Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-02
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NfWS.
Born, Sunday, March 3lst, 1901,
to the wife of Walter Smith, a son.
The Lincoln county Farmers
Association have decided to hold a
county fair over there next fall.
Kirk & Wiley have had the front
Of their place Of business rspainted
and it now presents quite an at
tractive appearance.
Our new spring dress goods, wash
fabrics, white goods, ribbons, laces,
embroideriss, and dress trimmings
have arrived.
NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
We have an elegant line of up
to-date wall paper, in all designs
and at all prices. We have bought
It to sell. It's at The Paint Store,
9. A, Barnhart, proprietor.
Miss Elsie Oanfield and her sister,
Miss Kathleen, were expected to ar.
rive in this city yesterday from q
visit Of several days at their home
In Lafayette. Both Of the young
ladies are attending college.
The union temperance mesting
which was held in the United Evan
gelical church last Sunday was
largely attended. Rev. P. A.
Moses was chairman of the meeting
and Rev. G. S. o. uumbsrt gave
quite an interesting sermon on tenn.
perance.
s. Chapman is again bedfast as
the result Of stirring about too soon
Last Friday a cousin of Mr.. Chip
K man arrived from Astoria for a
brief visit, and our tewnsman felt
SO we'll and strong that he under.
took to show his relative over the
city and overtaxed himself.
Neil Newhouse arrived home,
Friday, from an absence Of seme
duration at Watsrville, Douglas
county, Washington. While he
was up there his father died and
Neil was detained there in order to
assist in settling up his fathers
estate. Mr.. Nswhouse may remove
his family up there.
Last Friday George B. Kead
Rhs is In charge Of the splendid.
printing plant at the o A G, com
msaesd work on the college cata
losus for the next school year
Thsre will be about $50 pages in
the catalogue this year and ssm.
lag from Ar. Keady's hands, it will
present most attractive appear.
sance.
F. A. Alexander, a retired mer-
chant Of North Yakima, Wash. is
in the city with his family, visiting
with G. e. McIlwain. Mr. Alex
andsr is looking for temporary
home in the city and will probably
locate here psrmaasntly.-Sslem
Statesman. Mr.. Alexander was a
resident ia this city for several
years and was preprieter of the
Racket Store.
A short time ago II. A. Scoggins
returned to Coz Wallis after passing
number of months in Eastern
Oregon. After brief visit here be
went to Brownsville, whore he spent
q couple Of weeks. He came over
10 this city again Saturday and has
accepted position with the law
firm Of Yates, Yates & Gibson.
Mr.. Sceggins began his duties yes.
tsrday. He 10 q young man and
Is highly esteemed by his acquain-
tanees in this city.
There are rumors Of o railroad
leading from Brownsville up she
Calapooia valley to Charlottesville
and beyond, probably to tap the i'm.
mense timber country east o1
Brownsville. There are also rumori
Of a railroad from Corvallis to thil
city. It is said that men have al
ready been in the field at Corvallil
taking soundings of the Willanett,
river for the purpose of locating s
suitable place to bridge the river
Brownsville Times.
F. Z. Miller does not pay 15ctl
per dozen Ter eggs because som,
other merchant forces him to do 50
as weuld be the case were thes
same eggs retailed out at 121 cts
as the Times erroneeusly state,
last week. r. L. Miller has nevs
retailed one egg at less than Is CT
per dozen this year, nor paid les
than this price. He has not bssl
taking in several hundred dozen pc
day for the past TIVE months t
"buok" any other merchant, but t
give the producer what justly be
longs to him. Eggs are WORT
their face value to him and b
doesn't have to "bunco" anyone gu
ofthe other "a cts to do business
Who's "the farmers friendW; :