Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-06
LOCAL NEWS.

land, Friday.
A good violin for sale at bar
gain at this Office.
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
the peer Of them all. Sold onl y by
S L. Kline.
G. E Lake, a prominent citizer
of Harrisburg, paid Corvallis bus
mess visit Saturday.
DR.. James Withycombe, of 0 A G,
went to Portland last Friday to at
tend some business.
Miss Helen Hunter is visiting
with relatives ia Salem, where she
will remain several months.
J. w. Howard arrived in this
city last week from Prinesville,
Crook county, to spend week or
two with his family.
Mr.. William Ratzo and wife, of
Chicago, arrived last Friday for an
extended visit with Mr.. Rates. sis
ter, Mrs. H. F. Fischer.
The Misses Mary, Emma and
Olive Thompson returned, Sunday,
from Idaho, where they have resid-
ed for the past six months.
Mrs. Otto Herse arrived, Friday,
fro II West Point, Nebraska, to join
her husband in this city. She is
quite favorably impressed with our
city. Mr.. Uerse holds a position
in this office.
John Wiles, father Of Walter
Wiles, has been confined to his bed
at the home of his son, Walter, for
the past week with a very severe
illness. At last accounts, he was
slightly improved.
A school ma'am up in the Long
Tom country has new way of
furnishing obstreperous toys. She
stands them on their head, and
pours water down their trouser
legs. 1t brings them to time.
Small g. Sons ice cream freezer
works like a charm. Il was placed
in position last wef k and is operat-
ell by steam. Last week they
turned out ten gallons in about
half an hour. This is Mills
freezer.
Mrs. J. H. Simpson was taken
suddenly i'll last Friday morning,
with an attack of rheumatism. A
physician was called in, and pre-
scribed for her, and at this writing
she is reported to be on thu road to
speedy recovery.
Gen. Thorp, of this city, has ac-
cepted an invitation from the re-
publican state central committee to
make a number of speeches dur
ing the present campaign. Gen.
Thorp is one of the best campaign
ers in the state.
Stanley Herbert has resigned his
position as book keeper with the
Steiwer, Carpenter Co, at Fossil,
Or, and has entered his chosen
profession as a.. civil engineer.
Stanley is Corvallis boy. He was
a member of last years gradua-
ting class of o A c.
S. M. Calkins, the smallpox pa
tient, is getting along excellently.
Every precau,ion is being taken to
prevent a spread of the disease.
None Of the other inmates of the
house where he is confined have
shown any signs of taking the
smallpox and no spread of the di-
sease is anticipated.
Tho Evening Democrat has been
having considerable to say about
Mr.. Furnish not always having
b~en a republican. 1t is true he
was at one time a democrat Some
Albany people can remember
time when the editor of the Demo
crat was a aepublican.- Herald.
We have the same kind of propo-
sition here in Corvallis.
President Catch has awarded the
contract for building his new resi-
dence on College Hill to A. F
Peterson. The building will be
one of the finest in Corvallis. 1t
will be two stories in height. The
lower floor will contain parlors, sit
ting room, dining room, hall, kitch-
en- and pantries, while the library,
bedrooms, etc, will be placed up
stairs.
If all goes well, ]. NJ. Cameron
will begin putting stock and bar
ness making machinery in his new
quarters next to w. P. Lafferty>s
place of business the latter part of
the week. He has carpenters, plas-
tsrers and paper hangers at work
putting things in order. J. NJ,
Cameron will be in charge of the
new shop, while his brother, Amy.
will run tie business at the old
- stand.
The pupils of the Philomath pub
lie school, under Prof. S. |. Pratt,
gave all entertainment in the school
bo,oo of tbot nIace last Friday eve