Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-18
". A. Sanders, JeYe.er,


day, for weeks recreation.
Samuel Kimmel, a subject of
Kaiser William, appeared at the
clerks Office Tuesday and took out
his first papers of citizenship. Mr..
Kimmel is new arrival IN Corval-
lis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Simpson
and daughter, Miss Pearl, went
over to Newport, Wednesday. They
drove over In their own conTeyance
and will spend couple of weeks at
the seashore.
Oh Wicks and Warren Hamlin re-
turned, Monday, from an outing in
the Alsea country. They were over
there for ten days and had splen-
did time. From what Oh says, it
is fitting to presume that fish are
abundant over there this year.
Horses about Corvallis seem to
be getting quite spirited. The
team on the street sprinkler indulg-
ed themselves in some athletics
last Wednesday morning. They
started out with full tank of water
and it is needless to say that the
dust was wet down pretty rapidly
for a short distance. They did not
go far before they were stopped.
No damage resulted.
Requests for information concern
ing Benton county and for sample
copies of the GAZETTE continue to
reach this office. This week we re-
ceived notes from A. J. Sheridan, of
Gathenburg, Neb, and Burdett
Hassett, of Reliance, Va. Mr.. Has
sett mentions the following persons
who are interested in the West: S.
G.. Werlich and John A. Seeley, of
Reliance, Va, w. H. CHM, of Tu-
lip, Va, and J. F. Werlich, Keyser,
West Va.
Last Monday was one of the
windiest days ever experienced in
this section of Oregon at this sea-
son of the years. There were
shrubs and Trees damaged to con-
siderable extent and the latest
styles of summer hosiery were occa-
sionally displayed. Hats were
blown hither and yon and curly
hair was blown straight. The
wind blew from the west, north
west and southwest and straight
up. It also "blew through
On account of the rain last MOI
day night and early Tuesday
morning the crew in w. c. Cor
bets brick yard were laid off dur
ing Tuesday. After doing the usu-
al days work the crew turned to
with a will Monday evening on the
indication of rain and "hacked" 22,-
500 brick. Some of the crew work
e as late as nine o'clock in the
evening in order to save the brick
in the yard from being destroyed
by rain.
T. T. Barnhart, who is now at
work in the Navy yard at Bremen
ton, WASH, writes that he has
purchased half interest in some
property. He stands we'll with the
foreman and is getting along nicely
If all proves satisfactory he will
move his family to that point, but
be intends to await developments
and see how things 60, whether
everything is satisfactory, ETC., be-
fore going to the expense of moving
his effects to that point.
George Horning, the cattle buyer,
states that he has travelled from
one end of the Willamette valley to
the other during the past month or
two and is pretty we'll posted on
crop conditions. He says that the
outlook for a good crop of grain is
splendid. In some places he says
that there will be pretty respecta'
BILE crop of wheat on white land
This is something unusual. Mr.
Horning says that while the crop is
good the acreage, in his opinion, Is
not so large as in past years.
The werk of putting the roof or
the new Agricultural Hall is now
in progress. 1t is to be tin roo
in imitation of ti!ing. The building
will be completed in time for use
on the opening of college this fall
G. G. Knapp, carpenter who has
been in the employ of H. Shook
the contractor who is erecting this
building. says that the latter il
most conscientious in all that h'
does and all work must be wei
done. His men are supposed t.
take sufficient time for a given task
and do the work well. From va
rious other reports it is easy to be
lieve that nothing is to be slighted
Moreover. his work speaks for it
self.
1t is not probable that any plac'
in the state can boast of more beau
tiful grounds than the o A G camp
us. Just at present every featur'