Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-30
W. A. Sanders, THE matchmaker.

| iaIld yesteIody, loT lew uaye on
| business.
J. M. Nolan and family left yes
terday for Newport for their usual
| summer outing.
Attorney w. e. Yates and w. S
NcFadden were in Albany on legal
business, Monday.
Miss Nellie Evans returned Sun
day evening from weeks visit at
her old home ia Alsea.
It is reported that red buckle
berries on the mountains between
here and Alsen are getting ripe.
An excellent sample of Kinney
wheat has been contributed to the
Benton county exhibit by e. j.
Harrington. Some Russian millet
"a rarity ia this locaiity-is to
the credit Of Westley Westfall.
E. P. Greffoz and George Irvine
arrived home Saturday from their
hunting trip in the vicinity Of va
chats. They were fairly successful
in securing plenty Of fish and each
succeeded in killing q deer.
A couple of wagon loads of camp.
ers passed through this city,
Yesterday laorning. In one wagon
were FIVE women and no men /;
in the other four men and no
women. Wonder what the trouble
was, anyway?
M. G. Davis and vile, and Fred
Walker, came down from SPRING.
field, Saturday, and are the guests
of w. H. Franklin and family.
Mr.. Walker is here with view to
arranging to attend the o A c this
fall. The party expsct to return
home today.
! Yesterday, Mrs. Agess sThomp-
SOC, accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Olive, went to Portland. For
some time Mrs. Thompson has suf-
Ifered severely with rheumatism and
[shc is going to the metropolis with
a view to taking treatment Of some
character.
A large steel shaft l3 feet ong,
% inches in diameter arrived Sat-
urday for use at Fischsr's Touring
mills. A new water wheel is being
put in at the mill to drive the cleo
tris machinery and pumps, and the
shaft, which weighs over 200
pounds, will bear this wheel.
Rev. R. L. Nelly, wiao has accept.
ed the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
church In this city, arrived early
Sunday moraing from California.
He occupied the pulpit both morn.
ling and evening and had a goea
congregation. If the climate agrees
with his health he will remain here
permanently.
/ The W. @. T. q. gave An ice
ereafn social on the court house
grounds last Friday evening. 1t
was a very enjoyable affair. The
grounds are beautiful at any time,
but on this occasion things wers
fixed unusually attractive. The
fladies realized In the neighborhood
Of $40 on the enterprise.
| During the past day or SO lsggers
have invaded this city in numbers
They are msn connected with the
big log drive of G. K. Spaulding
There are 100000 feet In the
drive and they are taking them to
Oregon City. The drive is Just
above town and will pass through
within day or two. =.
Corvallis and Independence sports
may seen have an opportunity &c
lay some wagers. An exciting racs
between an Independence horse
named jim Corbett. and an animal
from this city belonging to Jet
Brown is being arranged. The dis.
tance Is to be between a half ane
threa quarters Of mile, for $500 /
side.
Misses Elsie Donald and Louis,
Leuenherger passed through Albany
early yesterday morning en- route
fran San Francisco to their horn,
near Oolfax, Wash. Mrs. H. "
Hall, Of this city, drove over 10 AL
bany to see them as they passee
through. The young ladies hae
intended 20 visit this city, but OF
aocount of some misunderstanding
regarding their found-trip ticketl
they were unable TO make the lay
ever.
Friday evening three children Q
J Ham gave drygoeds box entertain
!, In the street near the First Ne
tlonal Bank. Negro melodies writer
by white men were the features
t aside from passing the hat and
t long-winded abuck dancs." tn
. Accomplishments were ''plunked
/. off on . mandolin and guitar. Th
colered people did no harm, how
t ever, and furnished some amuse
ment, especially fer the childrer
4 many of whom had never seen
4 darkey.
The O A G building committe,
2 consisting Of President Weather
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