Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-19

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s. z. Simpson has placed a new
walk in front of his residence on
7th street.
Charley Shenofeld arrived home
Saturday, from a ten-days sojourn
at the coast.
A large number of people passed
homeward from the coast during
the past few days.
The Eik's Carnival, which is to
occur in Portland, will be held from
September 1st, to 18th.
Attorney J. H. Wilson was in
Southern Oregon last week attend
ing legal matters. While down IN
that section he met many old-time
Corvallisites.
Mrs. C. F. Hotchkiss and son
left, Saturday, for Sidney, Wash
ipgton. where they will be the
guests of Mrs. Hotchkiss' father for
an indefinite period.
Mrs. A. D. Morrison and Miss
Mildred Linville, of this city, have
been visiting in Buena Vista during
the past week, the guest of their
aunt, Mrs. A. J. Richardson.
w. C. Metcalf and family left
last Thursday for a weeks outing
at the coast. They drove over with
their own outfit AID will undoubt.
edly have most enjoyable time of
it.
The work of completing the side
walks SO that they connect with
the new bridge across Marys river
has Just been completed and foot
pads" will suffer no further incon!
venience.
Elmer Raber, of tGranger, states
that his peach crop this year will
be only about one-fourth as large
as the yield last year. However,
the fruit that he has is first-class,
and sells rapidly at $3.50 per bush
ell.
The ice cream social given last
Thursday evening by the ladies of
the Catholic church of this city,
was a most pleasant and successful
social event. It was held on the
church lawn and the proceeds
amounted to something like $6O.
Mrs. B. W. Wilson rscently re-
ceived letter from her son, Lafe,
who has been in Alaska during the
past three or four years. At the
time of writing Lafe seemed to be
getting along all right, and stated
that he was working at the carpen-
ter trade at Haines Mission.
Miss Matte Lee, who was oblig-
ed, on account of iii health, to re-
sign her position last year as teach
er of the seventh grade of the Cor
wallis schools, is now filling the po-
sition of postmistress at Buena
Vista. She assumed charge of this
office about two weeks ago.
The salmon hatchery is rapidly
nearing completion in Alsea. 1t is
being placed at the north and south
forks of the Alsea river, and the
racks for heading the fish off are
nearly all in. The hatchery vats
are nearly completed and are to be
placed a short distance below the
racks.
f. L. Wroten, of Sandwich, ILL.,,
arrived in Corvallis, Friday, to have
good look at the country. Mr..
Wroten it will be remembered car
ried a card in the GAZETTE, in
which he stated that he desired to
hear from parties with a farm to
rent, the particulars of which were
set forth in the advertisement.
The twentieth annual catalogue
of the Oregon State Normal School,
of Monmouth, for 19Ol-2, has just
reached US. 1t is quite an attract
i've and we'll printed booklet. 1t
contains quite number of half
tones, and the general matter of
information is we'll written. The
school is certainly enjoying a
healthy growth.
Game and Forest Warden Quinn
by desires county clerks to know
that he has on hand a large guam
tity of deer skin tags for distribu
ton. Under the new law no deer
skin can be sold without the leath-
er tag properly stamped, provided
by the game department. They
may be obtained from county clerks
who are supplied by the game war
den.
Stephen NJ. Sampson, of Philo-
math, left, Saturday, for Santa
Monica, Southern California. He
intends to remain down in that
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