Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-01-07
Born, Friday. to MIR. and Mrs.
Walter Patterson, son.

Miss Grace Nichols was an AL.
bany visitor, Saturday.
A. E. Hewitt and family moved
Saturday into the King house.
Rev. d. H. Leech went to Port.
land, yesterday, on business trip.
John Staats of Airlie was the ues,
Friday aud Saturday of his sister,
Mrs. w. P, Ireland, in this city.
James Booth returned to his
home at Newport, Saturday, after
spending week with relatives in
Corvallis. 81
Frank Howell came over from
Alsea, Saturday, and will visit in
definitely at the home of his father
w. J. Howell,
Charles McHenry has begun the
erection of residence on lots near
the FELTON, home in Jobs Addition.
1t is for rental purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Hamm sl
moved Friday to their home on
Kiger island, where they are now
keeping house and are "at home"
Miss Agnes Peterson returned to
her home in Portland, Saturday,
after spending the holidays at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Agnes Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Starr, Jr.,
weat to Silverton, Saturday, to at
tend the funeral of the latter's
mother, Mrs. Johnson, who died
Friday after a lingering illness with
consumption.
Tommy Bilyeu, an old time Cor
Wallis boy who is now a prosperous
business man in Portland, paid old
friends in this city visit Saturday.
He reports:everything as ascoming Lis
way and is looking we'll.
Numerous interior improvements
were made in the Administration
building at OAC during the recent
holiday vacation. Floors, walls and
woodwork received fresh coats of
paint, adding materially to the ap-
pearaace of the rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gellatlv ar
rived Saturday from their home at
Wenatchee, Wash, :, to be present at
the funeral of the latter's sister-in
law, Mrs. George E. Mcdonald.
They are we'll known in Corvallis,
where they formerly resided.
Dan Sutherland, Leon Fle:t, G.
Rosendorf, Virgil Avery and Ed
Spires, the Corvallis basketball ska,-
ers, went to Eugene, Friday, vac Q
they played q game Of ball on ska IS
that mig y. The score was 18 to IA
in favor of Corvallis.
The Junction City Times has just
issued "home edition" that is in
deed valuable souvenir; q city.
1t is profussly illustrated and splsn-
didly printed on excellent stock,
and is an clifton of which the entire
city of Junction can we'll be proud,
Miss Almeda Mann has arrived
to begin her duties as Instructor in
violin and assistant instructor of
piano in the OAC School of Music.
She was instructor seven years at
the University of Illinois I'd has
held positions in North6eld, Minn.,
Fort Worth, Texas; Cincinnati and
Chicago.
Work is progressing favorably on
the new Corvallis and Alssa rail-
road, acco ding 10 4-p" t. 1t i,
said the G's;k 10 now lad 20 the
mill race, south of this city, which
is one mile. Owing to the season
and the consequent wet weather the
progress will necessarily be some
what slow.
The regular meeting of the Re
tail Grocers' and Merchants Asso-
c. alton occurred Friday { .ening, :
which time officc -sgwere ID for
the year as follows: Preside -, S.
L. Kline; vice president, A. K.
Russ; treasurer, Victor P. Moses;
B.. J. Thatcher; board of
directors, A. Hodes, G. G. Bannister
and w. T. Small.
The Presbyterian church was
filed to overfowing Sunday even
ing to hear the rendition of that
beautiful and soul-inspiring poem,
entitled THE Stsrless Crown" by
Mrs. Herman Tartar, followed by
special music by the choir. Dr.
Bell gave his concept of Heaven.
The entire service was very interest
ing and instructive.
the annual meeting Of the Ore