Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-07
". A. Sanders, Jeweler.

: the college next Saturday afternoo
at two o'clock.
ThesWedding of Mr.. Joseph Gar
row and Miss Bertha Emmitt is t
ioecur. at the home of the bride
parents, near Salem, tomorrow.
There will be a necktie party a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hea
ley next Friday evening. The pro
ceeds go to the Baptist church. AL
are cordially invited.
| Among the women officers of tn,
Oregon State Grange is Mrs. Maj
II. Whitby, of this county, who i.
overseer. The Homeatead of Jan
uary End produces a good half
tone of her.
A party of friends, of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Kiger. drove to their
home north of this city, Sunday,
and were delightfully."- entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Kiger, and Miss
Martha Fischer.
1t is reported that in Lincoln
county there is talk of a motor line
between Toledo and Siletz. This
may be the best investment for
capital in the United States just at
present, SO far as is known.
Mrs. Ed Stanton returned Tues
day evening from Corvallis, where
she was present, Monday evening,
at the marriage of her sister, Miss
Lua Gillette, to sMr. Frank Whit
aker.-Lincoln County Leader.
Frank Hutton. of Corvallis, has
been added ;toe the list of walters
at the Hotel McClallen. He is a
brother of Pearl Hutton, who at
one time was employed at the old
hotel in similar capacity.-Re-
view.
After an absence of five weeks in
California, whittier she was called
on account of the illness of her
grandchildren, Mrs. S., L. Shedd
has returned home. She was &C.
,ompanied by her little grandson,
Tommy.
John Arauts, who was called to
Walla Walla, Wash, by the sick
1ess. of his 13-year old daughter,
Nora, and the death of his mother
n law, Mrs. Debora Hughes, writes
hat his daughter is somewhat i'm
proved in health. She suffered
severe attack of scarlet fever and
ler attending physician does not
hink it will be wise to attempt to
'ring her home for about week
'et. |
The steamer Ruth which has
numerous items since her
nishap some three weeks ago, must
low be in Portland. She was
loated Saturday and taken to a
'oint near the ferry, where she was {
elieved of one of the scows, and 8
repaired for her trip down the !;
iyer:: 1t was found in raising the }
oat that four of her watertight
into which the hull ;
f modern boats are divided, were |
enetrated by the snag, and it was |
ound necessary to repair the COM
artments as they emerged from '
he water. Sunday morning she |
tarted for Portland where she will {
e placed in drydock and thorough
Y overhauled. ,
Gov. T. T. Geer, Secretary of $
tate F.. L. Dunbar and State I
treasurer Chas. s. Moore, con- I
tituting the board of tax levy, t
1et at the capitol Friday afternoon,
nd as result of their work the /
Ak levy was made, the first under c
be new law. The total amount +
evied for state purpoees is 1896, 900, I
nd for the Agricultural College at
his city, $4,000, a total of $780, f
90 for the year 1902. The per- |
ent of the state taxes to be paid by /
'enton county is .02C2, and the il
mount she is obliged to-raise is s
IS, C79., The amount Benton is
bliged. to contribute toward the L
$4,000 to be raised for the college v
$5O5. -..s Il
Henry Amber, the hustling real
state agent of Philomath, negotia- Y
ID the sale of two farms- last week. b
me was the Alexander farm in G
,ings Valley, containing ITO acres. i,
was sold to Mr.. Nelson, late of
and the price paid was
400, cash. The other was the
lex Slime farm of l55 acres, near
le Pleasant Valley school house. -
, w. Pugsley, of South Boise, - :,
laho was the purchaser of this -
.rm. He paid $4,000, cash, and VI y,
lkes possession at once. Real =
state transfers are becoming more 5,
in this county and large - -
acts of land are being devided and - -
.bdivided and it naturally follows = =
lat in such events the land viii be .
improved! and brought to high
ate of productiveness. !,
Sheriff Frazier, of Multnomah b
ounty, will limit the number of IL