Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

been a Corvallis visitor sincess Sat-
urday.
Fred Simpson, of OAC left
Saturday for a two weeks visit
with his parents at Amity.
Miss Minnie Phillips returned
yesterday from q few days visit
with Miss Eta Carter, in
Albany.
Mrs. B. w. johnson was in
Portland over Sunday, having gone
down to attend the keady-J Johnson
wedding.
Prof. Pernot was reported as con-
siderably improved, Saturday after
noon, although his condition is still
precarious.
P. A. Cochran, of Woodburn,
democratic nominee for congress,
was in Corvallis the last of the
week, looking after matters political.
Harold Rayburn, son of Ed
Rayburn, died in Portland, Thurs
day, aged % years. The young
man was born in Cor wallis.
Eckhardt's Ideals closed three
nights engagement in this city
Saturday evening. They have
some good people in the company.
John Sutherland injured his
back recently while at work at the
creamery, aud Saturday he was
compelled to take his bed and has
since been quite i'll.
Rev. Handsaker, formerly pas
tor of the Christian church in this
city, arrived Saturday from Hood
River aud was an over-Sunday
visitor.
We desire to call 81 ecial attention
to the halt-page ad. of J. M. Nolan
& Son found elsewhere in this
paper. Some surprising dis
closures await the reader of the ad-
vertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. G B. Ready and
daughters were to return yesterday
from Portland, where tley went
Saturday to attend the marriage
that evening of of Walter Ready
and Mics Mildred Johnson.
The Amicitian literary society
entertained the members of
the Feronian society, Saturday
evening. The affair was
St. Patrick's party and was
very much enjoyed by the guests.
Will D. Fechter, the well-known
violinist of Albany, is to leave that
city today and 60 to Aberdeen,
Wash. where be intends to engage
in the tailoring business and follow
the music business.
r. G. Wills, who holds the pos
ition of carpenter at OAC, recently
had tn, ends of a couple of his
fingers cut off in buzz saw and
result has been much Inconvenience
and suffering. He expects to be
all right soon. .-r.s
Many horsemen and lovers of
sport were Oh the track south of
this city Saturday to see the rae
ing that occurred ON that date.
Some three or four races were run
and report has it that coin of the
realm changed hands quite freely.
Bessie Smith, aged IA. while play
ing ball at school Thursday, fell
and struck her hand in such a
manner that the fore finger was
dislocated, and the bone was brok-
en- in the back of the hand. Tue
accident happened in the district
just across the river from Corvallis.
Elsie May Miller, aged 16, was
taken to the Boys and Girls Aid
Society at Portland Saturday, by
Deputy and Mrs. john Wells.
1t appears that the girls parents
could not give her home, and as
there was nothing better to be
done for her, it was decided to take
her to Portland.
The people in Oregon need
good, strong man to represent them
in the United States Senate, and
they can do no bstt.r than elect
H. NJ. Cake of Portland. His rec
ord as leading factor in the
organization of Oregon along
lines of commercial development is
sufficient endorsement of his
cspability and fitness as senatorial
timber. He ftvors the election of
United States Senators by direct
vote Of the people, and is opposed
to the importation of Chinese coolie
labor.
At the Congregational church
Friday afternoon at 3o'clock, Evan
gelist Frank A. Miller gave a
very interesting address to women
and girls. Among the warnings
held out to girls WAS idleness and