Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-02
Sheriff NJ. P. Burnett returned
Saturday from a short vacatio n at
Cascadia.

Sheriff NJ. P. Burnett returned
Saturday from short vacatio n at
Cascadia.
Mrs. Nye Scott, of Philomath, is
very i'll with cosumption, and can
not live but a short time, it is said.
Miss Thia johnson left Saturday
Saturday for three weeks outing
at Newport.
Miss Ella johnson returned Sun
day evening fIom Nye Brook where
she has been spending week in 4
her new cottage.
Si Bradley, foreman of the S. P
section gang was taken to the pest
house Saturday with case of
smallpox.
Capt. T. Weatherfcrd, presi-
dent of the bard of regents Of 0,
A. c., passed through the city Sun
day for the Bay.
Milton Friendly, formerly of Cor
wallis, but now business man of
Portland, passed through this city
Friday after an outing at Newport.
Edwin Woodcock is in Salem
visiting relatives. His mother,
Mrs. NJ. S. Woodcock, who was also
visiting there, returned home last
week.
! Mr.. aid Mrs. J. K. johnson, of
Corvallis, made a visit to Mon
mouth, where they enjoyed pleas
ant visit with Mrs. Johnson's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ground.
Miss Agnes Klecker after three
weeks vacation with friends in
Alsea and Corvallis returned to
Portland Saturday to resume her
position in the immense depart
ment store of Meier & Frank.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Howell while playing
about feed cutter accidentally
crushed two fingers. The little
girl was brought in Wednesday
and DR.. Farra dressed the wound.
The lawn social at the Congre-
gational church Friday night was
we'll attended and highly enjoyed
by all. The proceeds, it is under
stood, will be applied to fund for
the erection of parsonage.
Miss Gladys Richardson, of Ho-
quiam, Wash, after having spent
some time visiting her relatives
and friends at Hoquiam, arrived
Thursday for visit at the T. H.
Wellsher home in this city.
The new directory of the Pacific
Telephone Company was received
by Corvallis business houses last
week and contains the names of
all phones in Benton and Linn
counties. There are 1909 phones
in the two counties.
H. H. Ling, who is the agent for
the G. & E. Company at Summit,
was married Saturday evening at
that place to Miss Dot Custer. The
ceremony was performed at the
residence of Mr.. Duncan. Quite
number of friends were present.
Mrs. c. A. Cook, of Blodgett,
died Thursday at the advanced age
of SO years and six months.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev G. P. Willis, and burial was
had in the cemetery at Blod gett,
Friday 2:3O p. IN.
NJ. G. Wilkins, who lives at pres
ent at Puyallup, WASH, district
deputy of the A. o. U. w. for Ore
gon, has been assigned to the Pa
cific Coast district and will arrive
in Corvallis tomorrow and stop over
short time on his way to Newport.
Mrs. S. E. Moore returned Sat-
urday from an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Prineville
and Portland. Mrs. Moore has
been in attendance also at the grand
lOuge OF the Degree OF Honor re-
ceiving the honor of being elected
grand usher.
There is an unmistakable lull in
general business and everybody is
watching the crop reports. Every
thing depends on the ability of the
farmer to make the earth yield an
abundance of things needful to
keep the wheels of commerce go
ing.
Arthur Kroenig, who came to
Corvallis about two months ago
with smallpox, has disappeared
having one of Dilley's $40 wheels.
He rented the wheel with the in
tention Of poinp to Philorath and