Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-30
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/ Drop head sewing machines Slo
at Blackiedge's. 97tf
| Miss Ella Wilkes resumed her
studies at OAC today. after being
confined at home a week with ILL
ness.
| Acme Washing Machines a
Blackledge's. 97tf
/ L. L. Swami, the well-kuown
Albany attorney, visited Corvallis
relatives Friday evening, and Of
| ficiated as judge in the oratorical
contest.
Lost-Leather wallet containing
papers and cards. Finder reward
led by returning to John F. Allen.
9-tf
! Saturday evening the senior girls
of OAC gave party to the senior
boys and other friends at Alpha
hall. The occasion was a merry
one for all, and the girls were voted
royal entertainers.
Miss Mable Huddleson, of Salem,
attended the oratorical contest at
OAC, Friday night, and remained
until today, the guest of friends.
Miss Huddleson formerly attended
OAC.
A number Of Corvallis people at
tended the lecture given Friday
evening in the U. P. church of Al
bany by Rev. Sam Jones. Among
those who went were E. K. Belk-
nap and Wilbur Starr.
The OAC boys second team of
basketball players defeated the In
dependence team in a score of II to
16, Friday night, at Independence.
It was an interesting contest from
| start to finish. Claud Swami acted
as referee.
The senior girls of OAC were
entertained in a delightful manner
Friday afternoon, by Mrs. Thomas
Catch. Very dainty refreshments
were served and the affair was
pronounced one of the most pleas
ant events of the present social
season.
There is to be big time among
the Corvallis Rebekahs on Febru-
aIy 10, when the president of the
order is to pay the local lodge a
fraternal visit. Elaborate plans
are being made for the occasion,
and it is evident that the event
will be memorable one.
H. R. Shattuck, a graduate of
Cornell, and accounted one of the
best orators of the day in the tenn
perence work, addressed the Y. NJ.
c. A. members at the college chapel
yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The address was given under the
,usp1ces of the state W. c. T. u,
and was very interesting. Il
Meigs Bartmess, a graduate of
OAC in the class of 'O2, is now a
student in Perdue University at La
Fayette, Indiana, where he was
able to register. as a senior. At
Christmas Mr.. Bartmess was at {
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he had the
pleasure of seeing the bride-elect,
Miss Alice Roosevelt.
An Endeavor Federation to plan
for the coming state convention,
was formed at the Congregational
church Friday evening. The fol- !;
lowing officers were elected: Psesi-
dent; Ethel Hollister; vice, Prof. !
Shaw; sec'y John Schroeder; treas,
Mrs. Mckinney, The convention
will be held at Eugene Feb. 22nd.
At the convention of the Benton {
county Sunday School Association ,
held in Corvallis last Thursday and
Friday, the officers for the year
were elected by the association as
follows: President, Prof. Henry
Sneak, Philomath; Prof. Watkins,
vice; Miss Ethel Hollister, sec'y;l
secretary cradle roll, Mrs. Sarah {
Cauthorn; secretary of home de-
partment, Mrs. White, of Philo-
math. ,
Satisfied that the Willamettei
Valley Traction Company meansI
business and that it is not pro-
motion scheme, the Board of Trus- {
tees of the Chamber of Commerce J
Friday morning adopted resolu- t
ton favoring the entrance of cleo +
trio railway into Portland by the :
way of Front street. A copy of the
resolution was submitted to the
City Council yesterday afternoon. D
The Chamber of Commerce is the
second commercial organization of {