Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-31
LOCAL NEWS.

Born, SUNDAY, July 26, 1903, tc
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Craven, dAugh'
ter. f..
Born, Wednesday, July 2S, 1908
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Strong, d
son.
Mrs. John Meeker went to Inde-
pendenc., Wednesday, for u short
visit.
Mrs. Leona Alnslie is sick with
tonsilitis at the home of her parents
in this city.
Mr.. Metcalf has treated his resi-.
dence near the college to a new
coat of paint.
Harold Wilkins returned home
from Portland, Monday, ma king
the trip OH bicycle.
Bruce Burnett went to Fall City,
Polk county, Monday, to accept a
position in a drugstore,
The Corvallis Saw Mil Co have
received five car loads of shingles
during the past few days.
Mrs. E. f. Mundy and family
have just moved into the residence
just vacated by Rev. Humbert.
Riley Shelton and family and
George, Shelton, of Scio, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dilley and
family.
Prof. E. r. Lake arrived home,
Yesterday, from Polk county where
he has been inspecting number of
orchards.
Annie Ruhley Mason writes from
Invercargill, New Zealand, for
copies of the GAZETTE. The world
is our field.
Professor and Mrs. I. NJ. Glenn
lett for Newport, Wednesday, after
a short visit in this city with Mr..
and Mrs. 4. r. Bryson.
Deputy Sheriff Munkers, of Linn
county, passed through CORVALLIS,
Wednesday, with his family Cd a
fishing and hunting trip to Alsea.
The funeral of Mrs. Logan,
mother of Dr.. R. O. Logan, oc-
Cured yesterday, at Philomath.
She died in that city, Wednesday.
Sol Harris, former Corvallis
boy, passed through this city Mon
day, on his way to Newport. This
was his second visit here in fifteen
years.
j. K. Berry went to Portland.
Tuesday, 10 secure an Oldsmobile
which will be placed on exhibition
at his bicycle factory. He is ex-
pected home tomorrow.
Attorney E.. E. Wilson and Alex
Rennie got back, Wednesday morp-
ing, from their two weeks tip to
Matoiis, Crook county. They got
an abundance of fish and had
fine time.
We have the finest sawed shingle
on earth. We also carry shaker
aud hand made shingles. We are
overstocked on the *** sawed shin
gle which we are offering at So per
thousand. Corvallis Saw Mill.
Dick Zahn was in from Alsea on
business this week. Glenn Hodes,
who has been visiting at the Zahn
home for the past three weeks en-
joying season of hunting and fish
ing, came out with Dick, Wednes-
day.
The first hop contract of the sea-
son was recorded in this county,
Wednesday, when Chas. L. Win
ters contracted $4,000 pounds of
hops to Schwarz & Sons, of New
York, for Is cents. An advance of
seven cents was made for picking,
etc.
Professor r. S. Haroun, who has
been at the head of the business
department of Philomath College
for the past year, will establish a
business college in Eugene. The
school will open on or about Sep
tember 18th. Professor Haroun
has a thorough knowledge of this
line OF work, and Eugene is to be
congratulated upon securing his SER
vices.
Mrs. NJ. Brunk gave a pretty re-
ception in the parlors of the Occi-
dental hotel, Wednesday afternoon
from 8 to 5 o'clock, for her guest
Mrs Charles Wheeler, who leaves
for her home at Fargo, North Da-
kota, Sunday. The parlors were
tastily decorated with potted plants,
roses and sweet peas. A study of
trees and birds furnished entertain
ment. Mrs. M. s.. Woodcock sue
ceeded in answering the greatest
number of questions upon these
subjects, and was awarded a picture
GO a prize. Mrs. J. A. Harper sr-