Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-09
W. A. Sanders, THE matchmaker.


pert yesterday.
J. D. Mann and family are en-
joying life at the sea beach.
w. A. Buchanan is acting re-
cordsr in the absence Of Grant
Elgin.
Pref. S. I. Pratt was in from
Philomath yesterday attending to
some business.
Miss Remoh Holland, of Salem,
was c. & E. passenger to the
coast, yesterday.
Adam Wilhelm, of the firm OF
Wilhelm & Sons, of Monroe, was in
tue city en- business this week.
Victor Moses is suffering from an
attack of poison oak that has caus-
ed his absence from office duties.
"Billy" Wright, formerly of this
city but now of Oregon City, passed
through Corvallis ca route to New.
port, Thursday.
Miss Thia Thompson, who has
been ths guest Of her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. E. Nichols, left for her home
in Corvallis, Friday.-Ashland
Tidings.
Runor has it that young lady
graduate of the class of 's9 Of O A
G, and prominent merchant Of
Baker City are to be married about
September 1st.
Miss Grace Scott, accompanied
by her friend Miss Lizzie Schooling,
arrived hone on visit from The
Dalles, Wednesday. They leave
tcday for a months outing at New
port.
A Hodes, wife and two children
went over to the coast Yesterday.
Mr.. Hodes and the children will re.
main about a month or six weeks.
August expects to return in about
ten days.
| In a letter to friend in this city,
J. D. Zurcher states that his health
has been poorly ever since he went
| home in June. He will be here
about September 18th to prepare
for the opening Of O A G.
Mr.. WILDLY, who for the past
several months has been employed
in the hardware establishment Of
Huston & Bogue, left last week for
! Astoria. His numerous Corvallis
aequaintances regret the departure
1 Of this genial little gentleman whom
all had learned to admire.
| Darwin Nash, now of San Fran
cisco, passed over to Nashville to
visit his parents, yesterday. of
1.-THE Corvallis boys in San Francisco
he says: Mart Spangler, Geo.
iClark, Luther Smith and Wayman
Mason are all employed and in
good health. Darwin expects to re-
turn to the city about August 22nd.
Mrs. A. W. Thompson, of Los
Angeles, Calf, was in the city this
morning on her way 10 Corvallis,
called there by the serious illness Of
her mother, Mrs. Fisher. Mr..
Thompson, a son of Rev. E. J.
! Thompson, a former Albany young
man, is now working in a wholesale
bakery and is enjoying excellent
jhealth.-Democrat.
/ A. Poole, Of jackson county, Ore
lyon, arrived in this city, Wednes.
iday. He is an uncle of J. NJ. and
Amy Cameron, of this city and his
coming was a surprise. to them
Mr. Poole states that this years.
crop ia his section is hardly up ts
the usual standard, but he speaks
in praise Of the crop prospects O.
this section. He expects to leav'
today for his Southern Oregon
hene. This is the first time he ha
seen his relatives in this city fo
more than twenty years.
William Spencer, father Of Mrs
S. I Pratt, of Philomath, and Mrs
: G. A. Covell, of this city, started
yesterday, for his home in Austin
burg, Ohio. Mr.. Spencer has bee
visiting with his daughters dulins
, the past three or four weeks and /
r well pleased with what he saw {
this section of the coast. He is
! lumber dealer and during his visi
/ he investigated the outlook for thi
. business in Oregon and was SO ia
voraoly. impressed with the condi
tions that before, leaving he state
: that in in all probability he woul
# return to this section next year.
Yesterday, Sheriff Burnett re
+ ceived a letter from William Fra
+ zier, sheriff Of Multnomah county
;. bearing the information that
q horse had been stolen in Portlan
by man giving the name Of job
Bailey. This. is not the fellow
true name. The horse-thief is be
e twsen Is and 50 years Of age, an
a his weight is about 100 pound
n One peeuliarity about the man
d that his eyes water considerabl,
f He is wanted in Southern Orego
i on various charges. The hors
t stolen il black, about 6 years oil