Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Portland vlSlL0r tDlS WEEK.
James Ball OF Newport was a
business visitor in Corvallis, Tues
day.
Miss Nicholson of Portland il
the guest this week Of Miss Thells
Rickard.
Lester Mercer Of Beaver Greek
was in Corvallis Tuesday and We'd
nesday, ON business.
AL Tharp of Bellefountain has
just sold his place of 100 acres. to
Mr.. Powers, for $4,000
Miss Eva Starr, the obliging clerk
in Starts candy store, was on the
sick list the first of this week.
w. R. Hand, the we'll known
Albany architect, transacted busl'
ness 10 Corvallis Wednesday.
DR.. Withycombe left this week
for Ashland To deliver an address
at the dairymen's convention to be
held there.
Misses Mary and Olive Thomps IN
went to the Siletz country We'd
nesday, to reside on their home
steads.
Elmer Nash of Buena Vista has
accepted position in the Wells
Fargo express office in this city
and ia alreadv at work,
Mrs. Mary Horning was in Cor
Wallis the first of the week, Ell rout
from a visit in Independence to her
home at Toledo, Lincoln county.
George Ca+hey returned to Pof-
tland Wednesday for to re-
enter medical college. He is fully
recovered from his operation for
appendicitis.
Miss Thia Johnson who has been
working in Albany Cor the past
month came home to spend Sunday
and was taken i'll Monday, which
prevented her return.
Fred Ewing has been appo; ;nted
to the position of assistant professor
in entomology at OAC. No success
sor to Prof. Shaw has yet been
selected.
A white swan was killed by
Wallie Hulburt and Otto Turner at
Hulburt's ranch, the fret of this
week. There are one or two more
of the swans in the locality, the first
ever seen hereabouts.
The Gazette is pleased to state
that the report of the death at Echo,
of Wal ate Thompson, was false
one, and that instead of dying the
young man is very much improved.
The report reached Corvallis last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thrift of
McCloud, Calf, arrived Tuesday
for a weeks visit with friends. Mrs
Thrift is we'll known in this city,
where she was Miss Lena Nc Cor
mick, a popular teacher in the Cor
Wallis public school.
Mr.. Enoch, the painter, WAS ar
rested Monday for alleged COM
plicity in the trouble at old china
man Toms house a few weeks ago.
Enoch was given a brief trial AMI
placed under 500 bonds He
promptly put up the amount in
cash and was released.
Bishop Scadding arrived Tues
day f,om Grants Pass aud deliver
ed an address in college chapel
Immediately after arrival. His
talk was on the practial use of faith,
hope and charity, and had sug-
ges,ion of holiday sentiment
throughout The Bishop is very
entertaining and his discourse was
much enjoyed.
About 200 people attended the
lecture of Prof. H ,rner in c. llege
chapel Tuesday evening. 1t was a
lecture to the history class, on IA
day in Rome" illustrated with
lantern slides, but many persons
availed themselves of the opportun-
ity 10 eco and listen. The lecture
, is sail to have been exceedingly
interesting.
"Ain't it funny" remarked Jim
my, dat wen yer don't want a
ting dat yer ulster want yer kin
have it all to yer self" "W'at are
you talkin' bout now?' asked Tom
my. Why, Iwsnt past de ball
grounds terday an dere wuz dat
hole in defence wat we all uater
fight over las summer"
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall ex-
pect to occupy their new c,:tage
on North Main street in a few days.
The dwaliipp ia neat in aODaaranca