Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Tho Black Cat.

The Black Cat.
Call and see Kline's new grocery
department.
All kinds of bargains at Mat
thews Cash Store.
Buy the Black Cat hose the kline
that wears, for sale only at Kline's
August Fischer was over to To
ledo last week transacting some
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis Nash, o
Nashville, attended the Festival 0.
Music in Albany last week.
Born, Wednesday, May 5, in
Alsea, to the wife Of L. G.. Head
rick, twins-a boy and a girl.
Although greatly improved in
health, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Horn.
ing, who have each suffered ar
attack Of typhoid fever, are still
unable to be about.
Miss Georgia Eglin, the fifteen
year-old daughter Of Geo. F. Eglin
has been quite seriously ill for a
short time with intermittent fever
She is somewhat improved at pres.
ent.
The prospects of a good crop in
this county are most hattering
From all over the state similar
report comes and the chances are
that there will be good times for
all classes in Oregon after harvest.
After the business of the Degree
of Honor was transacted, Friday
evening, the Degree rendered sur.
prise to Miss Adelaide Greffoz
3 Conversation and games centribu'
ted to most enjoyable evening.
At the recent meeting of the
Young Women's Christian Asso
citation, of Oregon, which was hele
in this city, it was ascertained tina
the membership ef this organiza
ton had increased 500 during tn,
past year. The next meeting o
this association will be held at For
est Grove.
Harvey Sergeant, of Corvallis
Orsgon, is the inventor of the best
gun to kill gephers or any othe
animals up to bear that has yet sp
peared. It shoots an ordinary l:
gauge shotgun cartridge, and viii
kill the maraude1 every time. I
is perfectly safe to handle.-Al-
bany Herald.
Saturday afternoon, couple o
hackloads of W. R. G.. ladies drov,
out to the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Leadbetter, west of Corvallis
and passed very pleasant time
The affair was in the nature Of &
surprise to Mrs. Leadbetter, it be
ing her birthday. The visitin,
ladies took refreshments with then
and the recipient of the surpris,
was relieved of all responsibility.
Conrad Sandstrom, the baker fo
the establishment of II. w. Hall
received message, Friday noon
calling him Immediately to Port
land on account of the serious i'll
ness of his wife. The messag
stated that she was in a dying con
dition, but the cause of her Hines
was not learned. Mr.. Sanstron
had just barely time to catch tn
West Side train to Portland on tha
day.
Albany has just got out of vii
lage custom. It is somewha
startling to read an official motto
from the chief of police in the Al
bany papers that hereafter throw
ing of baseballs on the principa
streets will no longer be tolerated
We wonder if the Albany buslnes
men also play marbles and pitcl
horseshoes to while away the tim
when customers are lacking? An,
employment is better than idIenesi
Eugene Guard.
Thos. Bell, of the Charter Oa
Milling company, came UP fror
i. Soap Greek last Friday. He stats
that the company's mill is doing ez
oeedingly good work, and is caps
bic of cutting about 1000 feet pc
day, also that they have an excel
lent local market, and that inquire
are coming in from abroad relativ
to the possibility of the compan
filing orders for outside market
The mill is now located near Joh
Smiths place. Tt was not operate
Saturday On account Of the scarcit
of logs and it was necessary to Civ
the loggers an opportunity to get
supply of legs ahead. They ar
saving oak and fir.