Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-08-23

President Catch returned to the
coast yesterday.
Miss Martha Fischer returaed
frcu the coast yesterday.
DR.. Lester is home from a two
weeks visit to Newport.
Mrs. S. N. Wilkins arrived home
Tuesday from The Dalles.
Miss Maude Laughlin returned
from an outing at the coast, Tues-
day.
Mordaunt Goodnough, the pian-
list, will leave today for a trip to
Ashland.
Prof. F. L. Kent returned home
Monday from a months absence in
Portland.
Layton Smith, formerly Of Cor
wallis, with his family visited in
this city this week.
DR.. E. Fl. Taylor went ovef to
Newport, Tuesday, 10 remain o
week or such o matter.
Attorney and Mrs. W. N. Barrett
were in Corvallis, Wednesday, en-
route home from Newport.
Prof. Chas. johnson returned
Monday from a bicycle tour of Cen.
trail Oregon, much improved in
health.
Each package of Putnam Fade
less Dye colors either Silk or Wool
Perfectly at one boiling. Sold by
Graham & Wells.
The little threshing machine at
the college farm was put in opera
tion again yesterday. A small plot
OF wheat was threshed.
Klins's new clothing for fall has
the self-retaining front, keeps yonr
coat ia shape, and does not wrinkle
like the kind that ia usually sold.
The Kerr. Huber camping party
arrived from the coast, Tuesday
evening. They had delightful
time and all returned in the best Of
health.
It is reported that a short tinas
ago the family of Louis Edwards,
residing near Dusty, had aa attacs
Of diptheria. According to the ru-
NOR, antitexine was used most sue.
=cessfully and nothing serious result.
ed.
To Judge from the "scarrying" Of
people about town, one is inclined
10 believe that cemmodious dwellings,
are rather hard to rent in this city
at present. This is a good indica.
ton that things abeut Corvallis are
going to liven up a bit.
Rev. DR.. Thompson, Ia recent
conversation, said he had married
nearly a thousand couples, nearly
$50 couples being in Corvallis alone.
We doubt very much whether any
other minister in the state can
claim similar reeord.-Independ-
ence Enterprise.
Mrs. G. j.. Hawkins Of North
Yakima, who has been visiting her
brother-in-law, e. II. Hawkins, of
Eugene the past week is now visit
ing Mrs. ". T. Norton. Her niece,
Clara Hawkins, came down from
Eugene en- bicycle to join her
aunt in a pleasure trip to Newport.
Il has been forty years since Mrs.
Hawkins has visited the beautiful
little city of Corvallis.
Tho Wilson Hall threshing out.
fit, of Wells, was employed last week.
in the vicinity Of Buena Vista.
They thrsshed a I4-acre field Of
wheat for Mr.. Praither that furn-
ished AZ wagon loads Of wheat, in
the bundle, to the machine. It is
seldom, indeed, that such a heavy
growth ls found-some of The wheat
straw was over six feet long. TIE
field averaged about 80 bushels per
acre.
The old soldier referred TO ia
the following dispach from Rose.
burg to the Oregonian, was formerly
resident Of Corvallis: An inmate
Of the Soldiers Home Of the name
Of John II. Parent, reeently from
The Dalles, attempted suicide this
morning by cutting his threat with
razor. He cut Into his windpipe,
but did not sever it, and II is be-
lieved he will recover. He is con-
sumptive, and probably 'nade the
attempt upon his life while dsspen-
dent. Il is stated he shot himself
at The Dalles tive years ago with
suicidal intent.
| A couple Of days ago Adams &
Albright completed the work oi
putting Corinthian arch in the
dwelling of J. G. Taylor. What has
heretofore been the parlor has been
converted into q reception hall
Tnis is something entirely new ia
this city and the workmanship i.
first-class. All the arch now Jacks
is the grill, and it is to come from
Portland. The room and arch will