried the joke too far and Chic
Lane was summoned to quell tn