Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-10
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1901.
LOCAL NEWS.

where he will spend a couple OF
weeks in the hop, yards.
Miss Abbie Groshong went to
Oregon city, Thursday. She will
be absent about week visiting
friends. in. that city and Portland.
Mrs. Ed Andrews. of Corvallis,
who has been visiting in Eugene a
few days, went to Cottage Grove
this afternoon for "a visit.-Eugene
Guard.
Charley Barnhart and son, Bert,
returned, Thursday, from Wells,
where they were engaged in paper
ing and painting the house of Paul
Dodele.
1t is estimated that there are
$4,000 hop-pickers at work in Or
egon at present. The hops will not
be so very heavy this year, but they
are of fine qualify.
Mordaunt Goodnough, the pian-
ist, who recently went to Southern
Oregon, writes that he will visit
relatives in California before re
turning to Corvallis.
sena Mcfarland, who at one
time attended college in this city is
now enlisted as a musician in the
regular army and is stationed at
the presidio, San Francisco.
Miss Bertha Thrashsr went to
Portland, Saturday. She will be
absent until about the 25th Of the
month getting informed on the
latest fall and winter fashions in
ladies' attire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall expect
to leave today for Oregon City,
where they will reside indefinitely.
Mr.. Hall has employment in the
paper mills at that city and will re-
main through the coming winter, if
not longer.
There are AZ applicants for a sin
gle vacancy in the Corvallis public
schools. This state of = things
would indicate that, along with
all other good crops, that Of school
mistresses is also abundant in Ben
ton county.-Alhany Herald.
According to census report just
out Oregon is one of the healthiest
states in the union, our annual
death rate being less than ten to
the thousand population, while the
average Of the United States is if
teen. Portland shows only nine
and one-half.
Professor McElfresh arrived on
Sundays train to make arrange
ments for moving bis effects to
Marion county, where he has q
good position. Daring his short
residence IN Corvallis he has made
many fast friends, who will regret
to learn of his departure.
Mrs. S. N. Berry, Of this city, re-
ceived telephone message Satur-
day morning, sumnening her to
Fossil, Or. Her son, John, is ly-
ing at the point of death at that
place. He has consumption and
went up there some months ago in
the hopes Of being benefited.
George q. Lindcrnan, of Mt.
View, was on the streets, Saturday,
for the first time since Tuesday.
While handling some grain at the
Benton mills he had occasion to
pass near horse and the animal
kicked him on the leg, just above
the knee. He was quite severely
hurt and still limps psrceptibly.
Friday evening, about twenty
young people Of Corvallis took con
veyances and drove down to the
Benton County Prune Company's
big orchard. They INDUCED in
dance in the new building that was
recently erected for prune dryer.
A fine time is reported and Mana
ger Johnson, of the prune company,
was voted to be an ideal host. A
delicious lunch concluded the fes,
tivities. Norton and Newton Ad-
ans furnished the music fer the
tripping Of the slight fantastic toe" !"
The party broke up about eleven
o'clock.
Ellsworth and Ralph Irwin began
the task Of washing the windows Of
the various OAC buildings last
Friday. There are 3e5 windows to
be washed. The first day Ralph
washed 81 of the windows. All Of
these windows have to be washed
four times a year. To one unaccus-
toned to the work such a task
weuld seem everlasting, but the
Irwin boys have had this work in
hand so long that they do net think
much about it. In order to hasten
the work they are now working
several additional hands.
The school board of the Corvallis
public school met Friday night and
chose two teachers to fill the va
cancies. They selected Miss Fran
els Currin, of Salem, for teacher Of
the second grade. Miss Currin is a
sister Of Wm. Gurrin and Miss Ell
la Currin, of this city. Miss Jen-
ME r. Noble, of Oregon City, was