Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-01
R. B Cady has accepted posi-
ton with E. J. Miller.

DR.. Lowe, the eve sight specialist
will not return for three hs
See him at once.
Or A ID Morris m int4"d' Inv
ing our c.tv ia the near future ant
locating elsewhere The doctor hal
nlrd- nianv friends during his sts,
with US who will regret his d-part-
ure e.-PrineviiIe Journal.
Henry Alien returned last week
from California, where he has beer
in the interest of the U S censu>
bureau. He hones TO en- jov an ex
tended vacation here with his fam
lily, hut may receive orders ut any
time from Washington to go else.
where.
Prof. w. ]. Spillman, agrostolo-
gist at Washington, D c., and for
merly sgriculturist in the state
agricultural college at Pullman,
Washington, visited the Oregon
Agricultural A Exnerimo,t Station
last week, TO make inv, 81 gauons
and experiments in his line of
work.
Farmers who sold their chittim
bark early in the season are de-
cidedly out of pocket. Walter
Kisor sold 1901 pounds SOM" weeks
a1o fer four cents. He brought
100 pounds to Corvallis last Satur,
day aid dispose l of it for III cents
per pound. He lost $135 by selling
the first lot too soon.
Oiyer Wicks and Miss Annie
Millhollen surprised their friends by
getting married Sunday. The cere-
mony was performed at the home of
the groom's mother in this city, and
the young couole took the afternoon
train for Portland. They will make
their home in Astoria, where Mr..
Wicks recently accepted position.
Geo. w. Smith and Mr.. Boul-
den, who resides west of Corvallis,
are preparing to enter business in
this city. They have rented the
one door west of the GA
zETTE Office and will be ready for
business in few davs. 1t is their
intention to purchase poultry,
calves and hogs and dress them for
The Portland market.
Clifford Kantner. formerly Of
his city, has forued a partnership
with Eugene Knox and they will |
20 on tho road early this month |
With the Knox-Kantner Concert I
Company. Mr.. Kantner has had
;harge of the musical department
II Dallas college for the past three
'ears, and Mr.. Knox was formerly
with the Meneley
Quartet, of Chicago.
A hug bone apparently the hip
'one of mastadon Of some kind
7as picked up recently on the beach
t tAlsea. 1t was brought to Eugene
thursday afternoon and attracted
considerable attention. No one
new what animal it came from
t is as large as a mastadon thigh
one, yet is fresh enough to ex-
rete oil. It weighs seven pounds
nd is over three feet in length. =
lugene Guard.
The funeral of Mrs. Hattie Brum-
eld Denny occurred at Philomath
thursday. Services were conduct
d in the M. E. church at that
lace by Rev. limerick. .Interment
'as made in the family burying
round near that place. Mrs.
)enny died at Salem August 25th,
t the age of 34 years. She was
'idely known in this county, and
as had the sympathy of many
lends during her months of af1ic-
on.
A pool of 10000 bushels of oats,
aade up by farmers of Marion ;
ounty, was sold at Salem last {
eek. Five large firms made
fers ranging from % cents to 3l3
ents per bushel, and the oats were
BID to w. A. Westgate who bid
II cents for fall oats and 3O3
ants for spring oats. The price
aid is net to farmers, as Mr.. t
1estgate will pay extra for the {
acks. The committee represent {
'g the farmers in the pool, will re- t
i've bids on their wheat pool Sep {
'mber 9Th, when it is hoped ST :
'nts per bushel will oe realized.
James G.. Herring and w. E. I
ates bought an empty small pine
,x at the express Office last Fri
~. Robert johnson went to the {
;pfess office and receipted for an :
press package about fourteen !,
ches long and ten inches wide. !
,me question arising as to its !,
Ilue, Horning and Yates twitting |
,hnson, that it did not amount to s
uch, bargain was struck, sun
ght aud unseen" as the purcha. ers