Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-06
s. E. Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.

Albany-but no, we'll not speak
of the dead.
Mr.. w. H. Lesh returned to
Portland, Friday.
Hon. J. K. Weatherford was
passenger to the coast, Saturday.
R:alto Weathe-ford and family
were hayward passengers, Friday.
Victor Spencer and sister, Miss
Hattie, weLt over to the coast, Fri
day.
Mrs. B. F. Irvine and son, Ward,
and J. H. Harris and family spent
Sunday at Newport.
Sam Kerr is dependent upon
crutches as an aid to locomotion.
He is suffering from an attack of
rheumatism.
After a short visit in Portland,
Percival Nash is again at his home
at Nashville. He expects to leave
for the Yukon in about ten days.
Miss Sadie Friendly, of Portland,
passed throuph Corvallis, Saturday,
en- route for the coast. Miss
Friendly was formerly of this city.
The Yaquina Bay News hints
that George Herning, of this city,
may be taking a postgraduate
course at the Newport Summer
School.
A large barn is being contructed
near the organ factory. Three
teams, 10 be used by the factory
when it is placed in operation, will
occupy this building.
Thos. H. Miller, father of F. L.
Miller, and wife went to Newport,
Saturday. This is their first view
of the ocean, although they have
seen many Of the large lakes.
John Smith will use a header to
harvest the wheat c1op on his Soap
Creek ranch this year. The header
will commence its work tomorrow
and will have several days run.
Professor Lake and Professor
Hitchcock, of Washington, D. c.,
succeeded in finding three rare
grasses, native to Oregon, during
their search last week. These
specimens were found on the bot
tom lands along the river.
Elmer Clark ia visiting with rel
atives in this city for few days.
He has been elected cashier in a
new bank just organized at Vale, g
thriving little town rs miles from
Baker CITY. All former Corvallis.
ties in the latter city are prosper
ing.
Creseeus, the wonderful trotter
covered mile at Columbus, Ohio
last Friday in 2:O24 against a
strong wind in the stretch. HI
travelled the half in 59f seconds
the first time that distance has beer
covered in less than a minute by a
trotter.
A recent letter from August Stet
Ter, formerly Of this city, states
that the writer is now in thu
butcher business at Wealth erford
Okla, and doing well. He sighs
for little Oregon climate as re
lief frem the scorching rays Of al
Oklahoma sun.
E. II. Johnson, of Chicago, man
ufacturer of steam fittings and ho
air fixtures, visited IN Corvalli
this week with his cousin, N. F
Gillespie. This was their frs
meeting. in 20 years, and Mr.. Gil.
lespie is not SO old either. Mr.
Johnson accompanied R. E. Gibso
from San Francisco.
State Treasurer Moore has mad
the annual superintendent of tn
proceeds of the irreducible commo
school fund, amounting to $165,
697 SO. This money was distribut
ed among the several counties o
the basis of school population. Th
number of school children in Ber
ton county is given as 2,43'
and the amount apportioned
$2,974 36.
Milt Barnett is having the me:
..o.IvoI ~, TropE ctrnat roroi,,fe
and repaired generally. He il
forms us with the full patronage
Junction, he will be able TO Sc
meatat lower price than heretofor
All he asks is fair trial and hop,
the public will be patient until
gets the necessary repairs compile
ed. He will move to town as sos
az desirable dwelling can be $
ourad -Jnnotinn Citv Tinea.