Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-02
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Prof. J. B. Patterson arrive>
home few days ago from trip t.
Eastern Oregon.
Tommy Flett has sufficiently re
covered from his recent serious Ill
ness to be about the streets.
County court meets tomorrow fol
the transaction Of county busines:
that requires monthly attention.
Invitations are out for a dance
that is to be given in thu Opera
House next Friday e-ening, De-. 5
Frank Abram Powell, now Of
this city, has accepted call to oc-
eupy the pulpit of tie Unitarian
church at Salem.
The close season for China pheas.
ants began yesterday, ard our hunt.
ers must now let these game birds
alone for many months.
Miss Carrie Danneman, who
spent Thanksgiving with relatives
in this city, returned to Glen,
Eastern Oregon, Sunday.
George Cathey, who is studying
medicine in Salem, returned TO that
city, yesterday, after a visit of a
week with his relatives in this city
A. F. Hershner, who is now prin-
cipal of the public schools at Ores
ham, spent Thanksgiving at his
home in this city. He returned to
Gresham, Sunday.
Our new Hart schaffner & Marx
suits are N, more coming. We
have suits for the fat and lean man
who are hardto fit. Come in and
see them. 5. L.. KLINE.
Mr.. Mason and family arrived
from Mason City, Iowa, last week
Mr.. Mason visited Corvallis last
spring with MIR. Rice, who purchas
I'd the N. P. Peterson place just
west of town. He will make this
city his home.
Ralph Lane, who has held posi-
tio1. in Portland with the O. R. e
n. Co. for several months, is home
on account of i'll health. Iti
thought that his trouble is the re.
suit of fall received at the college
gymnasium year or so ago.
Last Wednesday afternoon, the
ladies of the Presbyterian church
held Missionary Tea at the home
of Mrs. S. N. Wilkins. Some fifty |
or sixty ladies ,are reported to have
attended and passed profitable as
vel! as an enjoyable afternoon.
Miles Young, who is at present in
this city with his family, will pro-
ceed to Los Angeles, California, in
the course of a couple of weeks.
Miles has nothing defiuite in view
and is making the trip in hopes Of
improving the health Of his family.
Doc Tom was out from Alsea
last week, for the purpose of laying
in his winter supplies. From now
until spring it will be extremely
difficult TO cross Alsea mountain
with wagon load of freight. or
even with a light wagon, for that
matter.
W. A. Gellatly, the well-known
cattle buyer, recently returned to
his home after a two weeks trip
through various sections along the
coast. He gathered up very fine
band of cattle while on the trip and
intends to stall feed about go head
of them.
J. Wrage arrived home, Friday,
from a trip to- Klamath county.
He went down to locate a party of
nine persons on timber claims and
succeeded in doing so. The timber
in that belt is yellow pine and is
said to be of very fine quality. Mr.
Wrage was absent ten days.
Practically all the prunes of this
section have been sold. 1t is esti-
mated that prunes which were 35s
in size brought on an average about
4 l-2 cents per pound. The Benton
County Prune Co.'S. stock has been
sold and the prunes are nearly all
sacked awaiting cars for shipment.
1t is reported that George Garsh-
wilpr has sod his property at Philo-
math to gentleman recently
from Kansas for 81 SEQ The prop
prty referred to is what is known as
the old Chapman place. Mr.. Garsa-
w'ler purchased this property a
wear ago for $1,000. 1t is not
known what Mr.. Garshwiler in
tends doing.
II n M,bo,, who hoe Tho oop.