Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
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evening at the homeTof the brides moth
er. Mrs. Eta Hoefs, in South Corvallis,
the interested parties being Miss Lula
McCa1sb and George Witham. The
ceremony was performed by G. T. Huld
In the presence of small company of
relatives and friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Witham will reside for the present with
the groem's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Elvin
"lthsm, near this city. Hearty con-
gratuiations are extended.
Lieut.. D. P. Quinlan, former military
commandant at oAC. writes to have his
Gazette sent to Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Solomon II. Dalaba died at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. NJ. G. Miller, yes.
serday, aged 80 years; 5 months and 90
days. The funeral services Will be held
today at two o'clock at the Miller home,
Rev. d. b. Leech officiating; and inter.
ment will be in I. o. o. F. cemetery.
White bronz monuments are more
artistic, more enduring and less ex-
pensi'e than granite and will not
become mossgrown. Perry EDDY,
doskIns, Oregon. 9O-l
The Robert Matheny place of 334 acres
was sold this week by Robinson & Stew.
enson to Mrs. Lizzie Beck, The consid
GRAFTON was $4,000. The same real estate
firm also sold the 7. D. Campbell place,
consisting of one half acre of land and a
dwelling to Mrs. Mary c. Cyrus for se75.
Ernest Brimner and family of Monroe
were Corvallis visitors, Wednesday.
Miss Oracle Smith gave delightful
evening to about 20 of her young
friends, Wednesday evening. 1t was a
Halloween party and ghost met the
visitors at the door. The dining room
was decorated in red. with Jap lanterns
to give light, and in the parlor chrysan-
themums.and pumpking were used for
decorative purposes. Games and light
refreshments were features of this happy
occasion.
At IL O'Clock last light the open sea
son when it is permissible to kill deer
closed and any and all huntsmen who
shoot the feet-footed denizens of the for
est, hereafter, are amenable to the law.
until July Is, 1908. This edict also in
cludes fishermen who have enjoyed the
sport of angling for the fnny tribe.
At l 80 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
Rev. 1. D. Driver, Oregon's pioneer
Methodist minister and noted divine,
passed away at his home near Tangent.
The death of this most distinguished of
Oregon's pioneers came after weeks oi
illness and the end was not unexpected.
The deceased was born August II, 1924
at Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was mar
rled number of times. In the year
1s49 during the gold excitement in Cali
forria, DR.. Driver e1nigrated to the Cali
fornia coast where he spent the next
three years. In 1852 he came north to
Southern Oregon. Deceased first entered
the Methodist ministry in 1857, just 50
years ago, and preached his first sermon
at Jacksonville, in Southern Oregon.
Throughout his long ministerial career he
was known as one of the leading minis.
ters of the Northwest and in his younge,
years as well as the latter period Of his
life, was unsurpassed as dehater and
public speaker. Fourteen children sur
vive. The funeral arrangements bad moi
been completed up to Wednesday eve
ning.-Herald.
William McDevitt, L. L. NJ, a
noted socialist lecturer, is to give a
free address at the courthouse to-
morrow evening at 7:3O, on "Rocke-
feller and Revolution"
An immense crowd of merry college
girls enjoyed the Y W G A halloween so
eial at Waldo Hall, Wednesday evening.
Autumn leaves and jack lanterns were
the decorations, all sorts of uD- to- date
halloween ''stunts'' were performed, and
delicious refreshments were served.