Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-10-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

A marriage license was issued
Saturday to Lester D. Smith and
Glva Read.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leese re-
turned a few days ago from a trip
to the coast.
Eggs are 80 cents per dozen in
Corvallis now. This is a pretty
good price, but the deuce of it is the
hens are on strike.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a Halloween party
at the home of Mrs. J. H. Simpson,
this Tuesday, evening. Admis-
sion fee Of ten cents will be charged
y which will entitle to refreshments.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The authorities at OAC are hav-
ing d new walk placed from the
greenhouse along the south side of
the mechanical hall to the front
door on the east Of the building.
This will prove great convenience.
OF late, we have been haying
some rather cool mornings and
much ginger is in evidence in the
heels of some of US on our first ap-
pearance. Yesterday morning the
was cool, clear and bracing even
though the thermometer stood at
50.
F. P. Sheasgreep intended to de-
part for Portland this morning to
begin the task of putting machinery
in the new mill in which he has an
interest. Mr.. Sheasgreen thinks
it will be close to the first of the
year before the mill will be ready
. for operation.
Saturday. Mrs. HadleY, of Eu-
>gene, and Mrs. Roberts and
daughter, Of Prescott, Arizona, ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rickard, this city. The
mesdames are cousins Of Mrs.
Rickard and are to visit her for
about week.
There is to be game of football
on OAC field next Friday afternoon
between the second teams of Eu-
gene and OAC. This will undoubt-
edly be an exciting game and well
worth seeing. The second team
games between these institutions
have come to be an annual affair
and create interest accordingly.
w. E. Yates came up from Van
couver, Wash, Friday evening and
the following day departed with
his family for that city. Mr.. Yates
has entered upon the practice o
= law at Vancouver and many friends
in this section hope for his success
while they regret the departure ot
himself and family from this city
The state Of the market, of late
for cascara bark has not been in e
fattering condition. However, S
L. Kline secured an offer recently
that justified him in shipping car.
load of Is tons of bark Saturday
The cascara was consigned to parties
in London, England, ana is ths
first ever shipped by private parties
from Corvallis to that great ne
tropolis. Mr.. Kline has shipped
from here direct to Hamburg before
but never to London.
A mber of friends of Dan Large
were somewhat worried about hin
last Saturday evening. For many
months he has been staying at th,
Occidental hotel and he disappeared
without giving any Of his friends
hint Of where he was going. I
- turned out that he had crossed th
Willamette to the Beach farm an,
conc,uded to pick up potatoes for
while. This kept him from th
hotel and caused some uneasines
as in the past he had suffered
stroke of paralysis, and the lea
was entertained that he had su;
timed another stoke.
Sunday on the reopenlng OF th
M. E. church Rev. RAIDER, editor
the Christian Advocate of Portland
occupied the pulpit in the morning
There was an enormous attendanc
In the evening Rev. Rowland,
Eugene, presiding elder of tn
distrier, preached. The discourst
of both these gentlemen were ul
usually strong, and as interestin
as they were able. The churc
will seat between six or seven hun
dred people and at each sermon
was crowded to the limit. Durir
one of these sermons fully $50 pei
- pie were turned away on account
lack Of even standing room.
- Splendid" This is the gener
verdict of those who were fortuna
enough to attend the production
"Honest Hearts" at the Opel
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