Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-15

been looking after business in Cor
Wallis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker re-
turned the first of the week from .
few days visit in Eugene.
DR.. and Mig. McLouth of Michi.
gan are guests of their daughter
Mrs. A. B. Cordley, and their son,
Prof. McLouth, of OAC.
Mrs. J. s. Baker of Eugene is a
guest at the home of her brother,
William Baker, in this city. She
will remain indefinitely.
w. G. Metcalf has just returned
from a weeks visit to his farm in
Yamhill county, where he has been
looking after his fall work.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Hurlburt left
Tuesday for Junction City where
Mr.. Hurlburt will assume charge of
the Kaupisch cream station.
Rev. H. l.. Pratt, pastor of the
United Evangelical church, returns
the last of this week from a trip to
Portland and will occupy his pulpit
Sunday morning and evening.
The Southern Pacific agent has
notified S. L. Kline, president of
the Merchants Association of Cor
Wallis, that he viii! atcept Clearing
House Certificates in payment for
freight charges.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. johnson and
Prof. and Mrs. McKellips of Corval-
lis were guests of Prof. and Mrs.
DeCou during the day, Saturday.
Mr.. Johnson is postmaster at that
place.-Eugene Register.
Mr.. Cove and family have moved
this veex into the Prather house
which they recently purchased.
They have been occupying part
Of the Blakeslee house, together
with the johnson family.
Miss Eugenia Shelby returned
the first Of this week from an ex-
tended vacation visit in Portland
and elsewhere, and on the 18th
again assumes charge of the Wells
Fargo express Office in THE city.
At the college chapel tonight,
Prof. F. w. Orr of Pacific Univer-
sity gives a dramatic recital, assist
ed by Miss Cornelia Baker of Port
land, musical artist. The enter
tainment is for the benefit of the Y.
M. G. A.
DR.. James Withycombe left Tu2s-
day morning for Jefferson, where
be began the first of d series of farm
ers' Institutes. Wednesday, he was
scheduled for meeting at Aums-
Vile and yesterday was to hold one
at Liberty.
The members of the Epworth
League of the M. E. church held
business meeting and social in the
church basement, Wednesday eve
ming, large crowd of young people
being present. A program and a
jolly time were features enjoyed by
all.
The new orchestral piano for the
Corvallis skating rink arrived the
fore part of this week and was in
stalled Tuesday. The music is
very similar to that of a military
band, and the enterprise of Messrs
Mcfarland and Luper in securing
such an attraction for their rink is
to be commended.
Claude Swami left Tuesday for
Seattle to begin his work as coach
of the Alaska-Yukon Brotherhood
basketball team, preparatory to the
long tour of the United States.
"Swannie" expects to be gone five
months and his friends and college
mates in Corvallis certainly wish
him success and good luck.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hewitt of
Stockton, California, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Heron of Snohomish,
WASH, are expected to arrive to-
morrow to attend the Barclay fami-
ly reunion Sunday, and the mar
riage of Miss Gertrude Barclay of
Irish Bend to Stanley Darl Herbert:
which occurs Wednesday,. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Heckart of Eugene are
also to be present.
Mrs. Jessie Petit Flint brought
to the Gazette office this week
small branch from a black berry
bush, on which were Al berries,
about half of them ripe and the
Others just turning red. When it
is remembered that the middle Of
November is here, this story becomes
eloquent, telling as it does of the
mild, delightful climate of the Will
lamette Valley, of which Corvallis
g h.