Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-27
LOCAL asD PERSONAL

visited Corvallis relatives Thursday
and Friday.
Clarence Fifer left FriIay for
Portland, after two days business
visi; III t1Is city.
The annual Thanksgiving dance
occurs a. the armory Wednesday,
ton, row-night.
Mrs. Thrift cafe over from
Albany FIR day for a visit wink the
Nc j2nkey family in this city.
The Presbyterian ladies are to
hold tea at the home of Mrs.
John Spangler tommor.ow after
moo
The two daughters Of T. M. Coon
at Bellefountgin who have neen i'll
with typhoid fever are now con-
valescent.
The OAC second football team
played the Monmouth Normal at
Monmouth Friday evening winning
by the score of 5 to o.
Two hundred barrels OF cement
arrived the last of the week from
Portland to be used by A. Shook in
tie new building at OAC.
DR. G. R. Farra,. M. N. Davis,
and B. w. Johnson have been ap-
pointed appraisers in the estate Of
DR.. G. Fl. Lee, deceased.
L. A. Peek, one of the South 'rn
Benton rural Carriers, is confined at
home with illness, and his place Is
being filled by Norman Miller.
Reuben Patty, at one time
baker in this city, was among the
Eugene people who witnessed the
OAC U. o. game here Saturday.
Earl Rinehart of the class of 'C4,
OAC, came from The Dallas the last
OF lhe week to witness the football
game Saturday and visit old friends.
Jack Kilpack of Portland visited
old friends in this city the last If
the week, while here as manager of
the MuntAeiLL-G -Goodnough concert
company.
A chicken dinner if to be given
at Simpsons chapel on Thanks
giving day by the ladies of the NJ.
E. cCu.ch. Preparations are being
made for big time.
Miss Helen Steiwer Of Jefferson
was among the out of town CUES
who attend. d the .tAC-U. of O.
football game Saturday. She was
the guest Of Miss Mabel Witty
combe.
Saturday morning the OAC
freshmen and Sophomores had a
practice game of football on OAC
field, in preparation for big game
that they intend to play in the
near future.
Harry WaggoAer arrived home
Friday from Coburg where he has
been employed for sometime. He
met with an injury to his limb
while working in a logging camp,
and is still on crutches.
The extremely wet weather that
has prevailed this fall has materi-
ally interfsred with farminr ; opera
tions. Farmers in from Southe
Benton report that not more than
half Or two-thi,ds the usual acreage
has SO far been seed and the ground
is still too wet to ad . it of work
being done.
One of the most unique football"
windows in town Saturday was at
Wellsher and Gray's. The window
seat vas laid off in regulation foot
ball field square, miniature goal
post were in place, and % tiny
tiaxen haired dolls held down the
positions usually occupied by the
gridiron warriors at the beginning
Of game.
Benton county has been heard #
in Indiana. A gentleman of that
state writes the Gazette for a
sample crpy, aud says; Have you
board of trade or some ent&rpris-
ing real estate dealers that could
furnish some liter ture or info ma
ton on the resources of Benton
county? Several Indiana families
wish to come to Oregon and want
some knowledge of the county. The
county paper usually gives a good
idea of he county,"
Because of the affair not having
been properly advertised the Won.
teith-Goodnough recital at the
Presbyterian church Thursday night
was not very largely attended