Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-11-17
Geo. Besmis, a prominent farm
er Of the Paramount precinct, was
in town yesterday on business.

In town yesterday ON business.
Sunday morning the subject of
discourse at the NJ. E. church will
be "Mother Nature of Cod" in the
evening, "Hearts that Burn"
Ice cream and cake will be
served at the Farmers hotel during
the progress of the chicken pie sup
per given by the ladies Of the W. G.
T. U.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U.
will give a chicken pie supper this
(Friday) evening in the farmers
hotel. Supper from five o'clock
and later at rs cents.
Arthur Bier came up from Port
land, Wednesday, to remain for a
month or SO. He has been making
his home in the metropolis for the
past year or two.
Richards & Pringle's Georgia
Minstrels appear here tomorrow
evening for the first time in several
years. They are billed to appear
in the Marquam Grand in Portland,
Monday night.
Lester Porterfield, while engaged
in a practice game Of football the
other evening, had one Of his legs
broken. This is very bad and
many friends extend sympathy.
Lester was destined to become a
star player.
During the first part of the week
Miss Isabel Whitby submitted to a
surgical operation for a tumor in
ST. Vincent's hospital, Portland.
At one time it was reported in this
CITY that the patient could not re-
cover, but at last accounts there
was hope, to the relief of numerous
friends.
During the past day or two men
have been busy at the task of plac-
ing 2x4 studding on the walls ofthe
city Jail. This was ordered in the
belief that chance victims of the
bastile would not find it so easy to
pick a piece of studding from the
wall as they have in the past to re-
move brick.
Congregational church: Sunday
school at 1000; Glass for Young
Men at 1000; Worship and sermon
at HOO; Junior Endeavor at 400;
Senior Endesvor at $50; Vesper
and sermon at 7.3O. Morning SER
mon, tThe Light that never grows
dim" Evening sermon, "Treas-
ures that never grow DID,"
Word has been received in this
city to the effect Vern Mahaffey,
who left Corvallis. October 81, fcr
his old home in Pennsylvania, has
arrived there STE and sound. Vern
was a jolly boy and will be missed
in this city, especially among the
members of the Sunday school and
young peoples society.
Supt. CIV. Denn,an is going in
to the chicken business. He has
secured Brown Leghorn stock from
W. J. Warfeld, Of Alsea. In this
connection it may be stated that
it is doubtful if anybody beat Mr.,
Warfeld's incubator record for las,
year. At one setting he hatched
SO eggs out of 100 and the nex'
trial he made the possible 100.
Tuesday evening Ed Smith re-
ceived a message to the effect thai
DIR. E. Dewitt Cornell and james
Honeyman would be up from Port
land for a couple of days hunting
under Eds guidance and we be-
lieve that they have been afela
making things merry. Mr.. Honey
man is Of the firm Of Honeyma1
& Co.. hardware wholesalers o
Portland.
A day or two ago, Tommy Flett
who is in this city, received a let.
ter from his father, James Flet1
who went over with his wife an,
younger son to pass the winter OF
!, their Five Rivers homestead
!; James writes of a heap Of bad lucl
since crossing the mountains. Fo
I some reason he was compelled
shoot one. Of his horses and the fam
ily cow threw herself and brok
t her neck.
Our representative business me
and prominent citizens will be q
: the depot when the special trai
carrying Portland's leading me
arrives from Albany at noon toda,
The college band will also be Q
. hand and will head the processio
: which is to traverse Main street {
far north as Hotel Corvallis,
which point the parade will tut
west for a block or two and them
:, south to the city hall, where the
: will be entertainment in the Wa
. Of addresses, music and the Like
q Out on the farm of A. R. Loci
/ there was a merry time Monds