Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-23
LOCAL NEWS.

from all over the state to enter tht
OAC.
The two eldest daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. George Armstrong in
tended to leave, yesterday, for Port
land, where they are to enter st
: Helen's Hall.
Last Friday evening Norm Lilly
completed picking his hops. H.
had 81 acres and they were first
class in every way. He had some
thing more than 5000 boxes.
The families of Roy Raber, Asa
Alexander and William Baker ar
rived home from the hop yards OF
Scott and Taylor, near Buena Vista
last Friday. The hops were of good
quality.
Baptist church-Usual services
every Lords day. The annual
church meeting will be held on
Thursday evening, the 25th. All
members particularly requested to
be present at 1880 p. m.
Louis Burnough arrived from Ell
gin, Eastern Oregon, Saturday, to
resume his studies at the o A C.
All of the old students from his
section came with him and there
are three new students with them.
Lesley Lilly and wife arrived last
Thursday to visit relatives and
friends. Lesley will only remain
here about week, but his wife will
visit for a month. Mr.. Lilly is
making his home in Douglas coun-
ty.
Among the jurymen drawn to
serve at the term of the United
States Circuit Court, which will be
held in Portland next month, are
three from Benton county. They
are, John Bier, John Whitaker and
Hugh Heron.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spangler
went over to Tangent, Saturday, to
attend the funeral of Claude Beard,
whose death occurred in Mexico re-
Gently. The funeral services were
held at the home of the deceased's
parents in Tangent and the re-
mains were inferred at Albany.
Claude was a nephew of Mr.. spang-
Ter.
Saturday. Sheriff Burnett re-
ceived papers to serve in q divorce
euit wherein Mahala ]. Kisor, now
of Clackamas county, Oregon,
brings action against Amos E. XII
.sor, of this city, for the purpose OF
having their marriage contract an
nuIled. The case is to come before
The fall term of the circuit court for
Clackamas county.
Gerard Fuller, who is now living
in Gilead, Mich, has passed his
seth birthday. A short time ago
he enjoyed family reunion at his
home, at which four generations of
the family were present. Gerard
Fuller is the father of Geo. W. Full
ler, of this city, and the old gentle:
man at one time lived here and
followed the carpenter trade.
L. w. Oren, of this city, who
now holds a position in the civil
service as railway mail clerk, ar
rived on Friday for a brief visit
with home folks. During the past
month or two he has been at work
ON several runs, but the greater
part of his work has been on the
East side on what is known as the
Albany local. He departed for his
headquarters in Portland, Saturday,
Nearly every year the students
at the o A G originate story at
the expense of the new students
who arrive at that institution OF
learning. 1t is said. that in re-
Eponse to the question of what
course he was going to take, one OF
the late arrivals said that his father
had sent him down here to learn
farming and he presumed he would
he obliged to take the pharmacy
course.
After an absence of nearly year,
II. w. Franklin arrived in Corval-
lie last Friday. When he left this
place it was TO go to Mt. Vernon,
Wash, to remain for a month.
Things proved satisfactory to him
and he continued in business at
that point. Mt. Vernon, he says,
is not quite so large as Corvallis
hut everything is on the boom in
that section and money is plentiful
The town is growing and no doubt
has good future: Mr.. Franklin
is here on business that will detain
him for about a week, at which
time he will return to the Sound
For the past week the work O
preparing the athletic track at the
o A C has been in progress. The
track will contain about six acres
and is to be enclosed with a solid
board fence, eight feet high. The
post holes for the fence are all dus
and some of the posts set. Tht
material for the fence is nearly al
on the ground. The track wa