Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-04

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guest this week of her brother in
Alozny.
,ames Berry and family moved.
fue-daY Into house near the T. Il
E depot
| Georg- Cathey returned to Por =
land Tuesday I'd reru .e hts studies
Il be Medical cuilege.
| Prof. I. NJ Glenn and FAM y
have b-en guests this week of Nj
and Mrs. E r. B yson-
] w. J. Edwards and fami y arrived
home Tuesday from weeks vi, t
with relatives in Eugene.
Miss e Ina Wooster arrived
home Monday evenin from a weeks
visit with trIeuds in Portland.
The Coffee Club gavs an infor-
nal dance at the city nall Mond.sy
night that was very enj oyable.
Mrs. Clun Reed and son Bert
arrived ao,ne the 6rst of the week
tro n f4w days visit with relatives
at Well
NJ. B. Hu1te'y arrived Tlesdav even
ing from Ensens to accept sition as
baker for w T. & G Z. Small. Mr..
Hnntley is a brother OF Mrs. W. o.
Trine.'
Miss Ollie Reader OF Bsliefountain was
l d, D.rf-
and wheEe she is to enter business
college fer course in stem o,ra ply.
Nj. aud Mrs. Arnold King were
called to Albany TuesdAy by the
seri. Jus illness Of Fred Tom'insoD,
vho is hrother-i- law of Mrs.
King.
| The Tongues Of Fire" were
given shower of eggs by Alb4ny
people Mondav 'ight, showing that
the so-caiIed "religior." Of thu sect
ill inset with scant tolerance from
the people OF that city.
Ms. Lincsy Sharp and Miss
Pansy Peters gave d very etjnyat le
watch pa ty at the home Of the form
er, Monday night. About a dozen
were present, and games and a
toothsome luncheon were features
of entertainment.
S. c. Dixon IL convinced that
the way to get rich quickly and !
easily is to raise hogs for market. !
This week Mr.. Dixon sold three
seven months-old pigs that veig he'd .
295 pounds each on an average |
The price received was six cents
per pound.
The members of the order of
W"sningtons had pleasant watch
night social at their hall New
Years eve. A large number of
had been invited and games, con-
versation and dainty refreshments
made up an evening OF erjayment
| for all in att ndauce.
Prof. Raymond arrived home
Tuesday from a trip North, having
oeen as far as CentraIia, Wash
In the latter city last Wednesday
occurred the funeral of Nj. V. Gea-
son, former Corvallis shoemaker
Mr.. Gleason was a native of New
York and was p years of age.
He was i'll only six days and the
ailment was paralysis.
There was big supper and a
| watch meeting at the Christian
church Monday night, given in the
new basement that has Just bkont|
completed. The supper was free
and la ge crowd was present.
Donations toward the basement
fund were made by all who desired
to contribute ard about 1920 was
pledged. The basement will fill
d long-feit want with the copgre-
cation of this church, as they have
hitherto lacked room in which to
hold their various church entertain
ments and suppers.
1t is frequently remarked about
Corvallis ihat never in the history
of the town have the streets been
in such d plorable condition of
muck, mud aud siush as st present.
This condi ion has been made verse
by the loose dirt that was h uiad
and dumped on various streets be-
fore the rains set in aud ttese
streets are now a perfect horror to
all who are compelled to frequent.
them with any sort of vehicle. The
crossings in some places near the
central part of town are also in bad
fix, the mud being SO deep that it
is Eext to Impossible to cross with
out getti G into slu sh rubber deep
TIE two year-oll son of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Frank Taylor 9ied at the
| hnma fonr nnilas uast of Cnrrallis