Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-30

Oscar Healey has sold - 100
acre farm near Sodavill' ass
county, to Van Dix, form y
Benton. The considerable. ..df
$1,000.
The scow recently constructed al
this city, for use as ferry on the
Willamette near Salem, was taken
down the river last week by Messrs.
Horton and Seth Smith. It was
loaded with lumber for Albany aid
Salem.
A w. Allen was reelected secre-
tary of the Oregon State Pharma
ceutical Association at it's session
held last week. Mr.. Allen, who is
son of e. Allen, of this city is a
leading pharmacist of Portland A
very good half tone of him appear
ed in Thursdays Telegram.
John A. Van Gross received tie
degree of bachelor of science at the
Yale commencement exercises held
last, week. Mr.. Van Gross gradu,
ated from the Oregon Agricultural
College in the class of '99. He
held the chair of assistant professor
of mathematics. at the U. Of o.,
the following year, and resigned
that position to take course at the
University Of California, where he
later took a degree. He entered
Yale last fall.
Carpenters are still busy prepar-
ing the Hotel Corvallis for occu-
pancy. Mrs. Hamil hopes to open
that earavansary in about two
weeks. The store room on the
main floor, south of the VILLAIN
cite Valley bank, is being fitted up
for barber shop and grocery store.
E. C. Cumming will move his ton
serial parlors from from the Fisher
brick as soon as his new quarters
in the Hotel Corvallis building are
ready for occupancy, and Mr.. Ha-
mil will put in a stock of groceries
in the adjoining room.
Oliver johnson while working for
ID. C. Rose near Chitwood, Satur-
day, received a severe injury to his
hand. He had chopped down
large alder tree and the butt hav.
ing lodged on the stump he rolled
1t off, holding his hand underneath
the tree trunk which was caught by
a sharp fir knot penetrating his
hand and holding it fast. Fortu-
nately Mr.. Rose was near and sue
ceeded in lifting the fallen tree 80
that MIR. Johnson could extricate
his hand. He was brought to To-
ledo Saturday evening on hand
car by P. A. Miller and D. @. Rose.
Toledo Leader. @
The Polk county wool pool, con-
tanning nearly 175,000 pounds of
wool, was sold in Dallas last week.
The pool had previously been offer
ed at auction, but the highest bid
was only 163 cents. The associa-
ton did not feel inclined to sell at
this figure, and declared itself ready
to receive sealed bids. Only one
was given in, being that of M, D.
Ellis, of Dallas, representing Bus
sard & Robinson, of Albany, Or.
This firm offered 17s cents. This
bid was accepted and was enthu-
siastically applauded. The wool is
stored ready for immediate delivery
in several warehouses throughout
the county.
Two past presidents, Mra. Pru.
dence Chapman and Mrs. Mandana
Therp, and FIVE delegates, Mrs.
frankie Smith, Mrs. ID. C. Rose,
Mrs. Adele Chapman, Mrs. Nancy
Woods and Mrs. Agnes Horton,
representing the local Relief Corps, |
the 10Th annual conven.
lion held under the auspices of the
Grand Army: and its auxiliary, the
Relief Corps in Portland
last week. The Ladies of the G. A.
r. were invited and honored guests.
The delegates from Ellsworth Post
we're: Messrs. Robt Campbell, Levi
Oren, W. Newton, F. A. King. J.
W. ODDS, s. Chipman and 8. III.
Horton attended as visitors.
If the cleaning up policy now un.
1erway is continued it won't be lorg
before Corvallis can say to sister
towns, Behold q beautiful city"
Chief Lane and the City Fathers
are entitled to great credit for what
has already been accomplished, and
property owners are to be com.
mended for the willingness they
have displayed to respond to the
popular desire for civic improve
ment. The removal of grass and
rubbish from the edges of the walks
ut the intersection Of End and Madi-
son streets, has added to the APP
pearance of our business street as
much as would the erection of a
three.story brick. Let the good
work on IN TT the co,1pcil will cot |