Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Eugene yesterday TO Vlsle WIFI
friends for few days.
Mrs. C. II. Trask, of Woodburn.
Oregon, is in Corvallis visiting with
the family of her son, Sidney.
Gaylor Adams, an OAC student,
has his mother visiting him. The
family home is at Grays Harbor,
Wash.
The Order of Maecabees had q
most enjoyable time of it at their
quarters in this city Wednesday
evening. Quite delegation of peo-
ple were over from Albany.
The pastors subject next Sunday
morning at the 1st Methodist church
is"The Secret of Spiritual Growth" :"
The evening discourse is the third
on the five senses, 1.-THE Mystery of
Taste and Speech"
J.H. Edwards announces that he
has decided to become candidate
for nomination for the Office of
representative of this county at the
hands of his fellow republicans at
the coming primary election.
George Hodges passed through
Corvallis, Wednesday, from his
Lincoln county home to Portland.
He expected to be detained in the
metropolis several days on land
transaction of some nature. He
states that real estate in Lincoln
county is rapidly assuming great
er value as the result OF the coast
railroad possibilities.
The local oratorical contest of
the Prohibition League occurs at
the college on March 18th. Some
of the best orators of OAC are going
to participate and a good lively
contest is assured. This contest is
for the selection of the orator for
the state contest to be held here in
April and OAC has high expecta-
tions of winning first place.
Tuesday, James Flett started
back across the mountains for his
Five River homestead, where him
self, wife and sons passed the
winter. A week or 80 ago they all
came out to Corvallis and James
has returned to the homestead to
bring the remainder of their house
hold effects to town. He will
probably be absent for ten days or
such a matter.
Grand Chancellor Marion Davis
Of Oregon Knights Of Pythias lodge
was down from his home at Union,
Oregon, and made an official visit
with the local Knights Monday
evening. Lou Stinson, K. of R. and
S. of Oregon, was in attendance as
was Frank Wrightsman, a promi-
nent Knight of Salem, also Mr..
McCar.y, formerly Grand Chancei-
lor of the order in Utah. A splen-
did time was experienced by the
boys.
Next Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock sharp, in college chapel,
is to occur the first public recital
of the vocal department of OAC
during this school year. Mrs. E.
F. Green, who is at the head of
this department, announces that
che will have but five of her pupils
participate in the recital and they
are: Misses Edna Allen, Gertrude
McBee, Marie Poland, Messrs. Ed
Hughes and Walter Tyler. A fine
program is to be rendered and we
hope to give it in full in our next
issue.
In consideration of the fact that
it costs to publish a paper we have
decided to conform to the require
ments ofthe Oregon Press Associa-
tion in the matter of giving public
ity Legitimate advertising) to the
various announcements of candi-
dates for office and make a reason
able charge for the same. 1t will
be our policy to do all in our power
for the republican party and its
principles, but there is a certain
class of advertising in connection
Herewith that has an individ usl
commercial value and for this we
expect the individual to pay.
The "At Home" given by the
L. A. S., of the First Methodist
church from $50 to 500 Tuesday
was one of the pleasant social af-
fairs of the season. Over $50 invl-
tations had been issued and there
was upwards of that number of
ladies present during the receiving
hours. The reception com mittee
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