Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mason and sor
Chester, are. taking a vacation a
Newport.
Miss Eta Campbell is home O,
a visit with relatives. Miss Camp
bell is professional nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Irvine re
! turned the first of the week from
Salem, where they have been visit
ing since the 4tE.
A game of baseball has been ar
ranged between the Corvallis ane
Albany teams, to take place at Al
bany tomorrow afternoon.
George Lilly is taking IL respit,
from his duties as cashier of the
First National Bank, and is rusti
eating in the country for a couple
of weeks.
Roy Taylor is now conducting g
barber shop in Lebanon. Mrs
Taylor joined him Tuesday and
they will hereafter make that city
their residence.
Miss Bertha Thrasher, who was
the unfortunate victim of the runa,
way accident in this city on July 1,
is getting along as nicely as could
be expected.
A. F. Hershner went to the coast
Monday and will conduct a grocery
store at Nye Creek during the sea-
son. His business in Corvallis was
left in charge of his daughter, Miss
Joyce, and Otto Webber.
In about two weeks the hum of
threshing machines will be heard
in all directions. From what can
be learned, it will not take more
than couple of weeks to thresh
the grain, as the crop is very short.
Master Lloyd Pruett was recent
ly the happy recipient of a deed to
100 acres of land from Wm. M.
Hoag. We were glad to learn of it,
for the little boy was crippled in a
railroad accident in which Mr. Hoag
as interested.-Toledo Leader.
Early yesterday morning party
started for the Five Rivers. The
personnel of the party was Rcbt
Johnson, Julian McFadden, George
Kerr and Thomas Whitehorn.
They took all the necessary arti-
cles of hunting expedition and
are prepared to remain a couple of
weeks in the tall timber.
Robt. Lamberson and family are
to start today for the country in the
of Waila Walla,
Wash. They will go by wagon
and will be couple or three weeke
on the journey. Mr.. Lamberson
has been informed that he can get
in that section at
splendid wages. The family do not
intend to make their home there.
Relatives of Mrs. Capt. Dentler
received word from her few days
ago, to the effect that Capt. Dent
ler's regiment, which has been sta
toned at Porto Rico, has been or
dered to the Philippines. All Off
GERS wives were to return TO their
posts. Mrs. Dentler will
come home and her arrival is ex-
pected ere long. The supposition-
is that Capt. Dentler's regiment
will be ordered to China.
Prof. Chas. johnson visited his
father and brother on their farm
near Harrisburg last Sunday, max
ing the trip awheel. He says that
their wheat will not harvest more
than half a crop. Where a few
ago the healthy grain gave
promise of an abundant harvest
there is nothing now but weeds.
He believes this destruction was
caused by some manner of insect.
Changes in the truck business in
Corvallis are numerous and fre-
quent. A few weeks ago Oliver
Treese disposed of. his interest in
this line to A. Kyle. He has pur-
chased half interest of Mr.. Kyle
and is again engaged in hauling.
Monday, John Berry purchased one
of the trucks and teams belonging
to Whiteside Bros, and is now
partner with George Whiteside.
His interest cost him $3.50.
Considerable has been said re-
garding a county exhibit at the
state fair for prizes ranging from
$50 to $500. At a meeting held
the first of the week. the committee
issued a call for samples to be
placed on exhibition. The call re-
fers to grasses, vegetables, and
and fruits, some of which are not
yet in the market. There will be
no expense of transportation or
other items to those who supply
samples, and properly labeled, they
are desired to be left at the real
estate Offices of G F Eglir., Capt
Robinson, or ! B Irvine at the City
Lumber Yards. ...
Wednesday was one Of the warm
est days Of the season, the ther-
mometer stood at ninety, and but
for the refreshing sea breeze it