Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-13
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
LOCAL NEWS.

visit a week or two with his brother,
Charley.
Our Boys and Girls schosl shoes
have arrived. We sell the Hamil,
ton Brown security school shoes
None better. Nolan & Callahan.
The Hebrew New Year begins
tonight and ton days later is the
Feast of the Atonement. On the
latter day the Kol Nidre is played
over the entire world in Jewish
temples.
{ Peter Rickard, ex-sherif ofsthis
county, was in from his farm, Wed.
nesday. Mr.. Rickard was looking
for dwelling house with view to
bringing his family to Corvallis for
tie winter.
The new school bScks are now
arriving in town and can be seen
at the different agencies in Corvallis.
The new books are well bound and
a psrusal will convince one that the
men who selected the books acted
wisely.
A recent letter from Brady Bur
nett, who is employed In the CEN
sus department at Washington, D.
c., states that he is getting along
nicely and is in good health, al
though quite thin. Relatives in
this city, are of the opiuion that
Brady will be home about the first
of the coming year.
James and William Skipton ar
rived in Corvallis. Wednesday from
Salem. They we've in search Of
heavy draft horses to supply Sc
attle firm. Their sister, Miss Ollie,
who recently suffered quite
severe illnsss, is just getting about
again. The Toys returned to
Salem Thursday morning.
An old resident in rsfsrring to
the probability of early rains this
fall, said that 1t might rain lightly
for a day or two, but that we have
not yet had wind enough from the
south to insure heavy storms.
Four years ago ii rained enough
during the month of September TO
raise the Willamette river.
N. s. Lilly is working abeat 200
piekers in his hop yard. A little
more than a third Of the hops are
gathered and cured. veaybody
states that the hops of this yard are
as fine as any ever seen in this
vicinity. Mr.. Lilly estimates that
he will have in the neighborhoed Of
1900 boxes Of hops this year.
Frank Settles and others arrived
in corvallis, Tuesday evening, from
Five Rivers, with chitten bark.
Some five or six wagon loads came
in at this time. Mr.. Settles has a
mill for grinding his bark after it is
cured. In this way he is assured a
geed market fer his bark, which is
always branded with his name, and
in all the years he has been in the
business he never had any bark re-
turned nor has there been any com.
plant Of its quality.
The month of August was the
best month from q general business
standpoint that J. R. Smith & Co.,
of this CITY, have had In hine wears.
They have been working night and
day. They have repaired six hop
dry ers this season. They have or.
ders for piping and repairing on
fourteen prune dryers. The prune
dryers are nearly all new. Tha
present menth bids fair to be bet
ter with J. R. Smith & Go. than the
last. This is certainly prosperity
item.
Hon. John NJ. somers, late
member Of the Oregon legislature
from Linn county, an aspirant for
the speakership at that session and
g Republican politician, passed
through here last year with Leon
der Brothers circus ais canvass
strecher and stake driver. He re.
turns this year elevated to their ad,
vance agent. Truly this Is
wonderful age-Prineville Review
The hero Of the above brief sketch
was resident of this city about ter
years ago.
A. W. Rose intends to come ir
from his ranch near Chitweod, Lin
coin county, and spend the winter
in Corvallis. The isolation Of hii
mountain home has bece ne almos'
unbearabIs to Mr.. Rose. He has
sold bis sheep and hopes to dispose
of his goats. # he cannot sell th'
latter he will let them to a party
on shares. He also desires to sci
his ranch. Mr.. Rose will likely b,
in Corvallis in the course of
month, when he may expect I
warm greeting from his man.
friends in this city.