Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-17
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

TOl. bH0TIck, Vi iiIVmdt0 SOi
lege, was in Corvallis Sunday even
ing.
Carl Christianson. of Junction
was in the city last week on bust
ness.
r. E. Pugh, the Philomath mer
chant, was Corvallis visitor Sat
urday.
Doctor Darrin arrived yesterday
from Albany and has taken rooms
at the Hotel Corvallis.
J. A. Archibald, the Philomath
monument dealer, was in Corvallis
yesterday on business.
The new theatre at Eugene is at
last ready for its first performance,
and tickets are now on sale.
E. E. White has sold his second
hand furniture business to o. j.
Blackledge, late with J. D. Mann
& Co.
Mrs. T. w. Dilley and daughter,
Bessie, returned, Saturday. from .
visit in Vancouver and Proebstel,
Wash.
The late heavy wind storm 10 the
third that has visited this part of
the state for the last thirty.s six
years.
DR.. Holt and wife, the osteopaths,
have returned from Caifornia aud
will probably remain In Corvallis
for the winter.
Geo. A. Houck, of Eugene, was
in Corvallis Saturday. He is
timberman and owns considerable
land near Monroe.
Elsie Dilley, of the Hotel Corval-
lis, who has been confined to her
bed for several days, has recovered,
and reported ready for duty on
4 Sunday.
Miss BERTHE Grisr, of this city,
left yesterday for the Siletz reserva-
ton, where she has government
position as teacher in sewing and
lace work.
The Gold Zone Mining Co., locat-
ed in the Fall Creek District in
Lane Co., and consisting of ten
claims was incorporated today. All
of the incorporators reside in Cor
wallis.
Preparations are being made to
repair and improve the old Farm
ers Hotel ia this city. Improve
ments in all departments of the
hotel will be made, rooms papered,
and general fixing up wherever
needed.
r. S. Harrington, who lives .
few miles out to the west of the
city, brought in a winter pear
which measures Is inches in cir
cumference the long way, Is inches
round, and weighs II pounds. A
good pear (pair) to draw to.
The city authorities have made a
contract for the construction of q
lateral sewer from the new school
house south to Madison street to
connect with one now completed to
the south side of the same street.
J. r. Smith & Co. are the con-
tractors.
The carpenters and painters have
completed their work in the new
store at I'll Main street, to be oc-
cupied by Geo. w. Smith as res
taurant, and preparations for NOV
ing in are now in progress. 1t is
hoped the opening will be announc.
ed this week.
o. ]. Blackledge has taken pos
session of the store and goods 70.
Gently purchased of e. e. White,
at 7133 Second street, and will con-
tinue the business. He has fine
assortment of musical instruments,
pianos to let and new and second.
hand furniture.
The Portland market quotations
quote onions at 20 to 80 cents.
Farmers in this valley are holding
their onions until they are offered
cent pound by the dealers, 80
cents per hundred pounds for best
grades being considered little too
low for profit.
Corvallis Lodge No. IA A. r. a.
A. M. have meeting on Wednes-
day evening, and viii have work in |
the NJ. M. Degree. A full attend
ance is requested. There will also
be special meeting ON Friday
evening, Of this week, for work in
the F. G. Degree.
Valley Lodge No. II. K. Of p.
celebrated last night at their hall.
Unfortunately we received notice
too late to call attention to the
meeting before it came off-and
this number was printed before it
did come off, but will be distributed
too lata In 0iva a rennrt NEXT