Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Keith Brown spent Sunday a
Newport.
Norm Lilly's threster began
operations at his place yesterday
morning.
Mrs. John Burnett and Mrs. Can
on are home from sheir outing al
Cascadia. - '...
Miss Berthe Grier IL home again
after a very pleasant visit with
friends in Albany.
Mrs. w. A. Wells went to Lyons
ON Sunday nights txcursion train
for witt with friends.
A. W. Blackburn went TO Port
land, Sunday, on business trip.
He expects to return today.
Hop Tickets, consecutively num'
bsred, can be had at the GAZETTE
office for $500 per thousand.
Misses Mse Mansus and Maudie
Whitaker went to Newport, Satur-
dav, for few days at the coast.
Sixty hoppickers are wanted for
the Davidson hop yard. Leave Or
ders at Starts confectionery store.
Frank Groves arrived Sunday
from Brsmerton, Wash, for q shot
visit with his parents in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Craven
went to Dallas Sunday for few
days visit with Mr.. Craven's par
ents. ....
Prot. I. M. Glen, who has been
visiting with relatives in this city,
went to Newport on Saturdays
G. & e.
Mrs. f. P. Sheasgreen and Misses
Adelaide Grefoz and May Gerhard
were passengers to Newport on the
c. & E., Saturday.
The Rev. W. G. Taylor D. D., of
Indianapolis, Ind, will preach at
the Baptist church next Sunday,
Aug. 23rd, at II n.
w. II. Lesh came up from Port.
land, yesterday. en- route for News
port. He will visit with friends in
this city for couple of days before
going to the coast. .--.-.
A. L. Chitwood and family, Of
Lincoln county, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gray.
Mr.. Chitwood expects to leave for
Tome today.
Miss Nettie Spencer is nov in
Boston where she is taking course
in the Harvard university summer
school. She has been teaching
school in city in North Carolina.
Merrill Moo-es, one of the crack
sprinters of the track team at the
o A G this season, passed through
Corvallis, Saturday, en- roate for
Newport from his home at Oregon
City.
Between 800 and eco persons en-
joyed the excursion to Newport
Sunday. The train carrying them
ran in two sections. This was the
largest excursion Of the present
season, but the average daily pas
senger list westward is much
larger than any previous year.
E. I'll. Bennett, of Portland, visit
ed last week with friends in Cerval-
lie and vicinity. Nh. Bennett was
formerly principal Of the Corvallis
public schools, and a number OF his
old pupils still reside in this city
and hold him in fond remembrance.
Mrs. Martin and son, Harold,
who left Corvallis couple of years
ago to take up their residence in
Zion City, near Chicago, founded by
Dewey, are still at that place. Mrs.
Martin is q clerk in large de-
partment store, and Harold has
employ ment in bank.
Miss Anna Stout, formerly stu.
dent at O. A. c., has completed a
course in school for trained nurses
at Washington, D. c., since leaving
Corvallis. She is now at her home
at Lyons, Or, but will 60 to Salem
shortly TO accept position 90 nurse
in the sanitariam in that city.
Clarence Vidito spent a portion
of last week 10 Alsea Valley on
business. He reports the finest
crop of oats and wheat in the valley
this season that has ever been grswn
there. Oats in some instances will
60 75 bushels to the acre, while
wheat will yield 40 bushels.
Mr.. r. Logan died at his home at
Philomath, Sunday, August 18th.
at the age of S3 years. Funeral
services at the Methodist church in
Philomath this morning at $3.50
o'clock, and interment will be made
at Mt. Union cemetery. Mr.. Log
gan's wife died at Philomath the
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