Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-15

Born, in Roseburg. Tueeday, July
s. 1902, to the wife OF Ralph Ter,
rill. a Il pound boy. Mother and
child are getting along nicely and
DAD is as proud and happy as
little boy in his first pair OF red
topped Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Warner, who has operated
the machinery at the electric hght
works in this city for several years.
wiu move to Albany shortly. where
ha has been offered a good position.
Tt is probable that Keith brown
will take the place vacated by MI.
Warner at the electric light Works
here.
J. wrage and party of twenty
others from this vicinity leave to-
morrow or Thursday for Eastern
Oregon. to take up timber claims.
A. CANYON City they will meet the
land commissioner who Will accom-
pany them to the claims, where en-, =,
frv will be made. The party VIII
return in about ten days.
The Brigade Signal Corps, o; n.
G.. of this city, has been ordered to
report at their armory at 8 O'Clock
Thursday morning, and arranse
their equipments SO as to leave on
the 1880 train for the encamPment
of ALBANY. Major Edwards re-
norts that there will be at least
twenty-three men of the corps OF
twenty five, who will be able to re-
port for duty. This Will make
quite a good showing. Ihe ooys
are becoming quite proficient IN y
the art of signaling with flags AID
heliograph.
Hitherto only homestead entries
could be made before the county
clerk of county, but now new
law is in effect which allows ooth
homestead and timber land hilngs
TO he made before a county clerk,
and also the final proof on the
same. Another change OF law that
is not generally known has gone
Unto effect and that is that a party
fling and proving up on a home
steal or timber claim does not nec-
essarily have to 60 before the coun-
tv clerk of his, or her, own county,
but may proceed to the office OF the
county clerk nearest to the iand
souoht to file necessary affidavlts.
This is considered good change
in the law.
Local Tammany has formed
pool on the chances of Tracy's cap
ture between now and the 9th o.
AUGUST. There are twenty braves II
the pool, each contributing 70 cents
This makes a pot of IS. Twenty
Sins of card board, each marked
with a date in July or August ui
to the 5th of the latter month, Wer'
placed in q hat and the various IN
dividuals in the pool each drew
l slip. If Tracy is killed or capture'
) on the 25th of July, for instance
} Robt. johnson draws down the hv
$ dollars. But, if perchance, he elude
2 the posse until the morning OF tn
3 Goth, Roy Raber gets the sack. Dr
: Lester is conceded to have til
h strong card. He drew the sil
d marked August 9th. If the convlc
i retains his freedom up to Or afte
! that date, the holder OF that sll
Re gets the purse. Bob Johnson is 8
certain of winning that he has !aid
side bet on his chances. 1t IS be
" lieved that he has some inside II
~ formation.
y Born to Mrs. M. @. Hart, Saturday,
son.
20 Mrs. Roscoe Bryson, OF Pendleton'
N visiting relatives in this city.
,e Thomas Whitehorn returned yestt
ee dav from his trip to Cornelius and Pol
n. land. Mrs. Whitehorn went on to Pe
r dletou. where she will visit with re-
RS tives.
Albert Tesier, the veteran newspap
man, now president Of the National frs
Oh Association. came up from Portland VI
", the food and dairy commissioners, "
eo terday. We acknowledge fraterl
y. call.
es Mrs. Virginia Espy and daughter, M
+ Kate, expect to leave for Astoria nj
}" Thursday. After visit OF some du
'r- ton with friends in that city they
Is' pect to 60 to the seaside for few wee
no They do not expect TO return before 81
~ tember 1st.
,,a Harry Holgate and Brady Burnett
80 80 arrive in Corvallis about July 9th, te
months visit. They will leave wa
ington City, July 10Th, and visit a
or two on the way home. Henry AL
,p- who is also i'll Washington, will not
I'd, company them. Mrs. Allen will
his her husband this fall.
I'M H. w. Kaupisch, manager OF the I
as. Wallis Creamery, returned, Stature
VIII from a trip to Harrisburg and vlcln
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