Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-10-24

S. L. Kline returned home from
San Francisco, yesterday morning
DIR. NJ. NJ. Davis, of this city, has
been in Eugene during the week at.
tending business
All services at the usual hours Al
The Presbyterian church next Sun
day. You are invited.
Senator J. D. Daily returned,
Wednesday. from business trip tt
Portland and Oregon City.
Miss Edith Howard arrived
Monday, from her Crook County
home and will resume her studies
at the o A c.
The o A C football team goes tc
Seattle to play w . next Saturday
From appearances o A c will win
Guard.
G. S. O. Humber: will preach al
the Christian church next Lords
day at II IL. ~, and 1880 P. m.
You will be welcome.
r. A. Bowman has just conp!et-
ed the painting of the exterior OIL
Joe Bryant's residence. 1t is white
with green trimmings.
There will be meeting of Cor.
Wallis Grange No. 242, tomorrow af.
ternoon at 2 o'clock. All members
are requested to be present.
Mr.. Kisor is turning out prime
article OF cider at his factory or
south Main street. We know. be
cause we had a jugful to sample.
The stock of the Great Eastern
Mining Co. is nearly all sold. The
mines of this company are located
in the Bohemia district and the
latest assays are most fattering.
Nearly all Of the stock has been
taken by Corvallis people.
Bruce Burnett returned a few
days ago from a trip to Southern
Oregon. He was down in tat sec
ton for period of two or three
weeks. While there he took up a
homestead in Jackson county.
Those who have been on the claim
state that in a short time it will be-
come very valuable.
A dispatch from Washington, D.
c., to the Oregonian, under date OF
October 21st, contains information
of great Importance to those who
hold homesteads on the Siletz. The
dispatch is as follows: The Secre'
tary of the Interior, in a decision
rendered today, holds that in all
homestead entries made of lands
embraced in the former Siletz In
dian Reservation. three years actu-
al residence on the land must be
proven before patent issues. Con-
structive residence, deductions fol
military service, or cultivation o.
the land cannot be deducted in
these entries made under specia
act of Congress.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch o
October 9th contains the obituary
notice of DR.. E. Lee Standlee. He
was a son of DIR. Standlee, who re
moved to Santa Anna, Texas, from
Corvallis, about a year ago. His
death resulted from an illness oi
two weeks duration with Ia grippe
His parents were at the funeral in
St. Louis. The deceased was about
40 years of age, and concerning
him tha Post-Dispatch says HI
was a member of the state Board G
Health longer than any medica
man has ever been, was presiden
of tho National and State Medica
Associations and one of the found
ers of the John King Hospital, nov
in course of erection. He hel,
chairs in several medical colleges
and lectured regularly before the
classes at the City Hospital.
A few days ago three small boys
of this city, concluded that they
would make a trip to the Benton
County Lumher,Co's sawmill above
Philomath. They were the child
rem of T. w. Dilley and Mr.. Knox
The latter gentleman works at the
sawmill. The distance the little
fellows had to walk was abou
twelve miles. Without a word tc
their parents they undertook th'
journey. Ofcourse they were miss
ed and search instituted. By so,rt
means it was learned where they
had started for, and by teiephoaing
it was ascertained that the boys
had safely passed through Philo
math. In due season they arri rec
at the sawmill and found Mr.. Kuox
who returned homo with them tina
evening. They reached Corvallis
on their return, some time neal
midnight. The little Dllley boy
older than his chums and his age
about seven years.
Some time ago Nolan & Callahan
who are local agents for the Hamil
ton & Brown shoe, advertised
drawing contest for youngsters I'm
der l6 years Of age, the contest
close October 1st The prize wa
to be pair of Hamilton & Brow
shoes. Otto Morgan, aged II years
did not learn Of the contest until
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