Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-12

trip to Portland next week to pur
chase a piano for herself.
Beware Of any stranger who may
offer to sell you bicycle cheap
A couple of 'bilzes" were stolen il
Salem few days ago.
IR Daniels, was solicited to play
tuba for the Albany band boys al
at the benefit ball, Wednesday
night, but was unable to comply.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Porter went
to Polk county, Wednesday, for a
few days visit with relatives. They
expect to be home today or tomor.
row.
Robert johnson, manager of the
Benton County Prune Company,
was interviewed, Monday, by an
Oregonian reporter. Bob was given
much space on the subject of
prunes.
Kathleen, the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Condor,
died at Moscow, Idaho, October Sth,
aged five months. Mr.. Condor
was formerly purchasing agent at
the o AC.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that a
kind Providence will prevent the
flight of the young Corvallis couple
with intent to marry, in spite of
everything and ''hig III water" thrown
in, as stated in contemporary.
w. L. Bradshaw was elected
grand chancellor of the recent ses-
sion of the Grand Lodgo Knights
of Pythias of Oregon, at Astoria.
Robert Johnson and B. W. johnson
were present as delegates from VAL
ley Lodge Of this city.
Miss Libbie Whitaker went to
Portland, Tuesday, to visit her
mother, who has been in the hos
pital in that city for the past several
months. Mrs. Whitaker is so far
improved in health that she is
able to walk about, and she will
probably return home shortly.
DR.. Thompson went to Gsrvais,
Tuesday, to attend the meeting of
the Willamette Presbytery. The
session was adjourned yesterday
morning and DR.. Thompson came
up to attend the funeral of l.. G..
Kline, after which he returned to
Portland, at which place the Pres
byterian Synod conyened last
night.
Colonel Maus, of the u. S. army,
arrived in Corvallis Wednesday,
from San Francisco. He came all
the way for the express purpose of
trying some of the latest army tao
ties on a few of Benton county's
China pheasants. He lost no time
in donning his hunting clothes on
his arrival and in company with
Ed Clark started out for pheasants.
He will remain here a few days.
Mrs. LYDIA G. Webber filed
document, Wednesday, with the
county clerk, whereby she prays
the court to grant her q divorce
from George Webber, her husband.
She states that he has been con-
victed of a crime and that the time
of appeal from such conviction has
passed and a ocording to lazy she is
entitled to legal separation from
her husband.
Prune men do not seem to have
so much confidence in the price
keeping up as they have hitherto
possessed. In California the future
of this years crop is not encour-
aging. In few places do they grow
as fine prunes as in the Willamette
valley. In California, in running
prunes through the grader, it is
stated that prunes in the 30-40
box mildew before it can be filled.
Such a thing never happens in
Benton.
There was a creditors meeting
Wednesday in the matter of J. A.
Gellatly, who IS insolvent. Bal
four, Guthrie & Co., of Portland,
held q mortgage of $4,000 on his
place. This is the heaviest claim
against Mr.. Gellatly and was rep
resented by Mr.. Mckenzie. the
meeting was held in Referee Bur-
nett's Office. Thcle are all told
some 60 or 10 small claims repre-
sented. AS the result of the meet
ing George Eglin was elected as
trustee to handle the estate.
1t is strange what pretty tricks
some people will stoop to in order
to defraud someone. The Gervais
Star, in an article on hops, relates
the following: In a lot of hops re-
Gently bought by Mckinley Mitch
ell from T. J. Mahan, sixty-two
pounds of brick were discovered.
It was q case of spite and cussed.