Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-01
Jaspar Hayden, of Alsea, was
=: +,x-. Yesterday

w. E. Yates arrived home
on the excursion train Sunday
evening from a trip to Newport.
Gus Hout, Of Carthage, Mo,
is in Corvallis on visit with his
brothers, Charles and Clarence.
Have your money ready. The
finance committee will col
lect today for the 4th OF July eel
ehration.
Miss Ethel Price, of Kings
made short visit with !,
her sister, Mrs. L. w. Oren the
latter part OF last week.
Joseph Yates with his wife,
dauqhter, aad Arkansas fiddle
are now comfortably located in
cottage at Nye for a Few weeks.
Several tons of chittim bark
have already reached town this
season. The price this year will
range from 2A to 3 cents per
pound.
A special train will run all day
the Fourth between Corvallis and
Albany. It will leave Corvallis
in the morning at $40, 1910
and 11:4o o'clock.
Grant Elgin has accepted po-
sition as bookkeeper for the Ben
County FIGURING Mills Co., axd
will begin the work as soon as he
is relieved of his duties as county
recorder.
Among the excursionists to
Newport last Sunday, who saw
the ocean for the first time, was
Mrs. c. L. Hickliu and SOB,
Harry, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Morgan and Mr.. and Mrs. q. w.
Smith.
Prof. E. F. Pernot lett Sunday
for Washington, D. c., where he
will spend the summer, durine
which time he will do spec1a
work in the bacteriologicallaD laDora
tories in the department OF Agri-
culture.
! Attorney E. R. Bryson ane
Postmaster B. w. Johnson spen
Sunday in Alsea, fishing. The,
must have been guilty of some
dreadful misdemeanor, for they
left a fine mess of trout at this OF
fee as peace offering,
Fridays Portland Telegra " con
tains a picture of Miss Edith Bris
tow, daughter of Professor and Mr.
w. w. Bristow of McMinnville
Miss Edith was the valedictorian
q class of % of the McMinnvill
> high school. Her average grac
, was 9S per cent. for the year. ST
will enter McNlinnviiic college nea
year.
The party consisting of +
o Campbell, c. Lackous and r.
J. and Bert Barnhart, who we
over in Alsea, fishing, returne
e home, Sunday. They went OF
e we'll supplied with provision, b1
e it disappeared and they are tr
y ing to hold the escaped convic
Tracy and Merrill, resronslb
y for it. Town friends are inclln
:. to believe that they traded the
II provender off for fish.
/. The party consisting of &c
sr and Walter Brown, Chest
n Avery and R. L. Taylor, whl
S. left early in June for Silver La
m with 500 head of cattle, return
Or home last week. Fine grass W
found On the West Deschut
,e and the herd was left there. I
st trip, covering 800 miles, "
a. made going in 13 days, VIII
l. but four days were consumed
ef returning home.
I'd Mr.. E. Skipton found his t
10. horses that left his farm, south
5e Philomath few days ago. Th
is were at Tyra Smiths farm n
/" the Peoria ferry. The hors
having been raised in Easte
,s. Oregon, became tired OF \
he skipton's kind of oats and sta
tie ed for bunch grass. They tt
ne to get on the ferry every time
-, touched the Benton county S
i nh of the river. Mr.. Sklpton
5e' course says he is pleased to
re his team home again.
~ ~ The Corvallis furniture fact
oA ~ is kept pretty busy these d'