Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-30

T. J. limerick, OF Philomath, j
repairing to take trip to SAINTS
sarbara, Calf.
Chester Avery will leave for Sill
yer Lake N few days, after {
weeks visit with relatives in thi
city.
Roy Woocock left Yesterday for {
business visit TO Independence
Dallas and other towns in Poll
county.
Mrs. J. A. Gellatly left for he,
home at Wenatchee, Wash, yester
day, after an extended visit with
friends and relatives in Corvallis
and Philomath.
In making up it's schedule fol
next season the University ot
Washington has arranged for foot.
ball game with the o A C team, to
be played next October.
Numerous Corvallis residences are
being frightened up with coat oi
paint. The residences Of Rev.
Fitch, Thos. Jones and w. o. Heck
art are receiving a new dress this
week.
Among the members of the local
Relief Corps who attended the G A
r eonve tian u Portland were Mes
danes G W Smith, S Fl Horton, ]
w Woods. S Chapman, Francisco
and Clark.
The marriage of w. A. McCul.
luul and Miss Bertha Henkle will
be solempized at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs Lee
Henkle, in this city, tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. Rev. Myron
Boozer will officiate.
An exciting race was pulled off
on Kigers track, Saturday evening,
between horses belonging to Walt
Brown and Gene Tortora. The
distance was a mile, and the ami.
mails were 80 evenly matched that
the judges declared the race a tie.
Architect John Huffman came up
from Portland, Sunday, and will re-
main in Corvallis for week trans
acting business. He says condi-
tions are improving in the metropo-
Lis since the carpenters and painters
unions have declared their strike
off.
Independence is making elaborate
for a grand celebration
On the Fourth. In the voting con.
teat for Goddess of Liberty, Miss
Edith Owen, granddaughter Of
VIM. Mackay, formerly sheriff of
Benton county, leads all competit.
,rs by oyer 1000 votes.
John Mcdowell, who is en-
oloyed in a saw1nill near Sulphur
Springs, this county. met with a
serious accident Saturday. While
working in the mill his foot came
IN contact with a circular sawand
was almost severed from the limb,
making it necessary to amputate
l large part of the injured men,
Der.
A. LIE Roy, who is visiting the
various sections of the state secur-
ng exhibits for the Oregon Infor-
nation Bureau at Portland, was in
Corvallis, Saturday, and favored
,his Office with q call. Mr.. LIE Roy
,ays that the bureau is accomplish
ng much good. and he Is quite
anxious that Benton county shall
ret abreast of the times and pre-.
bare a creditable exhibit for dis.
,lay in Portland.
The following sales of real estate
rave been negotiated by Henry
Amber during the past few days:
The W. G. Fischer 20.acre fruit
'anch near Philomath to E. E.
)verman; consideration, $1,000
ash. Purchaser now has posses
ion. Also the HI. f. Hockema
.60-acre farm, 8 miles south OF
ohilomath. to Geo. Manning, of
Jolwich, Kansas; and Bert Tim
mons stock farm If 200 acres, Z
niles south of Philomath, to, John
1askins and Harry Kelley, from
Mimi; considera tion,
$1,000. Purchasers will take pos
ession, September 1st.
This years prune crop of Ore
,on," says Frank Lee, editor of the
Northwest Pacific Farmer, ''will be
me of the largest ever produced in
his state, and from present indica.
ions the total yield will amount to
10000, 600 pounds that is, provid.
ng the drying capacity is sufficient
o handle the yield in time. In all |
ections OF the state the crop is in |
condition and I have no
loubt that the coming crop will be
he best that this state has ever
Produced. Oregon will have a |
nuch larger cr0p in proDortion to |