Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-02-13

relatives.
Rev. G. n. Feese returned Fri
day evening from several days
business visit in Portland.
George Henkle returned from
Independence, Saturday, where he
had been on brief visit to friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. L. Hall return
ed home Saturday from a week g
visit with relatives near indie
pendence.
Edwin Rose is now employed in
Portland by the Oregon Box Fac
tory of which F. p. Sheasgreen is
part owner.
Miss Ethel Norton gave a party
Friday evening to a number of
friends and the accession was pleas
urable to all.
The revival services at the Pres
byterian church closed Thursday
evening and Rev. J. R. N. Bell left
Friday for Portland to join his
family.
Clay Sheppard left Saturday for
his home near Salem, as he has
typhoid fever and wishes to reach
home before he became too ill to
make the trip.
About one-fourth of the voters
of Benton county have their names
on the register, to date, between
$50 and 500 having complied with
the law in this particular
Sheriff Burnett was in his office
yesterday for the first time in two
weeks, having been confined to his
home with rheumatism. During
his absence Johnny Wells held
down the office.
An unusual number IF farmers
were in Corvallis Saturday for the
purpose of trading. Farm work is
now so we'll along that there is an
opportunity presented now and
then for a trip to town.
Ralph Davidson of Parker Sta
ton, formerly identified with the
Western Union telegraph office in
this city, is to 60 to Grants Pass
The latter part of this month to ac-
,ept position in the office there.
Mrs. G. S. o. Humbert, of Eu-
gene, spent Sunday in Corvallis
and preached at the Christian
church both morning and evening.
She was accompanied by a soloist,
Miss Esson, who assisted in Sun
lays meetings.
Choppers applied the ak to a
number of the large trees on the
court house lawn Saturday, it be-
ng deemed necessary to thin out
he grove to some extent. One of
he trees fell across the telephone
wire breaking it and thus cutting
IF the court house from telephone
ervice for some time.
At the college Friday the stud
mt body voted on who should be
nanager of athletics at OAC during {
he coming school year. The
hoice fell on Bert Pilkington in
arge majority. "Pilk" will be it
nd there is no doubt but that he {
ill make fine manager. Mana
er Simpson, at present in charge, {
ill continue the athletic manage
,ent until the end of this year.
In the Albany papers and others
re have noticed much Importance
ttached to an order of ten pair of s
hina pheasants filled for the State ',
f Illinois. With due respect for
ur sister city, when it comes to ,,
hinas we exclaim, "she 'aint so I
Gene Simpson, of this t
ity, has an order from an eastern
tate for a carload Of the pheasants '
nd if he can fill the order a special I
ar will be sent for the birds. Dur
sg the past few months he has
lied several orders for from three {
, five dozen China pheasants. {
Dell Alexander, the well-known
rygGods man of J. M. Nolan &
on's establishment, has accepted a !
osition in a store at Waterville, a..
Washington. The establishment to -.
nich Mr.. Alexander goes is under .
le management of Ira Hunter, =
rmerly a Benton county boy. =
lr. Alexander left for his new =
ED of labor Saturday morning. =
he vacancy at J. M. Nolan g. Son =
i'll be filled by Sidney Trask, who l. /
i'll have entire charge of all dec !
'ations. He began work yester :;
ay morning.
There was a special meeting of t
le Rebekahs, Saturday evening, in t
onor of the president of the order, b
Irs. Frazier, of Eugene, who was b
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