Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03

TaHe1ine
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. w. S. McFadden and chill
,lren left Wednesday for visit at
the seashore.
Prof. F. L. Washburn, of Eugene,
passed through Corvallis on his
way to Newport, Wednesday.
President P. L. Campbell, of the
State Normal at Monmouth, was a
hayward passenger, Wednesday.
Jesse Irvine, of McMinnville, a
former Corvallis boy, was a c. d
E. passenger for the bay Wednes-
day.
L. F. Wilson drove over to New
port, Tuesday. Mrs. Wilson fol-
lowed on Wednesdays afternoon
train.
Wilson Bump has had enough of
Cape Nome and in company with
Mr.. Vincent, is now en- route for
his home in Kings Valley. 4
The Times press was moved
Wednesday to small building
constructed, for press room, back
of Graham & Wortham's drug
store. 4
The family of Conductor Web
ster, of the West Side, passed
through Corvallis, Tuesday, en-
route to the coast for their summer
outing.
The last heard of Arthur Ready
was when he arrived in Seattle.
He was seeking a situation as a
printer, which he merits, being far
above the average in ability.
Theodore Zeis is expected home
from Redding, California. in about
two weeks. He will visit here for a
period and when he returns south
his wife is to accompany him.
Rev. G. S. O. Humbert will
preach his opening sermon at the
Christian church next Sunday,
both morning and evening, and
there will be regular services dur
ing the ensuing year.
Misses May and Kate Gearhard
and Edna Garrow departed on
their wheels couple of days ago for
Monroe. They left word that they
were to be expected home when
they arri7ed-not before.
The Mazamas will leave Albany
for Mt. Jefferson on the morning OF
August 7th. Anyone from Cor
Wallis wishing to make the trip,
NAV secure round-trip ticket over
the C. & E. good until August goth,
for one fare.
Rev. L. F. Stephens, formerly
pastor of the Christian church in
this city, arrived the first of the
week from Elgin, Oregon. He has
been doing Evangelical work ou'
there in behalf of the Christian de-
nomination, and came.t to Corvallis tt
transact some business. His family
are at Dilley, his former home.
Two new machines are expected
by the Corvallis Manufacturing
Co., to arrive tomorrow. One is t.
be used in making telephone insul
ator pins. The company is max
ing a lot of sample parts of wagon!
and plows for Portland firm. Il
they prove satisfactory, this firm
will purchase these parts from tn
Corvallis mills instead of from th'
east, as now.
Last week we called attention t.
a nuisance in the shape of barre
of garbage which was lying in Oal
creek and communicating the waite
supply of the city. A warrant wa
sworn out for the arrest of the oi
fender by a citizen and he appeare'
in Justice Holgate's court, plea
guilty and was fined ten dollars
Afterward he was employed to re
move the garbage from Oak creeE
Numerous inquiries have bee
made recently as to the whereabout
of the Corvallis branch of the Sa
walton Army. Rumors are ahos
that Uncle Sam has called on thel
for service in China. This is cor
tradicted by the assertion that tn
particular kind of army has NJ
proved effective in the Orient.
news note speaks of Newport ha'
ing just acquired a..nunber OF salv'
ZIONIST, and these may be the r
cruits from Corvallis.
Mr.. C. F. Gillette, of this cit
has come into possession Of an o
almanac, published in 1877.
was formerly the property OF b
brother who died year or SO a.
in Lincoln county. The wordlI
is in old English and is rather DIT
cult to read. 1t contains Washln
toms last speech to the army, al
the names of the cabinet Officer
representatives of the various stat