Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-11-03

leave today for their Five Rivers
homestead, where they will pas
the winter.
The Albany Democrat continues
to prophecy that OAC's will prove
the winning ball team of the COL
leges. of Oregon.
Holders OF season tickets for Lv-
cenm Lecture Course may have
their seas reserved by calling at
the box office at Graham & Worth
ans, for Marc, November 6.
Ellsworth Corps, attention.! Mrs.
Ros ania Fouts wishes to meet the
ladies of Ellsworth Corps on Tues
day afternoon at the regular hour
for inspection. Emily Henkle,
Corps Secretary.
Prof. G. Raymond who is run
ing the dancing school in this
city has decided to make Corvallis
his headquarters. Consequently it
will be easy for any one desiring to
take dancing lessons to find him.
On account of some repair work
being necessary on the boilers at
the Corvallis SawmiIls, work was
suspended for a few hours yesterday
morning. We are info, med that
Mr.. Strong has some new boilers
ordered.
S L. Kline offers handsome
OAC Monogram pillow to the first
OAC, player making a touch down
in the annual Eugene game on
November II. Pillow is now on
display at S. L. Kline's store. The
pillows beauty, try hard boys.
While Halloween was the occa-
sion Of numerous parties and much
sociability in this city there were no
particularly rough pranks resorted
to by our local spirits. Some mild
tricks are reported, but compar d
with what was done in this city in
former years they were so tame that
save to the parties directly interest
ed they did not count.
Harry Wicks, formerly of this
city and a companion working ct
the Albany. FIGURING Mills, were
ordered by a footpad to throw up
their hands one evening while on
their way home from work at the
mills. The hold-up man held re-
volver in his hand, but Mr.. Wicks'
companion took the weapon from
the thug and gave him a trouncing
while Mr.. Wicks stood by in quiet
possession of the gun.
Wednesday a woman attempted
to pass check that was rank forgery
at the FIRST National Bank of Al
bany. She discovered herself to
be on the verge Of detection and
fled from the city, crossing the Will
lamette to this county. The sup
position is that she was headed for
this city, but it is known that she
was apprehended before she got far
from Albany. 1t looks like she
had trouble ahead of her.
Shadowgraphy is the art of max
ing life-like shadow silhouettes with
the hands by projecting them on a
white screen with the aid of a pow
|erful light. Marc, the Magician, is
is probably the greatest living ex-
ponent Of this art. To see Mares
shadowgraphies's, to see figures OF
every day life. You see the lover
serenade his sweetheart, and the
laughable interruption by the father;
the fisherman who successfully
fishes; the jockey riding the pran-
cling steed; the cid maid puff and
powder, besides animals and faces
innumerable. A hundred other
mirth provoking incidents are all
at the finger tips Of the wonderful
Marc.
During the first of the week &c
Phillips and wife arrived in Corval
lis from Southern Oregon, wher,
fMr. Philips holds a good position
with a mining company. Yester-
Iday Ed departed for Seattle, Wash.
from which point he will sail OF
/, November 6 on the steamer Dol
/ phin for Skagway, Alaska He i
enroute to Dominion Creek, in th
: Klondyke country not far from
! Dawson City, N. W. T.,Canada
where he will investigate matter
relative to couple Of mining prop
critics. He figures on making tn
trip and attending all business i
time to return to Corvallis by tn
: holiday season. Mrs. Philips vii
. remain here until his return.
Recently discussion arose be
tween Attorney Bryson and Robel
johnson as to who were the bes
duplicate whist players in this cit
f and was carried to the point whel
e these gentlemen chose sides as tn
) result of challenge. Mr.. Bryso
n jchosa w G. Enerv. Prof. NICK e