Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.

Wall paper-new designs, at
Barnhart's.
Good Bye Prices on all Summer
Goods. NOLAN & CALLAHAN.
We acknowledge call from AL
bert Tozier, OF Portland, secretary
of the Oregon Press Association.
Attorneys w. f. Yates and E. K.
Wilson came back from the coast on
the excursion train, Sunday night.
Butter is now a very good price.
Almost any kind of butter will
now bring 25 cents per pound IN
this city.
The Gibson Baker party arrived
home last Thursday evening from
an outing in the Alsea country.
They report deer scarce in that part
of the world.
A new sidewalk is being laid in
front of the Hunter property, on
Third street, in the southern part
of the city. This much needed
improvement.
Prof. B. E. limerick, of Philo-
math College, was in:Corvallis, Sat-
urday. on business, and while here
paid this office call. The pros
pects for Philomath College this
wear are said to be flattering.
Charley Heckart came down
from Eugene, Sunday. and returned
to that city yesterday. He is DO
ing the finishing work on the W.
w. Calkins residence and it will be
about two weeks yet before it is
completed.
In it's last issue, the Oregon Oh
server, of Grants Pass, says: Mr..
and Mrs. d. H. Stovall left We'd
nesday evening for Newpart to re-
main a week. They will also visit
Mr.. Stovall's father and mother,
who reside near Corvallis.
The excursion to the coast, Sun
day, was we'll patronized. There
were five coaches, we'll filled, and
there must have been about 3OO
excursionists aboard. Forty-two
Corvallisites availed themselves OF
this opportunity to visit the sea-
shore.
Miss Bessie Michael, the pleasant
voung lady who holds a position in
F. l.. Miller's establishment, re-
turned last Friday, from an outing
at the coast. She enjoyed herself
every moment of the time she was
absent and has picked up in flesh
accordingly.
Sam Thurston passed through
Corvallis, Sunday, en- route to his
home in the northern part of the
county. He has just arrived from
California and may return to that
state ere long. Sam is still bother
ed with rheumatism, with which he
has suffered of late.
Miss Kate Jones, of Albany, was
the guest of Miss Mabel Cronise
during Saturday and Sunday. She
returned to Albany ON the excurs-
ion train Sunday evening. Miss
Jones is quite pleasing vocalist
and is thinking of going to Chicago
this fall to take course in the Chi
cago College of Music.
Mr.. Vaude Moore and wife are
occupying the residence of MIR.
Moore's parents in this city during
the absence of the latter on visit
to their old home in Illinois. Vaude
Moore and wife were recently mar
ried in Lincoln county at the home
of the brides parents. Mrs. Moore's
maiden name was May Mcdowell.
The brick stable has changed
hands several times dnring the
past few years, but at present is ii
the hands of men who understand
t.eir business. Messrs. Fruit,
Waggoner Il Keeney, the proprie'
tors, are making arrangements to
"slough Off quantity of their old
rigs and horses and replace them
with new. The proprietors mean
business.
Clerk Moses has uot received any
deerskin tags up to date from
Game Warden Quimby. Upon re-
ceiving these tags the clerk must
give the game warden receipt fol
them, and the various justices o.
the peace who may receive them
are obliged in turn to give the CLERK
a receipt for them. Without these
tags a hunter cannot lawfully dis
pose of the pelt of any deer he may
slay.
Owing to mistakes that have ap,
peared in notices published, We ar
requested to state that the opel
season for nuail grouse. partridge