Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-01
W. A. Sanders, Jeweler.


County court will conv ne temor
row.
Lincoln county will hold hel
FIRST annual county fair next week
October 9th and 10th.
The Y. NJ. G. A, of the college
gave a reception to the students. A
very enjoyable evening was passed
Miss Maude Hauk, of Gold Hill
arrived in Corvallis last week fer 8
visit ef some length with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Grigsby will spend The
winter in Corvallis, while her chill
dren will attend sehool.-Indepen.
denee Enterprise.
Miss Mimic Lse is having con.
siderable work done on her resi-
dence in this city. w. O. Heckart
is experimenting the work.
Victor Moses returned, Saturday,
from a visit Of two or three weeks
with friends and relatives in Doug
las county and Woodburn.
Pres. Catch left Friday for a
short visit to the State Fair at ga
lem. During his absence Prof.
Berchtold had charge of affairs.
There will be a hot supper at
the rectery of the Episcopal church
this evening from 5 to s o'clock.
1t is to. be given by the Ladies'
Guild, and the price of supper will
be 25 cents per plate.
Tom earns came ont from Alssa,
Friday, accompanied by his broth.
er. Tom states that the recent
rains have had their effect on the
read over Alsea mountain. He al
SO gave the information that the
salmen are beginning to run up the
Alsea river.
An arrangement has been made
at the o A G, whereby Ernest Redd
will be the director and solo cornet-
ist of the band. 1t is said that
there are better prospects for good
band at the college this year than
ever before, and with Mr.. Redd as
director, its success is assured.
At various places about town the
city dads are having new cross
walks pat in. This is a good idea,
and it would give considerable sat-
isfaetion if private individuals
would look after their walks lit
tle-at least take a hammer and
drive the nails down an inch OF
two.
Word reached this office to the
effect that Mr.. Mason, while haul
ing prunes to Corvallis dryer
last Friday, was thrown from ths
wagon and the wheel passed over
his leg, breaking it. The unfortu
nate mans given name could not be
ascertained and other details were
equally meager.
During the recent rains the prune
men continued operations. AL
though it was somewhat disagree
able and they could not work to
advantage they showed no weak
ness. Some loss with result fron
the rains, but If the weather con.
tinues favorable from now ca there
will be an immense amount o
prunes saved after all.
Prof. A. S. Mcdonald, who wal
principal of the Corvallis public
schools last year, has purchases
the Waseo News, Of Wasce, and thu
Peoples Republic, of Morrow, ano
has consolidated the two papers
He will publish a paper at Wasco
Sherman Co., Or. It is said tha
the professor claimed to have hae
senas newspaper experience befor'
engaging in seheol teaching.
Yesterday, Henry Amber nego
tiated real estate transfer in whicl
the 80-acre farm Of Mrs. F. Rust.
little more than three miles south G
Philomath became the property Q
G. l.. Beawell., The price paid wa
$2,1OO. Mr.. Bodwell came to Ore
gon last spring and went to Gee
county, but left there about tw
weeks age for Benton county. II
is man Of family and his hem
prior to coming to Oregon was
Lebanon. Neb.
A quiet wedding occurred Q
Thursday Sept. 26th, near Dust
when j. w. Walters and Raeh
Woodcock were united in marriag
M. M. Waltz was the officiatin
minister. Mr.. Walters is we
known as a lumberman in bot
Benton and Lane counties, ownin
the Erie Mills in Benton and tf
Etmira Mills in Lane. Mrs. Wa
ters has spent most of her life
4 Benton county and is held in vel
high esteem by all.
Many Of our citizens at this Sc
son of the year are taking a kee
| iaterest in the weather. OF a
those who give weather forecasts
R. Hicks, Of ST. Louis, has the rel
utation of being nearest correct G
. all of his representations. Accor
, ding to Mr.. Hicks we may expe,