Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
w. A. Sanders, Jewe..er.

ward passenger Tuesday.
Charles Kirk is at Newport. FL
has a position in a barber shop 70
the season.
The C. & E. will run an excursion
% Newport. Sunday, leaving here a
80 a. m. Round-trip tickets 81 &c
A. Hodes, Ben Woldt and HI
Heish went into Lincoln county OIL
Tuesdays train. They took thei
fishing tackle with them.
Attorney and Mrs. e. R. Brysor
arrived on the afternoon train from
Corvallis. They are the guests o
Prof. and Mrs. l. NJ. Glen.-Eugent
Guard.
Mrs. Lieutenant-Colonel Poor
man returned to her home in Wood.
burn, Tuesday, after short visit
the family of DIR. Cathey and othel
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall came
up from Buena Vista, Wednesday
for a visit with Corvallis relatives
and friends. They returned home
yesterday evening.
We want houses to rent to oul
customers. Those who have such
will do we'll to list with us as we
have numerous applications for
houses. Morgan & Eglin.
w. V. Mulkey, who has been re
siding at Los Angeles, Calf, for the
past two years, is expected to ar
rive in Corvallis to remain about
the last of August. Mr.. Mulkey
is now at Pasadena.
The self-binder is now at work
throughout the land. The first
binder to be put in operation on
wheat this year, so far as we can
learn, was on the old Beamis place
north of Corvallis, week ago TO-
day. Crops are said to be good.
Miss Lottie Rose, who has beer
in Portland for the past two years.
is now at home for a couple o.
weeks visit. She had been visiting
in Albany for a week and her
brother Edwin drove over Monday
evening after her.
A party consisting of six or eight
Polk county boys passed through
Corvallis, Wednesday, en- route tc
Alsea on a bunting and fishing ex-
petition. Billy McAdams was
with the party. He was dressed in
a clowns suit. Some people like
to be laughed at.
R. NJ. Cramer arrived home
Tuesday. from a trip to Oregon
City. He went down to file on A
homestead on the Siletz. Thi:
boly of land was recently thrown
open tor settlement. Mr.. Crame1
had held his land for some time
before he could file on it and was
what is termed a squatter.
Mrs. John Scott and son, Ben
arrived home from The Dalles
Wednesday. Ben was severely
stabbed at that place on the morn
ing of July 4th, and his mother was
called to his bedside. He is now
able to be about, but is weak and
obliged to take good care of him
self He had a pretty close call O
it. AS soon as he is able he will
return to The Dalles and resume
his duties with the railroad com
pany.
The discouraging reports brough
back from Prineville by Messrs
Malone and Kiger, who visited tina
section for the purpose of fling ol
timber claims, caused the party, or
ganized in this city with the inten
ton of going to that section for tn
same purpose, to abandon the trip
Now, however, another expedition
has been planned. About dozel
persons from this city intend leav'
ing for Ashland to take up timbe
claims about 80 miles from tina
city. They will be Joined at al
bany by party from Portland al
companied by locator.
J. Wrage returned from Port
land, Tuesday. Mr.. Wrage was in
vestigating the timber claim prop
osition, or, in other words, tryins
to ascertain the whereabouts of
quantity of good timber land tina
is subject to location. He heard Q
some in Southern Oregon and ma.
take steps to find out the truth c
the report. There are quite
number of people in this vicinit.
who are desirous of making use Q
their timber land rights, but can
not determine where to 60 for land
At the rate the timber land is a
present being "gobbled up" it
only a matter of short time whe
there will be no opportunity {
protitlng by the right granted o
the government.
Five or six workmen are busy a.
of the time repairing and fitting u
the Hotel Corvallis. The vault 70
the bank is just about completed
1t is understood that the banker
intend to open up for bushes
about the first of the month or q
soon as nnssihla. A new concrei