Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
LOCAL NEWS.
The Gordon Hat.


and Mrs. S. Wood, daughter.
Joseph Hirschberg was up fror
Independence last week to atten
various matters of business.
1t is reported that Attorney E L
Bryan. of Philomath, intends goin:
to Weiser, Ida, to practice law.
T. w. Dilley has just received
lot of new Imperial wheels. TAX
look at them. They are tn
latest.
We are sole agents for the bes
$500 hat in the world, the Gordon
New advanced styles are here, a
Kline's.
At the Corvallis Saw Mill for tn.
present you can get good shingles
sor $1.40 per NJ. Also good fenc
ingfor 81 per M.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Fred Blumbhart, ferry,
man, and Sarah Pegg, of near Cor
vallis.-Albany Democrat.
The local chorus for the May
Festival will practice next Wednes-
day night, instead of tonight. This
change is only for this occasion.
Groceries at Young's Cash Store
We still continue in Ladies' and
Fancy goods, Hats, Shoes and No
tions. Give US call. Goods de
li,ered in city.
James Zurcher was on the streets.
Saturday, for the first time in sew
eral days. James is recovering
from quite severe attack of neu.
ralgia of the lungs.
T. W. Dilley has just received a
new consignment of Bicycles. He
handles four different makes of
wheels besides his own. They are
all steel frames and the prices range
from $22 to $50.
A few fruit trees are coming out
in bloom. In certain parts of the
state there have been recent cold
rains, but it has not been reported
that the fruit prospects have been
injured to any extent
Henry Amber, the real estate
agent of Philomath, will be in Cor
wallis every Saturday. Parties
wishing to see him, can do so by
calling at the Occidental hotel, be-
tween the hours of II and /.
Henry Amber has sold the
Moses Gregson farm of 158 acres,
6 miles south of Philomath on
Beaver Creek, to Parks Bros, who
own tie adjoining farm, and have
had the Gregson farm rented. The
price paid was $25 per acre.
The total valuation of property in
Bel ton county for the year 1901 is
$2,579,177. The exemption is
$190,969. The total valuation of
property as equalized by the county
board Of equalization is $2,3s8, ,2OS |
and the taxes on the same is $64,-
213.02.
Last week Messrs. Mallow and
Walgamat, who arrived in Corvallis
from Iowa about the first of this
month, bought out the renter on a
farm near Brownsville and have
taken possession. They purchased
the farming implements, stock. 400
acres of grain, and household furni-
ture of the party renting the place.
The attention of the public has
been called to calf that belongs to
the o A c farm. 1t is really very
fine calf and weighs 500 pounds.
It's age has been given as four
months, but in fact it is a trife more
than six months old. Anyone with
a knowledge of stock could tell at a
glance that it is a fine animal. 1t
is by the John Osborn bull Med
dler."
Last Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Parker, of Toledo, celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage. Mr.. Parker and Miss
Julia Umphrey were married at
Burlington, Iowa, in 1852, and
left the same year for Oregon They
moved to Benton county in 1878,
and Mr.. Parker later represented
this county in the state legislature.
". A. McLagan and wife, of
Carroll, Iowa. arrived in this city
last Friday evening. They came
for a few days. visit with VIM. 1
McLagan and family. They have
passed the greater part of the win
ter in Southern California. W. A.
MeLagan is the younger brother OF
VIM. McLagan, and they have not
met before since 1877, when VIM.
McLagan made a trip East. Il
1t is a public outrage that the
county roads should be in the cou
dition we find some of them at pres.
ent. For instance, between Philo- ,
math and Corvallis, q distance of
about seven miles, the roads are in
such bad condition in many places
that a feather bed would sink out
of sight almost instantly. For this ,
state of affairs there is
no excuse. This is one of the ,