Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-16
g. E. Young & Son
Albany, Oregon. ...-.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Miss Hattie Gillette went TO New.
port Wednesday.
Tuesday J. D. Mann returned
from his outing at the coast.
Father Jurek left Tuesday for a
couple of weeks absence on bust
ness.
Prof. ]. B. Patterson intends
making trip to Southern Oregon
next week.
W. o. Hsckart and workmen are
new engaged on the construction
Of the plune dryer at tina college.
Harry L. Walden left few days
ago for Eureka, Humbelt Co.,
OaIit, the headquarter Of his cora.
pany.
Mrs. Dixie Hagey and daugh-
ter, Of 6cio, are visiting in this city,
the guests of T. w. Dilley and
family.
DR.. Bowen Lester, who is at the
coast, recently wrste friend that
his health was improving and he is
getting fat quite rapidly.
Patrons of the Magnolia laundry
leaving their lauadry at G. A. Ger
hara's en- Wednesdays can have it
returned the following Friday.
Rossburg is to have a street fair
from September 18th to the Goth.
Corvallis, Albany and Independ-
encs are altogether Zoo busy to en-
gage in frivelities.
Harry Withyeome intends ac-
conpanying Raymond Henkle to
San Francisco in order that he, toe
:. may take special course in phar.
macy. The boys did intend lsav-
ing next Monday, but as the boats
are tied up on account Ct labor
troubles, they will not get away for
q few days later.
Rev. Louther and family left Cor.
Wallis, Wednesday morning, by
team, for The Dallss. He has
made this his headquarters for sew
eral years while oaavassing the
country selling musical instru-
msnts' It is his intention to en-.
gage Ia this business in the vicinity
Of The Dallss.
Miss Dslpha Heansl, Of Monroe,
arrived Ia Corvallis during the fore
part Of the week and ia taking The
teachers examination for coanty
papers. Under the old school law
she held Q state certificate, but the
new law has somewhat changed her
plans for the future and she is sak-
ing cut county papers. However,
when she has taught forty.fiye
months she will be allowed her life
diploma.
E. W. Strong received a letter q
few days a 60 from his wife, who il
summering at Belknap Springs
Mrs. Strong stated that just pre-
vieus to writing there had bsen {
terrible thunder storm and the rain
poured down in torrents for more
thaA two days. Some of the camp
ere became alarmed at the violence
Of the thunder storm and movee
away. At present there is no hote
at Belknap and a large tent Il
utilized for that purpose.
Henry Amber, the genial ant
business-liks real estate agent o
Philemath, was In Corvallis, Wed
nesday, attending to business
While here he stated that ther'
was prospect Of lively real es
tate business in this section durin.
the next few months. There ari
many new. comers in Benton county
at present, and large pertlon o
them have come to remain. Man,
of them are people Of means ant
have come to femaia permanently
Such residents are certain 60 bul
property. In fact, quite numbe
are at present looking ever til
county with view to buying homes
A few days ago the task Of layin
the piping Of the big prune dryer c
the Benton County Pruhe Co. wa
completed. About 5000 feet c
pipe was connected. On runnin
steam through the pipes Ii wa
found that there were only tw
leaks in the entire system, and fol
tunately, they were in places cas-
access. Work is being pushed 4
rapidly as possible at present Q
the wood work Of the big dryer, fe
Mr.. Johnson, the manager, realize
that there is no time to spare if b
has everything in readiness by th
time the prunes will be ready fe
drying. However, it IL though
that tao prune crop will be a list
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