Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-05
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S. e. Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.

Take your ros IS to the carnival
Thursday evening and see if they
don't win prize for you.
Tonight there is to be faculty
meeting at the 0. A. G. It's bust
ness is to arrange matters for the
closing exercises at o. A. c.
A. F. Peterson arrived home
Saturday night from three months
trip through Eastern Oregon and
Idaho. Mr.. Peterson has not de-
termined yet just what he shall dc
in the immediate future.
Mrs. Ora Porte., nee Spangler, is
expected up from Oregon City in a
few days to visit relatives and
friends in this city until after the
0. A. G. commencement. She is a
member of the alumni.
Frank Glass arrived home Fri
day from trip to Southern Oregon.
He has been visiting his old friend
Leslie Lilly and the latter came
home with him and will remain
here for week or such matter
visiting relatives and friends.
w. H. McMahan is now sole pro-
prietor of the brick livery stable.
He purchased the concern last week
of John Stewart aud assumed con-
troll Friday. Mr.. McMahan is an
energetic business man and will
undoubtedly make a success of this
business.
The Benton County FIGURING
Mills will begin to remodel the
plant and place new machinery in
about ten days. Afte; about a
months work the mill will again be
ready to grind and the capacity will
be increased from IS to Ito barrels
per day.
From what can be learned, it
seems that Arthur w. Bowersox,
who suddenly lost his mind, of
whom mention was made in our
last issue, was kicked on the head
during March 10y horse. On the
advice of friends and his physician
he was taken to the asylum at Sa-
lem Friday.
It,. John D. DAILY, of this city, who is
a. state delegate to the republican
national convention which convenes
in Philadelphia, June 18th, left yes
terday for the scene of lction. His
old home is in New Jersey, and he
he will visit there short time prior
to the meeting of the convention,
which will probably be in session
for about three days.
Grover Headrick went to Salem
yesterday. He had the promise of
work down there, but his health
was such that he could not accept
when he was needed and as con-
sequence he has nothing in view at
present. He has relatives there
with whom he shall stop for awhile.
In case his health does not improve
he intends going over to his fathers
home in Alsea to remain during the
summer.
w. H. Mahoney who was formerly
in the employ of the o. P. R. r.,
and stationed in this city, spent
Sunday in Corvallis. His wife ac-
companied him. Mr.. Mahoney is
now travelling auditor for the South
ern Pacific railroad and is looking
after affairs in Oregon. He is also
member of the Benton County
Prune Co. and takes great interest
in the affairs of the big orchard.
The big picnic which was to have
ben given couple of weeks ago
at Calloway's grove, and had to be
postponed on account of rainy
weather, is now set for June 18th.
1t is to be given under the auspices
of the schools and the United Arti-
sans. Everything possible will be
done to insure a good time to all,
and the o A G brass band will be
in attendance to dispense music
that will be sure to please every
body.
From the following it will appear
that a lady Of Corvallis, while
visiting in Albany recently had
an exciting experience. The lady,
we learn, was Mrs. Lafferty.
Last evening Mrs. J. A. Weaver
and Mrs. c. c. Parker and lady
guest from Corvallis, were out driy-
ing with Mr.. Parker's team, and
when near Penniwinkle the team
became frightened at horse tied
to tree and which was tangled up
in his rope. The team SHE'D off
the grade and the carriage was
overturned, throwing the occupants
out, badly bruising Mrs. Parker
and throwing Mrs. Weaver against
a harhed wire fence, cutting her
arm badly. DR.. Wallace and Davis
were called and attended their in
juries. 1t required six or seven
stitches to sew up the wound. The