Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Mason re.

Nolan & Callahan's Remnan
Sale closes Friday, August 31st.
Mrs. A. Wing and daughter c
Lewisville, are visiting Mrs. T. J
Denman.
There will be service in the MI
View school house on Sunday after
! noon at half past two.
Mrs. W. P. Lafferty and son wen
to the coast Wednesday for so
iourn of some duration.
Mr.. Frank Prickett, of the Noun
tain home Lumber Co., was in Cor
wallis on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Chapman and fam
/ lily went to the Alsea mountain
Tuesday to enjoy season of camp
life.
Mrs. F. L. Miller and Max, lef
Wednesday for Portland, where
they will visit relatives for few
weeks.
Mrs. Lucy Franciscoleft Wednes'
day TOR her home in Fayette, Iowa
She will be absent for several
months.
Raymond Henkle is in Browns.
vile, where he has been for a week
or more, combining business and
pleasure.
Jack Arnold was q passenger to
the coast Wednesday. He caIcula-
ted to remain there as long as he
enjoyed himself.
George Horning shipped car
load of cattle to Portland, Tuesday,
and on the same date George w.
Smith shipped carload of hogs.
James J. Booth arrived in Seattle
from Nome last week. He wrote
his wife that he would remain in
the sound country and see what
would turn up.
Miss Grace Scott, who has been a
compositor for the past two years
on The Dalles Daily Chronicle, is
spending her vacation with her
relatives in this city.
Miss Florence Haskins, who was
recently called to this city to attend
the funeral Of her mother, returned
to her home in Eureka Springs,
Arkansas, Wednesday.
Much grading and other work
has been done on the new walk to
the college. Thing is laid along
each side of the promenade so that
there will be no water accumulation
along it.
Asa Alexander and family ar
rived home from the coast the first
of the week. Asa says that it is
estimated that there are between
1000 and 2,5CO people now camped
at Nye creek.
The annual teachers institute of
Benton county will be held in Cor
wallis on September, 8, 4 and 5.
Prof. D. A. Grout and County Supt.
R. F. Robinson have been engaged
as instructors.
AS a result of the last teachers
examination, the following certifi-
Gates were issued; Mabel Able,
first grade; Corlie Starr, second
grade; Joyce Hershner and Carrie
Kiger, third grade.
Next Sunday the C. & E. will
run another of their popular excur-
siens to the bay. The train will
leave Corvallis at 7:30 and the
usual Sunday rate will be main
tanned. These popular excursions
have enjoyed very liberal patron
age of late.
Rev. Peter Burnett arrived in
Corvallis Tuesday evening en- route
to his home in Independence. He
has been engaged for the past two
weeks in the work of the
Christian church in Lane county.
The reverend gentleman has rela-
tives in this city and enjoyed
a visit with them while here.
Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach in
the United Evangelical church Sun
day morning and evening. Sub
iect of the morning sermon will be,
tChristian Service;" evening, "The
Mission of Fire" Solo in the even
ing by Miss Olive Thompson. Sun
day school at 10 a. III. and En-.
deavor at Z p. M. All welcome.
Wheat will undoubtedly 60 up
considerably in price ere long. A
few days a number of farmers in
the vicinity of Stayton pooled
5000 bushels and offered it to the
highest bidder. The wheat was
purchased by the Stayton FIGURING
Mills Co., and Sc cents per bushel
was paid. This is an advance of
about eight cents over the prices
generally offered in the valley.
DIR. James Withycombe, vice.
director of the Oregon Experiment
Station, will in a few weeks 60 to
Washington to confer with the
United States Department of Agri-
culture upon matters connected