Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-08

Mrs. Tom Bell has been Ill FOL
Iseveral days, at her home in this
city.
| S. E. Shannon and family moved
Saturday into the house just vaca.
ted by Ed Looney.
Miss Edna Spicar was summoned
to Albany Saturday by messag &c
Announcing that her sister IVES
seriously ill with pneumonia.
Rev. G. II. Feese delivered a
lecture at Philomath college Friday
evening, on "The Otter Fellow q
Girl. The address was warmly
received and elected much praise
from those who heard it.
Rev. T. S. Randsaker went to
Cottage Grove Saturday to begin a
revival meeting. Dr.. E. C. Sander
son of the Eugene Divinity school
fills the pulpit in the local church
during the pastors absence.
Ed Looney and family are to
leave for Monroe where they will
again take up their residence. Mr..
Looney has for sometime been en-
gagged as a salesman, in J. H. Har-
ris' dry goods establishment.
The city of Independence is in
darkness now, according to the
Enterprise. No street lighting OF
any sort is in use, because of disa
gr-emtnt between the city council
a ID the Willamette Valley COM
ptny.
Mrs. Ms. Il. S. Bush gave an sat
home" Friday to about so of her
fri nds. The rooms were very pret-
tily decorated with ivy and fern
and light refreshments were served
the afternoon was q very pleasant
one for ali.
| Miss Cecil Rowland gave a very
erjJvab'e party at her home FIJI
day evening to about IS yong
frienGs. Games and refreshments,
together with social time generall y
made the hours pass very pleasant
ly and a good time is reported.
| Cathey & Haynes. the sign paint
e-s, were obliged to move their
office Fridav, on account Of the
Gave in of the bank at the o. R. &
N. dock pear which they were
located. They have moved to
North Vain street, near the Strong
saw mill.
1t is understood that Carl Porter.
the genial employe in thu Hammel
meat market, has rendered his
resignation and will eogagei 10 farm
ing operations with his brother-in-
law, Joha Whiteaker, on the Whit
azer farm near Corvallis. Carl has
many friends who wish him success.
On account of the high water
which resulted Friday and Satu;-
day from the continued downpour
of rain, travel from the south was
shut off, Saturday, as Mary's river
was too high to allow of passengers
crossing. The Willamette was out
of its banks on the East side and
was 80 feet above low water mark
Saturday morning.
The contest in which Miss Aida
Netcalf and Miss Anna French
participated 70 secure a free trip to
the jamestown Exposition as repre-
sentive rom Benton county, closed
the night Of December 3lst. Miss
Metcalf won by a majority of l2l,
her total number of votes being
535 against Miss French's 2l4. The
winners, one farmers daughter FROM
each county in tho state, will be
taken to the Exposition May lst bv
Philip Bates, editor of the Pacific
Northwest, for who.e paper the
young ladies secured subscriptions
during the contest. Both of the
C0rya lis girls made q fine shor-
ine and did good work, ard the
most friendly spirit was manifested
between them during the race.
Eugene bids fair to hive paved
streets within the next year. TIE
City Council has adopted a resolu-
ton thst a total Of IL blocks be
paved as soon as necessary prelin-
inaries can be arranged. The city
attorney was instructed to prepare
the ordinances under which the
pavements will be laid, and the
street com mittee was instructed
correspond with the city officials of
Portland and other Northwest cities
to ascertain the cost of pavement
and the best material to pe used,