Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-31

Mrs. Gillespie has been visiting i
Eugene.
Misses May and Edith Gibso
will go to the coast today to remain
indefinitely.
DR.. Cathey is now occupying Iii
new suite of rooms over the Firs
National Bank.
| Mrs. AIDA Fullerton returned
yesterday from Siletz, where sh,
had been with a stock of millinery
| 1t is admitted by both conserva
tives and pessimists that wheat viii
be much higher this year than last
Rural Spirit.
Rev. c. A. Hyatt is much i'm
proved in health by his visit te
Douglas county, and is expected
home this week.
Roy Raber, after a couple O
months sojourn at home, returned
to the Snake River mines, in Idaho
a short time ago.
A. H. Buckingham and w. H
Bowman have returned from Ban.
don, Oregon, and will again make
their home in Benton county.
The total number of bicycle tags
issued at the sheriff's office up to
Saturday was GIL. This shows
that something over $500 has been
received from the wheelmen of this
county.
Rev G S o Humbert and wife
arrived in this city. Friday, from
Eugene. Rev Humbert is to occupy
the pulpit in the Christian church.
His wife is an ordained minister of
this faith.
Albany papers are giving curren-
cy to rumor that bill will be in
troduced in the next legislature
providing for the making of the
big steel bridge at that city a toll
thoroughfare.
Guy Clark arrived in Corvallis
from Baker City last Thursday,
riding on his wheel from Portland.
He has accepted a position in the
metropolis and will begin work
Immediately. He says Baker City
is net what it is cracked up to be.
Anybody desiring a good harvest
hand should call on John Scraford.
He has exercised faithfully during
hay harvest this season. John re-
ceived no money for these services,
but is the procd possessor of
Recommendation" from the last
man who ''exercised" him.
J. L. Castle, the stock buyer,
passed through Corvallis, Saturday,
with 100 head of superior yearling
steers. They were being taken to
the Broadhead farm near Sheridan,
and Mr.. Castle says they are the
pick of Benton county and as fine
as can be found anywhere.
George Houck reached here Tues
day from California with 1910 head
of goats. They were shipped here
by rail and although during the
hot spell his loss was trihing. They
were a fine band of goats and will
bring profitable returns. They
were at once driven out to his ranch
in the foothills.-Junction Times.
Hugh Smith arrived in Corvallis
Friday evening from The Dalles.
Hugh is an old-time Corvallis boy
and has many friends here. He
expects to remain a week or two.
Since leaving this city he has been in
many of the Eastern Oregon towns,
and regarding the mining regions
has nothing to report-too much
boom.
VIM. Grant, a well-known resi-
dent of Yaquina bay, who has many
friends in this city, is very sick in
Camas Valley, where he went to
take up some mining claims. DR..
Twitche;l is attending him.-Rose-
burg Review. Mr.. Grant is we'll
known in Corvallis. He established
the resort known as For Far on
south beach, Yaquina bay.
We have been asked to call the
attention of the proper authorities
to a nuisance which exists near the
bridge which crosses Oak creek on
the Philomath road. A party has
hauled a barrel of garbage from
Corvallis and dumped it in the
stream just below the ford and the
stencil it sends forth is said to he
horrible. Not only this, but it
contaminates the water which flows
through Mary's river into the Will
lamette and ultimately reaches the
homes of this city through the city
water works. 1t should be abated.
Harry Miller, formerly president
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
who was recently appointed consul
to Chung Kung, China, has been
heard from at Nagasaki, Japan,
where he is sojourning on board
the transport Logan, in company