Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-29
S. e, Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.

Jimmy Hays made business
trip over to Lincoln county last
week.
Miss Jessie Hartman, of Inde-
pendence, was visiting friends in
this city last week.
Ref. C. A. Hyatt, of Corvallis,
who has host of friends in Douglas
county, is in the city attending the
M. E. South conference. --Roseburg
Review.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Let
everybody, old and young, observe
in a fitting manner the dictates of
duty and conscience and honor the
memory of our dead.
During the closing session of the
annual meeting of the State Grange,
recently held at independence, it
was decided to hold the meeting in
Albany next year. B. J. Leady, of
Washington county, was elected
state master of this organization for
the next two years.
c. B. Winn, of Albany, who has
the appointment of census enumer-
ators for this and other counties
has made the following appoint
ments: Don w. Holgate and VIM.
F. Groves, Corvallis; Fred S. Tom
linson, Wells; VIM. G. Rees, Dusty;
Chas. S. Seeley, Alsea; Benjamin
S. Felger, Wren; Arthur Dittmar,
Philomath.
On account of the rain Saturday
the managers of the big picnic at
Calloway's grove saw fit to send
word in all directions of postpone
ment. After all the preparation
made this seemed too bad, but the
public will be allowed to enjoy a
picnic at this popular grove about
the middle of June; the exa-t date
is not yet determined.
Work was commenced yesterday
morning on the residence of Mr.
Oscar Heally, formerly the resi-
dence of Mrs. Hattie Pygall: 1t is
to be made full two-story struc-
ture throughout; the foundation
will be strengthened, and a new
roof put on. Albrecht & Adams
are doing the work, and they esti-
mate the cost of repairs at some
thing near $500.
Henry Stuart, foreman of the
Sumpter Miner. has taken n COM
plete printing plant to Prairie City,
where he will; establish the Prairie
City Miner, issuing the first num-
ber the latter part of this week.
This seems to be a promising field
for a newspaper, says the Sumpter
Miner. Henry is we'll known in
Corvallis, where he had a steady
''sit" en- the GAZETTE.
Will the eagle scream in Corvallis
the coming Fourth of July? All
other towns throughout the valley
are discussing this question, and
in many instances have called a
mass meeting of the citizens to de-
termine just how much patriotism
there was i'll support of u celcbra-
ton. A number of private citizens
of Corvallis have expressed them.
selves in favor OF Corvallis making
a demonstration on this day.
Forest Grove is among the latest
towns to be exercised over dog
poisoners. A number of dogs o.
high and low degree have turned
their toes to the daisies on account
of an overdose of poison. In ON,
instance little girl, baby yet
was found eating a piece of sau
sage she had picked up on th'
street. 1t was promptly taker
from her and was discovered t:
contain strychnine. This was car
rying tn ngs too far and the cit,
offers reward of $50 for the appre
hension of the distributor of tn
poison.
Prof. w. w. Bristow arrived hom
last week from Eastern Oregon
He is looking well and will take
rest for a month or such a matter
In speaking of the crop condition
in the Umatilla country, the pro
fessor stated that the old settler
agree that never before did the out
look for the grain crop look s
bright, and Prof. Bristow says ths
in all his experience he has neve
seen brighter prospects for an enol
nous yield. The grain is no
nearly waist high and the onl
thing that could occur to ruin tE
crop would be tue hot June wind
much-dreaded feature Of tn;
country. However, from the pre-:
ent weather indications, it will col
tinue moist for some little time an
this will keep the air cool ther
even if the wind does blow Thel
has been typical winter out j
khot caoffon