Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Grandpa Scrafford is 81 years

| The Cal1ahan-Cordley outing
party returned home yesterday.
DR.. E. J. Thompson left fol
his summer vacation at Newport,
yesterday.
j H Simpson opened his new
hardware and grocery store to the
public, Monday.
1t is reported that the Ready
Horner party, now in Alsea, have
killed four deer.
Miss Maud Hoffman has. made
all engagement with E. S. Will
lard and sails for America, Oc-
tober 28th.
Dick Zahn killed large cougar
on his place in Alsea, Monday night.
His only assistant was his faithful
dog. which has taken part in sew
enteen similar encounters.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Davis came
in from Yaquina on yesterdays c
& E, They were accompanied by
their son, Harry, who recently re-
covered from a severe attack OF
pneumonia. ..
Attorney w. E. Yates will take
his family to Newport today. He
will remain there until Monday in
order to get the family settled and
everything provided for their COM
fort
The Reed party of musicians and
artists and their guests, who have
been enjoying an outing in Alsea
for the past two months, left yester-
day for their respective homes in
California.
John M Pipes. of Portland, ap-
pointed to the census Office by
Representative Moody, has been
promoted to salary of $1,000 on
account of his proficiency. This is
the first promotion given an Oregon
appointee in the census. ..
Mrs. Mary Schmateka and FAM
lily, of Grangeville, Idaho, ere visit
ing relatives here. After a two
weeks stay at Newport she expects
to make arrangements somewhere
in Oregon to put her son and
daughter in school. .... >.f
w. A. Martin was the victim
of an accident Wednesday even-
ing. While working in the mill of
the Corvallis Manufacturing Co.,
he had the misfortune to get a
finger in front of a small saw.
DR.. Cathey dressed the wound.
Mrs. Allen Wilson and children
expect to leave Tuesday to join Mr..
Wilson at Turner, where he has ac-
cepted position as head miller in
in large Touring mill. The Will
son home will be occupied this win
ter by family from Newport. Their
children will attend the college and
public schools.
From letter just received of e.
J. Lea, formerly assistant chemist
at the OAC, it is learned that
be has accepted a position in Colo
RADIO with the Colorado Sugar Fac
tory. He has been considering
this proposition for some time
Many friends in this city will be
pleased to learn of his having been
rendered so fattering situation.
There are a good many threshing
machines at work now, but the
grain caop is SO poor that in many
cases machine man cannot afford
to thresh at the usual rate per
bushel. In some instances a man
who has machine will thresh his
own and his neighbors' grain
everybody working together after
the style of an old-fashioned log
ging bee, or house-raising. Others
will thresh only where wages are
guaranteed. This is surely a de-
plorable state of affairs.
| J. A. Spangler received letter 8
few days ago from his son, Mart, ir
which the latter told of an accident
which had befallen him. Mart il
employed in San Francisco as ar
iengineer and lnachinist, and or
July 2Sth, while assisting to shift
some machinery, things went wrong
and Mart had the misfortune t.
have the third finger of his lef
hand broken between the first ano
second joint. Mart states that th'
doctor who put his finger in splint'
told him that in all probability hi
finger would always be stiff.
~ The moving of the Times pres
down the stairs of the postoffic
building Wednesday, brought fresl
. to mind the shocking details of tn
accident which resulted in tn
death of Mr.. Hoffman on simila
, occasion at this place some year
, ago. Wednesday Neil Newhous
, escaped having his legs broken, Q
worse, by narrow margin. Part 6
. the heavy iron frame OF the ma
, chine fell, throwing him under
meath. Fortunately one end of
: rested on the lower step and save
t him from injury. The frame fe
with such force that it was broker
, The outlook for good crop
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