Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-30
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wsggoner A.
camping i'm Alsea.
Get your umbrella ribs fxsd 4
the Bicycle Hospital
Miss Mary Jones began q tefn
of school in the Newton distric,
near Philomath, yerterday.
Expe,isnce has taught many
hoy that q slipper that is felt is no
felt 90 much 40 one that is not felt.
Mrs. C. p. Greffos, who has beer
visiting in this city month, re
turned to her home in Portl and
Saturday.
Mrs. Carmi Hotchkiss and son
who have been in Washington Wis
iting relatives for several weeks
returned home, Sunday. -
Samuel Swanson has seen fit II
cease impro ,ements On Hotel Cor
wallis. It is his intention to re-
sume work on the building earl,
next spring.
w. A. Parr has accepted q posi-
ton in F. L. Miller's establishment
He began bis duties last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parr have rooms in
Mrs. V. Espey's residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bolton. Of Ante
lope, Or, have been In town dur
lug the past few days. They
brought three cons here with then
to start in the Agricultural College
Ed Clark returned, Saturday
from Baker City. where hs attended
the nuptials of his brother, Elmer.
Hs was highly pleased with what
he saw Of that part of the country
Messrs. Rose and Dahl, of Chit
wood, came down this morning
Mr.. Rose contemplates the sale ot
his farm and q return to the cigar
manufacturing business in Corval-
lis.-Toledo Reporter.
Mrs. Jack Miller is visiting il
this city, the guest of her grand.
mother, Mrs. Martha Burnett
She leaves Friday for Spokane
Wash, for a short visit, after
whic., she will return to her home
at Klamath.
Taylor Porter, Harry Wicks and
John Beach went to Portland, Sun.
day, en- route East. They expected
to be able to leave Portland on the
G. A. r. excursion train last night
Mr.. Porter goes to Ohio. Mr.. Wicks
to Pennsylvania and Mr.. Beach te
Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. TT. l.. Hall came
up from their Buena Vista home,
Friday. The following day Mr..
Hall went home, but his wife re-
mained to visit relatives and friends
She expects to 60 home today
While in Corvallis Mr.. Hall pur.
chased a fine buggy for his wife.
VIC. Corbett is still burning til.
ing. He has already burned three
kilns and is about half through for
this year. J. s. Bently, who has
been employed as moulder for the
past few seasons in Mr.. Corbstt's s
brick and tile yard, returned to his
home in Oregon City, Saturday.
s. N. Wilkins returned last week
from q trip that took him as far
east as Prineville. Mr.. wilkins
states that everywhere he went
times were prosperous and every
one was employed. The difficulty
seemed to be to secure help, and
consequently wages were good in
all lines Of business.
Mrs. Slater, wife of the late Sen.
John T. Slater, was in Corvallis q
few days last week for the purpose
Of visiting friends and having d
look at the college. Senator Slater
during his life was an enthusiastic
supporter of the Oregon Agricultur-
al College and his efforts in behalf
OF that institution were of incalcul.
able value.
Benton County Pruns Co. began
gathering their prunes last weeksnd
the big dryer was put in active op-
Grafton, Thursday. Robt. Johnson,
manager of the company, says that
he is only counting on a yield OF
from 1000 10 $500 bushels of
prunes from their large orchard,
hut they will be of large size and
prime in quslity.
There has been . great rumbling
of telephone wires in Corvallis bust
ness houses for the past several
davs. The cause of all this dis.
turbance has been a change in the
party system of lines within two
blocks of the central office. La the
past, as many as five parties have
been making use of one line. Here
after, but two parties will be served
by the same wire, where the dis
tance is within two blocks of "cen-
trail"
The senior class at the o A c
gave q reception to the new students
Friday evening. The affair took
place in the Armory and an inter
esting musical and literary program
WAS rendered. Light refreshments