Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26

Mrs. C. Schumer, of Oregon City
is visiting friends here.
/ c. r. Shafer and Henry Orman,
arrived from BartIey, Nebraska.
A business visitor from Indepen nd
ence, Wednesday, was G. R. Shefar.
Miss Lillith McKenney is spend
ing few days vita friends at Airlie.
Visitors in town Wednesday were
Mr.. McGee and family of Lobster,
Oregon.
On his way to Newport, TEeo.
Miller, of Eugene, was a guest at
the Occidental Wednesday.
A pleasant visit with relatives
in Portland ia being enjoyed by
Misses Louise and Juliet Cooper.
Rev. and Mrs. T. S. Handsaker
are visiting at Lewisviile, in Polk
county this week.
Miss Margaret Smell is at present
q transient visitor at Smell semi
nary Berkeley, Calf.
For a visit with relatives in To-
ledo Mrs Bethers left Saturday ex-
pecting to remain about two weeks.
Mrs. Clifford Gould, who was
taken suddenly i'll in her millinery
establishment a week ago is re-
covering.
After a week at Newport and a
very pleasant visit with Coz va lis
friends Mrs. Glen Winslow left for
her home in Pendleton today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Howell, who
for the past months have been on
their chittim ranch in the Alsea
Valley, returned home Wednesday.
A north-bound passenger to
Portland, Wednesday was Chas.
Shenofeld. He went on business
and expects to return today.
Miss Ora Patrick, of Ashland,
is the guest of Mrs. Brunk. Miss
Patrick has just returned from a
visit at Newport.
Rev. J. J. Evans, secretary of
the Oregon Christian Missionary
Convention, will speak at the
Christian church next Sunday
morning and evening. Y
On Wednesday afternoon the
wedding of B. L. Taylor and Flora
E. Mason took place at the home
of the brides perents near here,
Judge Waters officiating.
A. W. Blackburn, formerly with
Graham & Wells, OF this dty, but
now in business in Lebanon, re-
ceived a telephone message on Mon
dav informing him that forest fires
are threatening to burn his timber
claim near QuartzviIle.
See those elegant parlor sets and
library tables at Hollenberg q
Cady's.
Ex-Gov. T. T. Geer, of the Salem
Statesman, passed through here on
Monday, bound for Newport, where
he will attend the Indian Institute.
He is booked for several addresses
while there. His family will take
a few days. outing on the beach.
Bargains in portieres, stand and
couch covers at Holienberg q
Cady's.
Oregon oak, highly polished, is
the material that is being used in
the floors that are being placed in
the John Smith home. The wood
is finished in a handsome manner
and presents a very fine appear
ance. Floors are being placed in
the parlors, dining room and hall.
Norton Adams is doing the work.
The cost of the Oregon oak finished
in this manner is 1925 per thou
sand feet.
The forest fires reported in the
vicinity of Nashville are now under
control and for the most part ex-
tinguished. The roads through
the burnt district are badly blocked
by fallen timber, but the work of
removing the obstacles is going
rapidly on and in few days will
be ready for travel. Very little
damage is reported, as the district
in which the fire was burning was
covered by the most part with dead
timber.
Fishing tackle, hunters supplies
and sporting goods at Hodes' Pio-
neer Gun Store.
Dist. Attorney John H. McNary,
of Salem, had joke played on him
at Newport, that cost him a fine
piece of venison. He had received
a present of fine lot of juicy meat
from q fat buck shot by some of