Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-06
w. "A. Sanders, Jewe'er.

Monday. He will be home TO day
Rev. F. A. Lark and wife went
to Portland, Monday, for q few days
visit with relatives.
Miss Ruth Thomas, Of Corvallis
visited friends in Lebanon during
ths past few days. She will soor
join her folks in California-Ad
vance.
Mrs. c. E. Dentlar aud little sor
left yesterday for the Philippine
Islands, where they will join Cap
tain Den tier, who is stationed in
the islands for an indefinate period.
Jas. and Wm. Skipton, of Salem,
are in the city greeting old friends
today. They are buying heavy
draft horses for the Seattle market
-Roseburg Review.
Miss Esther Simmons has return
ed to Roseburg, after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Rufus Skipton, in
this county. Miss Sim mems is a
teacher in the Reseburg public
schools.
Friends of Miss Jessie Buoy, in
this city, Will be glad to learn .ha,
she is now eonvalescing- though
very slowly-zfter a severe illness
of over two weeks duration at the
home of her parents near Toledo.
]. D. Coleman, special agent fol
the Home Insurance Go. was In
town Wednesday interviewing Ais
local agent Geo. F. Elgin. Mr.
Coleman was civil engineer On
the Oregon Pacific during the boom
days of 18S4-5 and is remembered
by many old Corvallisites.
A few days ago Jack Wright
received a letter from Ed Thayer,
who at the time of writing was al
White Horse, N. w. T., Canada.
Ed has gone through many ex-
perienees in that country. He
states that Olney McLogan was
we'll and was in the Atlin coun-
try.
Sec. Wisdom, of the state fair
management, has notified Mfr
French that Benton county would
be assigned the space occupied by
Washington county at the fair last
year. This the left-hand corner Of
the pavilion, directly opposite the
main entrenee, and is considered
the best location in the building.
Our merchants are preparing for
q big business this fall. During
the next two months, the ladies de.
partment in F. L. Miller,s establish
ment viii be presided over by Mrs.
E, M. Simpson, who for several
years held a similar position in the
large dry goods store of James Mo
ran, on Market street, in San
Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris and Mr.. and
Mrs. Meach, of Cottage Grove, ar
rived in Corvallis, Tuesday. The
former gentleman and wife are
the parents Of Mrs. W. G. Swan, OF
this city. The party wele en- route
to Nestucca and continued thei1
journey, Wednesday, accompanied
by Mrs. Swan. They will enjoy an
outing of some duration.
J.. R. Fehler was in Corvallis
Wednesday, on business connected
with the county court. Ia conver.
sation with the GAZETTE man ht
told Of a phenomenal run made BY
the Wyatt-Castle machine thrash
ing oats on the John Wyatt place
Friday afterneen. In half day
they threshed 1852 bushels of oats
that were absolutely clean. Mr.
Fehler's sprihg oats averaged A
bushels to the acre, and his fal!
wheat yielded 25 bushels, machine
measure.
Only timely efforts saved Judge
McFadden another heavy loss al
the result Of Ere Wednesday after
neon. About 3 O'Clock the alarm
brought the department out with {
rush, but the blaze was extinguish
ed before they arrived at tae scene
Of the fire, which was the w. S
McFaddsn residence in the north
part of town. Flames were frs
discovered issuing from the roe
near the kitchen chimney. TIL,
roof was quickly torn away and th.
fire subdued before it gained much
headway.
At it's meeting Monday night tn,
fire department elected the follow
ing officers for the ensueing,, term
F P Sheasgreen, reelected chief
Ed Clark, assistant; e r Lake