Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Cascara, 13 cents.

Wheat, IS cents; oats, 20 10 OF
cents.
Equalization board in session
this week.
Born, Wednesday. September 80,
1903, to Mr.. and Mrs. Con Ger,
hard, a son.
Miss Lulu Wangaman, of Nc
Minnville, is visiting with Miss
Edna Thrasher.
Mrs. N. B. Avery left Saturday
for California; where she intends to
spend the winter. .
Warren B. Hartley came down
from Bohemia, Tuesday, and will
remain several days.
Rev. F. L. Moore is attending
the annual conference of the M. E
church, which is being held in
Salem this week.
Harley and Cleve Prather, of
Buena VISTA. came on Tuesday for
a brief visit with their aunt, Mrs.
John H. Simpson.
Miss Clara Fisher went to Nc
Minnville Monday, to attend the
wedding of Miss Clara Irvine which
occurred on Wednesday,.
The chittim craze is still on, and
many persons are placing home
stta al filings on vacant land con-
tanning chittim trees. They will
thus be enabled to keep their trees
and peel them when the price of
chittim bark is high.
All students who wish to make
the PRESBYTERIAN church their home
while in Corvallis are invited to at
tend Hobby Horse Reception"
at the home of J. w. Crawford,
Saturday, October 3, at s o'clock.
Church of the Good Samaritan
Rev. DR.. MacLean.-Supdav School
at 10 a. m., Holy Communion at
II a. M; Evening Prayer and Bible
Study at 7:30 p. m. Bible Study
will be illustrated by powerful
stereoptican. The public are cor
daily invited.
F. L. Miller has purchased the
two lots adjoining his residence
property on the west, of E. E. Pad
dock. Marshall Miller purchased
the house and wilt move it to the
north end of the city. The lots
sold for 5000 and the house for
$3.50.
Miss Bessie Michael, who has
been cIerking in F. l.. Miller's store
for several wears, left Sunday for
for Rochester, New York, for an
extended stay of year or more.
Her hrother-in- law and sister, Rev.
and Mrs. Sherman Wallace resile
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grissen,
president of the Oregon Fire Re-
lief Association, of McMinnville,
wife and daughter, are visiting with
Cal. Thrasher and family of this
city. Mr.. Grissen 1s looking after
the interests Of the Association OF
which be is president.
Miss Belle Williams, of Pasa de-
ma, Calf, has been selected to sue
ceed Prof. McLouth, in the depart :
ment of drawing at O. A. G. Miss
Williams is a graduate of the Pratt
Art institute of New York, and
comes highly recommended as
first class artist.
Monday evening the city mar
shal was notified that picture
agent had been canvassing for
pictures TO enlarge and at several
places had taken valuable pictures
where no order was given. He
was soon rounded up by the mar
shal and made to return the pic
lures, and told to 1eaye town at
once.
Patronize the Corvallis Steam
Laundry, corner Third and Jefferson
streets, where none but white labor
is employed. Prices reasonable
and satisfactory work guaranteed.
New Goods all the time at Nolan
& Callahan's.
Nearly loco members of the In
ternational Typefounders' Union,
employed in various cities, struck
on Wednesday, in response to or
ders. from their officers 1t was
stated that every type foundry in
the United States will be shut
down, and that 800 men are being
affected in New York. The hors As
in San Francisco will be the only
ones affected on this coast.
For Fine Suits and Overcoats, see
Nolan & Callahan.
Last Monday night about 10
O'Clock barn belonging to w. A
Wells, and located in the outskirts