Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
G. II. Cove of Beaver Creek was
Corvallis visitor Wednesday.

day, in this city.
James Horning of Phi,omath
was business visitor in Corvallis
the last of The week.
Born Friday, to Mr.. and Yrs.
Robert Wylie, residing just north OF
Corvallis, daughter.
Father Springer Of the Catholic
church went to Mcnroe Sunday,
> where he conducted services.
O J. Blackledge, the furniture
dealer, is expected home tomorrow
hight from a few days trip to Port
land.
w. A. Beal, one of the best known
ranchers of Northern BentoD, was
transacting business in Corvallis
Friday.
Mrs. Cummings and little
daughter. Freda, attended family
reunion of the Hubbard family in
Polk county last week.
Joseph H. Wilson, an old time
Corvallis boy and general attorney,
has just moved from Hozen Nevada,
to Fa ton, Nevada.
Presbyterian All Society will
have a social Afternoon ct Mrs. F.
l.. Miller's, Dec., 18th, and there
will be sale of home made candy
and fancy articles. Everyone in
>vited. lO1-2-3
H. A. Huffman local agent for
>the o. c. T. Co, went to Portland
Friday. He will be absent three
weeks. During his absence W. P.
Lafferty is in charge at the dock
office.
H. J. Rodgers and family ar
rived the last of the week from
Wisconsin, to locate. They occupy
one of the Miller houses. Mr.. Rod
ge-s sec ared employment immedi-
ately on the new college building.
Thomas Boulden, for several
years a partner of G. w. Smith in
the Corvallis commission rtore has
sold out his interest in the estab-
lishment to Jack Dawson possess
ion to be given the fret of the year.
Nr. Boulden's plans for the future
are not made public.
A former Corvallis boy and stud
. ent of OAC has just been re elected
mayor of Little Falls, Wash. He
is w. R. Diiley, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Dilley of this city and an
Oregonian dispatch says concern.
ing his reflections: w. R. DiIley,
manager of the Stillwater Lumber
Company, was unanimously chosen
to succeed himself as mayor.
Eugene A. Shelby arrived from
San Francisco the last of the week,
for a visit with his daughter, Miss
Eugenia, in this city. Mr.. Shelby
holds prominent position with
the Wells Fargo Co. in Frisco. He
was a student under President
Catch in Portland i'll 1867, and is
also former class mate of Miles
Starr.
1t is now certain that the sixth
annual { regon Angora Goat show
will surpass all former shows, both
in size of exhibit and interest of
breeders. Breeders throughout the
state are taking lively interest in
. the coming show, ard msny are
writing that they will not only at
tended in person but will bring
~long some of their finest animals
to enter in competition for the lib
ersl prize red.-Observer.
Because of so many counter
attractions about town on the same
evening, the organ recital at she
Congregational church Friday eve
ming was not so largely attended as
it should have been, but those who
were present were delighted with
the program rendered. Prof. Tail
lander always meets with popular
favor as a musician, whils Miss
Edna Sheehy captivated her
hearers with her plendid voice.
This was her first public appearance
in this city and she has already
won place for herself among the
music lovers of Corvallis. Miss
Sheehy is head of the vocal depart
ment at OAC.
Claiborn Loc kley Shepard, 500 of
Mr.. and Mrs J. R. Shepard, died of
tuberculosis at the family home
near Zene, on Tuesday, Dscem Ger
4, aged % years and II days The
young man was graduate of the
Oregon Agricultural college and
afterward spent two years there IS
secretary of the college Y. NJ. c. a.
He was highly esteemed hy the