Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-09-16

Firet-class vetch seed-see ZieroE.
See Kline's shoe window for
mems fine dress shoes.
A badly needed piece of sidewalk
is being laid along the block just
east of the C. & E. depot.
| J.R. Smith & Co. have just had
the loof of their store and ware
house covered with corrugated iron
| Mrs. Henry Allen and little
daughter left, Sunday, for Wash
ington, D. c., where her husband
holds a position in the permanent
census bureau.
A. W. Bowersox, former Cor
vallisite, left Portland last Friday
for Des Moines, Iowa, where he is
one of four representatives from
Oregon to the superior lodge Of Odd
Fellows.
Richard Kiger began operations
with his clover huller, Tuesday of
last week. Up to date he has
thrashed 80 bushels of clover seed
for himself and 100 bushels for b.
F. Fischer.
Friday was Shrine Day at the
Portland carnival, and members Of
that branch of Masonry owned the
town. Fl. W. Hall, of this city,
spent Friday night with the Shrin-
ers in the metropolis.
Professor and Mrs. John Fulton,
accompanied by Miss Edna Irvine,
left Su, day for Boston. Professor
Fulton will take special course in
chemistry at Harvard University,
while Miss Irvine will enter the
Emerson College of oratory.
Prof. S. I. Pratt and wife, who
spent the last two months in Cor
Wallis have returned to their home
in PhiIomath. The professor is
principal of the Philomath public
school and Mrs. Pratt will hold a
position os one of the under teachers.
The school will open on the 18th
of this month.
Hon. Wallis Nash and wife, &C
companied by Mr.. S. F. Cook, OF
Portland, manager of the Oregon
Pacific Colonization Company, pass
ed down to Newport, Monday eve
ming. Mr.. Nash has not vet fully
decided whether his residence is te
be continued in this county or else
where. Toledo Reporter.
Susie Fennel Pipes, wife of John
M. Pipes former Corvallis boy, if
making a concert tour of this state
Mrs. Pipes before her marriage was
known as the child violinist of In
dependence. She has studied un,
der some of the most distinguished
violinists in America. During the
Nav Festival in this city, Mrs.
Pipes was a member of the orches-
ira.
J, Wrage went over to Albany
Saturday evening, to guide a party
of timber claim seekers to the tim
Der belt in the western part of Lake
county. There were ten or a dozer
in the party and they expect to be
; absent about week. Mr.. Wrag'
expected to get away earlier in the
week, but one or two members o.
the party were unable to leave al
that time.
In a letter to Herman Brewer
Dick Zahn, writing from Alsea
saws the whole of the country
aronnd his place is on fire. Whil'
he and his brother have SUSTAINED
no loss, Dave Tom has had thre
barns and. 300 bushels of oats de
stroved. The people in that sec
, ton are all out fighting the flames
No one can tell what damage ha
resulted, but Mr.. Zahn is satisfied
that thousands of acres of valuabl
timber has been destroyed.
F A record for prompt payment o
insurance for loss by fire was mad
e by the companies who carried risk
t on the Woldt property which burn
u. ed last Tuesday morning. MI
n Woldt had policy for $3.50 on hi
v building in the Underwriters {
9 New York, NJ. Jacobs local agen'
o and $3.50 on the contents in tn
8 Continental, E. R. Bryson, agent
= Checks for the amounts of thes
policies were in Mr.. Woldt's poses
sion within 36 hours after the tirs
a Chris Kennel, a travelling ma
=. for a Portland leather firm, was i
s Corvallis few days ago doing bus
mess in his line. Mr.. Kennel hs
It just spent ten days or two week
,. over at the coast and he was mos
,e favorably impressed with the at