Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-06-29

scream In this city.
Attorney w. E. Yates has beer
attending court in Albany thi'
week.
S. L. Henderson returned few
days ago from trip to the Bohe
mia mines.
It is stated that the recent rair
! has proved very beneficial to spring
sown wheat.
J. M. Wood, the blind violinist
is at present playing concerts In
Crook county.
Attorney w. E. Yates has made
two business trips to Portland dur
ing the past week.
Shirt waists, crash skirts and
crash suits at 20 per cent disc ,unt,
Some mems suits at half price al
Miller's.
Frank Groves has completed his
duty as census taker. He will not
state the population Of Corvallis, as
he is not allowed that privilege.
The Willamette river is now only
about two feet above extreme low
water mark. The D. r. & N. have
laid their boats off and their local
agent, Mr.. Thayer, has been order
ed to Lewiston, Idaho.
When Andrew Porter, surveyor OF
Lincoln county, came to Corvallis a
few days ago from the Siletz, where
he and q party have been doing
some work, he brought with him a
spotted fawn. The little creature
followed him about the streets like
a dog.
From what is by shown Eugene
papers regarding the contest for
Goddess Of Liberty" in that city
for the Fourth of July celebration,
there is not near the interest taken
in our sister city that is taken in
Corvallis. From last accounts the
highest vote was a little short of
200.
Mr.. Geo. F. Eglin is chairman of
the committee to secure floats for
the parade on the Fourth. Many
business houses will participate and
Mr.. Eglin is anxious that all shall
be represented. He also desires to
have 200 horsemen take part and
all horsemen of every section of the
county are invited to appear.
Herman Breyer received q letter,
Wednesday, from Carl Hodes.
Carl had been at Herman's old
home at Minden. A letter received
the same day from Ben Woldt stat
ed that that gentleman would leave
Germany for Paris on the 18th
inst and after taking in the Worlds
fair he intended returning to his
old home for another visit.
Married, Wednesday, the 9th, at
the residence of Mr.. w. E. Briene,
two miles north of the city, Mr..
Frank Cole, of Winlock, Wash,
and Miss Arminta King, of this city,
DR.. Thompson officiating. The
happy couple left on the Portland
train for their home in Wash. The
wedding was a very pleasant home
affair and the best wishes of their
many friends 60 with them to their
new home.
Now and then the veil is lifted
from the past and present generation
are given a view of life as it was in
former days. The other day Con.
rad Sanstrom, the baker at Halls,
Glanced to pick up n piece of paper
in an old shed back of August
Hodes' grocery. It was found to
be a letter and it was written in
Portland, December IL, 1859-over
forty years ago. The author was I.
H. Sellers and the missive was ad-
dressed to Ca;rel Friendly. The
letter was not enclosed in an envel-
ope, but it is presumed that IT was
addressed to this place. It. was
well preserved, quite legible, was
written in German, and among
other things recited the authors
money troubles. From the general
tone of the letter it is readily OBJ
served that in Oregon forty years
ago life was as full of care as it is
today. Nobody knows of the men
and in all probability they have
passed to the great beyond.