Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-26
LOCAL NEWS.

tnen's nne dresS shoes.
George Harper and her excelle lent
company will appear here shortly.
Wallis Nash came out from his
Lincoln county home, Wednesday
Regular meeting of the Ladies'
Coffee Club, next Monday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock.
Frank Howell went out to Su M
NIT, Wednesday, to visit for a
couple of days.
w. w. Taylor and family, of
Medford, Or, arrived, Monday, to
visit Corvallis relatives for week.
Victor Spencer went to Portland
Wednesday, to accept a position Of
fered him in an Albina drug store.
Miss Winnie Cameron, who has
been the guest of Portland relatives
during the past month, arri led
home Wednesday.
Carl Porter came over from AL
bany, Tuesday evening, to visit
with relatives and friends for a
week or such a matter.
Tuesday, Attorney J. F. Yates
started for the Bohemia mining
district. He went up to look into
some business matters and to have
a look at this famous mining dis
trict.
It is reported here that Mrs. Su-
sic Fennsl Pipes, now of Eugene,
will give violin recital in Corval-
lis early next month. At present
the exact date of her appearance is
not known.
Miss Mamie Cauthorn expects to
start for Chicago, tomorrow. It is
her intention to be absent about six
months, studying music. We
are informed that she will pay par
ticufar attention. to the hest meth
ods of instructing young pupils,
, with a view to making specially
Of this work in the future.
The Episcopal church, corner of
Jefferson & 7th streets: Services
in this church as follows: Sunday
school and Rector's class every Sun
day at 10 a. M; morning prayer
and serman at II a. m. All, espec-
tally students, are cordially invited
to each of these services.
C. MACLEAN, Rector.
J. F. Steiwer arrived in Corval-
lis, Wednesday, and departed for
his Marion county home yesterday.
He has just been over in Lincoln
county buying stock. He gays
that he WAS able to secure some
good animals over there, but will
not take them out for month yet.
Mr.. Steiwer's son, Karl, is here at.
tending the o A G.
Miss Marguerite Mackay, a for
mer Corvallis girl, was in Corvallis
a day or two ago en- route to Yank-
ton, South Dakota. Of late she has
heen teaching in an Indian school
in Washington. just prior to
coming to Corvallis she visited her
sister in Lincoln county. She goes
to Yankton to accept the position
Of teacher in an Indian school at
that point.
D. o. Thing, a timber buyer. of
Minneapolis. Mimi, is in Corvallis.
He arrived few days ago to make
investigation regarding the timber
that is held by Corvallis parties.
1t is thought that he will accompa-
ny the party that goes to Lake
county from Corvallis next week to
secure timber in that section. If
the timber of Lake county suits
MIR Taing it is likely that he will
make flattering offer to those who
have already secured claims in that
section.
A sort of employment bureau has
been instituted at the o A G. 1t
is for the benefit If students who
desire to secure employment to as
sist them in paying their way at
the college. 1t is hoped that town
people will patronize the bureau
whenever they find themselves in
need of help of any kind. Any in
formation with reference to this
matter will be gladly received at
the bureau. 1t is believed that the
bureau will prove of benefit to the
students and town people alike.
1t seems to be a question in the
minds of some people whether there
is money in chickens or not. A
day or so ago A. c. White and J.
NJ. Cameron were discussing this
proposition and the former stated
that HE hens were not a source OF
profit by any means. Mr.. White
stated that he had fed his layers
$3.50 worth of wheat and yet they
did not lay. Mr.. Cameron had
taken the other side in the matter
under discussion and this startling
announcement of Mr.. Whites call
ed for something extraordinary to
offset it. In sheer desperation Mr.,
Cameron stated that he possessed
twenty hens and one rooster. One
of the hens is hovering over brood
of young ones, so she was not ex'