Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-19
just few left. Ladies' skirts to
close at 25 per cent reduction.
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just a few left. Ladies' skirts tt
close at 25 per cent reduction.
XII NE
Prof. E. R. Lake has been ap
pointed judge of farm products fol
the coming state fair.
Miss Nellie Pomeroy, of Indepen
dence, is the guest of Miss Garland
Hill, at Sorosis Hall.
A. F. Peterson returned Saturday
from a business trip of several days
duration in Portland.
The Corvallis Orchestra furnished
music at the Seniors entertainment
given at the Armory last night.
Prof. w. w. Br.stow, of this city,
has been elected principal Of the
McMinnville public schools for the
comiug year. A wise selection.
Miss Lyle Lawrence. of Oregon
City, arrived in Corvallis Saturday
and will be the guest of Miss Leona
Smith until after commencement
Prof. Holm, formerly of Philo.
math, who has been principal OF
the Newport schools for some time,
has been obliged by sickness to
resign his position.
Dave Osburn returned lest week
from several months sojeurn In
Idaho. Dave is looking quite well,
He speaks highly of the crop out.
l ,ok of that section.
Miles Starr and family have been
moving some of their household
effects back to the farm, during the
past week. They will again take
up their residence there, for the
summer at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gilbert, Of
Salem, arrived in this city Friday
and attended the Junior Hop in
the evening. They were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Steiwer
They returned home Saturday.
A union school picni; will be
given next Saturday at the Will.
helm grove, near Monroe. E. H.
Belknap will make the address o1
the day. You had better 60 as you
will miss good time if you stay
away.
Miss Ollie Thompson, pianist in
the orchestra of Henry Ohlmyer
now under contract at Hotel del
Coronado, Calf, has written rela-
tives III this city that she intends
coming home as soon as Mr.. Ohl.
myer can secure some person te
fill her place. She has not beer
feeling very strong for some time.
The ill-fated river steamer, the
Gypsy, owned by the o R & N Co.
and which recently had a hole
stove in her at Independence, il
still resting at the bottom of the
river at that place. So far nothing
has been done toward raising her
and it seems doubtful that any
steps will be taken for this purpose
Ed Crawford during his visit in
this city last week reported that ar
accident had over taken Grover
Headrick. He had been employed
on the Salem opera house, which !.
being renodeled, and in lifting
sc me timbers atraiaed himself quite
severely. Had Grover felt better ht
would have come up in company
with Ed.
Prof Lake left yesterday fol
Washington, d. c., whore he will
report to the department of agri.
culture. He recently received
notice from this department of hil
appointment as special agent te
investigate the prune business in
Europe, with view to ascertaininl
whether a variety can be found
| which is earlier and a more reliable
bearer than the Italian and equal
to it as a market prune. He will
also look up the methods of curing
and packing prunes and ascertain
how prunes should be prepared and
packed in order to meet the de
'rnand in England and and Other
European countries. The board o.
regents of the Oregon Agricultural
College have granted him leave o
absence for few months in order
that he may attend to this special
service.