Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-28
Physical Director Thine, Of oAC,
visited Salem last week.

Physical Director Thine, Of oAC,
visited Salem last week.
Mrs. Clarence Ireland is reported
to be visiting friends in Independ-
ence. r
IA meeting of the W. 6. T. U. is
called for next Thursday ats p. m.
at the home of Mrs. VIM. Crees.
G. C. Chapman, who recently dis
posed of his restaurant business in
this city, will engage in business in
The Dalies.
Sunday afternoon and evening
the weather was ideal and nearly
everybody took stroll. IT the
weather was always SO nice as it
was the latter part Of last week we
would all die poets.
Rev. Hiram Gould, of Newburg
was here on visit with bis son,
Clarence, and the latrer's family,
during last week. The reverend
gentleman at one time occupied the
pulpit of the M. E. church in this
city and made many friends here.
The cross-country run between
the various classes at OAC has been
postponed once or twice already, but
we now have assurance that it will
occur next Saturday. The course
is laid from the athletic grounds to
the Catholic cemetery and return
This will certainly be great event.
The game of basketball played
Friday night between O.A.C. and
Willamette University boys, on the
field of the latter, is reported to
have been a hard-fought contest.
The final score was l9 to Is and
was against us. Being 80 close we
can get consolation out Of the fact
that it might easily have been
otherwise.
J. j. Cady, of the firm Of Hollen-
berg & Cady, this city, received a
telegram Friday morning bearing
the sad intelligence that his mother
had that morning died at her home
in Hubbard, Iowa. She was more
than 80 years of age and her death
was not unexpected. Mrs. Cady's
nader name was Prescott and she
was distantly related to VIM. II.
Prescott, the great historian.
At the-last meeting of Corvallis
Grange delegates were elected tt
meet next Saturday at 2 p. ~. il
the Office of Supt. G. W. Denmar
for thepurpose Of electing delegates
to the State Grange, which conveneI
in Salem. Delegates from othe.
lodges will be in attendance on thi
occasion. Those elected delegates
at Corvallis Grange were Prof
Coote, w. e. Yates and Prof. Kent
Senator Avery had business tina
called him into the Beaver Creel
section last Saturday. In speakin,
Of the crop outlook, in that section
Mr.. Avery said that the prospect
are bright for a good crop this year
The effect of the recent little freez
will be beneficial rather than other
wise, as in the process Of thawin,
the ground will be more thorough,
pulverized than usual and certai
4 pests will have been eliminated.
Next Friday marks the closing G
| the Farmers Short Course at tn
college. This has been a most sue
cessful session in every way
Splendid work has been done an
unusual interest awakened. Th
{ attendance has been better thai
that of last year, proving that thel
is growing demand for this cours,
| Too much cannot be said in fave
} Of the work done during this com
e paratively short session, for it
eminently practical.
: Rube Kigher's Coer d'Alenes al
= quite speedy at all times, but la
! Saturday they showed an extraord
nary burst of speed. Mr.. Kiger,
company with another gentlema
: was out. for a little spin on Il
n streets when something happene
9 We could not learn just what, b.
: the fancy steppers became frigh
s ened and let out at their best ga
J despite the efforts of their drive
Q just where they started from,
9 the exact length or line of their m
o anderings is not known to us, b
t an eye witness reports that the col
V climbed a maple tree in front of Il
home of Postmaster johnson. Asi,
from a broken buggy tongue i
i fatalities are mentioned. The horse
% when assisted from the tree, we
/, found to be intact.
# James Flett arrived here Frid.
n evening, from his homestead on Fl
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