The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-05-21
Correspondence.
TOWNS AND COUNTRY.
Monroe Will Celebrate. Some
Decidedly Personal Para
graphs.
MONROE ITEMS.

Miss Alta Schneider is spending
her summer vacation at home.
J.C. Sabin, the Harrisburg cat
tie buyer, was in this "neck o. the
woods Friday.
Assessor Alexander has been
getting in his work in this end OF
the county of late.
Prof. f. B. McElroy was down
to the farm Saturday. He drove
back the same day.
The Ruth came up the river
Sunday with a merry party OF ex.
cursionists on board.
John Woodland and family ex-
pect to start for Eastern Oregon
this week to remain.
The pioneer picnic IS to be held
at Brownsville June 8, 9, 10. A
splendid entertainment is antlcl-
pated.
Rev.-Ed. Fl. Belknap, of Turner.
is visiting his mother and relatives
in the Belknap settlement this
week.
Sam Collinson a knight of the
grip, representing Fleischner,
Meyer & Co. of Portland, was in
| av o;tx, SATURDAY.
J. N. Hogue, of Dusty, who was
recently recovering from severe
illness, has taken a backset and IS
confined TO his room.
The Ruth took out 2271 sacks
of flour, 800 bushels Of oats, 1000
dozen eggs and eight coops OF
chickens from this landing Sun
day.
President Hawley, of the Villa
mette University, will deliver the
memorial address at Simpsons
chapel cemetery on Saturday, May
20, at Up. m.
On account of the fact that Prof
Cummings was in attendance al
the teachers examination there
was no school during the latte
part of last week.
B. J. Sharp, of Salem, will lee
;. ture on the advantages OF tn
Labor Exchange in Monroe OF
Wednesday, May 26, at Q p. m
.lLadies are especially invited.
4 On Sunday, May 9th, the wife q
q Sidney Y. Evans presented hlr
: with 9 pound son. Sid has
: lob on bis hands for the lon
q summer evenings assured now.
: Photographer Boyd had so man
d pictures TO take for the people
n Monroe that he got stuck with h
: pictures and has concluded to re
L main until the 23d of the montl
: @. Lee Higgins has the contrae
/ for erecting a store room for flour
y oats, etc., for Wilhelm and Son
r The building is to be 40 #. wild
y and something over 100 1T.
= length.
u B. J. Sharp of the labor e1
. change, is expected to lecture o
a that idea at Monroe at 2 p. n
g, Saturday, May 26. All intereste
in this movement should be @
hand at that time.
! A wild strawberry was pickle
If west of town Sunday which W:
:, exactly three inches in circumfe
:, ence and three and one-eight
:. inches around measuring over al
! under. Who can. match its
n The Vaudeville mills we
le started up Monday. Over 20(
re bushels of wheat are now on har
ia and will be ground in few day
J. The mill will be operated on tt
present site for the time being.
The people of Monroe and vici
ity intend to celebrate on Il
ST Fourth. Nothing definite has y
4 been done in the matter but it
~ presumed that a good progra
~ will be rendered here on tn
;; occasion.
The band boys, of Dusty, W
n give picnic at Bellfontai
IT. camp ground on Friday, June
a Don't fail to be out with your be
" girl, and if you haven't one
r. your own, bring some other fl
,s lows.
of At Monroe cemetery, Rev. II.
a Wallace and Pres. Hawley "
nd each speak upon the observance
In the day at 2 p. IN. on Sunday M
ON 3Oth. The Monroe brass ba
ed will also be in attendance a
~. there will be other appropris
bv services.
nd The Harrisburg band gave
ed picnic last Friday on the ri,
IS west of that place. A good GRO
te. was in attendance and one or t
On numbers on the program, togetf
,er with the music rendered by
& band, were extraordinarily W
= received. The day closed with
- ball given by the band i'll
II evening.
50 Near Dusty there is a cert;
.es sawmill man whose last initial