Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-19
First-class vetch seed-see Zierolf.

First-class vetch seed-see Zierolf
The youngsters are arriving to at
tend college.
See Kline's shoe window fol
mems fine dress shoes.
Jessie Brown was among the
CorvaIlisites who attended the state
fair. He went down Tuesday.
It's like old times to see the bea-
con light at the mast head above
the administration building at the
o. A. G.
Jim Sing arrived in Corvallis
from the bay, Yesterday. He
brought couple of very fine agates
over with him.
Miss Mamie Cauthorn is making
arrangements to leave shortly for
Chicago, where she hopes to pursue
the study of music for about six
months.
Byron Taylor recently left Burns,
Eastern Oregon, for Davisville, Cali
fornia. He is assisting his uncle,
Mr.. Cecil, to drive 100 head OF
mules from Burns to Davisville.
It is thought that Byron will be
home in about ten days.
The outside work on the Hotel
Corvallis is about completed and
whether Mrs. Swanson will rush
wo.k Oh the interior is not known.
It is reported that Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Howell, who have been. running
the Farmers Hotel in this city,
have rented the new hotel and in
tend running it in firstclass man
ner.
Clarence Vidito returned from
Eastern Washington few days ago.
During the past two months he has
been up near Colfax working in
the harvest field. He states that
crops weres..good in that section,
men were scarce and wages corr es
pondingly good. Harvesting was
not over when he left there to re-
turn to his home in Alsea.
w. O. Heckart and his workmen
completed the school house at Peo.
ria q few DAYS ago. They were
just a week putting up the build
ing. Mr.. Heckart expects to fin
ish the E. Holgate residence tomor-
row. The latter will be most at
tractive home, aud the value OF
this property has been greatly en-
hanced.
1t beats a Dutch picnic to see L,
w. Dilley clean out well. On an
occasion of this kind the neighbors
take holiday. Mr.. Dilley recently
concluded to see what was in his
we'll aside from water and an eye
witness declared ,, that when "The
Fixer" arrived at the bottom OF his
we'll he declared it was half full O
animals, from rats to horses in size
C. Lackous and Ray Barnhart
started for Roseburg last Monday
They went on a tour ofinspection,
as it we're, to see what kind OF
field their would be there for worl
in their line, and ais, to have {
look at the country. the formel
may conclude to go to Coos Bay De
fore he comes back, but Ray in
tended to tie absent only a few
days.
Manager Robt. johnson, of tn
Benton County Prune Co., expect
to be able to start gathering prune
for drying during the fore part o
next week. According to Nj
Johnson, the big dryer will not b
taxed very heavily this year, as tn
crop is very light. 1t is estimate
that the output of the big orchar
will be in the neighborhood of 2o
600 bushels this year.
During the past few days, a
well as at present, committees ha7
been -canvassing the town to Sc
about securing quarters for tn
students who are arriving daily t
attend the O. A. G. Everything
most propitious for SUGGEST
school year at this splendid insti t.
ton. The indications are that tt
attendance during the coming yea
! will eclipse that of any forme
, period.
An index to the tax rolls of Bel
) ton county has just been made Of
at the clerks office. From this
ia learned that there are in th
. neighborhood of 2,2OO names Q
the tax list. This it is thought
: something in excess of what it hs
4 ever been before and the increa'
is accounted for by the fact tn
. many persons have recently pei
Il fected titles to homesteads and tin
her claims in Benton county.
s John Wyatt was in Corvall
n during the first of the week an
p stated that he had recently made
,. trip to the summit OF Marys Pea
n The peak has been burned bare
9 the recent fires that have swept tt
country. AS it was ordained tn
f the peak should be burned over