The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
S.E.1OUNG g. SON,
(ALBANY, OREGONJ
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Chester Mason is home OH brief visit
:. Born-Monday, to the wife of c. A.
Wood, daughter.
Prof. J. B. Horner is back from short
fishing trip in the Alsea.
w. H. Boles, of Philomatli, did business
in Corvallis few hours Monday.
w. F. Yates returned yesterday from a
brief trip to TollIo OIL legal business.
]. S. Cooper, the Independence banker,
was in town on business Wednesday.
Mrs. J. L. Ripley and children are Wis
iting relatives in Dayisville. California.
d. A. O:burn and VIM. Baker, with
their families, are camping in Alsea this
week. ~...
Ed Wilson, rising young attorney of
Portluud, is visiting the folks at home"
this week.
The regular quarterly examination of
teachers occurs next Wednesday at the
court house.
Mrs. S. A. Ki&or, of Philomath, visit
ed few days this week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. Mason.
Rev. E. R. Pritchard, of Puyallup, is
in the city visiting his brother, D. Pritch
ard, of the college.
- Jack Arnold left Monday for Berkeley
Monday to resume his studies in the uni
,verslty of California.
Mrs. J. M. Applewhite expects to move
with her family in few weeks to San
Francisco to remain permanently.
Ed Crawford left Corvallis Tuesday for
Suver and will have charge Of thu SAM
uels warehouse until afte. harvest.
7. E. Edwards, assistant chemist at the
o. A. c., is back from an extended visit
with relatives in Gillian county.
The GAZETTE is under obligations to R.
c, Kiger for a large box Of choice
peaches left at this Office last Saturday.
Mrs Kate Goff, Of Independence,
passed through Corvallis Tuesday en-
route to Newport, where she will spend
the summer. -
President Catch and family arrived
from Seattle Tuesday and have taken up
their residence in the Hadley house, re-
Gently vacated by H. p. Milleh . Z
John Simpson and family are back
from the coast. They have been gone
several weeks and the trip has resulted
in a great benefit to Mr.. SIS health.
Mrs, Minnie Lee, Mrs. c. H. Lee and
Miss Leon Louis departed for Newport
Tuesday. They have rented cottage by
the sounding sea-" and expect to re-
m ain q month.
Laura Flett, who underwent very del
icate and painful surgical operation last
Saturday, is improving nicely and hopes
are now entertained for her speedy and
complete recovery.
Mrs. David McKern, of Portland,
daughter of Mrs. Kelly and a sister of
Mrs. DR.. Job, died Monday morning.
The Corvallis relatives went to Portland
to attend the funeral.
The first shipment of this seasons oat
crop was made Tuesday. The oats were
grows by J. M. Wilkinson and were p1r-
chased by S. L. Kline, the price paid be-
ing as cents per bushel.
Robert Huston and family left yester-
day ON their annual pilgrimage to the
Yachats, and expect to be absent two or
three weeks. They will be Joined later
bv Thomas Callahan and wife.
Judge HuAord came out from Newport
Wednesday to attend the regular session
of the county court. He says large dele
gatisns are arriving daily from the valley
and that an exceptionally lively season is
anticipated.
This is the season when one enjoys ice
cream, water-ice and cool drinks. The
Corvallis Ice Factory is able to fill all
orders for superior quality of ice. Al
present rates ice is too cheap to be con-
sidered luxury.
During the last week R. c. Kiger has
disposed of 400 bushels of peaches te
Corvallis families. The fruit is of excel
lent favor and finds ready sale at rs CT
per bushel. The peaches are Hall':
Early" aud wis grown by Mr.. K1ger OF
his farm south of town.
A Salem, lady, in writing to this pape
on others matters, says: "You ought te
congratulate yourselves, upon bein'
lucky enough to obtain the services o.
our dear old professor from Willamette
He is an excellent man in every respect
aud all his pupils dearly loved him."
Owners of threshing machines ART
charging the same rates a: last year
four cents for oats aud FIVE for wheat
They say there is no money in the ous'
ness at these rates, aHd some of the MA
chimes will Only run short time. Har'
vest hands are receiving $I.25 per day
Mrs. Nida Ferguson Barclay, came u
from Portland on the overland Tuesda
night, and is visiting her uncle, S. n
wilkins aud family. Her husband, VIII
three years ago was in business at corva
lis, is now captain of police in Oregon
metropolis, and one of the most popula
men ON the force.