Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
John Fisher is very i'll at the
Raber home in this city.

| WISHING lflends IN LeDan[n this
week.
' H Duley arrived Tuesday
from Portland and VIII remain for
the present in this city.
Miss Camille Carroll of Eugen
was The guest the first OF this week
of her aunt, Mrs. Carroll, in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Johnson and
two youngest children have gone to
E lgene fcr visit with Mr.. Ohm
sol's sister.
| Tuesday was "p=nsion day" a
tn clerks office and all hands
were busy at the task OF signing
papers for the old ''vets."
The Washingtons had a sooia
time at their hall Monday night,
and officers were nominated. Light
refresh'-ents were served.
Mrs. G. H. Lse arrived home
Tuesday evening from a weeks
visit with the Currier and Foster
families in Southern Benton.
Byron Hunter, government farm
inspector, is spending a week with
his family in this city. Mr.. Hun
ter travels most of the time.
Miss Ryth Catch has returned
to her h2me in Salem, after q visit
with her grandparents, Pres. and
Mrs. Thomas Ga ch ia this city.
WoTkmen are hard at work set
ing poles and doiog other work for
the Bell telephone company, as
many Improvements a 9 to be made
by the Bell people to their system.
The J. Fred Yates residence is
completed and Mr.. and Mrs. Yates
wl.l occupy it Immediately. It is
one # the finest dwellings, in Cor
3a.ljs. Norton Adams was the
contractor.
Ernest Perrin has arrived home
fr#n1 Rogue river, where he as
been since last August. He visited
Corval is relatives the first Of the
week, en- route to his home at
Is IlefOuntain.
Mrs. Wilbur Starr was in Cor
Ills this week from Bel}efountain.
having brought back her son and
daughter, Clyde and Ciajra. fro.y;
q holiday visit at home. The Young
people at,end OAC.
Stanley Herbet, formerly popu-
lar OAC student, has arrived from
oakland, Calf, for Eouth's visit
with his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. A.
". iIerbet Stanley is EMPLOYED
with a big cont acting fr:n f Oak
3aaj.
TIE first basketball game Of the
sense" will take place in this city
NIX. Wednesday night, between the
OAC md Psc,Gc University bovs'
teams 4 good game is assured
an!',here VIII probably be a large
attaudeuce
There was an election of city af-
tje-rs a. PnFiouath Mooaav. D..
L,1An " rl@o.ad mayor bv q ,aa-
ia7.tY Of II, Over George Bennett, z
res dent OF I've city. W. P. B3lez |
is the new recorder, Chas. Davis. |
treasurer; councilman in first ward. |
George A:laI; second, White and !
Moss tied; third, Robert Clark. |
At their meeting this week the |
X. of rs e.ectec olhc7,s for the |
coming v4ar as follows: Robert !
Johnson, I, C.: Geo. Kerr. V.C.:
Cnas, Colbert, Prat.; p. r. Burnett, !
NJ A ; c. T. McDevitt, X. r. & !
: Thos Wh,tehorn, Nj. OF T. F. I
Francisco. NJ. of f.; G. B. Whitney, !
II, w; w w, Baker, 1. G.; NJ. Nj. |
L>ng, D. .
Fhe ba k4tball bows leave week |
ffoun Monday on tb=irto9r Of Wash
ington, Montana, Idaho, U,ah and !
CALIFORNIA;. Mark McCallister WI! !
act as adyance man for the team,
and ". 0. Trine will accompany !
tha players, Games are alre 'dy !
sahedul4d with vari Us Washington |
teams. Two games being arranged |
with Vancouver, one uith Seattle,
one w.;h Tacoma another with |
Spokane aad one with Snouoni II.
3 W. Johnson, president of the
Benton County Citizens Leagua, |
recently determined to interest the
various newspapers of the state il
the suit ject offree lccks and an open
river. That his efforts have been
crowned with success is evidenced
by the editorial attention the mat
ter is now receiving throughout the
stst >, in sll of which the Benton
League is mentioned as having