Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-04
w. A. Sanders, Jewe.er.

izens' League Saturday night.
IF you have ally aches or pain
call and see DR.. Holt, The Ostet
path. Examination tree.
Rev. Boozer preached bis farewel
sermon Sunday night. The churc
| was crowded. He left for Portlan
| yesterday.
Ladies, we have just receive
| new silk organdies for evenin
| wear, all the new shades. Nolan
Callahan.
Mrs. Nichols, mother of Charlie,
Nichols, is getting along nicely
About ten days ago she fell ant
broke three ribs.
S. L. Kline has returned fror
San Francisco, and is receiving an
opening one of the largest stocks {
goods ever shown in Corvallis.
Walter Wiles and family arrive,
home Saturday from a three week
visit with relatives in San Francis
co. They report a delightful trip
A game of basket ball will be played
between team of Indian girls, o
Chemawa, and a team of o A {
girls, at the Arlnory, next Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
T. J. Risley and DR.. Leeper, o
Northern Benton, paid this Office q
pleasant visit Saturday. DR.. Leepel
is being mentioned as a possibl,
candidate for the legislature.
Mrs. W. L. Price, of Kings Val,
ley, is visiting with her daughters,
Mrs. L. W. Orin and MISS Ethe
Price, of this city. Miss Price has
been seriously i'll for a week or ter
days, but is recovering.
Messrs. Adolph and Hugh Elk
stein, of Southern California, were
here several days last week in
charge of Morgan and Eglin. They
own some choice improved 40-acre
fruit ranches near Los Angeles to
trade for ranches in this section.
Any one desiring to make such
deal will do we'll to call on Morgan
and Eglin.
While hunting near Albany, Sat
urday, Fred Forgey, the 17-year-
old son of George Forgey, of that
city, accidentally shot and killed
himself. He was crossing a small
stream on a log when the gun
struck the log. and the entile con-
tents went into his face, l,dging in
the brain under the skull, causing
instant death. The young man
was a cousin of Mrs. J. T. Phillips,
Of this city.
Beyond doubt if one goes into the
business in the proper manner
here is money in poultry. James
Horning who has some very fine
white and barred Plymouth Rocks.
'eceived an order a few DAYS ago
rom a party at Nampa, Idaho, for
800 Plymouth Rock eggs, half
white and half barred. Mr.. Horn
ng was able to fill the order for
Barred Plymouth Rock eggs and
wrote the party his terms. Mr..
dorning is not at all particular
about foreign orders as he states
hat there is a strong home demand
or all the eggs that he can spare.
A meeting of Corvallis Grange
vas held at the college Saturday
lfternoon, at which time T. J.. Ris-
ey and j. F. Yates were elected as
delegates to the State Grange,
which convenes at Salem, May "a
Is is the custom, the wives of the
delegates will also represent the
range in the capacity of delegates.
Cora E. Leeper, NJ. V. Leeper, J. B.
1orner and Mrs. Horner were
lected alternates. H. T. French
vas appointed to represent the
range on the committee consisting
# member each of the council,
ounty court, Citizens League and
aculty of the college, to prepare an
xhipit from this county to be
hown at the Lewis and Clark Ex-
,osition.
Among the many honors of a
horticultural character which have
'een coming to Oregon is a gold
medal awarded Prof. E. R. Lake at
he Paris Exposition as collabora-
or in the horticultural display
made there by the U. S. Depart
nent of Agriculture. The special
lonor to Oregon in this award is
ound in the fact that Prof. Lake
vas the only one OF the collabora-
ors in that department from the
United States who was granted this
medal. The work was done by
lin while conducting his prune in
'estigations for the Department of
agriculture Prof Lake made it a
'oint TO be at every competition of
horticultural exhibits, although in
ne case this made it necessary for
lin to make a trip of hundreds of
niles at his own expense.-Oregon
Agriculturist.
Mr.. A. F. Peterson's reputation
s all architect and builder extends
.ayond the confines cf Ben ton