Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. L. L. Porter went over to
Newport, Friday.
Mrs. Esther Reid was hayward
passenger Saturday.
Mrs. E. Allen and daughter, Ed
ma went over to the coast Saturday,
Hon. Wallis Nash passed over to
Nashville on Saturdays c. & e..
Mr.. Thee. Wellsher and family
spent Sunday with relatives in
Monroe.
Mrs. M. S. Woodcock and son,
Edwin, were passengers to Newport,
Saturday.
Miss Ethel Kyle returned home
Friday from a months visit with
Portland friends.
Friday, Miss Helen Ho)gate re.
turned from the seaside after an
outing of some duration.
Mrs. R. J. Cockerel and daught-
or, Mabel, returned, Friday, from
months outing at the coast.
VIII L. Edger, formerly Of Cor,
vallis, is now employed at painting,
in the ear shops at Portland.
Prof. Dan Pritchard arrived Sat-
urday from an extended trip,
awheel, to Washington, Portland,
and elsewhere.
Ambrose Houck and mother, and
Fritz Zeis started, Saturday, for
Fish Lake, where they expect to
remain couple Of weeks.
Mrs. Grace Hall, who has been
visiting with her parents in this
city during the past week, went to
her home at Wells, Saturday.
The Pearse-Spangler party which
has been camping near Nash
vile for the past two months, is ex-
pscted to return to Corvallis this
week.
Mrs. Sci Richardson, of Monroe,
will leave this week for Fort Stew
ems, Oregon, to join her husband
Mr.. Richardson is employed at gov.
ernment work at that place.
Geo. Robertson, formerly we'll.
known travelling man for Blake Nc
Fall of Portland, went over to Lin
coin County Saturday to spend a
couple of weeks on his ranch.
Friday, Fraak Bowersox arrived
on his wheel fran the coast. He
was enreute to his home in Salem
and remained over night in this
city, the guest of relatives. Mrs.
Bowersox passed through Corvallis
from the coast the following day.
The thrcshing outfit Of Peter
Rickard started up, Friday, on the
crop Of Hughes Brothers. The fall
grain is nearly all thrashed and
within day or two nearly all the
machines will be at work on the
spring grain. The general average
Of the crop has been good-very 1T
tie Of it going less than 25 bushels
per acre, while in many cases it has
averaged we'll up in the 30's. Y
Ghas. M. eady arrived in this
city, Friday, from McCook, Neh-
raska. He is a son of J. J. Cady
who arrived in Corvallis with his
family last February. The young
gentleman is a telegraph operator
and has been employed on the 3. &
NJ. B. R. Afser visiting while
with his parents he expects to se-
cure situation as an operator at
some point on the coast.
The W. R. O. held its regular
lnseting Friday afternoon. After
the business on hand was attended
TO the ladies gave banquet in
honor Of the daughters Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Orin, Mrs. Collision and
Nrs. Deaham, who ara from the
East on visit. A most delightful
time is reported. When the ladies
of the ". R. @. give banquet It's
character would charm the angels
Henry Amber, the real estate
agent was in from Philomath, Sat
pfday. Mr.. Amber states that of
Friday be negotiated the sale of The
e0.aere stock farm ef Mrs. Jared
This place is situated about sis
miles west of Philemath. Ghas
Thompson of Lebanon, Nebraska
Is the purchaser, and the concider
alton was 5000 cash. Mr.. Thomp
j son and family have been in this
eeuntrs about q month. He viii
fake posesion of his new home Oct
oher lot,