Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.

C. A. Gerhard has passed the
greater part of the week in the vi
cinity of Glenbrook.
Fred Kelly, son of the late Mrs.
Rebecca Kelly, has visited in this
city during the week.
Oscar Tom came out from Alsea
last Tuesday and brought quite
large quantity of butter and hone'.
T. J. Barnes and family have
moved down from Mill City and
now occupy their new residence on
College Hill.
Mrs. E. P. Greffoz and daughter,
Miss Adelaide, of Portland, are
spending the week at Newport.
Next week they intend to visit
with Corvallis friends.
Miss Kate Gerhard is expected
home next week from Fairhaven,
Wash. She has been up there for
more than two months visiting
with her brother, George.
Small & S,n received fine show
case, IA feet long, last Tuesday
from Portland. 1t is to be used as
u cigar case and is splendid piece
Of work, the frame being of oak.
The relatives of the late John
Wiles desire US to express their
sincere thanks to the many friends
who so kindly rendered all possible
assistance during their recent be-
reavement.
Ed Crawford has visited friends
and relatives in this city during the
past few days. Ed leaves today
for Eugene, where he has accepted
good position in a mercantile es-
tablishment.
Our local real estate men say
that dwelling houses that are for
rent are very hard to find. When
the newcomers begin to arrive this
fall it is going to take some hard
rustling to domicile them.
Louis Calivan, of Scio, has been
in Corvallis during the week look
ing for suitable residence property
for occupancy during the coming
college year. He desired to secure
two small cottages or one large
house.
A week from today hop
picking will commence in the yard
of John Whitaker, about ten miles
sonth of this city. Mr.. Whitaker
has a 3O-ac yald and a good por'
tion of the hops are said to be un-
usually fine.
The party that went over to Aisea
last week, consisting of John Fulton
and wife, Misses Grace Catch and
Helen Holgate, and DR.. Lester, ar
rived home Tuesday afternoon
They enjoyed their few days o
camp life immensely.
George F. Eglin intends starting
next week, for Southern Oregon
from which point he will proceed
through Central and Eastern Ore
gon. This will be tri ip combining
business and pleasure and Mr.. Eg-
lin will be absent about month
Prof. F.S. Haroun, of Philomatl
College, left, Tuesday, for quite al
extended tour through Northerl
Oregon in the interest of his college
He will visit Tillamook county dur
ing his absence. 1t is expecte'
that he will be away about tw
weeks.
The we'll and favorably know
oculo.optician, DR.. C. W. Lowe, {
Eugene, who has been coming t
Corvallis for over eleven years, Wi
be at the Occidental Hotel, Monda
and Tuesday, Sept. 18th and 18th
Remember the days and dates
you want to be relieved.
The pastor, H. A. Deck. wi
preach at q. N. next Sunday q
the United Evangelical church
The evening service will be j
charge of the w. NJ. S. The pre-
gram will consist of readings, rec
tations, addresses and special sins
ing. Everybody invited.
A few days ago, Morgan Il Egli
received letter from George v
Snyder, of Hartford, Kansas,
which the writer stated that in
recent storm in that part of til
country it rained s inches in 2
hours and prophesied that man
families from his pa;t of the stat
would come to Oregon this fall.
J. w. Ingle, who recently pul
chased the residence at present o.
cupied by George Eglin, will, it
thought, move in from Philoma'
next week. 1t is the intention
Mr.. Ingle to have the house raise
and great deal of repair work dol
on the building. There is an o.
portunity to make this property
most attractive home and Mr.. Ing
is not likely to overlook it, eithe
Miss Lulu Spangler, who h
heen in San Francisco for the pa
two months taking special cour
in music, is expected to arri
home tomorrow. After a brief vi: