Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-26

Don't forget that George Har
per's company is coming.
J. C. Applewhite, now a Sar
Francisco attorney, is in the city OF
a pleasure and business visit.
| Geo. Armstrong shippsd a fns
Shropshire buck to A. L. Mcdonald
Chitwood, Wednesday. Ths ami
NAL was two years old and weighed
2l0 pounds.
The oven in the Pioneer Bakery
was rebuilt this week, and Corval-
lis was supplied with bread from
Albany while the work was being
accomplished.
United Evangelical church: The
theme for the morning service will
be "Power;;" in the evening, "Criti-
cal Hours" The pastor will each
at Williams at 3 p. m. FL. A,
Deck, pastor.
r. W. Moses, brother of Rev.
Moses of this city, who died recent
ly at Charlottesville, willed all of
his property, valued at $4,000, to
his neice, Augusta Moses, daughter
of s. F. Moses.
Ed Crawford, who has been suf-
fering from a severe strain he re.
ceived while working in Frank
Dunn's store was on the streets
this morning, the first time for a
week.-Eugene Guard.
Sol King has sold his large farm
west of this city to his sons, Scott
and Eli. The transfer was made
this week. Eli purchased $40 acres,
the consideration being $4,000,
while Scott paid $4,000 for the re-
naming 34S acres.
H. w. Franklin returned yester-
day to Mt. Vernon, Wash. Mr..
Franklin's visit to Corvallis was for
the purpose of disposing Of his
foundry property in this city, but
he found the business of the plant
80 improved since he left here, that
he decided not to sell.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Republican League
Of Oregon, held in Portland, Mon
day, Hon. John D. Daily, of this
city, was elected vice president of
the league and named as a delegate
to the National Republican League,
in Chicago, October End and Bird.
Mr.. Blair T. Scott, General Man
ager of the Washington Life Ins.
Co of \ ew York, is on. a tour of
this district accompanied by M. 81.
Kriebel, General Agent for Utah,
and is looking over the field and
becoming acquainted with the many
policy holders in his company who
reside in this vicinity.
The fine new opera house just
completed in Albany will be open ed
October eth, at which time the eel.
ebrated actor, Neil Burgess, and
his company will present "The
County Fair" repeating the per-
formance on the following evening.
The Albany Opera House is in the
Cordray, circuit, which assures our
sister city the best attractions on
the road. Local Manager Burgraf
was in Corvallis Wednesday, He
says that Albany can now boast of
one of the finest little theatres On
the coast.
Geo. w. Thompson and family
left, Tuesday for Roseburg, whe;e
it is probable they will spend the
winter. Mr.. Thompson has resided
in this vicinity for the past eleven
years, and he has many warm
friends. His departure was not
due to any dissatisfaction with this
country, or the opportunities pre-
sented here for making q livelihood,
but because Mr.. Thompson has suf-
fered much of late from rheumatism
ard he hopes that a change of eli.
mate may prove beneficial. 1t is
quite probable that he will return
to Corvallis in the spring.
Wednesday, Henry Amber, the
real estate dealer of Philomath, WAS
in Corvallis assisting in some real
estate transfers which he had nego-
tiated. Mr.. Amber sold the n. J..
Troup farm consisting of l35 acres,
about two and half miles south of
Philomath, to Ernest Seechever.
He also sold the Rufus Skipton
place, about one and half miles
south of Philomath, to William
Mettlestadt. The price paid for
the Troup farm was $4,000, and
the Skipton place was sold for
$2,sOO. Messrs. Seechever and
Mettlestadt are from Logwood, N.
D., and have only been in this Sec
ton for q short period. They state
that they are most favorably i'm
pressed with the country. Mr..
Amber says that this fall will see
many newcomers in Benton county
and he looks for 8 good business
this winter.
). Wrage arrived home from a
trip to Southern Oregon, last Mon
day. He accompanied a party of
timber seekers to Western Lake
county and locatel fourteen people
on claims. Those who secure
claims in this timber belt can file