Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-08
LOCAL NEWS.
W. S. Gardner, Photographs

L. w. Dlli0y H1duS u puStiesS
trip to Albany Wednesday.
b. Cady, of Kings Valley, was
in Corvallis during the week, at
tending some matters of business.
Mr.. and Ms. N. J. Mitchell are
making preparations to leave for
Texas, where they expect to reside
permanently.
Harvey Sargant has opened a
shooting gallery on Main street,
on9 door north Of Camelon's har-
ness shop.
Another effort is being made in
Albany to provide the city with an
opera house. One thousand dol
lars of the stock has been subscribed.
The foundation of S. N. Will
kin's new building at the corner Of
Third and Madison streets, is com
pleted, and work is being pushed
rapidly.
For fine table linens, napkins,
towels, lace curtains, rugs, lounge
covers, white and colored blankets,
marseiIles, quilts, etc. Nolan &
Callahan.
Ivan Daniel, who is a member of
the Weidemann Cempany's band
and orchestra, was last heard from
at Roseburg, Oregon, en- route
south.
During the past week Mrs. Ew-
ing, of Hubbard, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robnett, of Halsey, have been Wis.,
iting in this city, the guest of DIR.
and Mrs. B. A. Cathey.
Perry A. Raymond, deputy post
master of the Salem Office, is visit
ing in Corvallis while enjoying
short vacation. He was post
master in Albany a number Of
years ago.
The Pacific university and OAC
e'evens are scheduled to meet on
the local gridiron, Saturday, Nov
ember 18th. It is possible that
game will be played there by the
same teams, Thanksgiving Day, the
28th.
A w Thornton, formerly of this
city, where he went by the illus
trious cognomen of Horace Gree
ley" is now editor Of the Cheney,
Wash, Sentinel, neatly printed
and progressive-a appearing publi-
cation. y
Requests for copies of the GAZETTE
continue to come in from all sec
tions Of the country. G. Void, Of
Oakland, Nebraska, and Mrs. John
Charles, Tower City, North Dakota,
asked for them this week.
D. G. Ecker, of Norman, Okla
homa, whose request for copies of
this paper, we have noted, writes
to friend in this city that he in
tends moving to Benton county
with his family next spring.
There does not seem to be very
heavy demand for prunes at pres
ent. The price generally offered
for a frst-class article is about
three cents per pound However,
local prune men are holding their
fruit and appear to bo confident
that prices will look up.
The Corvallis FIGURING Mills are
only running during the daytime
now. They are not using steam as
motive power, there being suffi
cient water in the race to operate
the mill when there is no grain be-
ing cleaned or elevators in opera
tien.
In a recent letter to relatives in
this city, Henry Allen states that
he is putting in double time" His
work in the census department oc-
cupies the early evening hours. He
sleeps until seven or eight o'clock
in the morning, and works during
the day in drug store. He makes
this extra work pay for his expens
es and his regular salary is clear.
The case of G.. T. Luckey, ad-
ministrator, VS. Lincoln county was
tried in the circuit court in Lane
county Tuesday. The Guard says:
This is a case that originated in
Lincoln county wherein G.. F.
Luckey and family in 1900, while
crossing county bridge, in said
county, the wagon was driven upon
80 foot span when the bridge fell
a distance of 30 feet into the va
quina river precipitating Mrs Luck
ey therein, and she was instantly
killed. She was aged about g.
yelrs. Therefore the administrator
sued for 5000 damages for hel
life. 1t, was tried first in Linz
county where a non-suit~was grant
ed the county and then new sui
was brought and it was sent t.
Lane county for trial. The fol
lowing jury was drawn in the cas-
Tuesday morning: Frank M. Stat
ford, George Fisher, John L. Fink
w. F. Smith, 1. T. Martin, Rober
: Griffin, L. B. Rossman, M. Lindley
Ross Houfton, Amos Dlmaker, S
r. Mitchell and J; r. Wooten. TIL