Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-18
LOCAL NEWS.

). l.. Kline left tor San branc1s-
co last Thursday evening.
r. II. Huston went to Portland
Friday, to transact some business.
The crack of the rifle can now be
heard at Harvey Sargeants shoot
ing gallery.
The dancing club enjoyed anoth-
er of their pleasant dances in Fish
er's hall last Friday evening.
Taylor Porter, who is visiting at
his old home in Ohio, is expected in
Corvallis about Thanksgiving.
Mrs. G. A. Waggoner, who has
been in hospital in Portland for
about month, arrived home, Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Grace E. Hall came up
from her Buena Vista home last
Thursday She returned to. Buena
Vista, Sunday.
J. A. Dawson came out from Big
Elk last week to attend some bust
ness. Mr.. Dawson owns splendid
farm on the Big Elk.
Farmers should be pretty we'll
satisfied with the state of affairs at
present. Eggs are 80 cents per
dozen and butter 80 cents per
pound.
Ed Crawford arrived home, Fri
day morning from Eugele. He
has been i'll for couple of months
tnd came home to remain until he
r-gains his health.
Hubert Hodes, who arrived in
Corvallis a short time ago from
Chicago, is said to have entered in
to partnership with his father, G.
Hodes, in the gun store.
Our new Hart Schaffner & Marx
suits are N, more coming. We
have suits for the fat and lean man
who are hardto fit. Come in and
see them. S. L. KLINE.
DR.. E. J. Thompson, now of In
dependence but formerly of this
city, received an invitation to preach
the sermon at the dedicatory SER
vice of the new Presbyterian church
building in Aberdeen, Wash last
Sunday.
Two hundred of our football
enthusiasts went over to Albany,
Saturday to witness the game be-
tween Albany and Eugene. MANY
of the McMinnvilie boys who had
played Corvallis, Friday, in this
city, stayed over and went to Alba
ny to lake in the game.
T. w. Dilley and another gen
tleman, accompanied by little Dean,
con of the former, arrived home,
Friday evening, from an outing of
about week in the Alsea country.
They report a splendid time of it.
Dean, young as he is, is said to
have caught more than 100 trout. |
Frank Sawyer arrived in Corvallis
last Thursday for few days So
journ. Mr.. Sawyer is a friend of
w. A. Parr, of this city, and is on
a tour of inspection cf the coast.
He is from Iowa and came to Seat
tie last spring, and summered on
the sound. lie is thinking of CO.
iLg down to California this winter.
Mrs. Margaret Mady, who died
in ALBANY about ten days ago, will
ed Miss Kate Gerhard, of this city,
a parcel of land, 22x1O0 feet, in
block 9, city of Albany. Miss Ger
hard was favorite with Mrs. Ma
dy, who had no surviving relatives,
and during the last illness of the
deceased atteaded her bedside and
lid everything possible to render
her condition easier. The proper
ty was valued at about $500.
During the past season the gov
eminent placed fine fish wheel
in the falls at Oregon City and the
result is that salmon can now reach
the Upper Willamette river. Re-
Gently there has heen a very large
run of salmon in the Columbia
river and owing to the fish wheel
quite a number of the fish have
succeeded in ascending the William
ette. A few mornings ago salmon
are reported to have been seen
jumping in the river at this city.
1t is said that they were plentiful,
but Just how numerous they were
there is no means of estimating.
W. E. Conan, general freight
aud passenger agent of the South
ern Pacific lines in Oregon, recently
received the following commun:ca-
ton from General Immigration
Agent Mckinney, of Chicago,
which is of interest to Oregonians:
"The Oregon Exhibit which we had
at the Peoria Corn Carnival is now
in our office, composed as you are
aware of agricultural products and
fruits from the Grande Ronde Val
ley, Linn and Washington counties,
Oregon. We have arranged shelves
along the south wall of our Office,
and have placed this last named
exhibition thereon, Tae apples in |
the window attract people into the |