Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-19
LOCAL NEWS.

Julian McFadden and wife went
t, Salem, Monday, to attend the
fair.
Wednesday, Mrs. Frank Ward
went down to the fair to remain a
few days.
Born, Tuesday, September l6,
1eO2, to the wife of Ed Dunn, OF
this city, a son.
Representative elect Marion Hay
den, Wade Malone and others from
AIsea have been in Corvallis with
in the week.
Mrs. FL. C. and Miss May Man
gas went to Salem, Tuesday, to at
tend the state fair. They are ex-
pected home tomorrow.
About 100 pickers are at work in
the N. S. Lilly hop yard: The
hops are first-class and work is be-
ing rushed as liv-ly as possible. 1t
i. thought that picking will bs fin
ished within few days.
S.M. Sampson, we'll known in
Corvallis and Philomath where he
has resided for several years, has
entered the Soldiers Home near
Los Angeles, Calf. Mr.. Sampson
is a veteran Of the Civil war.
Arthur W. Hawley has moved
his family to Corvallis from Glen
brook and has domiciled them in
the Witham house on Sixth street,
lust north of the J. NJ. Cameron
property. Mr.. Hawley moved to
Corvallis in order to send his child
rem to the o A G.
Wednesdays Albany Herald
says: The Tougill dryer, across in
Benton county started yesterday.
This dryer will do all the drying in
that part of Benton. The Schiller
dryer will not be operated this year
at all. What Italian prunes there
are as a rule are good and will
grade well.
During the week J. B. McAuley
and wife of Philomath sold two
acres in that city to Ellen J. Dex-
ter. The price paid was $500. G.
b. Standish and wife gave Manda-
la C. Thorp a quit. claim deed to
the south J of block 13, Hoffman's
addition to Corvallis. The consid-
Grafton was 81.
Mrs. Clyde Phillips now drives a
splendid new buggy. She pur-
chased it last Tuesday of ]. 4.
Smith G. Co. 1t is something out
OF the ordinary and is what is call
ed a "Bike Wagon" 1t has rubber
tires, high lazy back, low wheels
and arched axles. 1t should make
any horse step high and lively to
draw it.
1t is reported that while on re
cent trip to Portland, Frank Elgir
purchased large bus, or as it l;
sometimes called, station wagon
We are informed that Mr.. Elgin in
tends to run the wagon as sort O
bus to and from trains to carry
passengers, and to accommodate dane
ing parties and those who may de
sire conveyance to and from any
place they may care to visit. W.
are informed that the vehicle COS
Mr.. Elgin $3.50.
Lester Lutchens, nephew of e
Holgate, came out from the coast
Monday and will attend colleg
fere during the coming year. II
is suffering with salmon poisonin
in one of his hands. Until recent.
he has been fishing and in som
manner got his hand scratched an
the slime off of the salmon poisone'
it. He has suffered from the sam
thing before and says he does no
mind it much. He is doing a
nicely as possible.
Bishop Duncon, of Spartenburs
South Carolina, arrived in Corval
lie, Wednesday to attend the se'
sions of Columbia conference whic
began on that day. Wednesda
evening he addressed a meeting
the ladies' Missionary society
the Nj. E. church, South, and yes
terday morning at 8 o'clock tn
regular work of the conference We
commenced. Many ministers fro'
abroad are in attendance. Bisho
Doncan was a classmate of Rev.
A. Moses. of this city, at Maco
College, Virginia, nearly fifty yea
ago.
J.B. Kirk and family, friends
MIR. and Mrs. Kaupisch of this Cit
are now located on the Wilse
place a short distance west of tow
The place contains 800 acres ar
was leased to G. w. Thompson.
short time ago Mr.. Kirk came
from Portland and decided to
into the stock and dairy busine
in this section, and arrangemen
were made whereby Mr.. Hi
bought out Mr.. Thompson. Il
latter disposed of his lease, also h
stock, dairy fixtures, ETC., and N
Kirk arranged to have the lease
the place extended. Mr.. Thomps
expects to leave his family here
the winter while he goes to Soutl