Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-02

W1lliam 3. keRdy aAs Ueeu6u u
! Maud G. Ready. leo acres Ia Lin.
coin county.
Mr.. Garrow left last week for Ga
zelle, California, where he will have
charge of a large sawmill.
Neal V. Murray, a former Corvat-
lisite, came over from Albany, Sat-
urday, to enjoy the field meet.
T. c. Case has purchased the Lex
Edwards barber shop in Albany
from his brother, e. R. Case, and
will take possession Immediately.
Harold Strong is home from
Stanford, accompanied by his fam
lily. He has been attending th:
law department In the university
and will graduate next year.
G.. K. Rogers, state organizer
and II. L. Day, colonel command.
ing the uniform rank of the Wood
men of the World, were in Corval-
lis the last of the week on officia
business.
w. o Heckart was down from
Eugene. Saturday, looking after
some work he lie experimenting il
this city. He was awarded an.
other large contract in Eugene a
few days ago.
Two O A G students, while sur
veying on Rock creek near Henkle's
mill, a few weeks ago, lost a sur
veyor's target. If the finder will
leave same at this Office, he will be
suitably rewarded.
The excur rsion season TO New
port opened yesterday. From n wv
until October 10th season tickets
will be good, and it is believed that
the traffic to the coast this summer
will be record breaker.
J. S Robbins has sold his farm,
near Wells. to a newcomer from
Illinois. After short visit at the
coast, Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins intend
going to Idaho, in the hope Of bene.
filing the latter's health.
Frim present Indications the
Wcodmen carnival and street fair
will be the most gala affair -Corval.
lis has ever seen. Thousands OF
visitors will come to this city dur
ing the four days, commencing
June 10th.
The veterans Of the 1st Oregon
Cavalry and Infantry will hold
their second reunion in conjunction
with the encampment of the G.. A.
R. at Portland, June 81, 1908. All
survivors of these regiments are
cordially invited to attend.
The members of this years sen
ior class at the college will give an
excursion to Newport next Satur-
day. June 9Th. Fare for the round
trip-including the trip across the
bay, will be $3.50. The train will
leave Corvallis at 6 o'clock a. M !;
returning, boat will leave Newport
at 5 p. m. Tickets may be secured
frOm any member of the senior
class.
The graveling of Holly street
came to a sudden stop Monday.
The gravel loader broke down and
all hands were laid off until the
necessary repairs can be made.
The casting in the reversible part
of the machinery known as the
"clutch" was broken. The casting
had to be procured from Corvallis :.
Il is expected to resume work to.
day.-Junction Times.
Miss Esther v. Simmons left yes
terday morning for Salem to visit
for a short time with friends, after
which she will proceed to her home
ut Philomath, in Benton county.
Miss Simmons was re elected to
teach in the public schools here for
another year, but has declined an
other fredericksburg Review.
Miss Simmons. graduated from O A
G in the class of '96.
Geo. e. Lilly and A. w. Fischer
returned, Friday, from weeks abb
sence in the Bohemia mining dis.
trict. These gentlemen are officers
in the Great Eastern Mining Co :,
whose valuable claims lie about 33
miles from Cottage Grove. These
claims were located by Douis Hart
ley and are the pick of the district.
Messrs. Fischer and Lilly brought
back a number of excellent speci-
mems from the Great Eastern
mines, that are rich in gold and
contain some silver and copper.
The country for miles around is
staked off in claims and as much
work is being done at this time Of
year, when the blasts are fred every
evening the many heavy reports
sound like cannonading. The dis
trict is very mountainous The