Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-22

Born, to the wife Of c. Z. Collins
i'll Albany, May Is, a son.
Born, to the wife of I. D. Pitt
man, Saturday, May 18th, son.
VIM. Baker has been quite sicl
for the past two weeks with grippe
but is slightly improved at present
| A few of the members of the ole
x, L. G. club met in the Burnet t
hall Friday night and enjoyed a few
hours social dance.
Don't forget that the total eclipse
Of the sun occurs OH the 2Sth inst
This is the date; when you see it
in the GAZETTE, its true.
Fred Edwards, and other repre-
sentatives of the U. of O, were in.
terested spectators at the local field
meet of the o. A. c., Saturday.
Born, May 21st, to the wife OF
James Horning Of this city, a
daughter. Jim smiled like the
imam in the moon" when telling
his reason for treating to cigars.
Hon. M. L. Pipes, formerly Of
this city, and one Of the most fluent
and forcible @politica speakers of
the state, is billed for a number of
addresses in The Dalles and vicin-
ity.
D. G. Rose found that on account
of his business it was to his inter
est to again take up his residence
in the city. He moved his house
hold effects in from his country
place last week.
T. w. Dilley, Geo. Bigham and
other members of the Modern
Woodmen of this city, rode over to
Peoria on their wheels Saturday
evening to attend an initiation of
new members at that place.
J. G. Taylor, who recently suffer.
ed a surgical operation at the hands
Of Drs. Pernot and C4they, in
which the sub-maxillary gland of
the left jaw was removed, is report
ed to be recovering from the shock
as rapidly as could be expected.
The Bates Dramatic Company,
which has been playing different
towns of the valley lately, seems,
from all accounts, to have been the
happy recipient of numerous eggs,
one after the other to-
ward the close Of the performance.
Johnny Armstrong in recent
letter to relatives in this city, states
that he is at present working in the
mines at Gem, Idaho, and is max
ing $3.50 above expenses. Many
friends of Johnny will be pleased
to hear that he is doing we'll. His
wife is residing in Salem at present.
1t is estimated that there are
1000 acres Of flax that will be har-
vested in Linn county this year.
The greater part of the flax culti-
vated in Linn is located on the
forks of the Santiam ana the imme-
date vicinity of Scio. The seed
when harvested is worth about 81
per bushel and the fibre is used in
the manufacture of grain sacks,
burlap, etc.
The relatives and friends of Harry
Rogers are becoming anxious about
him. When last heard from he
was employed in the government
printing office at Manila, and his
health was not very good. Letters
sent TO him from this city, by rela-
ives, last December have been re-
,urned, and his people do not know
what TO make of his silence, and
whether he is alive or not is caus-
ng much anxiety.
The United States treasury de-
oartment recently informed Gov.
5eer that a check had been drawn
n mis- favor, as governor of Oregon,
or $4404.O6, that sum being the
balance due the state on account of
he 5 per cent road fund. This
is 5 per cent of the net pro-
leeds arising from the sales of pub
ic lands within the state during
he fiscal year ending June 80,
1893. According to the statutes of
his state, the money will be divid-
ID among the various counties in
to the number of acres
If land in each county, and will be
lsed to improve the county roads.
Nhe money was due in March. but