Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-16
WA. Sanders, THE matchmaker.

4 WA. Sanders, THE matchmaker.
Roy Raber went to Portland,
Monday on business, returning
Wednesday.
Remember our reduction and
remnant sale will close Saturday,
August 31st. Nolan & Callahan.
Mrs. Martha Burnett and Mrs.
Pernot were hayward passengers
Tuesday. They will occupy the
Pernot cottage at Newport.
Attorney and Mrs. J. N. McFad.
den went over to Siletz Wednesday,
where Julian has some legal bust
4 ness. They will return Saturday.
Paddock & Sheasgreen contsn,-
plate putting in a new prune dryer
in their orchard across the river in
Linn county, a few miles east of
this city.
VIM. Crees and wife, Mrs. Gussie
Heokart, and the family Of Jas.
Flett formed a party that went 10
the Soap creek sulphur springs last
Tuesday. They will remain several
weeks.
| Marion Wood, whose appointment
as assistant professor of agriculture
in the agricultural college Of Idaho
we noted some time ago, leaves
with his family for Moscow, Au-
gust Goth.
/ Mrs. c. A. Stevens, nee Hattie
Wright, who has been visiting rela-
tives in this city, left for her home
in Oalistesa, Oalif., yesterday.
That city was nearly destroyed by
fire during Mrs. Stevens absence.
Fortunately her husband suffered
no loss to his property.
Supt. Dsnman is holding the
regular quarterly teachers examin-
alton this week. There are not
many applicauts-only nine, ons Of
whom is taking the examinations
for state papers. W. T. Wyatt, Of
Philenath, and N. Tartar CT this
city, are assisting Supt. Denman in
| the examinations.
! After a residence Of many years
in this city, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Zeis, bade Corvallis farewell Wed.
nseday. They have disposed Of all
their interest In this section and
will make their home in Redding,
Calf. During their residence here
they made many friends who regret
to have them take their final de-
parture.
The question of holding regatta
at Newport was recently raised at
that resort. In event Of a regatta
being held at Yaquina bay, w. E.
Yates, Of this city, is reported to
have declared that Corvallis will
put a boat ON the bay and
defend tho cup against all COM
ers. This would be a great at
traction to offer for next summer.
Since last winter the health. of
Jack Thomas has been very poor.
He has not recovered frsm an at
tack of typhoid fever sustained at
that time. Wednesday, Oliver
Treese moved Jack and his effects
from his quarters on Main street to
Amos Kisor's. Here Jack will
have geod care, which he needs, as
his condition is considered quite Sc.
rious.
Some five years ago, Mr.. Osborne,
who lives near Dallas, killed a wild
goose and found swo large grains OF
wheat in iss eraw. He planted
them and replanted them and re-
planted the product until now he
has p acres OF fine looking grain
The heads are extra long and the
grain large, the yield being perhaps
ene.third mere than ordinary
wheat. He has no name for the
new variety, but believes 1t to be q
prospective big thing.-Albany
Herald. II cur farmers wish to b
up to.date they must not allow I
wild goose with "two large grains Q
wheat in its craw" to GO astray-
such goose is akin to the geos'
that laid the golden egg.
Charley Hout, of the Palace Mar
ket, was the victim of quite an aoei
: dsnt last Wednesday. Shortly
after 10 o'clock in the morning
; while cleaning a sausage mill, h
got the second finger Of his lef
hand caught and il was nipped Of
lust back of the nail. It seem'
,, that he had the machine out 0
! gear and threw il in gear again ans
!. gave it quick turn, forgetting th'
> position Of his left hand, which wal
In the grinder. After the aceiden
Mr.. Hout went 10 DR.. Gathey, VIII
I amputated the injured finger at th'
first jeint In order to draw the ski
!. over the end Of she bone that i
, might heal. It 10 hoped that MI
Hout will soon be about to tak
! hold of things again. Last yea
. Mr. Hout's brother, Clarence, hat
his hand ia the same machine, bu
! escaped with slight damage.