Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-04

! N'"iA, az arc vi, Juiy 20, 10OO
a son.
Mrs. Mary Bryson is visiting ir
Eugene, the guest of Mrs. Mar,
G-ifin.
/ Mr. and Mrs Geo Kerr, returned
FRIDAY. from their visit 10 Toledt
and Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gerhart re-
turned home Sunday, from a visr
of a couple of wveks with relatives
in the country.
Fifty five Corvallisites patronized
the excursion to Newport, Sunday
The train of five coaches was filled
with excursion;sts who enjoyed an
ideal day at the coast.
ALE billiard, one of Eugene's lead.
ing musicians, visited in Corvallis,
Thursday, on his way home from
Salem, where he has been playing
in the orchestra at Shields Park.
The Portland Flouring Mill Co.
has secured co.trnl of The Red
Grown aud Magnoia mills in Al
bany, and will operate both mills
for term of years. A. w. Bow.
ersox, formerly of Corvallis, will be
local manager for the Portland com
pany.
A mid-week excursion will be
run from Albany to Newport, to-
morrow, under the auspices of the
young people OF the United Piesby-
terian church of that city. The
train will leave Corvallis at 7:3O
a. lu., and the fare 70; the round
trip will be $50.
M. G Flynn, of the Benton
County Lumber Company, who so
narrowly escaped death in the
woods near the company's sawnill
something ov"r a month ago, was
in Corvallis, Friday. Mr.. Flynn
is still quite weak from the effects
OF the terrible blow he received
across the neck and shoulders from
the end of log that flew from it's
fastenings.
Sam Moore, who returned home
last week from visit to Florida
and number of other Southern
States, is giving evidence OF the
sincerity Of his declaration that he
g satisfied to remain in Corvallis.
He has purchased the Fred Hertzig
property in Wells & McElroy's ad-
lition for $4,000; the A. NJ. Bris-
ew place in Jobs addition for 5000,
md the Robt. McCaustland block
n the latter addition for 81 300.
j. r. Smith and force of men
we're busy last week putting in a
Vater system for John Smiths fine
lew house at Tampico. A large
eservoir has been placed on Hill
s5 feet above the house and about ,
800 feet distant. This is ted from
spring of the purest water. A
ne-inch pipe connects the reser-
DIR with the house, which will be .
upplied with hot and cold water.
carpenters will complete work on :;
he residence this week. ,
Mrs. FL. F. Ball has returned l
'om short stay at the new farm
ecently purchased near Corvallis,
nd is better pleased than ever with
er bargain. She got 927 acres of !.
Ind, 200 of it in cultivation, the
pasture, and adjoining :
everal thousand acres of govern 7
lent land that may be used as :
ange. She also go 400 head of
heep. 72 hogs, 40 head of cattle, 8 6
orses, chickens, turkeys and farm .
aplements and everything connect !.
with the farm. While out there
1e had 100 tons of nice hay put :
ito the barns-enough to carry the =
ock through the winter-and put !.
p 81 quarts of wild blackberries.
8 soon as she can sell the property :
10 bought in Portland she is going
1t to the farm to make her home. I
Forest Grove Times.
The Toledo papers give these ad-
tional facts concerning the suicide
Vera Ridenour, which oc- L
lrred at Big Elk last Monday t
'ening. The mother was prepar T.
g the evening meal, when she no. a
ced that Vera was acting strange g
!. Supposing that che was not G
cling well, Mrs. Rideneur told her II
10. had better lie down for a while. =
younger sister came into the a
'om shortly after and found Vera y
An empty two-ounc fe
al that had contained carbolic acid P
as found near her. She had emp. q
sd the acid into a teacup and u
'Rnk the entire contents. The Il
ords Goodbye folks, I am tired a
living" were written by her on a
piece of paper. The funeral SER a
ces were conducted by Westley te
lnuary at the Harlan cemeterr, te
,ednesday, in the presence of
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