Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.

AOOHk. lNAvuSe
Positively the last week-Good
at cost at Ladies' Bazaar.
Mr.. George B Ready and famil.
leave Wednesday for an outing O
two or three weeks in the Alsea
DR.. Cathey and Professor Horne
were expected home from thei
hunting trip last evening. 1t is re
ported that they had killed three
deer.
Jake Hurlburt smoked q cigar
etie while hauling load of hay Il
the barn on his farm south of town
last week. The iron work of tn.
wagon was saved.
Mr.. Allen Wilson left Friday fol
Turner, Oregon, where has accept.
ed employment, and will probably
take up his residence. His family
will remain in Corvallis for the
present.
RE. Gibson, Punderson Avery
and Joseph Yates, who have been
hunting near Grass Mountain for a
week or more, returned Saturday
evening. They had fine outing
and got five deer.
The owner of the Eugene street
car line is considering the advisa-
bility of taking up the track. A
street car line in a small city is
more of a nuisance than conven-
ience. We speak from experience
L Taylor and Frank Maxon
left Corvallis Saturday night after
II o'clock, were across the Alsea
mountain by 2 o'clock Sunday
morning, fished all day and were
back in town in time for supper
Sunday evening.
Sheriff Burnett, wife and son,
I Miss Julia Warrior and Geo. Paul
returned Sunday evening from a
days fishing in Alsea. They caught
all the fish they could eat. It may
be we'll to state that none of the
party are hearty eaters.
Jesse Spencer, F. Sheasgreen and
Virgil Waters, who attended the
meeting Of the Grand Lodge OF
Workmen, which convened in
Salem, last week, arrived home
Thursday evening. They report a
splendid attendance and an enjoy
able session.
Dave Osburn and William Baker
took their families and departed 70:
Alsea Saturday. Superintendent
Denman and sister accompanied by
Miss Minnie Hodes, left yesterday
morning to join them. The party
expects to be out about two weeks.
Frank Baker and Bert Griffith,
charged respectively with burglary
and larceny, were taken to Lincoln
county by Sheriff Ross last Friday
for trial. Owing to the lack of
Jail facilities in that county these
gentlemen have been guests of Ben
ton since last May.
The threshing machine of Knott's
& Linderman was started, Friday,
for trial run Oh the Fisher boys
place north of town. Only about
go bushels were threshed, but this
morning they will commence opera
tions in earnest. This is about as
carly as threshing was ever COM
menced in this county.
TW Dilley. the bicycle man, has
been spending several days at his
old home at Scio. When Dilley
came to Corvallis he was q sufferer
from four years of democracy. He
was broke and in debt. He has
thrived SO we'll under Mckinley
however, that he is able to 60 to
Scio and pay off his old debts and
still have money in the banks.
After weeks hunting and fish
ing on the Zahn place, Just beyond
Alses Mountain, Carl Hodes, Oh
Wicks and Clarence Whiteside re-
turned home Sunday. Lots of fish,
but no deer, is the report of their
spokesman. The party had one
thrilling experience. Hogs got in
to camp and ate up all their food
and but for the presence of mind Of
one of their number, who walked
five miles to obtain fresh supply,
all hands might have starved.
A short time ago there was great
uneasiness among the relatives o1
Harry Rogers regarding his where
abouts and if he was alive. as &C.
cording to his last letters he was in
poor health. A letter from Harry
was received few days ago by his
mother, Mrs. 6. Hodes, and it turns
out that he is alive and well. He
had been employed in the govern
rnent printing Office at Manila, but
quit on account of poor health and
went into the custom Office. Al
the time Of writing he was back in
the printing office