Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.

land, Friday, to purchase a teno1
machine for the planning mill.
Candid lt4s, if you ride a Ram
bier bicycle you will be sure to get
there in hurry. J. K. Berry,
agent, at Bicycle Hospital.
May 9th was the anniversary of
the tolling of the wagon bridge
across the Willamette at Albany.
The receipts for the year approx
mate $500.
Mrs. C. F. Hotchkiss had fall
on the sidewalk a little more than
a week ago that bruised her up con
siderably. In the fall she broke
one of her thumbs.
Tam Case has disposed eff his in
terest in the O A G barber shop to
his former partner, E. A. Gum
mings: Mr.. Case will leave short
lv for Eastern Oregon to seek a To-
cation.
The AC band boys are in a
culver of excitement at present
over their trip to Newport next
week. They will constitute an Or
chestra among them an | will give
a dance while they are over there.
Colonel Philips and J. F. Yates,
of this city, will address the voters
of Kings Valley in the school house
at that place on the evening of May
18th, at s o'rlock. All persons, ir-
respective of party, are cordially
invited.
A fine concert grand Chickering
piano arrived from Portland, Fri
dav, for use during the May Festi-
val. 1t was furnished by the Eilers
Piano House and the only ex-
pense was the cost of carriage. 1t
IS a splendid instrument.
The Corvallis (Oregon) cream
ery has received an order for two
hundred 100 pound boxes Of butter.
This certainly speaks we'll for the
reputation of II. w. Kaupisch, pro-
prietor of the creamery, as maker
of butter, says the Pacific Home
stead.
J. w. Moore, father of Mrs. S. n Z.
Wilkins, arrived from his Eastern
Oregon home last week for a short
visit with relatives in this city. He
leaves shortly for six. weeks trip
through California, going az tar
south as Los Angeles. He will be
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Vineyard Brock.
Mrs. S. r Wilhrow, of Corvallis,
who went to ST Louis about SIX
weeks ago for treatment of cancer
Gus disease, is reported to be i'm
proving. She was given up by the
doctors in Oregon, bat is now abte
to walk several blocks. When the
plaster was taken off apparently all
the cancer came with it and instant
relief was experienced.
lanes Lane, of Indiana, IA broth
or of w. G. Lane, of this city, ar
rived in Corvallis, Friday. He
was accompanied by gentleman
by the name of Woods and together
they went to Southern Oregon, leav
ing here Saturday. 1t is surmised
that the gentlemen went dowr
there to look up timber land. They
will return here shortly.
WAYNE Osburn, who recently
completed his course at the U. 5
naval school at Annapolis, is now
at the home of his parents at Eu
gene. 1t is stated that he has
commission on the battle ship Ore
pon. He is related to James and
David Osburn, of this city. Con
pressman Tongue secured his ap
pointment to the naval academy.
J. A. Spangler took a class of [
A C students out Saturday after
noon and gave them a lesson II
practical engineering with the trac
tion engine. He had nine student
with him, one of whom was girl
Miss Minnie Smith. Each studen
was given an opportunity to handI
the engine and the young lad,
managed it as well as any OF ten
J.R. Smith ami wife arrive'
home from trip to Portland an,
other places, last Friday. Will
in Portland Mr.. Smith ordered tn
pipe for the various sewers that ar
to be constructed in this city by >
r. Smith & Co. There will be tiv
carloads of pipe altogether. Wor
was commenced yesterday on tn
sewer near the J. w. Wilbank
property. Fifteen or twenty me
will be employed. One carload Q
pipe was expected up with tn
freight last night.
Tohn w. Simpson was out o
Oak Creek few days ago an
caught a string of 80 fine broo
trout. John has pretty good re-
ord as a fisherman, but he has
scheme for batting trout that al
pears to be irresistible. He catch1
chubs in the Willamette river an
GUS a strip of flesh from the oact
of them. These pieces of flesh
l;(oral IraSS;pp of eOu