Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16
.All the late style street hats at
Mrs. 7. Mason's millinery store.

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7A1l the late style street hats at
Mrs. J. Mason's millinery store.
Capt. Geo. A. Robinson has
purchased the delivery wagon
and outfit of Guy Seeley.
Tam Case and Clum Read and
son returned Sunday from months
| ou'ing in the John Day country.
The great reason of DR.. loves
! success is his thorough knowledge
| of his profession and his business
integrity.
Be sure to have DR.. Lowe test
your children's eyes before you
send them to school. This is your
sacred duty.
The welI-known and reliable oc-
ulist, DIR. C. w. Lowe, of Eugene, is
| now at the Occidental to remain
until Wednesday night.
Wear the hand tailored, ready
to-wear new suits of the Hart,
Schaffner & Marx famous make
TOR sale only by S. L. Kline.
George Kerker has moved his
family to Corvallis from the Locke
farm, some four or five miles north
of this city. They will occupy a
cottage on 9th street.
Ira Whitney, Who has been en-
ployed at Astoria all summer, re-
turned to Corvallis, Friday, to ar
range for the opening of college.
He is senior this year.
Reuben Kiger went to Salem,
Sunday, to be present at the open
ing Of the state fair. He has no
horses entered, in the races this
year, but will exhibit his splendid
animal, pilot" .
L. L. Brooks lost good horse
last Saturday evening. The ami
NAL got away from Mr.. Brooks In
the neighborhood of Buena Vista,
ran into barb-wire fence, and was
so badly injured that it died.
G. w. Smith, recently of Kansas,
who purchased the George Fuller
place last spring, has bought the
Thompson place of 25 acres, south
of Philomath, and will take poses
sion this week. The consideration
was 81, 900.
Victor Spencer, arrived home from
q weeks soiourn in Portland, Satur-
day. While down there he accept
ed position in a drug establish
tment in Albina. He goes to Port
land about the last of the month to
assume his duties.
| Mr.. Riley went to Portland, SUD
day, to place his son in school. Hs
returned, Monday, to the bedside o1
his wife who is still suffering iron
the effects of the injuries received
by the collapse of a bridge in Linn
county some weeks ago. Mr.. An
drews, who had his leg broken at
the same time, is now able to be
about and will return to his place
in Kline's store shortly.
Daring the past summer laborer'
of all kinds have been very scarc'
in and around Corvallis. 1t hal
been very difficult to secure thu
necessary carpenters to do th'
: building that has been in progress
Draymen state that they have ex
perienced most successful summe
! in their business, and many time
they have been obliged to turr
, hauling away. During the season
, Just past there has been sufficien
, business to have paid another dray
OF course the season is well advanc
3 ed now and. work along this line il
dropping off somewhat and during
the coming fall and winter the pres
ent draymen can take care OF wha
} work there will be in their line yer.
handily.
There may be nothing in name
but if that name is used to exploi
a theatrical performance it vii
3 make itself felt in the receipts a
, the box office. A case in point
: ''The King of the Opium Ring,
;. which appeared at the Opera Hous
8 Saturday evening. The title is Gu
f phonioua, but conjures up uncann
), thoughts and gives the impresslo
9 that the play must abound ! !,
''horse play" and "penny dreadful
= climaxes. But it does nothing
= the kind. True, it has the man
}. thrilling situations of the melodra
ma, but there is nothing offensive
n A.feature of the performance Satul
n day evening was the appropria'
j. costuming and special scenery. :,
s number Of the performers did real
8 excellent work, and the speclait
u acts were pleasing. The juggle
was the cleve;est we have seen her