Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. J. W. Howell visited with
friends near Peoria over Sunday.
The street sprinkler will have to
be put in operation, unless we have
rain shortly.
We are in the market for mohair,
and are prepared to give you full
value for same. S l.. KLINE.
The State Board of Education,
Tuesday, issued state certificate
to Nathan M. Glenn, of Fairmount.
Pure and wholesome cream and
milk in any quantity at the Closer
Leaf dairy. Taylor & Curry pro-
prietors. -.
Forecast official Beals has re-
turned to Portland from visit to
Corvallis to inspect the instruments
used at the weather station at the
college.
Miss Louise Weber left last week
for a visit in Michigan with her sis
ter, Mrs. P. III. Irish. She will be
absent from Corvallis Tor several
months.
W. O. Heckart arrived home,
Friday, from Eugene. He secured
a number of contracts for buildings
which will be erected in that city
this summer.
Bruce Burnett left last Eek for
his mines on Applegate. near jack
sonvilIe. His wife and mother will
join him shortly and spend the
summer at the mines.
Last Friday evening, Rev. Frank
Abram Powell, was formally in
stalled as pastor of the Unitarian
church of Salem. Rev. Powell was
formerly pastor of the Christian
church in Corvallis.
TheOccidental ho tel in this city
has always enjoyed a large share of
the patronage of the local and travel
ing public, because its tables are al
ways supplied with all that the sea
son and markets afford, and it's
rooms are clean and comfortably
furnished.
The C. & E. has disposed of a
number of its box cars to the Co.
lumbia River & Northern, a small
railroad running from the Colum-
bia river to Goldeudale, Washing
ton. These cars have been re-
painted and appropriately lettered
at the coA pany's shops at Yaquina.
The public is welcome at all Ct
the exercises of the Missionary Con
vention at the M. e. Church begin
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Wednesday evening the addresses
will be given by Rev. Fl. N. Rounds
and DIR. M. G. Wire. On Thursday
evening DR.. Geo. Smyth, of San
Francisco, will speak.
Ruthyn Tnrney left, Saturday,
for San Francisco. Mr.. Turney has
rare talent as a musician, and is a
performer of long experience on
stringed instruments. He will make
profession Of music in San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles. His parents
reside with other members of the
family in the latter city.
The condensed milk factory here
has drawn away so much milk
from the creamery at CASTOR that it
was no longer profitable to run aud
it has been closed for the present.
Superintendent jacobson, who has
been in charge has gone to Cor
Wallis where he will take charge of
a creamery.-Forest Grove Times.
An afternoon tea in honor of Mrs.
N. H. Wheeler, of Seattle, was given
at the Catch home last Thursday.
The following guests were present:
Mesdames Withycombe, Cordley,
Lake, Priehard, Berchtold, Craw-
ford, Nichols. Phillips, Hayward,
Horner, Shelton, Coote, Avery, Cal
lahan, Ready, Spangler, Irvine,
Yates and Gibbs, Misses Chamber
lain, Shell and Crawford.
Mrs. T. J. Thorp has been duly
appointed and commissioned an
aide to the president or chief officer
of The National Woman's Relief
Corps, auxiliary to the G. A. R
The commission is very neat and
appropriate document, and was ac-
companied by the badge of the or
der in colors of the national organi
zation. The Office is vely import
ant one in the wo:k Of the order,
and we need not say in this in
stance worthily conferred.
Jessie, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wilbanks, died at the
home of her parents, west of Mt.
View, Friday afternoon, March
Goth, at the age Of II years, and A
months. Lagrippe is given as the
cause of death. The funeral ser.
vices were conducted at the home,