Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-20

TaHeline
S. E, Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.


Prof. J. B. Horner and DR.. Cath
ey are rusticating in Alsea.
E. B. Horning will shortly begil
the removal of his large stock o
groceries into the Burnett brick.
The millinery establishment o
Miss johnson is to occupy tn
building vacated by Graham 6
Workman.
The building formerly occupied
by the Cash Store is being rapidly
gotten in shape for it's new occu
pants, Grham & Wortham.
William Seekers new residence
at the corner of Third and Wash.
ington, is rapidly nearing compile
ton and greatly improves the ap
pearance If that portion of the city
Ruhe Kiger began shipment OF
his early Hale peaches yesterday
There viii be fully 500 bushels, and
as this is more than enough to sup
ply the local market, he is ship
ping to Portland.
To VIM. Hornii.g g is dle the dis
tinction of raising the biggest stink
in the history Ct old Benton. While
taking spin through the country
on his bicycle, a few nights ago,
William "coasted" into eight pole
cats. They made the night hideous
for Willie.
The Beach property, at the cor
ner of Fifth and Washington streets,
recently purchased by Mr.. j. E.
Farmer, has been converted into an
attractive home. The house has
been remodeied, and Chas. Barn
hart has artistically coated it with
paint within and without. ~
Workmen are busy preparing
the Allen & Farra b;ick tor occu-
pancy by ]. H. Simpsons new
hardware and grocery store, A large
warehouse, 25 x so feet, is being
erected upon the site of the old
state house and the interior of the
building is being generally remod-
eled.
Next Sabbath morning DR..
Thompson will preach his last SER
mon before the vacation. There
will be no evening service, and the
church will be closed until Septem-
Der. The pastor would like to
meet as many of the church and
congregation as can find it conven-
lent to be present at this last SER
vice Sabbath morning. Sabbath
school at 10 a. IN.
1t has been determined that it is
best not to attempt a county fair
this year on account of the lateness
of the season. But lookout for next
year. Benton will have a fair that
will be first-class. It'is thought
that to hold fair when only halt
prepared for the event, would per-
haps result in failure, or at oest,
partial success. There is much
sentiment in favor of county fair
next year.
Some days ago Emory Allen pur-
chased a handmade wicker chair
from a travelling vendor, and left il
sitting in the drugstore. While
examining it later, he found as prout
about SIX inches long growing out
of one of the rounds and numerous
buds on other portions of his new
purchase. He is now watching
unxiously to see if these will de-
velop into little chairs. If SO, ht
proposes to start a factory. Those
wishing choice chairs should speak
early.
Lincoln county has more thar
her share of certain kind of trou
BILE. The county court recently
deemed it wise to send a fourteen
year-old gill to the reform school a
Salem, and a sister aged eigh
years, to the orphans home. Theil
stepfather had rendered himself 81
odious a short time ago that he was
obliged to "skip out" The mothe
of the girls did not object to thu
eldest girl being sent 10 the reform
school, but it nearly broke he
heart to part with the younges
one Tt is said that the scene a
parting was pathetic in the extreme
1t has been agreed that newspa
per subscriptions are an infallibl
test of a mans honesty. They will
soorer or later discover the man
IF he is dishonest he will cheat th
printer some way-deelare he ha
paid when he has not-sent none!
in the mails which were lost-wil
take the paper and not pay for i
on the ground that he never sub
scribed for it-or move off am
leave it coming to the Office he left
Thousands of alleged christians ar
dishonest in this, at least, and tn
printers book will tell fearful tale
at the final judgment.-Ex.