Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-06-03
w. A. Sanders, Jewe:er.

mouth, Saturday, to visit his sister
He returned Sunday.
The Ladies' Coffee Club gave al
enjoyable little dance in the citl
hall last Thursday evening.
Mrs. J. NJ. Cameron, who ha
been dangerously i'll, is rapidly i'm
proving, and is now able to sit NJ
in bed.
At the field meet, Friday, be-
tween the boys of Albany college
and those of Forest Grove, the lat
ter were victors by score of y te
50.
Dick Zahn came out from Alsea,
Saturday, and after transacting
some business, returned home Sun
day. Mr.. Zahn says the road over
Alsea Mountain is so nething awful
A quiet wedding occurred at the
residence of Horace Underhill, JUS
tice of the peace at Summit, on May
2Sth. The contracting parties were
James Jorey and Miss Lucy Man
pin, both of Blodgett, Oregon.
The last pupils recital Of the
season, by the musical department
of O A G, under the direction of
Miss Philbrick, occurred last Sat-
urday evening in the college chapel.
The attendance was good and the
program acquitted very creditably.
Last Friday the 1O-year-old
daughter Of G. w. Smith found the
watch lost by Miss Kate Daniel.
1t was found near the Catholic
cemetery and it was one chance in
a thousand that led to its discovery.
It pays to advertise in the GAZETTE
Wednesday evening, May 4th,
the graduating exercises of the
Corvallis public schools will occur
in the Opera House. The young
people will present a very pleasing
program on this occasion and it is
hoped that they will have a good
house.
Excursion from this city to Salem
next Sunday to meet those who ar
rive there on the conductors excur-
sion. A big time for those who
attend. The Pomona will make
the trip, leaving here at $50 a. m
The price of the round trip will be
IS cents.
Mrs. H. L. Price and daughter,
Miss Ethel, came down from their
home in Kings Valley, for a short
visit with friends and relatives in
this city, last week. They were
accompanied by Mrs, L. W. Grin,
who returned home from an ex
tended visit with them in Kings
Valley.
J. B. Hills came down from his
home in Lane county, Friday, to
visit his family. During the past
winter lie has been schooling his
children in this city. While here
he determined to take his family
home with him and they left, Sun
day to return at the opening of
school next fall.
Mrs. H J. Wilkins and daught-
er, Miss Dora, left this m orning
for Corvallis, where they will re
main visiting with relatives until
after Decoration Day. Mr.. Will
kins is already there awaiting their
arrival, and after June 1st the1
will proceed to Portland to spend a
few days with other members of the
ia amily.-Roseburg Review.
Roy Dunn, son of James Dunn,
was the victim of a serious accident
last Thursday. He fell on a large
butcher knife and entirely severed
the cords of the second finger of his
right hand, allowing that member
to fall into the palm of his hand.
Mr.. Dunn brought his son to town,
Friday, and DR.. Pernot stitched the
tendons together. Whether it will
be possible for them to Knit togeth-
er is a question.
Henry Amber, the real estate
agent of Philomath, recently sold |
the Harrison place, laying about |
one mile west of that city, to L. L.
Archer, recently from Ellsworth,
Kansas. The place contained 40
acres and the consideration was
$500, cash. Mr.. Am oler has also
the sale of five acres sit
uated in Philomath, belonging to
Mr.. Grant. By the transaction the
passed to Mr.. Crabtree, Of
The price paid was
S4OO Mr.. Amber is a wide-awake
real estate hustler.
From all over the country comes
the report of II failure in the prune
crop. 1t is estimated that in this
county there will not be more than
a fourth of a crop, possibly not
more tan a fifth. This is, indeed,
a very serious condition of affairs.
Robert Johnson, manager of the big
orchard of the Benton County
Prune Co., says that their orchard
produced as many prunes last year
as the whole of Benton county will
produce this year. Along about
the latter part of next month