Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
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LOCAL NEWS.

AOONA AIVSs
George Horning will ship car.
load of beef cattle to Portland today.
U. B. Vogle intends going over to
Toledo to work at his trade during
the summer.
Miss Abbie Wright, who has been
teaching school in Portland, return.
ed home last week for a visit with
relatives.
Manager Robert johnson, of the
Benton County Prune Company,
states that the yield vii! be much
larger at the big orchard than was
at one time supposed.
James G. McCaustland, who was
a member of the o. A. C. gradual
ing class of 1900, left Saturday for
Wilbur, Wash. He will be en-
ployed in hardware establishment
of his brother, who is in business
there.
Rev. Rossman, OF United Breth-
rem chulch at Philomath, while en-
gagged at carpenter work few days
ago, fell from a building and was
quite seriously hurt. At las ac-
counts he was getting along very
nicely.
John G.. Wooley, the great tenn
perance advocate who addressed the
people of Corvallis and vicinity at
. the court house, May 29th, has been
nominated for president of the
United States on the prohibition
ticket.
Mrs. Mary Avery and Miss Ma
mie Cauthorn left for San Francisco
last week to remain all summer
Miss Mamie Cauthorn is to study
music. while Mrs. Avery will be en-
ployed in dressnaking establish
ment with a view to perfecting her
self in the branch.
Joseph Biber, the candy maker,
disposed of his business Saturday
Small & Son being the purchasers
Mr.. Biber will 60 to Portland in a
few days, and it is quite likely that
when the season opens up in New
port he will be in the candy-making
business at this favorite resort.
r. Prof. E. h. -McElroy. of Eugene,
well known in this city, departed
for Charleston, N. c., where he will
attend meeting of the National
Teachers Association. 1t is thein
tention of Prof McElroy and others
to do their utmost to have the asso-
citation hold its next annual meet
ing in Oregon.
Miss Mabel and Mildred John
son, of Portland, who have been
visiting relatives in this city during
the commencement exercises Of the
o. A. c., departed Thursday for AL
bany for brief visit, after which
they will return to their home in
Portland.
E. J. Lea, who has been an in
structor at the O. A. C. during the
past year or SO, departed Saturday
for his home in Cottage Grove.
Whether he will return to this city
or not is uncertain, as he is consid-
ering propositions offered him from
other sections. Mr.. Lea will be
missed in musical circles, as he was
one of the violinists of the Corvallis
? Orchestra.
In many of the neighboring
counties the commissioners are
feeling of the public pulse on the
matter of a county exhibit at the
state fair, and in some counties it
has been determined TO have the
county represented. If it is thought
advisable to have Benton enter for
the prize she will make fine ex-
hibit.
Although if weather conditions
were considered there has been lit
tie to impress upon people that
summer is at hand; but the calen-
dar says so. Notwithstanding
weather conditions, People are al
ready going to the bay, preparing
to spend the season there, presum-
ing that some of these fine days it
will be unduly hot in the valley.
A new feature in the way of train
service that will prove of great bene-
fit to the citizens of Corvallis has
been inaugurated by the C. & E.
A local train will be run from Cor
Wallis to Albany, leaving here at 6
a. m. and arriving at Albany il
time to connect with the Albany
local for Portland. Returning, the
train leaves Albany at 7:3O p. M,
and will arrive here at sos. This
will be found to be great conven-
ience, as it will afford an oppor-
tunity for business people to 60 to
the metropolis and return the same
day, after transacting their busi-
ness. The train will run daily, ex-
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