Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.
The "Strollers" tonight.

The "Strollers" tonight.
Miss Olive Thompson is expected
home tonight On the Ruth on a
visit from Portland.
Closing cut sale of Rambler,
Ideal and other bicycles, new and
second hand, at Barnhart's.
A full line Of the Celebrated
"Bull Breaches" for men and boys
just received. NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
J. R. Nagel, travelling passenger
agent for the o. R. & n, was in
Corvallis this week in the interest
Of his company.
VIM. Lilwall writes to the GA
zETrE from Plainview, Texas, ask
ing for information concerning Ben
ton county, as be may want to come
here to live in the near future.
We are in receipt of letter from
F. A. Willert, of Thomas, Okla
>homa, in which he asks for "a de-
scriptien of the business of the state
of Oregon, and also map Of the
state"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Hukill wish
to express their heartfelt thanks to
the kind people of Corvallis who
have extended sympathy and as
sistance in time of severe trial and
bereavement.
Tuesday, Cal Thrasher, local
agent for Oregon Fire Relief Asso-
citation, paid the claim Of T. II.
Welscher for damages caused by
the recent small confagration at his
residence. The claim was paid in
full.
Rev. Benjamin Hartman, of
Hillsbole, who is in attendance at
the Evangelical Conference in this
city, will preach in the Christian
church next Sunday at IL a. m.
Mrs. Ella M. Humbert will preach
at 1880 p. m.
The Modoc is now lying in quar-.
antins at Portland ana the steamer
Ruth is ON the route in her place.
This throws the time of arrival and
departure one day later than the
schedule of the Modoc, the Ruth
lying over Sunday in Portland.
Assessor Bush commenced assess
msnt work in Corvallis the first Of
the week. MI. Bush states that he
is getting along very we'll with his
work, but that he will he employed
the greater part Of the time the law
allows him, as he is not yet fully
initiated into the "short cuts" Of
the business.
President Thos. N. Catch enter
tanned the members of the OAC
graduating class at his residence in
this city, Tuesday evening. A
most enjoyable evening was passed
bv the classmates playing games
More delicious refreshments were
never offered guests than President
Catch afforded the seniors on this
occasion.
Many logs have been Aeated
down the Luckianute river during
the spring. A few days ago an
other large raft of logs was taken
from the mouth Of the Luckiamute
to Salem. This raft contained in
the nsighborhood Of 10000 feet.
Logging operations were cem-
meneed by G. K. Spaulding & Co.
OH the Luckiamute last fall.
The state board of education has
granted life diploma to Miss Lena
Mccormick of the Corvallis public
schools. This is one of the first di-
plomas issued under the act of 1901,
authorizing the state board to grant
life diplomas to those graduates of
chartered institutions who have
earned them under the old law.
There is money in sheep and
hogs, and the farmer who has a
number of these animals, and who
always manages MS business as
Systematically and economically as
the average merchant does his, is
making money. Last week Cal
Yates sold twenty shoates, which
have been running on fall wheat
and cost him practically nothing,
for five c.nts pound. AS they
averaged 100 pounds, he got 500
for the lot. He has thirty cotswold-
merino wethers which sheared 12
pounds Of wool apiece. At 124 cts.
per pound for wool, the fleece Of
each sheep is worth $3.50. The
sheep averaged l20 pounds in
weight. With mutton selling at 81
cents, each sheep will bring $3.50;
or $5.40 including the value of it's
wool.