Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Fir wood wanted on subscription
at this Office
Mrs. George Lilly was the guest
of Portland friends last week.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the
letter E comes behind the word
before.
Titus Ranney, the merchant of
Summit, was in Corvallis couple
of days last week.
A. G. Miller, of Kings Valley,
was ettending a matter OF business
in this city last week.
Glen Goodman, an OAC student,
is just recovering from an unusually
severe attack Of la grippe.
A. F. Peterson arrived home,
Saturday, from a business trip to
Portland and Eastern Oregon.
We are indebted to Lieut.. Qlin
Ian for roster Of the officers of
the United States army. It will
prove a handy thing about the
office.
Miss Lillian Ranuey was on the
streets, Saturday, for the first time
in week. She enterr aimed Dona
La Grippe during this period and
she proved an unwelcome guest.
Misses Inez Williams and Golda
Howard returned to their homes at
Bellfountain last Saturday. They
have been attending OAC, but suf-
fered with la grippe for time and
decided to drop out of college.
Should we have any great
amount Of weather like last week
the "Robin Will Nest Again" soon.
It appears that song birds are in
creasing each year in Oregon and it
is nice to have them with us.
Ed. Andrews was quite sick
man during the greater part of last
week. 1t is thought that on ac-
count of new piping that he came
in contact with when he moved in
to his home near F. L. Miller's
residence he contracted lead
poisoning. He is now much i'm
proved.
F. P. Sheasgreen has force OF
men employed in the manufacture
of quantity of pulley blocks for
the various ferries across the Will
lamette river in the vicinity oi
Portland. The pulleys are of oak
This is the third year that Mr..
Sheasgreen has furnished pulleys
for the ferries Of that section.
A half-tone of Miss Maud Hoff-
man appears in the March number
of Mnl.sey. Miss Hoffman pass
ed her childhood days in Corvallis
and was at one time a teacher ir
our public schools. Then she
went East and went on the stag.
with such, success that she became
Heading lady" for s. E. Willard
J. T. Phillips. Of this city, re
ports that his bees began activ'
operations last week. They wer,
out working, so spring-like was th'
weather, and an investigation prov
ed that their tibiae were coatet
with pollen. This is very unusua
at this season of the year and tn
supposition is that the pollen cam
from what is known as pussy
willow.
"Peggy" Harrison, graduate G
OAC a number of years ago, wa
in Corvallis last Friday for abou
half an hour. He came up on
special trip as mail clerk on tn
West Side. Peggy" used to be CT
of the boys while here and mad
many friends. For some years b
has been making the run out {
Portland in the mail service on tE
o. R. & N. He lives in Portlan
A. j. Shirley arrived from Port
land a few days ago and is
charge of the local Office Of th
O. G. T. Co. Mr.. Shirley is sui
iect, Of course, to the orders Of b
company, but thinks he will be r
tanned in Corvallis SO long as tt
stage of water in the Willamet
will allow the company's boats
operate. He is very pleasar
gentleman and will undoubtedl
make friends here.
Rev. L. M. Boozer was unanin
ously called to the pastorate of Il
new Piedmont Presbyterian churc
last Thursday, at the codgregation
; meeting held at the residence
Otto Dekum, Portland. Rev. Booz
is a young man Of splendid attail
ments and prior to his change
creed was pastor Of the Unite
Evangelical church Of Corvalli
During the years of his residen