Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Sne go OUT ike non
Col. F. J. Parker, editor ant
rancher, was in town last Saturday
At the Corvallis Saw Mill for thu
present you can get good shingles
sor $1.40 per NJ. Also good fenc
ingfor 81 per M.
Mrs. P. o. Wilson arrived home,
Friday, from visit of a weeks du-
ration at Halsey, where she was
the guest Of her sister.
Prot. S. 1. Pratt, Henry Amble r
and a number of others came in
from Philomath. Saturday, to at.
tend matters of busin ess.
We have enquiries from the East
for large stock ranches. What
have you for sale? Morgan & Eg-
lin, The Leading Land Agents.
c.. M. Vidjto came out from AL
sea last Friday. and after paying
his taxes and attending other bust
ness, started for his home, Satur
day.
John Schultz is having extensive
improvements made on his resi-
dence near the Fischer Mills.
Adams & Albright are doing the
work.
Miss Gertrude Baker returned
home last evening from Corvallis,
where she has been staying for
several months.-Yaquina Bay
News.
Byron Arnold, engineer at the
Benton FIGURING Mills, is the proud
posessor of an Imperial bicycle
which he purchased of Dilley, "The
Fixer."
Theo. Wellsher has had fine
large window placed in the north
end of his residence and it is quite
an improvement. Heckart Bros.
did the work.
Groceries at Young's Cash Store
We still continue in Ladies' and
Fancy goods, Hats, Shoes and No
tions. Give us call. Goods de
liyered in city.
Henry Amber, the real estate
agent of Philomath, will be in Cor
wallis every Saturday. Parties
wishing to see him, can do so by
calling at the Occidental hotel, be-
tween the hours of Hand 1.
Riley Stringer, of Lebanon, was
in Corvallis a few days last week.
He has couple of sons attending
college here, and as they were
changing their place of abode he
came over to assist them in moving.
Last week ]. R. Smith purchased
a piano of Mordaunt Goodnough.
Mr.. Smith secured it for his little
daughter and it is needless to say
that she is the proudest little miss
in town, and she has a right to be
for her piano is an unusually fine
one.
Friday evening, March 14th, the
inter collegiate state oratorical con.
test will occur at Salem. The stu
dent body of o A C has chartered
one of the river steamers and will |
run an excursion on that occasion.
About $50 students will attend
from o AC.
Drawing for the Sewing machine
occurred at Kline's on Saturday,
March lst The judges were Mrs.
Neil Newhouse, Mr.. Isaac Porter,
and Louis Orin, who blind folded
boy that drew the lucky number
1889. Who is the owner of the
ticket bearing this number?
Arthur Simpson arrived in Cor
wallis, Saturday, and departed for
Portland, Sunday. He was over
at the coast for couple of days
visit with relatives before appearing
In this city. Mr.. Simpson holds II
civil service position and expects to |
be assigned to duty on the Heppner
division some time during the
present week.
The services at the United Evan.
gelical church will be undisturbed
by the departure of Rev. Boozer.
Rev. DR.. Bittner of Portland will
arrive this week to take charge of
the work pending the appointment |
of a successor to Mr.. Boozer
Every service will continue as
usual and the hearty cooperation
of the public is desired for DR..
Bittner.
Junction City is certainly en-
titled to the honor of having the
oldest man in the county. We
have reference to w. B. Patterson.
He registered Thursday and is SO |
years old, and is bright aud active.
He WAS with Sherman on his march |
to the sea. He is not a psnsioner
and has never applied for one. He
says when he gets too old to earn his
living he may apply.-Junction
City Times.
Benton county has the honor of
being the first county in Oregon to |
pay her state taxes. Last Wedr es-
dav Treasurer Buchanan sent 81, !
600 to Salem. This little more !
than one fifth of Benton county's |