Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-05-08
LOCAL NEWS.

queen.
New goods all the time at Nolan
& Callahan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rickard re-
turned, Tuesday from Portland.
e. E. Elliott and family are visit
ing friends in Lebanon. They
leave next week for the East.
Don't forget the Hazelwood ice
cream served Saturdays and Sun
pays at the City Restaurant.
Call and investigate that "Red
Box" proposition at Nolan & Gala
hans. There's money in it.
Frank J. Mcdonald and Mrs.
Esther Reid, formerly of Corvallis,
were united in marriage in Seattle,
May l., 1908.
Abouta dozen vocalists from Cor
Wallis, will go to Eugene next week
to assist the chorus in the musical
festival to be held in that city.
E. T. McDevitt, freight clerk at
the S. P. depot in Corvallis for the
last couple Of years, has been trans.
ferred to Medford to..assume SINH
lar position.
Superintendent Denman left yes
terday afternoon for Alsea, where
he will visit the schools of that Sec
ton and attend the parents meet
ing to be held at the grange hall to-.
morrow.
w. III. Wehrung, president, and
M. W. Wisdom, secretary, of the
State Fair Association were in Cor
: Wallis, Wednesday, In the interest
of the coming fair which promises
to be the most successful ever held
in Oregon.
Henry Amber has negotiated
the sale Of the J. P. Huffman farm
of 800 acres, 6 miles from Philo-
math on the sAlsea road, to VIM.
Melbsurn, of Harrisonville, Mo.
The consideration was So, 700, cash,
and the purchaser will take pos
session at once. ...ss.sz.e -
Mrs. Bruce Burnett arrived in
this city Monday night to rejoin her
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett
will make their future home here.
Mr.. Burnett has interests in: the
:, Upper Applegate mining district
near the Blue Ledge mines recently
sold to Pasty Clark and associates
: OF Montana. Grants Pass Observer.
The local Salvation Army officers
have hit upon a plan to defray ex-
penses without having to call upon
the community for contributions
They have purchased gramophone
and fine set of records and pur-
pose giving entertainments IN the
various school houses in the coun-
Try. Theke entertainments will
follow the regular Salvation Army
services and small admission fee
will be charged in lieu of a collec
ton.
There promises to be a large
number of people take advantage
of the Past Sachem's excursion from
Portland to Corvallis next Sunday
Hundreds of Portland residents
who never have seen both sides oil
the Willamette valley will take ad
vantage of the present opportunity
The trains will leave Portland at
$50 a. M, and come up the East
side to Albany, thence Ger the G.
& e. to Corvallis, where the excur-
sionists will visit until fur o'clock
The return trip will bs made over
the West Side.
J. T. Thorpe, Of Corvallis, il
searching for his son, S. NJ. Thorpe
lad of 1S years, who came tt
Portland some time ago against hi
fathers wishes, and has not beer
heard from since April 10, when h
was staying at the Sailors Home
says the Oregonian, intending t.
brave the trials Sf seafaring- life
The boy has hal no experience 9
this kind, and his father fears tina
ne has gone to sea. Harbor Mastf'
Ben Biglin shipped boy who an
swers to Thorpe's description on tt
Seafahrer, but this youth said
came from Corning, n. Y, and ths
his name was Ridgway. Mr.. Big
lin is thoroughly investigating th
case. Young Thorpe is describe'
rs being heavily built, weighin
145 pounds, and being completed
blind in one eye.