Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-15
LOCAL. NEWS.

New goo Is all the time at n & c.
Ro%ert Johnson is recovering
from quite sewers illness.
Don't forget the Box: Social at
Mr. Healey's residence Friday eve
ming.
After a three. .,nonshs' visit at
home, Roy Raber left yesterday
for Shoshone, Idaho, where he has
business interests.
The Baptist church will be closed
for renovation until the 9th Of this
month, whea all are invited to at
tend the rsopenipg services.
Rev. Noble and his daughter
Mrs. w. A. Sanders will be absent
next Sunday, attending the Bap-
tist State Convention in Portland.
The residence of DR.. Pernot at
the corner of 9Th and Jefferson
streets, is being rs-painted by R..
A. Bowman. The body is to be
white, with buff trimmings.
A very readable article on "The
Girl Behind the Counter" from the
pan of Miss Harriet Phillips,
daughter of Col. J. K. Philips, Of
this city, appeared in last Sundays
Oiegonian.
Let all holders Of tickets for the
Jay VIM. Hudson lecture remem-
Der that it will begin promptly at
8:l5 y. m. Tickets at Gerhard's.
Reserved seats 35 cents, general adj
mission 25 cents.
Baby's first shoes free. The
Hamilton Brown ~Shoc Co., will
present free Of charge to all babies
born in 1901, one pair of Fine Kid
Shoes. Nolan & Callahan, distrib.
uters for this section.
Seth Hurlburt, in order to keep
up with his work as state record
keeper for the Order Of Knigats Of
the Maccabees, purchased a fine
Remington-Shole typewriter few
days ago. He secured the machine
of Q. A. Gerhard, the local agent,
and the price paid was $1CO.
The local teachers institute to be
held at Dusty on next Friday eve
ming, and the following Saturday,
will be held in the Grange Hall in
stead of the Church, This change
was made necessary On account OF
there being no organ in the church.
The prospects are excellent for a
very large attendance.
Prune picking was. completed at
the big orchard of the Benton Coun
ty Prune Co., Saturday. Every.
thing is about completed at the big
dri"r tor this seasons run. The
company will have dried in the
neighborhoed Of $4,000 bushels oI
prunes this year, in spite of the un.
favorable weather at the beginning
of the season.
While employed in the Logging
camp OF his brother, James Moore
William Moore had the misfortune
to mash couple Of his fingers pref
fy badly a few days ago. This log.
ging camp Is located on the island
q few miles above Corvallis and
furnishes employment for eigh
men. Mr.. Mosre is getting gu
legs for the Corvallis sawmill Ce
From the following IT would ap,
pear that there is money ID raising
clover in old Benton: This year
Dick Kiger raised 40 acres Of clover
aad aside from the pasturags and
hay it afforded he thrsshed abou
leo bushels of clover seed eff of th'
40 acres. The seed is frst-clasl
and is worth in the nsighborhood O.
SO per bushel. AT this figure tn,
clover seed threshed by Mr. Kigel
is worth the neat little sum Of 81 j,
440.
There is law In Oregon to tn
effect that all persons doing busi
ness for the state, in advertising
for bids for any kind Of work, ma
terial OF produce must insert Ia tn,
advertisement clause giving Ore
gon's produce, manufactures ane
materials of any kind the prefer
ence. Where it is impossible to SO
cure what is required within ou
own borders, it is rendered obliga
tory apon the party transacsine
business for the state to accept tha
which is partly produced or manu-
factured within the state, where tn
prices are such as will warrant II
How often do we see advertise
ments for bids on state contract
without any reference to the claus
that gives our own people chance
G. L. Savage, writing to tn
Homestead, speaks of a recent visi
to the Alsea valley in this wise
Wednesday we crossed the SUNNI
Of the Coast mountains and entere
the Alsea valley. This is beauti
full valley from one-half to one mil
in width and some fifty miles i
length. It has been settled NOR
or'less for over fifty years. Th
land is very productive, and nearl
everybody is prosperous. Stoe