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

ed Saturday from q holiday visit at
Sllverton.
| Mrs. w. W. Ireland went to In
dependence Saturday for few days
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Marvin of
Philomath were guests of relatives
in Corvallis over Sunday.
". 8. Locke, who has been very
i'll for some weeks, is reported as
slowly failing. He has kidney
trouble.
/ Ray Starr arrived the last of the
week from Idaho on a visit to rela-
tives at BelleIountain and friends
in Corvallis.
John Meeker, who resides west
of town and who has been in i'll
health for some time, is reported as
very low and gradually failing.
Mrs. Jessie Ross Silva and little
son, Jack, nave arrived from Sacra
mento for visit of ,irde6nite length
with the formers sister, Mrs. John
Lenger.
/ William Kittridge arrived yester-
day from Silver Lake. His wife
came several weeks ago. Mr.. Kitt-
ridge has sold his property in the
Silver Lake country and is looking
for location.
Misc Grace Wilson returned to
Eugene, Sunday, after two weeks
vis:t w:.h her mother and sisters in
this city. She was accompanied as
far as Az ny by Miss Agnes Will
soa, who spent the day with friends,
1esurring yesterday morning.
/ O., ear and Austin Hoover were
visitors in Corvallis yesterday, en-
-oute to the;- rear Waldport
from trip to Crowley. At Alsea
they expect to build a ''flat boat"
on which they will proceed to Valid
port, near which place they reside.
DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Maloney left
the last of the week for Anacortes,
WASH, where they reside. They
have been guests the past week al
the home of the latter's sister, Mrs.
A. W. Monosmitb, in this city,
where they were married Christmas
day.
The first of the two basketball
games played by Claude Swami and
| his Arctic Brotherhood" cam at
Santa Cruz resulted in a sco 9 of 35
to q for the Alaskans. Another
game was to be played the follow
ing night but the score has not yet
reached Corvallis.
There was an interesting meeting
of the Corvallis Grange at the col
lege, Saturda- On at two
OF ok. Tt included
Inv &c; az address on Raising Wal
n, is In Oregon" by PROF. Coote;
ss,.'her di-zs, sion of the question,
"SLo aid = ~ Improvements be
i?' ashments and other
features. Tke program followed the
regular business meeting.
A three months contest in which
attendance, collections, Bible study
aid Bible show all coua..cd as
points, has just been concluded at
the Chl.s icl church. and Re boys
Of :, : &c Fuller's class won.
To DOW night TIE girls OF the
IS - ass, VINO we're defeated, are
en rtain the boys at .he church,
and a jolly time is anticipated.
The annual eighth grade exami-
nations .o- ton county z o b.
held thc.u out t., nun y school
districts having sdch AZ plicants, on
the following dates: January 23rd
and Oath; Nay 14-15; June l1-12.
The official rotice of Sup't Denman
6. ties that mo applicant will be al
w ! to particip 20 in said exami-
| natio without completing the work
/. s.ate couree of study and having
a certification made by teacher yer,
flying same on blanks furnished
from his Office"
The will Of the late James Mar
tin has been admitted to probate at
the clerks office. The widow is to
retain entire possession of the estate
during the term of her natural life,
after which it will oe divided
equally between the son, Johnny
Martin, Of Irish Bend, and the
daughter, Mrs. Ida Clingingsmith,
of Portland. The estate is valu ed
at $2l 500 and includes over 500
acres Of fine land al Irish Bend
Mr.. Mary Martin, the widow, is
named as executrix.