Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-12-27

from Independence, Saturday, and
is the guest of relatives.
Harry Lindgren of OAC is spend
ing the holiday vacation with his
parents in Douglas county.
Mrs. Bailey, an aged lady who
resides in JOBS addition, is very i'll
with an attack of neuralgia.
Jacob Hecker and family of Biggs,
Eastern Oregon, were over Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold King
in this city.
Blanche and Russell Jeffreys
came over from OAC to spend Christ
mas with MI. and Mrs. T. P. Fish.
Lincoln Leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. w. Jacobs and
daughter, Miss Lulu, went to Port
land, Saturday, for visit of a week
or two with relatives.
Leonard Nose, and Bride are the
guests of Rev. aud Mrs. s. M. Wood,
en- route to Eugene from their we'd
ding trip to Portland.
Mrs. Elbert Hollister left this
morning for her b ne in Portland
after a weeks visit with relatives
and friends in this city.
The will of the late Mrs. Martha
Porter has been filed for probate.
The estate is valued at $4,000 and
the only heir is Mark NJ. Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Starr expec t
to go to Bellsfountain tomorrow to
attend a family re-rrion at the
home of Rev. and Ms. NJ. NJ. Waltz:
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Starr, Jr.,
went to Brownsville to spend Christ
mas wit 'atives, and on accl 1t
of high water they me-e unable to
return until Sunday.
The big shoot that was tos have
been given by the Monroe Gun CLUB
last week had to be postponed on
account of the stormy weather and
ia scheduled to take place New
Years day.
Rev. Eeweese, brother-in-law of
Mrs. NJ. T. Starr of this city and
we'll known to many Benton county
people, is very low with typhoid
fever at his home at Ellensburg,
Washington.
New aIrlyals in town, Saturday,
were Olaf Berggren and family, just
from Washington. They were !
route to Blodgett to take possession
of farm which they have purchas-
ed in that locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Hammel
returned Sunday from Portland,
where they went on their wedding
trip. As soon as they can cross the
river they will 20 to housekeeping
on their island ranch.
There is to be a special session of
the circuit court for Ber ton county
beginning Jan lary Goth, at which
ouly cases filed before December
2Sth will be tried. This is accord
ing to Instructions received f:om
Judge L. T. Harris.
The Oregon Agricultural College
registered 913 students during the
first term of The present school year
against 693 during the same p=riod
last year. This remarkable attend
ance shows that the people of the
State fully appreciate the import
ance of agricultural and Industrial
education.
There has been trouble for the
telephonecompanies during the hi. b
water of the past week. The llpss
l ding south across Mary's river
were out of comm;ssion for a time,
ca using great Inconvenience to pa
t. ons who now realize more fully
than ever before the value of a
phone in the home.
The high water, Thursday night,
washed away the large bridge that
crosses what is termed 'tthe slough"
at Monroe, leaving residents of In
gram Island pennsd up On their
places, there being no way of cross.
ing save at an old ford that has not
been used for years. No other dam
age of consequence is reported.
the new Mechanic Art building
at OAC is practically COM ed and
during the holidays the machinery
for woodwork and mach le-work
will be installed. With the removal
of this work to the new shop build
ing more room will be available for
class work in Mechanical Hall, and
this building is now being remodel,
ed so as to better provide for the