Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-04

Attorney w. E. Yates went t
Toledo Saturday on legal business
Mrs. Maud Geary is rusticatin,
on the Gellatly farm near Philo
math.
Mrs. c. H. Lee returned las
week from an outing of some lengtl
at the coast.
Mrs. G. NJ. Monteith, of Albany
is in Corvallis, the guest of th
family of John II. Simpson.
Mrs. M. S. Woodcock and so,
were passengers to the coast yester
day. They are to remain indefi
nitely.
A few days ago Mrs. L. e. Alt
man and daughter went over t
Newport, where they are to remain
for a period;of three weeks.
Asa Alexan ler and wife left ear
ly Saturday morning for Independ
ence. They will join the army O
hop pickers that are everywhere il
evidence.
Ringlings' Big Circus will ex
hibit In Portland. This will b.
the only chance this year to see the
circus. Go with the Elks and be
on the ground early.
Virgil e. Waters and Rev
Memminger, of the North Methodist
church, returned Saturday from an
outing of couple of weeks in the
vicinity of Grass Mountain.
I. R. Daniel, of the Book Store,
will 60 to Portland in a couple Of
days. He intends to make arrange.
ments that will enable him to han
die stock of musical instruments.
In a recent letter to relatives A.
w. Rose, who is now on a ranch
near Chitwood, Lincoln county,
stated that he would be in Cor
Wallis before long. "Cap's" bust
ness out here will be to purchase
some goats for his ranch.
Among the other items of the
county court news of Lincoln coun-
ty is an order that the county re-
build the bridge at Eddyville at
once, under the supervision of Com
missioner Stanton. It will be re-
membered that the recent collapse
of the bridge at this point was the
cause of the death of Mrs. Luckey,
and that members of the family of
Daniel Weltin all narrowly escaped
with their lives
In current issue of the Oregon
Native Son is a story from the pen
of our townsman, Geo. A. Waggoner,
who is now in Alaska. The story
is entitled, "Was It Luck or Provi-
dencew The tale deals with early
history of a section of country near
where now stands the city of Spo-
kane. Like all of Mr.. Waggoner's
stories, it is in a most interesting
vein and appeals strongly to those
who are of an adventurous nature.
J. E. Ragon, OF Harney county,
brought into the Burns Items office
last week an old muzzle-loading
rife which was brought to Oregon
by General Joseph Lane, when he
came out from the East 10 accept
the governorship over so years ago.
Mr.. Ragon bought the gun from
q man named Clemens, at Rose
burg. Frank Reider has made an
offer for the piece es a relic, and it
will probably be added to his
large collection of curios.
During the latter part of last
week the dryer at the Benton Coun-
ty Prune Co.'S orchard started for
= trial. A quantity of pears were
dried. Everything about the
dryer worked very satisfactorily
and the work Of drying prunes was
yesterday. During the
past few days the prunes at this
orchard have not ripened as fast as
Manager johnson had anticipated,
and it may be that the dryer can
not be kept:going at its full capacity
ior few days.
The public school will open on
The 18th of this month. the yard
around the building has been
cleared of all grass and rubbish and
presents an improved appearance.
Since the selection Of teachers by
The board, Miss Dora Cooper, Of
independence, who was one of the
chosen, had occasion to
90 to Juneau, Alaska, and she has
written to the directors that she
could not return in time to assume
her duties as teacher. Miss Edith
Anderson, of Salem, has been
selected for the position thus made
Portland people have spared
neither time nor money in the
adornment of their city and in the
of the Elks. Grand Car
nival. During the fair the city
will more nearly represent a huge
exposition, with all the 4th of July
added, than anything
else. Everyone can we'll afford to
visit Portland at this time on ac-
count of low rates. Fare from Cor