Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-02
First-class vetch seed-see Zierolf.

Elk City, Saturday, to visit with
their daughter for few days.
Mrs. Ed Blake visited during
last week with her parents in thi:
city. She returned to her home
1T Wells Saturday.
Miss Lulu Spangler returned
Saturday, from San Francisco
where she has been visiting hel
brother, Mart, for the past two
months.
Miss Oracle Scott came home
last week from The Dalles, on 9
visit with her parents. She vii
will return to The Dalles, shortly
She holds a position as bookkeeper
in that city.
William Skipton drove up from
Salem, Friday, in company with a
friend. Mr.. Skipton came up to
his old home for the purpose oi
buying horses, could any suitable
TO his requirements be found.
Victor Spencer and Jesse Huff.
man went out to the latter's home
beyond Philomath, Saturday. Jesse
went to make his customary Sun
day visit, while Victor avowed his
intention of killing a buck before
his return.
After an absence of several years,
George Hurlbert is down from
Ophir, Utah, on visit. He has
been mining during his absence
and his brother Seth is now at the
same place. Seth, too, is in the
mining business.
George Eglin exhibited some
Bartlett pears on the streets, Satur-
day, that are deserving of special
mention. There were six of them
and they grew from a single stem.
not more than an inch and half
apart. They were not ripe. but
were all of good size. Mr.. Eglin
got them at the Clyde Beach place,
lust across the river from Corvallis.
Tommy Newman, son of Chilly"
Newman of Bruce, fell from a
wagon last Wednesday and was
quite badly hurt. The young man
struck his right hip against the
hub of the wagon wheel as he fell
and it is not yet determined wheth-
er be fracturad the bone or not.
DR.. Farra was called and rendered
all possible assistance to the young
man. At present Tommy is get
ting along all right and no serious
results are anticipated.
James Brodie came up from Sa-
lem, Friday, in company with Will
liam Skipton. Mr.. Brodie had
been down to Salem to see Buffalo
Bills" Wild West show. He de-
clares it to be immense. Mr.. Bro
die has friend with the show
whom he had not seen for thirty
years and his friend, knowing that
Corvallis was Mr.. Brodie's home,
sent him a letter asking him to 90
to Salem and be his guest on this
occasion.
Friday and Saturday Thomas
Creighton was employed at the task
of cleaning out the old we'll that is
located in the yard just north of
the court house. The object in
cleaning it out is to ascertain some.
thing about the supply of water
that may be obtained from the well.
This we'll was sunk by Mr.. Creigh-
ton a number of years ago. 1t was
bore ed about a foot in diameter and
is walled up with terra Gotta piping.
1t is about 33 feet deep.
Probably the first cotton ever
raised in Corvallis is now to be seen
at the home of w. J. Wilbanks in
this city. During a visit to his old
home in the South about a year
ago, Mr.. Wilbanks secured some
cotton seed, which he planted in the
lot near his house. The plants ap-
peared above the ground in due
time and are now quite thrifty, tie
larger ones being about three feet
high. They are now just ready to
bowl. Cotton will grow'and bloom
in this section, but it will not ma
ture in this climate.
DR.. M. M. Davis came out from
the bay, Thursday, to attend some
business. Dock" says that there
is no doubt of the final conveyance
of the Coast Land and Live Stock
Cos. holdings in Benton and Lin
coin counties to the Oregon Pacific
Colonization Co. AS soon as the
proper papers, abstracts, deeds, etc.
can be male out the transfer will
take place. Last Thursday, Mr.
Cook, attorney and vice-president
of the Oregon Pacific Colonization
Co., was over at Nashville and Sc
cured the signature of Wallis Nash
to an agreement whereby the latter
is to dispose of his large stocE
ranch to the company. 1t certain
ly looks as though the Minnesota
corporation meant business.
Ed Andrews and wife ane
Mrs. l.. N. Riley, who were al