Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-02
LOCAL NEWS.

so dozen hop pickers gloves just
received. Nolan & Callahan.
w. H. Lesh returned to Port
land, Friday, after a visit of a few
days with friends 10 this city.
C. E earns is erecting a resi-
dence for himself in the southern
portion of the city. 1t is on Third
street, just across from the home
Of DIR. Flint.
Miss Winnie Cameron went to
Portland, Saturday. She will re-
main about a month sfor d. visit
with relatives and to attend the
Elks' Carnival.
Ex-Sheriff Frazier, OF Portland,
and James Nichols, of Albany, were
in Corvallis last Friday. They
were looking for marketable horses
that they could purchase.
William McMahon and family
returned home, Friday, from a trip
to Southern Oregon. They went
down there in June for the benefit
of Mrs. EcMahon's health.
The Corvallis public schools will;
opsn on the 18th day of September.
Undoubtedly there will be a large
attendance during the coming year;
most likely larger than ever.
G. F: Rice, who arrived some
months ago from Iowa and pur-
chased the N. P. Peterson place,
southwest of the college, is erecting
quite a nice house on his farm.
Young's Cash Store has been
moved to the building on Main
street that was formerly occupied
by J. NJ. Cameron as harness
shop. The removal took place last
week.
Mrs. Asa Alexander and daugh-
ters leave today for the Scott u
Taylor hop yard, near Buena Vista.
They have picked in this yard for a
number of seasons and are always
in demand.
w. Clifford Nash, who has been
in Nashville on a visit with his pa
rents, passed through Corvallis last
Friday en- route to Eugene, where
he will visit friends and attend
some matters of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cleek, who
have been on farm just south of
the butte, intend moving over into
Linn county in the course of a
couple of weeks. They will have
possession of a farm near PLAIN
View.
DIR. James Withycombe and wife
arrived home last week from an
outing in the vicinity of Fish Lake.
They visited the section of the
country that ia patrolled by their
son, Harry. who at present is en-,
gagged as a forest ranger.
A party consisting of NJ: Fruit,
J. M. Cameron and James Horning
went over to Alsea, Sunday, on a
fishing trip. Just thow many they
caught will never be known, but
beyond doubt the number was
we'll up in the our-fgure column.
S. P. Robertson and w. II.
O'Dell, of Marion county. have
been in Corvallis during the past
few days examining the county rec
ords in order to ascertain if there is
any vacant land in Benton county,
and if so, where it is and how much
there is of it.
Mrs. L. Mundy and family ar
rived from Portland, Thursday,
and have one of the Jackson cot
tages on Ninth street for a place of
abode. Mrs Mundy intends re-
manning in Corvallis for the coming
four years in order that her eldest
son may graduate from the o A G.
Hop-picking season is now on in
full blast and pickers are nieing
themselves in every direction in
search of yard to work in. 1t is
not in the least troublesome to find
a chance to pick hops. The only
place where there seems q chance
for discussion in the matter is
whether a picker wants 4Oc or SOC
,>o~ hoy fnr nj ct-inC
Darwin Nash arrived in Corval-
lis, Friday, from Nashville, Lincoln
county, where he has been on visit
with his parents for the last three
weeks. Saturday he continued on
on his way to San Francisco. He
has been employed down there for
some years, and is at present keep
ing books for some large establish
ment.
Prof. n. Tartar will be able tt
submit the Benton county tax rolls
for the year 1902 to the county
court, which convenes this week
Prof. Tartar has been employed by
the assessor to get the rolls made
out and has been engaged at th
task about seventy-ive days. Th
court will receive the rolls and ha:
power to accept or reject them. The
22nd OF this month is the day tina
u.a uDdarstorS tha hoard of eouali