Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-13

Wa. Sanders, THE matchmaker.
Mrs. O. B. Conner and children
are visiting at the coast.
Frank and Ebert Strorg leave
for the coast, today.
Harry Walden, formerly Of this
city, passed through Corvallis, Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Frank Bowersox, nee Lilly
Kerr, of Salem, went to Newport,
Saturday.
Miss Lolita Rose returned home,
Friday, fIem years absence in
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Strong go
to Newport today for an outing of
a couple of weeks.
O. J. Blackledge and family re
turned Saturday from their outing
near Grass Mountain.
P. M. Zierolf is having new
coat of cement placed ON the con-
crete walk in front of his grocery.
Miss Ivy Burton, salutstorian of
the class of '01, of o A G, was a G
& z. passenger to the coast, Satur-
day.
Glenn Hodes has dis play of rare
coins in the show window of his
fathers grocery. One German sill
yer piece bears date Of 1881.
John Berry is visiting at the
home of his sister in Fossil, Or. A
recent letter from him states that
his health is slightly improved.
The wedding of Miss Carrie Lg-
ford, formerly of this city, now oc-
cupying the chair of Household
Economy in the state agricultural
college at Lansing, Mich, and a
professor in that institution is to
occur shortly.
Invitations are out for the we'd
ding Of Mr.. Sherwood Hopkins
Adams, of San Francisco, and Miss
Esther Van lyle Avery, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Avery, of
this city, at the Episcopal church
in Corvallis, September 4th, 1901.
A. J. Hale, recently Of South
Dakota, paid this office visit last
Thursday. Since leaving Dakota,
Mr.. Hale spent some time in Cali.
fornia, principally in the Santa
Clara valley. He considers Ore
gon more desirable state to live in.
NJ. Elk, formerly of Silverton, is
now owner and proprietor of the
Corvallis Ice works, the deed was
transferred Saturday. Mr.. Elk is a
practical cabinet maker of many
years of experience. 1t is his in
tention to build an addition to the
ice factory to be used as a cabinet
shop and he will occupy his time
this winter with that kind of werk.
Last Saturday Major Bruce left
at this office three cuttings Of alfal-
ia, taken off the same piece OF
ground this season on his farm
south of this city. These specimens
will form part Of Benton county S
exhibit at the state fair. AS we
stated in a former issue, Mr.. Bruce
raises the finest alfalfa in this sec
ton of the state
Sheriff W. W. Withers, of Lane
county, passed through Corvallis,
Sunday, with a horse which was
stolen about the middle of July
from farmer in his county. The
culprit was arrested in Douglas
county some time ago, but the ami
NAL was recovered from a party
near Independence who had a bill
of sale for it signed by George AR
mold, an alias.
Next Monday, Raymond Henkls
expects to leave for San Francisco
1t is his intention to take post
graduate course in pharmacy at the
affiliated college Of Berkeley. Tht
affiliated college bearing the namt
Of Berkeley is situated in San Fran
cisco and this is the first year of its
establishment. Raymond will be 6
member Of it's first postgraduate
class. The course will take nine
months for completion.
Saturday was busy day at tht
college farm. The little threshins
machine was in use harvesting the
various kinds Of grain that hav,
been raised this year for expert
mental purposes. In the forenoon
a small section of log chain was RAJ
through the machine. This causet
internal trouble and it didn't tur1
out the best in the world. How.
ever, the delay caused was only 0
short dul alton.
John Pyat was the victim, of quit
a serious accident, Friday afternoon
He was employed with the Josepl
Hunter threshing machine, drivin,
bundle wagon. While unloadin;
it at the machine, something passe.
through the cylinder that made al
unusual noise and frightened tn
team, and they took to their heels