Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Circuit court convenes Monday
Mrs. H. M. Stone returned home,
Wednesday, from a visit of several
weeks in Independence, the guest Of
her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan
are now established at the college
and Miss Smell occupies the Gala
han residence.
District Prosecuting Attorney
Brown, of Roseburg, will arrive to-
morrow to be present during the
term of circuit court.
Charley Elgin, a forest ranger OF
Salem, arrived in Corvallis, Wednes-
day, for a visit Of week or such a
matter with his un lie, Mr.. Frank
Elgin.
Heuceforth the cider mill at the
south end of Main street will only
be operated on Wednesdays, Thurs
days and Fridays o. each week un-
til further notice.
Mrs. A. B. Cordley is in much
better health at the present than
she has been for the past two
weeks. She has suffered an acute
attack Of neuralgia.
Fred Refs, who was recently in
jured by the acetylene explosion in
Albany, is now able to be around
again. For a time it was thought
that his life was in danger.
Judge w. S. Hufford arrived on
the train, Wednesday, from Port
land and departed for home the
same day. During his brief stay
he greeted many friends OF former
years and transacted some bust
ness.
Judge J. W. Hamilton will con-
vene an adjourned term of court
this morning at 8 o'clock. This
session is for the transaction of
preliminary business prior TO the
= regular session of the circuit court,
which convenes promptly at 8 a.
M, Monday.
Halloween has come and gone
once more. According to tradition,
on this occasion the fairies convene
and goblins and spooks are out in
full force. The traditional fairy,
goblin and spook reigns no more,
but their work is ably executed by
the small boy-sometimes the big
boy. Franks of various kinds are
played and carried so far that they
sometimes approach criminality.
Wednesday evening there was a
number of recruits initiated into
the Maccabee lodge Of this city.
After military work an informal re-
ception was rendered Ira Hunter,
in appreciation Of his services as
local record keeper, which on ac-
connt of other business, he has been
obliged to resign. He was given
many choice presents and ban
quet. A very pleasant evening was
passed.
Charley Overbaugh, agent for
the O R & N Company, arrived
from Portland about the first of the
week. He reports that one of this
company's boats may be expected
up to Corvallis this evening. In
case she arrives as expected she will
depart on her down trip in the
morning. There was sufficiency
of water several days ago for boats,
and they would have been here,
but for the fact that that they
were undergoing repairs at Port
land.
George Reed, who left here a
month or more ago for Roseburg,
where he expected to secure work
at masonry in Roseburg, arrived
home Wednesday. He did not re-
main there long, but proceeded on
to Dunsmuir, California, where he
found work in his line. He reports
that times are fairly good there
and there is plenty Of work. AT
present George, in connection with
a gentleman from Salem, has bid
in for the construction of a system
of water works in Roseburg.
A few days ago Recorder Elgir
made record of the transfer Of 12C
acres of land in section s, township
II, from J. J. Sheahan to the State
Land Board The consideration
was 500. This is transfer of un-
usual interest. 1t appears thai
this land was decided to Wood:
jackson about forty years ago and
again, through some oversight, i
was again decided to J. ]. Sheahan
a couple of years ago. Mr.. Jackson
held the property and deed to it
consequently, in order to straighter
the matter out the last purchaFel
decided the property back to the
State Land Board and was returned
his monsy.