Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15

MIS- b. A. Cathey and children
went to Roseburg during the frs
OF the week for visit of about twt
weeks duration.
/ Jack Bilyeu came over from
! Scio during the week for the ex
press purpose of having Dillel
"The Fixer." repair a gun fol
him.
| George B. Ready and Otto F. L
Herse intend to leave today for Al
sea, where they have a contract te
catch all the fish in the waters O
that section.
Mark Peery and family, and
Mr.. Brock, of Scio, passed
through Corvallis, Wednesday,
en- route to the Yachats country
for an outing of some length.
l.. w. Oren, who left Corvallis
about month ago for Portland to
accept civil service position, is
now on the run between Portland
and Albany in the capacity of rail-
way mail clerk.
William Rae will move his
shoe shop couple of doors north
about the first of September. He
will move into a portion of the
building now occupied by Jacob
Blumberg.
Prof. Helen V. Crawford is ex-
pected to arrive today or tomor-
row from Tallman, Linn county,
with her household effects. She
intends to begin housekeeping
in her new residence at once.
The ladies' Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church, met yes
terday at the home OF Mrs. J. w.
Crawford. The attendance was
good, and after an interesting meet
ing, which was profitable to all,
Mrs. Crawford served light refresh
ments.
Smiths sewer gang, have been,
during the past two days
in leveling down the extra dirt in
the Alleys, left over in the sewer
fills, SO that wood and hay can now
be delivered. A good job, much
needed, and greatly appreciated by
all tn ose butting on the said alleys.
Mrs. J. H: Harris and children
arrived home, Wednesday, from an
outing of two or three weeks dura-
lion in Kings Valley. Mr.. Harris
IS still in California for the benefit
Of his health. He and bis brother
ire at present located in Buck Val
ey, about IS miles east of Marys-
Vile.
The party consisting of Dr.. Les
;er, Sheriff Burnett, Robt. Johnson
md Thos. Whitehorn arrived home,
Tuesday noon, from a two-weeks
'utiug at Belknap Springs. They
lad a capital time beyond doubt.
They caught all of the fish they
'ould eat, but found hunting rather
anne sport. Deer seems to be
carce in every part of the country
his year, ard only one has been
TILED at Belknap this season.
Last Tuesday, Sheriff Burnett
erved a summons and complaint,
n divorce proceedings, on Mrs.
lara Holgate. The suit for di-
orce has been commenced by J. L.
Iolgate in the circuit court of Ore
on for Lane county, and Mrs.
Iolgate is cited to appear before
aid court on Monday, Sep. ~3rd.
:. L. Holgate petitions for legal
eparation from Clara Hol gate and {
Or the custody of the minor child
en-. II
A copy of the fourteenth an
ual report of the Oregon Agri-
ultural College and Experiment
station has reached our desk.
is quite an extensive report of
he various departments of that
Institution and is replete with
Information Oh the various SUBJ
ects. 1t was issued from the
ollege office and bears the inn
rint of George B. Ready, print
r, and like all of his work, is
rst-class in every particular. l.
Our sidewalks in certain portions t
the city are certainly disgrace, c
, say nothing of the danger of !;
1em. If something is not done in =
lis matter, it is only & question of :
me when somebody is going to be +
lost seriously injured. Then there y
lay be an expensive law suit to re- a
,rd for somebody. Last Monday, t
hile walking along the street in
,e southern part of town, Mrs. E. e
7. Taylor stepped on a loose plank, u
ne end of which flew up in such a 6
,anner as to trip and give her >,