Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-21

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Eggs III cents per dozen at F. L
Miller's, who's the farmers friend
Miss Bessie Dilley and little
brother left for two weeks visit at
scio, yesterday.
l. R. Danial and H. A. Scoggin
arrived home, yesterday, from a
weeks outing in the Big Elk coun
try.
The G. & E. train from the front
now gets into Albany one hour
earlier and leaves one hour earlier
for Detroit.
Pres. T. M. Catch and family
took their departure, Wednesday,
for Nye creek, to occupy their new
cottage for the summer.
Park Mcdonald left Tuesday for
Portland, where he has been offered
a good situation. He expects tore
main until fell, at least.
Dilley is offering the finest wheel
on earth-an Imperial-for $25.
He guarantees it and will keep it in
repair for one season without cost.
Mrs. Agnes Thompson offers for
sale up to July 1st the furniture,
stoves, ETC., at her residence, corner
Fifth and Jefferson streets, Cor.
Wallis.
Rev. G. S. O. Humbert and wife
left for Turner, Wednesday, to at
tend the annual meeting of the
Christian Church Association
which convened at that place yes
terday.
Wayne Starr was taken to Port.
land by the deputy U. S. marshal,
Tuesday, where he will be tried for
the robbery Of the Dusty postoffice.
E. Q. Clement, psstal inspector, was
up from Portland, Wednesday.
He secured the stamps and other
articles stolen from the Office by
Starr.
Principal J. J. Bryan, of the
Toledo schools. left for San Fran
cisco, Saturday. He will act as
travelling salesman for q large
wholesale house in that city during
the summer, and will return to
Oregon this fall to resume his
duties as priacipal of the Toledo
schools.
Company G, o. N. G., has secur.
ed the services of Hermann Breyer,
of this city, as cook for the com,
pany during its coming enoamp-
ment, from June 23d to Both.
Hermann served as cook with the
Oregon boys in the Philippine
campaign, aud he considers the
small casualty list of that regi.
ment his strongest recommendation.
Burt & Lemon, painters ofSalem,
who secured the contract for re-
painting the various O A G build
inga, began work during the first Of
she week. Work started on Alpha
Hall, which is to be painted Write,
with lemon trimmings. Cauthorn
Hall is to be stone colered with
light trimmings, and the laboratory
will be finished ia nearly the same
colors as Cauthern Hall.
Wiedermann's Big Show will open
a weeks engagement at the opera
house on July 1st. This is an
eastern repetoire company and it
has been pronounced by the public
and press Of California to be the BEST
popular priced attraction ever seen
on the Pacific coast. The company
carries magnificent uniformed
band and orchestra, which will be
seen daily in street parade and con-
cert.
Wilbur Starr returned a few days
ago from q Portland hospital, where
he was the subject, recently, Of a
delicate surgical operation, When
q child Mr.. Starr received a blow on
the head, ffam the effects Of which
be has been q sufferer ever
siaoe, and in the effort. to get relief
he has spent considerable sum.
The recent operation consisted Of
lifting a portion Of the skull which
had been a pressure on the brain.
The patient is alteady greatly ina.
proved and a complete cure Is al.
most assured.
In good deal Of the most fertile
portion of tho Willamette Valley
there is only about one family to
each 800 acres of land. There are
some farmers who can make three
or four times as much as tho aver
age farmer on 800 acres, but we be.
lieve it will be found that the aver.
age farmer who farms 800 acres
makes nothing more than a fair
living. In. this fact lies one of the
greatest obstacles to the achieve.
ment and maintenance of good
roads. With only one or two farm
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