Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-13

Born, July 9Th, in Albany, Or.
to the wife of Con Sullivan, son
Mrs. O. Chamberlain, of Hood
River is visiting with her sister
Mrs. w. T. Wileg. -,
Prof. Margaret Smell is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis
Nash, on Rock Creek.
Joe Alberts is soon to begin the
erection of a four-room cottage fol-
Thomas Whitehorn on his orchard
property west of town. .-
Miss Lulu Thornton is home from
Moscow, Idaho, where she has been
employed in the household of Prof.
French for the past year. -.-.-
Grover Headrick left Tuesday for
Alsea. He intends spending the
summer over there with his father.
He will be in Corvallis again in the
fall.
George Smith shipped carload
of sheep to Portland yesterday. It
is almost miracle where all the
sheep shipped from Benton come
from.
DR.. A. Standlee has taken up his
residence in this city with his fam
lily and will practice his profession
here. He is occupying the resi-
dence built by his son here some
thing over a year ago.
The last number of the Pacific
Homestead contains a half-tone of
Prof A. B. Cordley, together with
a large portion of his lecture on
Fruit Pests" recently delivered be-
fore the farmers institute at Grand
Prairie.
Prof. H. T. French and son,
Ralph, have returned to idaho,
after pleasant visit with relatives
in Corvallis. Prof. French will
visit the East in short time and
purchase a herd of thoroughbred
cattle for the Idaho Agricultural
College.
Miss Maggie Whitaker returned
Tuesday from Portland, where she
had been visiting with her
mother who is still at the hos
pital. Mrs. Whitaker is much i'm
proved in health and is now able
to move about with the aid of
The Artisan Hall Association, of
Wells, is a new Benton county in
The object of the in-
w S Tomlinson, Robt
Wilson. J R James, ] S Robbins
and R N Williamson, is to build
two story lodge hall and assembly
room at Wells. The capital stock
is 81, 900.
U. B. Vogle, the jeweler, departed
Tuesday for the bay. He certainly
ases not intend to remain over
there, and the card he has inserted
in his shop window shows that Mr..
Vogle has an inborn sense of rhyme
and is not devoid of poetic genius.
The card reads: "Gone to the bay,
but not to stay"
Besides being the top-notch
of this section, Mr.. B.
R. Thompson is a photographer of
much ability. He recently present
I'D US photograph of the college
administration building, taken by
himself, which is considered the
best of the many pictures which
have been taken of this institution.
Work on the new wharf and ele-
vator at Monroe is progressing rap
idly. The heavy timbers for the
and first story are in
position. The foundation is planted
On bedrock, II feet below the sills,
and it is not expected that the new
will settle to any extent.
Work on the building will be CON-
;luded by August 30.
Joaquin Miller is to be q war
of the San Francisco
Examiner during the present aud
future troublous state of affairs in
China. 1t is sincerely hoped that the
''Poet of the Sierras" may eyince
greater regard for the truth on his
arrival in China than he did dur
ing a portion of his sejourn in the
Yukon a couple of years ago.
In taking up the street car track
the condition Of the ties were the
source of much comment. Although
they were laid about ten years ago,
the great majority of them were
we'll preserved. The street now
presents quite an improved appear
ance. Much gravel has been dis:
tributed through the center of Main
street, Chief Flett having as many
as fourteen teams hauling gravel