Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


been the guest this week of hi
daughter, Mrs. Arnold King.
The Armicitian literaty society 0
OAC will entertain the Feronians
at the college Saturday night.
The new butcher shop opened al
in Jobs addition Wednesday moro
ing. Mr.. Kester is the proprietor
The EIgin property has agail
changed hands. The owner H. II
Thompson has sold it to DR.. Starr
of Albany. The price paid wa
$4,000.
Senior rhetoricals are now on a
the college. Each Friday Afternoon
some of the seniors appear and thi'
afternoon there will be several who
will ''orate."
DIR. Olmstead, of Portland, hat
been in Corvallis this week. He
has been in several of the towns
over towards the coast, working in
the interest of the Artisan lodge,
Guy Metcalf entertained mum.
ber of boy friends Tuesday after
noon, the occasion being the 18th
anniversity of his birth. The af.
fair was much ''joyei by all pres
ent.
Twenty-Five to 7 was the score
by which the OAC second team
was defeated by the Independel ce
Club team, at the Armory Tuesday
night. A good audience witnessed
the contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Day request
us to express their appreciation and
most sincere thanks for the many
kindnesses shown them by our
people during their recert SAD be-
reaYement.
Walter J. Cathcart, of Alsea,
former subject of King Edward,
was admitted to citizenship at the
clerks office Wednesday afternoon.
His witnesses were William Vidito
and R. J. Moses.
Tunis Swick arrived Tuesday
from Grant county, Eastern Oregon,
and has been the guest of his
brother, Minor Swick, and wife.
The visitor is engaged in the sheep
business, and is a prosperous ranch
er of his locality.
1t is not thought that any very
serious consequences will result in
Benton from the recent severe cold
snap. OF course, some of the earl
lest fruit will have been pipped in
the bud. Had the weather con-
tinued warm and mild and the Sc
we're weather occurred couple of
weeks later the damage would have
been beyond estimation.
Rose Tunnison celebrated her
18th birthday Tuesday afternoon.
Her guests were Is girls, each one
Is years old. The young people
were taken out to the farm home
on a hayrack, Miss Anna Lind
gren, their teacher, acting as chap
erone A delicious supper was
served at the close of the afternoon,
and the guests were brought back
to town about s p. M, having had |
a very happy time.
Mrs. Harley Hall was the victim
of a birthday surprise party, Mon
day evening. The guests had plot
ted with Mr.. Hall, and refresh
ments were all prepared and every
thing arranged for a good time,
without sn inkling of the affair
reaching the hostess. The evening
was passed very pleasantly, and
with the disposal of
dainty luncheon. Those present
were: Rev. and Mrs. G.. II. Feese,
Judge and Mrs. Waters, Prof and
Mrs. Carroll Cummings, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Bane, Mr.. and Mrs w.
G. Swami, Mr.. and Mrs. T. III.
Wellsher, Mr.. and Mrs. O J. Black
lage, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Wells,
Mrs. N. r. Adams, Mrs. Nortan
Adams, Miss Eva Starr and Miss
Vivian W-llsher.
The team of Johnny Beach ran
away from the corner at the fes d
store of Chas. Beach, Tuesday after
noon. The owner of the team was
just starting to drive away from the
store when the animals concluded
to run. After they had run short
distance the tongue of the wagon
came down and Johnny decided it
was the part of wisdom to leave the
perch and forthwith jumped from
his seat. This was a lucky action
for when the team reached the Mrs.
Sarah Moore corner, one block west
from where they started, the tongue
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