Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-28

Miss Spencer returned yesterda
from her visit to Newport.
Major F. E. Edwards is enjoyin
an outing at Belknap Springs.
PROF. E. C. Hayward is hom
from his visit to Victoria, B. c.
Tom Monteith and John Simp
son drove over to Waterloo Sunday
Mrs. C. Ha;tless and daughter
Georgia, returned Friday from ths
coast.
Mrs. ]. E. Andrews is visiting
with friends and relatives in Eugene
and vicinity.
Miss Esther Avery leaveI this
week to resume her studies at STAN
fo1d University.
Mrs. Mary Simpson went to
Whiteson, Saturday, to visit for a
short time with friends.
Rev. C. MacLean, of the Episce-
pal church of this city, visited Nc
Minnville last week and held ser.
vices there Sunday.
Prof. Chas. L. johnson returned
to Corvallis, Sunday, from his fish
ing expedition up Blue river. He
says he got lots of bites. t
Elmer Clark was so i'll last week
that he was obliged to forsaks his
post at the bank for few days.
He is again at the old stand.
Mrs. Jesse Spencer and SOD, Vic
tor, returned Saturday from an
outing of a week at the farm Of
John Huffman, west of Philomath.
The GAZETTE has been presented
with specimen of the delightfully."-
scented Linaloa wood of Mexico, by
Edw. F. Niehaus & Co., of San
Francisco.
At the guardian sale, last Satur-
day, George w. Henkle purchased
the interest of Carey Peterson in
the John D. Mulkey donation land
claim for $66.67'
Geo. Horniug went to Portland,
Saturday, with a car load of cattle
and hogs, returning yesterday.
The cattle sold for from 3 to 81
cents, and the hogs for 5 cents.
Frost is reported to have appeared
in various localities Sunday morn
ing. In some instances it is said
to have nippsd the tomatoes.
This is the first frost of the season.
A. F. Peterson is in Portland to
secure carpenters to assist in build
ing fine residence at Hood River.
are all so busy that he
is finding it difficult to secure the
number of men he desires.
Grorge w. Henkle returned Sat-
urday from his outing at the coast.
From now on the people will be-
gin to arrive home from the various
pleasure resorts and in the course
Of a month Corvallis will seem her.
self again.
For the past few days Robert
Johnson, manager of the Benton
County Prune company's big or
,hard, has been busy getting the
dryer ready for the prunes. Mr..
Johnson expects to start drying
next Monday.
Work OH the new walk to the
the o A c is being prosecuted with
great energy and it is about ready
Tor the decomposed granite with |
which it is to be finished. From |
present indications it will be fine
when completed.
Next Monday teachers insti.
,ute of three days duration will be
in this city. Supt. Den.
nan has fine program arranged,
consisting of instructive papers by |
able teachers, while the best talent |
If the city will assist in entertain
ng the people who attend.
Reports have reached this Office
# a gang of boys in town who
watch for an opportunity to way
ay some little fellow weaker than i
and then proceed to
whip him. In some instances these
BOYS are merging into manhood.
4 they do not cease such actions
t is only matter of time when
hey will fine themselves in serious
The Johnson -Bryson- Rennie par
y arrived home Friday evening
rom an outing of three weeks in
he vicinity Of Harlan, Lincoln
county. From what they report a
most enjoyable time was exper-
enced. They had fish in abun-
lance and killed two deer during
heir outing. We are indebted to
he party for a breakfast of az fine
trout as ever came to
Corvallis.
Ben Woldt, when last heard
rom was in Wisconsin. Just be-
ore he left the cold country" for
home he received letter from Carl
dodes, who is visiting relatives in
Germany, in which the latter stated
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