Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-04


Martha Lane, the past week.
Ernest Applewnite, who took
pharmacy course at OAC, is nov
part owner in the Marsters dru
store in Roseourg ana is doing well
Considerable work has been don,
the past week in the Bell telephone
Office, partitions being put in anC
OTHER repairs and improvement
made.
z. R. Bryson has been havin:
numerous improvements made te
the iRterior and exterior of his resi-
dsncs in the way of papering anc
painting, the past few days.
The midwintsr examinations will
be concluded at the public schoo
this week, after which the promo
tions" will be made. The youn.
people are naturally on the anxious
seat.
Charles Heckart is finishing the
interior OF his new residence in Job.
addition and it ia understood thai
when it ia completed Mr.. and Mrs.
Hecksrt will occupy the dwelling
as home.
Mrs. Samuel Wickheiser depart.
cd Saturday for her home at North
Yamhill, having been the guest fo,
several weeks Of Mrs. e. J. Kelly
and Mrs. Tommy Fawcett, north O.
this city.
All members of the United Arti
san lodge should make it a point t.
attend the meeting Thursday night
as there ia to be initiation. LIE
everyone turn out and make thiI
meeting success.
A sewing party was given at the
home of Mrs. Doke Hughes at Oat
RIDGE last Wednesday. A sumptu
Gus dinner was served, much work
was accomplished and all present
had pleasant time.
The first snow of the season fell
Yesterday morning. There wal
hardly enough, however, to cover
the ground, and the only sleig
bells heard were ON a team driver
to three-seated hack-not a bob
sled.
Judge E. Holgate, who has been
confined to his bed for some tim,
with illness, is reported as slightly
improved. His son, Harry Holgate
came from Klamath Falls the las
of the week to pay a visit to hi'
father.
Jim Harlan is putting a nev
fence around his property and max
ing various other improvements
The spirit of progress is in the all
and Corvallis will no doubt be won
derfully improved ia appearance
the coming spring.
Mrs. Ed FELTON, returned Sunday
from a weeks visit in Salem with
her niece. Mrs. John Abbey. Mrs
George Brown, who is also niece
of Mrs. FELTON,, underwent surgi'
cal operation in Salem hospital,
Saturday. Sne is doing nicely.
Thirty-one to Is was the score by
which the OAC basketball tea o.
defeated the U. of o. team in the
local armory Saturday nigh. a
large crowd W tnessed the contest
and cheered the orange. The visit
o. 9 were outclassed from the start
c A. Harlan left Yesterday for
Burns, Eastern Oregon, where he
has accepted a position in the First
National Bank. He is the son OF
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. N. Harlan, has
spent nearly five years ia this city,
and being young man Of good
character has made many friends
who wish him we'll IN his new field
of endeavor.
There was a birthday party at
the home of Mr.. and MRS. Spencer
at Oak Ridge a few evenings ago,
the occasion being the 6lst birth
day anniversary of the host. About
80 friends of the worthy couple
gathered to spend a Pleasant eve
ming, games, music and light re-
freshments being the features of en-
w. A. Besl, one of the best known
raj chers in the vicinity of Wells,
has sold his farm to w. K. Farrar
of Eastern Oregon who is to arrive
in about week to take possession.
Mr.. Farrar and his brother propose
to divide the place into two smaller
farms and will erect new residence
on one of them. Mr.. Bsal is unde-
cided as to his future but has 8
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