Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-25

Nolan d Callahan's.
A. F. Hershner arrived Saturday
on short visit with his family.
Bruce Burnettqeft yesterday fer
Portland, where he has been offered
a situation.
E. R. Bryson went to Toledo
yesterday. He will return home
| Wednesday.
Eph Cameron, now of Union,
Oregon, arrived yesterday on visit
with relatives.
Born to the wife of Clarence
Starr, in this city, June 2lst, a
boy; weight IL pounds.
Mrs. E. H. Taylor is expected
home this week from her visit with
relatives at Pataha, Wash.
| johnson Porter has made an I'D.
dition to his barn, on his place
north Of town, doubling its capacity.
A report from Alsea states that
George Hash, of that valley, was
the victim, Sunday, Of q gunshot
wound in the hand.
Mrs. Espey and daughter are at
tending the state camp meeting of
the United Evangelical church now
being held in Independence.
Thomas jenkins, who has just
disposed of his interest in the car
riage factory, left Monday for his
home in Rock Island, Illinois.
At meeting Of the citizens league
will occur at the court house to-
night at s o'clock, at which time
arrangements will be made for en-
tertaining the River and Harbor
committee during its visit here
Saturday, and also the farmers
who will be here Thursday.
When you are in town, and have
an hour to spend, walk out to the
college and see the samples of Cots
void and Shropshire sheep. The
foeks are net large in numbers, but
they are dandies In size. It will
pay you to take a look as them.
DR.. Withycombe has tried an ex
pertinent on clover ensilage. He
filled one bin with cut clover as run
through the cutting machine, and
filled another with clover just as It
came from the field. If the latter
keeps in good shape it will prove
labor saving experiment..
The Buena Vista correspondent
of the West Side, says: The school
closed here last Friday. The grad
uating exercises were held Friday
night. Prof Swan will move back
to Corvallis during the week. We
regret very much TO lose Prof. Swan
and family from eur community.
Yesterday, Rev. L. II. Boozsr
started for Portland on his wheel.
He calculated to cover the distance
in one day, but his best friends con-
slider this very doubtful. Mrs.
Boozsr has been visiting with rela.
tives in the metropolis for some Lii.
tie time, but will return home with
her husband in few days.
Rev. R. L. Nelly, who visited Cor
wallis some two months ago and
preached few times in the Pres
byterian church of this city, has &C.
cepted the invitation Of the church
and will return to assume the posi-
ton of pastor. He will he here to
commence. his work on the first
Sunday Of July.
During the latter part Of last
week workmen were employed at
the O A O making repairs on the
roof Of Cauthorn Hall. 1t appears
that numerous holes have been
made In the roof, presumably by
22-caliber rife bullets. The sup.
position is that some os the boys
have been engaged at target prac-
tice.
R. A. Zahn came out from Alssa,
Friday, with a load of wool. He
reports everything in that section
in good condition, except the road
over Alsea mountain. It seems
there is much feeling on the part Of
the residents Of the little valley over
shat portion of the read which lies
in Willamette precinct. This is
about seven miles in length and
the top Of the mountain is in the
middle of the district.
"Squaw Francis" an old Indian
woman, came out from the Siletz
agency few days ago. She is very,
old and in former years was a fa-
miliar figure in this city. She is
acquainted with all Of the "eld
timers" and during her recent visit
she has been looking them up.
This is her frst visit out here in
many years, and she brought nu.
mereus little baskets and Indian
| trinkets with her which she is en-
deavoring to sell.
Attorney J.H. Wilson and wife
J went to Dallas, Thursday, to prove
up on the homestead of A. K
Handy, deceased. Mr.. Handy was
the father of Mrs. Wilson and was
} lest a connie Of years arn while