Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-13
Prof. T. J. Risley, of Northern
Benton, was in Corvallis on busi-
rosa SATURDAY.

Mrs. Jennie Mason has been
confined to her home for several
days with illness.
J. J. Cady, of the firm of Hollen-
berg & Cady, arrived home, Satur-
day, from business trip to Lin
coin county.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Waltz re-
turned Saturday to their home at
Bellefountain, after short visit
with Corvallis friends.
Miss Lizzie Mercer, whoresides On
Beaver Greek, is reported as i'm
proving in health. She has been
very i'll for many months.
At their last meeting the mem
bers of the I. o. o. E. lodge donat-
ed $32 TO John Day, to assist him
until he is able to go to work again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Amber and
wife went over to Newport Saturday
for a visit with Professor and Mrs.
S. l. Pratt. They expect to return
home today.
Miss Belle Ranney, who is teach
Jig at Wells, came up Friday and
spent Sunday at home. She was
accompanied by two of her young
girl pupils, Miss Dodele and Miss
Schumacher.
Protracted meetings are to begin
in the First Methodist church,
Thursday evening, instead of on
Sunday, as heretofore published.
Rev. 7. F. Jones, of Amity, the
pioneer preacher, is to conduct the
revival.
c. A. Johns, of Baker City, who
is candidate for nomination op
the republican ti?ket for the office
of governor of Oregon, was in Cor
Wallis, Friday. Mr.. Johns is a
pleasant man, possessed of many
warm friends in this city.
Revival meetings are 10 progress
at the Congregational church.
They began Thursday evening, and
are being conducted by Rev. Frank
Miller, evangelist. There is good
singing and a good attendance and
it is probable chat the meetings
will result in much good.
1t is reliably stated bv Corvallis
parties that Walter Ready and
Miss Mildred johnson are to be
married in Portland next Saturday
evening. Both are Corvallisites
and ex-students of OAC and have
hosts of friends who join in cen
gratulations. They will reside in
Portland.
The w. H. Miller farm of IS
acres, across the river from Cor
Wallis. was sold, Saturday, to W..
II. Averill, of Brownsville. The
price paid was $65 per acre, and
the deal was made by Robinson,
Stevenson and Berman. Mr.. Averill
arrived Friday, and will take i'm
mediate possession.
George Hodges passed through
Corvallis, Saturday, from Portland.
where he had been several days, to
mis- Lincoln county home. He is in
the business of locating people on
their land claims. On this late
trip he was accompanied by a
couple of ladies who were desirous
of becoming possessed of slice of
public domain.
The directors and clerk of the
Corvallis schools held their regular
monthly meeting Friday evening,
at which time the usual accounts
were audited. In addition to the
above business the board figured
on the census and it is their
opinion that when this work is com
pleted it will be found that the
children of school age in this dis
trict will number about 1850.
In spirited game of basket ball
the OAC men again came off vic
torious in a score of 63 to 81 at
Ashland Friday night, in a contest
with the Normal school team of
that city. The OAC men left Cor
wallis Friday night, after the game
with the Chicago Meteors in which
the local men won by score of
q to 20, and drove to ALBANY,
catching the midnight train 10
Ashland. Because of the long trip,
following the struggle here, it was
feared by some that the OAC boys
might be in poor condition for
the Ashland game; but Judging
from the score, there was no
grounds for worry on that line.