The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-30
IN CORVALLIS.
DISAPPEARANCE OF AN OLD
TIME LANDMARK IN.
Dssth and Burial of Gustav Hodes
He was Tbice Burned out
HIS Brewery was Carried
Away in the Great
Flood of Sixty one.

Gustav HOdes, one OF the land
marks among Corvallis business
men has been removed. A new
grave in Crystal Lake cemetery
marks the place of his last rest.
He died FRIDAY. and was commit
ted to Mother E .rth Sunday aftef-
noon.
The passing of Mr.. Hod.s as is
often the case with OLD men was
swift and unexpected. He com
planned of illness first on Monday
of last week. HIS symptoms at
the time were ia no sense alarming.
On Wednesday, however, he was
much worse aud the best medical
assistance obtainable was made
available. He continued in much
psin throughout Wednesday and
portion of Thursday, but late in
the latter afternoon be was much
easier, and it was supposed that
turn for the be ter, and an early
recovery was In prospect. 1t had
been ordered harsise,, however.
Friday morning, his condition was
worse than tv~r. Throughout the
forenoon and a part of the afternoon
his attack was very violent. Rel :
tives at his bedside, began then to
understand, that the end was not
far way. At a quarter past three
in the atieri 90 of Christmas day,
be passed away.
ARRIVED IN CORVALLIS
Tbs fur eral occurred from VII,
kias undelt taking parlors at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon. A wealth
of fl ,sers about the c,sket, was a
part Of inc tribute of the living to
the dead. The presence OF rrlati-
yes and many cid friends. filled up
the oferir G of respect. Rev. Car
rick of the Presbyterian church
deilvered brief funeral sermoo. in
which many virtue Of the dt cea.
sed was recalled. More notible
men have did and more polished
men have lived, but none left a
reputation f,r more rugged honesty
aud sin Gritty of purpose than did
Gun. H ,des. The iu,erment VAS
in lrys,al Lake cemetery and was
attended by q large hum Der Of
people.
It was in 1857 that Gustav Hodes
first set foot in Corvallis, and 1t was
in August Of that year that he be-
gan bus ness bere. Without in
terruplion, he continued in busi-
mess in the town, until the day of
ahis death. He was born in Pfus-
sta, Germany, January I3, 1898.
ln the Fstherland, he learned MS
trade, that cf locksmith and gun
maker. Thereafter he spent five
years in travelling, visiting Egypt,
Palestine and other points in the
Holy Land. 10 1855, he embarked
In a sailing vessel, for the United
States. After a VOYAGE of six
months he landed in San Francisco
There, he remained until May 1857
when he came to Portland, Leaving
the latter city in August TO settle !
for life,as it turned OUTING ,ryallis. |
CARRIED AWAY BY FLOOD
A variety of misfortunes beset
Mr.. Hodes during his business ca
reer here. His first business ven
ture here was the establishment OF
a brewery. As all old timers
know, Corvallis once had a rival
town on the opposite bank of the
Willamette. It was called Orb ans
aud for timeit threatened to be
equal in importance to its sister
town on the west bank. Its foun.
der and Inhabitants did not, how :
ever. reckon with Willamette floods
Among its population was Gustav
Hodes and his brewery. The new
town fourished until the great
food of 1862, when among the
buildings that vera carried away
was the Hodes brewery, which bad
then been in operation for period
of four years, Like all the rest OF
those who had engaged in industry
or businass on that bank of the
Willamette, Mr.. Hodes determi-
ned to court no more such calami:
ties. and after the food subsided,
he opened a gun store in Corvallis.
That store helcontinued to conduct
in person, until his last sickness
came.
THRICE BURNED OUT
Three times during his business
career he was burned out. One OF
these Instances was the destruction
of branch gun store that he was
conducting at Fort Hoskins. That
was in the days of tue great Civil
War and period thereafter. Fort
Hoskins west of Corvallis was the
headquarters of several companies
of soldiers. and among the other
establishments at the place, was
this gun store owned by Mr.. Hodes