Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hayes, who
have spent the winter at Giiroy,
lCallfornia, with relatives, arriv 81
home Tuesday.
A new plate glass front is being
put in the ndrews Il Kerr bakery
this week. Work was commenced
on it Wednesday,.
Frank GLASS left Wednesday for
his nome at Redmond, Eastern Ore
gon, having spent several days in
this citv On business
Mrs. J. Mason is to return today y
from a few days trip to Portland.
She went down to see the new
things" in spring millinery.
Mr.. end Mrs. James Flett expect
to return to their ranch in the Five
Rivers county, Sunday, having
spent q week with their children in
Corvallis.
Isaac Smith "proved up" on his
claim in Alsea a few days ago aud
has returned to his ranch in Linn
county, near Corvallis, to look after
his spring work.
Miss Bessie Luckey OF Portland
has been the guest of friends in Cor
Wallis the past week, en- route home
from Eugene, where she attended
the State @. E. convention.
Willamette Grange No. 50 will
hold it's annual picnic at the Grange
Hall on May 29th. Th. announce
ment is made at this early date in
order that the grangers may "hold'
the date.
There is to be Joint meeting
Sunday afternoon of the Y. M. and
Y. W. G. AS at the college. Dean
Berehtold is to deliver the address,
and special music has been provid-
ed for the occasion.
Miss Mary Elgin left Wednesday
for Marysville, California, where
she will enter a hospital and study
to De nurse. Mrs. Elgin remains
10 this city. Misses Sophia and
Neil Elgin are now at Marysviile,
where the for mer is nurse ands sthe
latter clerk.
Washington, Feb. 24-J. H.
Ackerman. state superintendent OF
schools of regon, and DR.. W. J.
Kerr, president of the Corvallis Ag-
ricultural college, who are attend
ing the Educational association,
were guests at an elaborate lunch
con at the Cosmos club today.
Frank Huber, an old Corvallis
boy who has spent the past year or
two in Astoria, is visiting his par
ents in this city. He leaves the
middle of next week for Astoria,
where he is employed in a meat
market. This week he has been
the guest of Cash Bryant at juno
ton City.
Preaching at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and
evening by the pastor Rev. ]. R.
N. Bell. Morning topic "Agricul-
ture and Horticulture" Even
ing topic perpetual Youth.
Reception of members at the
morning service. All made well
come.
A. L. Stevenson has sold to Bob
Vidito the 5-acre tract east Of the
Catholic cemetery belonging to S.
NJ. Bates. the consideration was
$2,45O. 1t is presumed Mr.. Vidito
will devote his attention to the pro-
ductiou of small fruits and vegetab-
les. This ls another sale that
speaks for itself as regards the new
cannery.
Mr.. Mcfarland, proprietor of the
skating rink, has gone to his home
at Tangent to nurse an attack OF
mumps. The rink in this city b as
enjoyed a splendid season, about
10000 skaters having taken out
skates since the doors opened for
the winter. Mr.. Mcfarland expects
to close the business about April
4th, for the summer.
The entertainment which was
! scheduled to take place at the opera
house tomorrow night, "Poe's Raw
en-" will occur next Tuesday night
instead, as the big game of basket
ball will be played tomorrow night.
The notice of DR.. Bell, of the change
of date of this splendid entertain
ment, will be found elsewhere in
these columns today.
Oregon apples sell in North Caro-
lima at $1.O0 dozen, according to
letter received this week by Rev.