Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-04
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S. e. Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.

upon his Monroe larni lhlee cai
loads of fancy goats, recently pur'
chased by him in California.
Clinton Reese has been appointed
census enumerator for Monroe dis
trict, which comprises five voting
precincts. He begins his labors on
June 1st.
R. E. Gibson, guardian of Homer
Gibson, has filed his inventory in
the guardianship estate. The per-
sonal property is valued at $3,3O1;
real property, $905; total $4, 11a.
Mr.. Jasper Wyman, of Albany.
will compound prescriptions at
Graham & Wells in the absence OF
Tommy Jones, who lea res shortly
for Cape Nome, where he Intends
opening a drugstore.
The life of Claire, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Greffoz, who has
been dangerously i'll since last Sun
day, is still dispaired Of He has
symptoms of brain fever end it is
feared that his ailment may be
spinal meningitis.
Relatives from this city were
called to the bedside of Mrs. Charlie
Wheeler at the St. Vincent hospi-
tai. Portland, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Wheeler is suffering from an
abscess and her chances for re-
covery are very remote.
During the absence cf Father
Jureck. in Europe, his pulpit in
this city will be filled once each
month. Next Sunday and the one
following, service will be held by
Father Felix, of Siletz. Father
Jureck will be home in September.
Principal and Mrs. Pratt were
given surprise Monday evening
BY the 80 members of the gradu-
ating class Of the public schools.
They carried flowers in token OF
May day, and brought with them
an abundance of refreshments A
delightful evening was passed.
Affairs are not so bad in the
prune orchards as might be ex-
pected. The Benton County Prune
Co.'S orchard has already produced
some magnificent little prunes, and
the manager, Robt. Johnson, ex-
poets to be full of them before
Thanksgiving.
Services at the United Evangical
church next Sunday at II a. m.
and 8 p. M; preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. Boozer. The recent con-
ference so arranged the work that
Rev. Boozer will have services in
that church each Sunday, both
morning and evening during the
coming year.
Monday a couple of criminals
arrived in this city in charge of an
officer and were incarcerated in the
bastile of Benton county to await
the opening of circuit court OF
Lincoln. One is Frank Baker
charged with burglary, while Bert
Griffith is held to answer the
charge of larceny. They were
bound in the sum of $3.50 each in
the justice of peace court. Circuit
court of Lincoln convenes on the
fourth Monday of July.
Potato raisers are in luck again
as the price of that commodity has
made quite jump and are now &
good price. The Portland commits
sion merchants pay about 40 cents
pr bushel in large lots. The gov
ernment is wanting large lot tt
90 to Alaska for the soldiers sta
tened there. A little later the
Alaska trade for the mines will re
quire something like 10000 bushels
which will pretty we'll consume th'
surplus stock of the Oregon pro
duct of last year. The spring
planting of potatoes is we'll owe
and the acreage will be small ant
a rather light crop may be expected
this fall
The friends of Clarence Hou
haYe been quietly laughing at th'
outcome of this young gentleman
plans for getting married withou
the public knowing of the event
He was to marry Miss Pearl VIII
banks, of this city, and togethe
with the father of the young lad
they proceeded to Albany las
Wednesday. Imagine the surpris
of Clarence when he had to tele
graph back here for a license
Finally, everything was straight
ened out and the young people wer
united in matrimony. The cere
mony was performed at the M. T
parsonage, South, the Rev. W. :
Fenton officiating.