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


Portland, Friday, to attend som'
business.
Prof. 8. /. Pratt Came In from
PhiIomAth, Saturday, to attent
some business.
Mrs. Jane Hare came over from
Albany, Friday, to make her Cor.
wallis friends q short visit.
Attorney B. r. Jones aud Fred
Stanton, of Toledo, visited this city
during the latter part of last week.
1t is generally conceded that it
10 now wet enough to pillow and that
nothing stands in the way of nayi-
CATION.
Mrs. E. J. Garrow and daughter.
Miss Edna, and Miss Alma King,
arrived home, Friday, from briei
visit in Portland.
I'll. w. Hall is improving the in
terror of his establishment, placing
shelving. counters, ETC., for display
ing his Christmas goods.
Fred Ingle, who left Corvallis
some time ago to accept position
as telegraph operator at Turner. ar
rived home home last week for a
short v:sit.
Mrs. A. F. Peterson arrived
home, Friday, from ten days trip
through Southern Oregon and
Northern California. She was on
a visit to relatives.
Harley Hall, an old -time football
player Of o. A. c., came up from
his Buena Vista home, Saturday,
to witness the game between o. A.
G. and the U. of o.
1t is strange how some folks stick
to old-fashioned ideas. During the
past few days we have heard people
declare that Benton county does
not need irrigating.
Friday, Father Jurek arrived
home from a trip to Portland. He
went down for the purpose of Sc
curing place for an old lady of
this county in the Sisters's Home
in Portland. He succeeded in his
mission.
Attorney w. S. McFadden has
been at Eugene during the past
week assisting in the prosecution of
Bert Heaton for the lpurder of Ben
Tracy. Heaton was convicted of
murder in the second degree and
and given life sentence.
IL response to message an
nonncing the death of her friend.
Mrs. James Mady, Miss May Ger
hard went to Albany Saturday
morning. Mrs. Mady died Friday
evening, in Albany and the remains
were inferred yesterday forenoon.
James G. Taylor, who left here q
couple of weeks ago 10 visit in
Arizsnia during the winter for the
benefit of his health. stopped for a
short period with relatives in Davis
visville, Calf In a letter from
that place he stated that he was
feeling aplendidly.
The basket social held at.Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Healy's home, Friday
evening, under the auspices of the
Baptist church, was success in
every way despite the stormy
weather. The proceeds of the
social amounted to $22, which was
much better than was expected.
F:om various parts of the state
there is the cry that school teachers
are scarce. While we have plenty
of teachers to instruct the rising
generation, we cannot say that we
have any schoolma'ams to spare.
It begins to look as though teachers
had q chance of recaiving q little
more money for their services in the
future.
Benton county has no Jail bird
at present. The last inmate of the
county !bastile was D. j. Yergin,
who was brought here from Lincoln
and who was found to be
of the charge against him.
The last one We have had that we
could call our own was Charles
Thomas, who was apprehended for
passing forged checks and given
two years in the pen. He received
at the last April term OF
the circuit court for this county.
A. A. McCleary, who has been SELL
ing fish in this section during the
fall, has about concluded his busi-
ness for this season and expects to
leave for his Alsea home today or
tomorrow. He says this was the
most profitable season he has ever
experienced since he began selling
fish in this city. During the last
few days he was here he took orders
for barreled salmon. Mr.. McClearv
states that during the fall his gill
METERS secured salmon that had
bean tagged. 1t carried the letter
"W" and the supposition is that it
was from the salmon hatchery at
Oregon City. Speaking of salmon
protection, Mr.. McCleary advanced
the opinion that to protect these fish