Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-04

Misses Pearl Stratton, Of Albany
and Margaret Cundiff, of Eugene
visited in Corvallis, Wednesday
with Miss Agnes Weber.
Mr. and Mrs. Spangler ant
laughter. Miss Luiu, arrived hom
Tuesday, where the latter has beel
spending two wee ks vacation.
Miss Margaret Smell, of the Ore
gon Agricultural College faculty
arrived on Tuesday from a visit o
several weeks in the East.
Miss Helen Steiwer, after a vaca.
ton visit to Corvallis and TIT
coast, left this city IN Tuesday fo
her home in Marion county.
Mrs. ia. Spangler left for Ore
gon City, Wednesday, to visit with
her daughter Mrs. L L Porter two
or three weeks.
A former O. A G. student, Will
bur Weeks, is visiting friends n
this city. He comes from Salem
and does not know whether he will
return to S. hnoI this wear.
William Read, who lives on the
road to Kings Valley, was in Cor
Wallis Wednesday looking for II
tent to use in hop picking. He
failed to find one in town.
Baptist Church. Sunday Sun
day school at 10 O'Clock. Rev. Mark
Noble will preach at IL A. NJ sub
ject, "Ships. and what they teach
u.s." No evening service. Vel.
come to all.
Regular meeting Of the Prohibi-
ton Alliance Monday evening,
September z, at 7:30, at the Free
Reading Room. Mem bers re
quested to be present, and friends
of the cause invited.
Byington Frantz, of Kings Val
ley, was in town on Wednesday.
He says the farmers in his section
are about all done threshing,
though the recent heavy rains rem
dered the grain quite damp.
Everybody and his wife returned
from Beaver Creek yesterday-Mr
and Mrs. Callahan, DR.. and Mrs.
Lee and all the rest of the party.
Mr.. Callahan caught a trout 40
feet long, says our reporter.
Interest is still taken by cur
citizens in the expected yacht faces
though so far the results have all
been one way. Jesse Spencer and
others are, ardent supporters and
sympathizers with the American
canvas-tops and watch the tele-
graphic reports with the eagerness
of loyal men.
Harry Clodfe!ter has acceptedaa
good position in Portland and yes
terdaY he and his wife took their
departure for that city, which in
the future will be their home. Mr..
and Mrs. Codfelter have made
many friends during their resi-
dence in this city, who send with
them their best wishes.
Louis Rate and wife left Cor
Wallis on Wednesday last for their
hume in Addition, Illinois. They
have been visiting Mr.. Rats sis
ter, :Mrs. A. F. Fischer, since the
middle of June. They have formed
many pleasant acquaintances dur
ing their stay, and it is hoped they
can come again.
After many years of faithful ser.
vice as instructor in woodwork at
the o. A. c., D. W. Prichard has
resigned his position, and formed
business partnership with Taylor
Porter. The new firm will devote
themselves to carpenter work. and
they certainly possess the require
ments that command success. The
resignation took effect on Monday
last.
For several years Sulphur
Springs, situated OH the farm Of T.
C. Baker about eight miles north
west from Corvallis, has been a
favorite spot where those seeking
rest and recreation have during the
summer remained for time. The
fresh mountain air at that place is
invigorating and in contrast with
the hot weather in the valley. The
water from the spring on the hot
test day is as cold as if coming from
a bank of ice. Nearly every person
is fond of the water to drink and
believes it beneficial to health. An
occasional person dislikes the taste
Of the water owing to the taste of
sulphur. DuriDg the last few
weeks there were q regular camps,
with 1O5 persons constantly in at
besides many more who
were coming and going. If sur
were improved and the