Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-30

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Newport, Wednesday.
Miss Kate Gerhard canse over to
Corvallis, Monday, returning to Al
''any, Tuesday.
j. II. Harris and family returned
Wednesday from two weeks out
ing at the coast.
Misses Sarah Jacobs and Emma
Baum, Of Portland, returned from
Newport, Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Davis came out from
the : bay Tuesday, and returned
Wednesday. While in Corvallis
she was a guest at the Graves homo.
F. P. Morgan was a passenger
to Summit on the west. bound IL ain,
Wednesday. After attending some
business, he returned home yester-
day.
Glenn Hodes went to Newport,
Tuesday. He expscts to return
about the first Of The week, when
his neither and other members Of
the family will accompany him.
Unless Madam Rumor is a
shame faced prevarjcator, tive we'd
dings are to occur shcrtlY in which
young Benton county official and
O Coz wallis attorney are directly in
teressed parties.
There is :noaey in raising hogs
ia Oregon. This week Clyde
Beach sold three shoats that were
pisged last February. They weigh
led 200 pounds each, and sold for
five cents per pound, bringing their
owner $50.
After a visit Of several weeks
with relatives and friends, Mrs.
Sherman Wade departed for her
home Ia Olex, Wednesday. She
was accompanied by her sister, Miss
Belle Ranney. The latter will re-
main in Olex indefinitely.
| Bert Bowersox was in Corvallis,
Wednesday, en- reute to Newport
He leaves early next week for Ia.
diannapolis, as delegate from this
state to the grand ledge of Odd Eel.
lows. He will spend week sight
seeing in Buffalo, N. Y. Other del
egates from Oregon are j. K
Weatherford, of Albany; Mr.. Fran.
els. of Halsey, and Mr.. Palmer, Of
Baker City.
/ A party consisting of Pref. r. L
Kent, Prof. Ohas. Johnson, Henry
Wortharn and VIII Johnson lef,
yesterday for trip across the Cas-
csde mountains. Their destination
is Odell lake. They intended cros-
sing the mountains over the old
military road which follows the
middle fork of the Willamette river
| This read is used but little and
1 they will likely find 1t hard travel
4 ing. They will hunt and fish tc
their hearts content for couple Of
| weeks.
:. A few days ago woman dressed
in mans attire stepped off the train
4 at Albany and disappeared, after
threatening to "blow the braini
cut" Of the head Of drummer whe
4 followed her out Of idle curiosity
Sometime in the early morning
Tuesday, the baggage room in the
L Southern Pacific depot in that city
was ransacked. A number Of va
Uses were opened and various arti-
} cles stolen. There were a couple o
fine dresses stolen and this gives
rise 10 the belief that the mysteriou:
woman was ia some way connected
with the robbery.
The sale Of property for delin,
quent taxes in this county occurred
at the courthouse, Monday. 81
responsive have taxpayers been ir
!! paying their taxes, that but Is
i pieces Of property were bid in by
;. the county. The following pur-
chases were made by private par.
!. ties: Ellsworth Erwin, $40 acres or
!, Soap Creek, assessed ts Mimi,
Knapp; J w Ingle, five lots in Job,
addition, Corvallis. and 160 acres
near Philemath; John Smith 5.
! acres on Smith Island; W J Nuke,
two lots in Philomath; o Martin
: 40 acres in Alsea; e e Wilson, q
acres en- the Richardson place il
Willamette precinct.
Much annoyance was caused las
winter on account Of the leaky con
!, dition of the roof of the city hall
The council appointed esmmitte
, to have this matter attended to an,
!. as result the roof Of that buildin,
!, has just been treated with coat 6
. Irenclad Cement Paint. This ma
terial is highly recommended and
much used ia California, where it i
manufactured in San Francisco
i: The battleship Oregon has thre
coats en- her hull. It is applie'
) with a brush, while hot. Las
} week the roofs of Graham & Wells
} drugstore and Allen & Farra's bricl
were treated with 1T.
Manager French Of Benton ceun
| ty's exhibit for the state fair,