Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-20
w. A. Sanders, Jews.er,

this week announced the death OF
Miss Katie Geary.
Miss Anna Denman will begin a
private school On Sept. 80. Fer
further particulars, inquire at res
idence.
| Rey. and Mrs. F. A. Lark are in
Arkansaw, where the for l.er is
completing a literary source in a
leading institution of that state.
| DC. Rose started his prune dryer
at work Wednesday evening.
Prune men are nearly all confident
thasfthey will receive fair prices for
their crop this fall.
There will be preaching az the
Congregational church next Sun-
day at IL a. an. and 7.3O p. m, By
the pastor Rev. P. S. Knight. All
are cordially invited TO attend.
| The Howard family arrived,
Tuesday, from their home near
Prineville, to be here for the opening
of college. Miss Edith is business
manager of the College Barometer.
The wedding Of Mr.. Gao. Miller,
isf Nertons, and Miss Cynthia
Hart Of Corvallis. occurred at the
Cooper hop yard, north of this city
saturday. Justice Holgate offici.
ating.
During the past two or three
days forty or fifty wagon loads Of
hep pickers have passed through
Corvallis on their return home
from the hop fields in various parts
Of the valley.
The clever huller which recently
arrived from the East for the Har-
ding. Kiger-Rabsr combination, was
tput in operation a few days age GA
Mr.. Harding's place north of town
and worked like charm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G. Hodss, oi
Albany, visited Corvallis friends
Wednesday and Thursday. They
were accompanied BY Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn Hodes, of Eugene. This
was the first time Mrs. Glenn Hedes
has visited Corvallis in 81 years
| As fine a spoimen Of field corr
as ever grew in Oregon was left al
this office Wednesday, by Mrs.
George Lindernan for the Benton
county exhibit. Il was Of the
Golden Superb variety. She alse
supplied an excellent sample e1
Early Siberian millet.-
| The car containing Benton ceun
tvs exhibit to the state fair waE
sealed yesterday morning and ID
now in Salem. Mr.. II. T. French
llaborea most faithfully in collecting
the exhibit. AID under his dirse
ton it will be displayed to the very
best advantage.
Public school opened Monday
! and now about 260 pupils are en-
rolled. Principal Holmes inferm'
! US that work is progressing nicely
notwithstanding the annoyance
caused by lack of fall sch 6.
i text books, which involves every
grade in the school.
: Las. Sunday before conference, a
the III. E, Church the pastor Rev
: Frank L. Moore will ill the pulpi
both nerning and evening. Con
ierencs meets 10 its annual sessior
at Hillsbore September 25, presided
, ever BY Bishop Mollilien and at
i, tended BY other distinguished
guests frem the east.
The conference of the M. E
|. church, South, closed at Msdford
Sunday. Rev. e. L. Fitch wa
elected presiding elder Of the Viii
lamette district. Rev. w. B. Smitl
was appointed to the Corvallis pas
torate, and Rev. P. A. Msses wa
ooatinued on the superannuatet
list.
= N. A. Goodnough, son of A. ii
!, Goednoagh, came down from Cor
wallis, Oregon, Sunday. He 10
young man Of wonderful musiea
ability. He is still in his "teens,
bat there are few that can compar
with him 10 performing on piane
:, and we doubt if he has maay equal
In the State, considering his age.
Cottonwood (Calif.) Enterprise.
4 The thought suggested itself tina
. somebody is to blame for the fac
> that school books ara net obtainabl
y In this city in sufficient quantitic
4 to supply the demand. Our loss
3 dealers are not to blame for the
4 have repeatedly ordered books b
o letter. telephone and telegraph.
,tI may be that the blame could B
e traced back to the publisher
!. Nevertheless, it has been know
!, for months that she change Of book
was to be made, and still pupil
u parents and teachers, ever the er
e tire state. 1t is safe to suppose, al
u Finconvenienced and exasperated b.
u cause text books are unobtainabl
u Somebody is TO blame.
n Miss Florence Winnifred,