Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Wheat is worth SO and 54 cents
Der bushel in the Corvallis market.
Monday, the family OF Billy
Baker went to Buena VISTA to take
a part in the festivities attending
hop-picking.
DC. Rose says that his prune
crop will be very short. but ne
thinks they will prove to be OF very
fine quality. Many of them will be
30-40s.
Miss Kate Gerhard arrived home,
Tuesday, from Fairhaven, Wash,
where she had been the guest OF
her brother, George, during the
past two months.
Services in the Episcopal church
next Sunday as follows: Sunday
School at 10 a. M: morning prayer
and sermon at II a. IN.
C. MAcLEAN, Ph. D., Rector.
Holy communion and sermon at
the Episcopal church next Sunday
15th after Trinity at IL a: m.
The church is now open for the sea-
son and ali are cordially invited to
the services.
Gene Simpson declares that ad-
vertising pays. In our last issue
he ran little ad., stating that he
had a house to rent. Well, the
house was rented within "A hours
after the GAZETTE was out.
Wagon loads of Eop-pickers are
ecurrying about the country in all
directions at present. The hop crop
harvest is the means of distrib-
uting many thousands of dollars
among the people of Oregon.
Recorder T. T. Vincent is again
in his office after an absence of ten
or twelve days, during which time
he was experimenting the harvest
ing of his crop on his Kings Valley
farm. During his absence Captain
]. w. Crawford Was Benton's re-
corder.
Prof. and Mrs. J. B. Horner ar
rived home, Tuesday, from the
coast, where they have passed the
greater part OF the summer. The
professor says that their pleasure
season is over for this year and for
the present they must attend tc
business.
Ernest Redd, the popular cornet,
ist who graduated with the class Of
1901, OA C, arrived in Corvallis
last Monday for a visit with Ole
friends. "Redd" is employed in
drug store in East Portland, posi-
ton which he has held during the
past seven or eight months.
Henry Amber was in from Phil
olnath, Tuesday, attending SOME
real estate business. Mr.. Amblel
states that from what he gathers
through eastern correspondent
there will be many newcomers II
Benton county during the coming
fall and winter. Mr.. Amber is for
tunate in building up such a goo'
real estate business as he enjoys
The sorrel team of the Robertson
Il Henkle dray company took
lively little spin Monday evening
They were in charge of Cliffor
Gould aid were left Standing at tn
s P. depot while Mr.. Gould wen
into the building for some purpose
During the absence of their maste
they "skeedaddled." In their ram
bles they finally wound up near tn
C. & E. depot without having dam
aged thing. When Mr.. Goul
came out of the S. P. building h
was surprised to see his team stano
ing near the G. & E.
Some time early last spring Mo
daunt Goodnough wrote a chara'
teristic composition for the plan
and it is to be published under tt
title of "a Creole Dance" G.
Gerhard is having the piece pu'
lished. A month or so ago til
copy was sent to an eastern mus
publishing house. Last Tuesda
The proof sheets were returned
this city for correction. The woI
has been neatly executed and 1t WI
sppear shortly with a most attrae
i've cover page Mr.. Goodnoug
is to be congratulated on his con
position and Con Gerhard for b
interest in a home composer.
IIop-picking is now in progre
in the beach yard, just across t
Willamette river from this cit
Slm, the Cinnamon, has the va
rented aud it is said that he has
good crop. He will make sol
money this year. There are TWEEN
acres in the yard and the yield
fairly good. The yield will
something more than $4,000 i
Sam is playing safety in the b
business; instead of contracting
of bis hop crop he contracted L ST
pounds. The price contracted
10 IL cents per pound. While t
was not to his advantage this ye
it was a wise thing to do, as
makes him safe under any circu
stances. By contracting only l
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