Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Attorney w. s. Yates went over
to the bay, Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Cronise has just re-
turned from a visit with Philomath
friends.
Mrs. Virginia Espey and daugh b.
ter, Miss Kate, are now visiting In
Tacoma, Wash.
Miss Leila Tucker went TO Port
land during the first OF the week to
accept position.
DR., Ainslee, of Portland, has
been a guest at the John Smith
home during the week.
Work is still progressing on Ho'
tel Corvallis. Several men are
kept employed all tho time.
Clarence Chapman went over to
the coast, Tuesday, for the joint
purpose of fishing and recruperat-
ing.
Ben Brattain was out from his
home at Box, Oregon, during the
week and took back a load of sup
plies for his store.
Mrs. J. Mason went to Portland,
Tuesday, in the interest of her mil
linery business. She will be ab'
sent for q week or ten days.
Contractor A: F. Peterson is
- rushing the work Of constructing
the Prof. Knisely cottage on Col
lege Hill as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. J. .. Wilson and her sister,
Miss Lsona Smith, arrived home
from the coast, Tuesday, after an
outing of ten days or two weeks.
Lou Feagles arrived in Corvallis,
Tuesday, from Southern Oregon,
where he had been on prospecting
trip. He had been absent about
two months.
R. G. Jones and wife of Portland,
are visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. tones was formerly Miss Pur-
dy. Mr.. Jones is quite an accomp-
lished violinist.
John Rickard Of Corvallis, one of
the substantial pioneer citizens OF
of Benton county, was in the city
Yesterday on his return from Cas-
cadia.-Albany Herald.
There is breath of orange bios
SONS in the air in the west part OF
town, where neat cottage is being
furnished with bran dnew house
keeping outfit. The groom to be
wsars a black mustache.
Recorder Vincent was obliged to
20 to his Kings Valley home dur
ing the week to see about having
his grain threshed. During his
absence Capt. J. w. Crawford WAS
in charge Of affairs in the recorders
office.
Mrs. D. Houck is arranging to
move to Gold Hill, Southern Ore
gon, to resid. permanently. She
will have a carload of household
effects and expects to leave today
or tomorrow. Her sol g. Jessie and
Ambrose, are in business at that
point.
During the week fine Dorset
buck arrived in this city for r. w.
Scott. 1t was sent to. him by his
brother, Richard Scott, If Milwau,
kee, Oregon. The animal is an un-
usually fine one of its kind and
weighs in the neighborhood of 800
pounds.
Harry Clodfelter has had an un-
usually severe time of it since his
return from trip to klamath coun-
ty a couple of weeks ago. He has
suffered a most severe attack OF
tonsolitis and has also been sorely
afflicted with rheumatism. He was
obliged to have medical assistance.
At present he is improving qnite
rapidly.
n. E. Watts, of Bonneville, Iowa,
arrived in Corvallis, Tuesday, for a
brief visit, He came west to Cali
iornia and thence north. He seems
quite well pleased with what he has
sren of our country. He is simply
on q tour OF inspection Mr.. Watts
10 an old friend of A. c. White,
who came to Benton county and
bought property about a year ago
A gentleman by the name of c.
Thompson, who arrived in this city
with his family about six months
ago, contemplates starting a steam
laundry in Corvallis. It is said
that he has the machinery ordered
and that he hopes to be ready for
business within the next thirty
DAYS. At any rate, he returned
last Tuesday, from trip to Port
land with view of getting infor
nation on the necessary equipment
for business of this nature. This
10 q good move and it certainly
would appear that Corvallis offers
as good field for such a PROPOSE.
ton as any place in the state
Hundreds of dollars leave Corvalli:
annually and 60 to support th'
laundries of some other city. Char
ity begins at home" and "selfpres
ervation is the FIRST law OF Naturs,
90 why not encourage the foundin;
of q laundry ut home? Further