Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
S. e. Young & Son.
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. John Mulvey, of this city, is
whiting relatives in Oregon City.
John Loomis, aged SO, an Ameri
can residing at Newport, was taken
to the asylum last week by Sheriff
Ross, of Lincoln county.
Portland shipped nearly 1,O00,.
600 bushels of wheat during the
month of August. This is not a
bad showing for such a poor season
Mrs. A. F. Peterson ard family
moved into town, Saturday, from
the country. 1t is their intention
to reside in the city during the
rainy season.
F. L. Miller went to Portland
Friday and was expected to arrive
home yesterday accompanied by
his wife and son, who have been in
in Portland for some weeks.
Conrad Sandstrom, the baker at
H. w. Halls restaurant, went to
Portland for q three days visit.
During his absence Jim Beer was at
his old post mixing dough for the
masses.
The alarm of numerous lady
friends of Carl Hodes i'll this COM
munity, has been allayed b. a let
ter from that gentleman announc-
ing that it is his cousin and not
himself who was recently engaged
in Germany.
During the week considerable
counterfeit money was circulated in
the city. Several business men
found themselves possessed of bogus
half dollars. Some counterfeiter has
evidently passed it off for good
money in the city and then skipped
out.-Oregon City Enterprise.
Mrs. e. H. Bryant came over
from Siletz last Saturday and left
Monday morning for Corvallis, AL
banv and Portland, where she will
inspect pianos with view to pur-
chasing for three or four citizens
of Siletz. The supply of good music
at the Agency will soon be mater
ially increased.-Lincoln Leader.
Miss Leona Smith entertained
about twenty young people Friday
evening in honor of Miss Myrtle
SbonkwiIer of Salem. and Miss
Winnie Miller, of Eugene. The
evening was pleasantly spent, the
guests being entertained with
music, cards of various kinds. Just
previous to their departure for the
evening choice refreshments were
served.
The prune growers of the North
west want as much as anything
else to have standard method of
packing their fruits; of course, if
they 20 into the Cured Fruit Asso-
citation this method will be adopted
and all fruit will sell at better
figure, because the dealer will know
what to expect without having to
open each box to see whether OF
not it is up to the STANDARDIZED
fic Farmer.
Eugene has de.:ided to follow the
good example of Corvallis and teal
up her street car line. The Albany
Street Railway Company has sold
its line and the entire stock to John
Attison, a section foreman on the
G. & E. This is only deferring
dissolution, for the time Is inevita-
BILE when Albany and her street
railway must part. Horse cars
and dummy engines are going ouI
of style, anyhow.
In is reported that William Grit
fifth, who is wanted in Lincoln
county on a charge of stealing cat
tie, has been seen by parties in the
neighborhood of Marys Peak. II
will be remembered that his broth
er, Bert Griffith, and Frank Baker
were recently convicted on this
charge and sent to Salem for term
of three yea,s each. According te
the report, when William Griffith
was seen he was we'll armed anc
wanted to buy food, also a saddle
horse.
Geolg Hod ..es, of Big Elk, haf
hopes of securing a contract OF
Portland firm whereby he will fur
nish them with 100000 feet o
alder lumber. The Portland peo
pie will use the lumber for the
manufacture of fine furniture. Thi
is quite large contract for lumber
of this kind and it is thought tha'
on the Big Elk is about the bes
place in Oregon to secure 81
large an order. Mr.. Hodges reside
about ten miles up the stream from
Elk City and has small mill a
his place Should he receive th'
contract the lumber will be raftee
down the Big Elk to Elk City, from
which place it will be shipped te
Portland by rail.