Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-18
LOCAL NEWS.


of his meat market newly painted.
Clyde Trapp left Tuesday fol
Waterville, Wash, where he has
employment.
Charles Shenefeld has accepted a
position as clerk in the grocery es-
tabIishment of P. M. Zierolf.
The Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica will give their annual picnic at
Ridder's Grove, May 31st. A grand
time is expected.
Received, this week, 1900 pairs
of Black Cat hose for men, women
and children-the best wearing
nose made. For sale by S. l.. Kline.
R. A. Bowman returned Tuesday
from Portland, where he has just
completed the contract which called
him to that city about three months
ago.
Bishop Stanford, from the East,
will py the pulpit of the Evan
gelical church next Sunday at IL a:
m; Bible reading at 3 p. m. and
preaching at 7:3O.
C.P. Willis, of Blodgett, was in
Corvallis on business during the
first of the week. Mr.. Willis is a
new conner and he is we'll pleased
with what he has seen OF Oregon.
Rev J. B. Listu, State Evangel-
list of the Christian church, viii!
preach next Lords day at the
Christian church at II Il. M, and
Mrs. Ella NJ. Humbert will preach
at 7:3O p. m.
Early next week Chas. Blakesley
will begin the task of moving the
dwelling house recently purchased
bv F. L. Miller to the back part of
the lots. Mr.. Miller will make ex-
tensive repairs on the building.
The new feed and sale stable
opened by Bert Sharp on South
Main street is becoming quite
popular with the public. Mr.. Sharp
will begin Immediately a 4O-foot
addition to the rear of the building
which he n)w occupies.
Mr.. Ed Holloway exhibited his
fine thoroughbred Clydesdale stall
lion, Sir David II, in Corvallis Tues
day. The animal was recently
brought here from Southern Mis-
souri,. He took sweepstakes as a
2-year-old at Topeka, Kansas.
A. F. Peterson arrived home
from Eugene few days ago. He
had in a bid for the contract OF
erecting a large three story build
ing in that city. The bids were re.
iected, but Mr.. Peterson will be one
of three men whose bid will be &C
cepted again.
Manager Kaupisch, of the Cor
Wallis Creamery, is out this week ii
the neighborhood of Halsey, juno
ton City and Harrisburg putting
in separators. This creamery il
now paying 20 IL cents per poune
for butter fat, although the butteI
market has a downward tendency
Small & Son have just added ar
unique and money saving machine
to their we'll equipped confectionery
es,a blishment. 1t is a gasoline fur
mace for cooking candy. The hea
can be so concentrated and directed
that batch of candy can be mad
in one-half the time consumed by
tie old method.
The Adams Brothers are making
repairs to the Albright residence
opposite the electric light works, re
Gently purchased by e. Walden
The building will be occupied b,
the family of Mr.. John Heish, VIII
recently purchased the share of G
w. Smith in the firm of Taylor
Smith, butchers.
Tuesday, j. Cameron pul
chased the residence property q
present occupied by the family of
F. Steiwer. This is splendl
property and there are five lots
the plot. The consideration wa
$500, which was low according
the prices property is commanding
Mr.. Cameron will take possessio
July LIST.
S. D. Hughes and w. w. Ere
yate, two prosperous farmers
Davenport, Neb., arrived IN Corva
lis this week on tour of inspectio
and to secure general informatio
about the farming lands OF Bento
county. During the past few da.
they have visited several choice Sc
tons and report that they W
probably buy 200 acres each befo
thew return to Nebraska. 1t
their intention to return to Corva
lis next fall. The GAZETTE w
visit them regularly during the
absence.
The following dispatch, dat
Victoria, B. c., April 18th, appea
ed in a recelt issue of the Orego
ian: The body of James App
white, lineman, was found at t
foot of an electric light pole II
; Whatlor ba was killed