Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


Louis Hartley was transactiDg
business In Eugene, Friday.
Harold Strong came home from
Eugene Saturday.
"A Bunker is at Eugene in the in
terests of the Corvallis Mill Co.
Hammocks at HolIenberg &
Cady's.
Hollenberg & Cady have just had
a monstrous business sign painted
on the north end of their building.
Great bargains in bamboo furni-
ture at Hollenberg & Cady's.
Mrs. C. M. Cady, of Roseburg.
who has been visiting here left for
her home Friday.
Mr.. Johnson. of the Corvallis
steam laundry, now occupies the
! Gene M. Simpson house on 9th
street.
Hollenberg & Cady can suit you
in wall paper, carpets and mattlngs.
Call and see.
Rev. J. l.. Hershner, formerly
of this city, after spending few
days in this city left Thursday for
his home in Roseburg.
Waste papers, suitable for put
ting under carpets, for sale at the
GAZETTE Office, 10 cents a bundle.
Come quick, they are going fast.
Father J. F. Springer accom-
panied by his sister, Miss Gertrude
returned Saturday from business
trip to Portland.
Call at Hollenberg & Cady's.
They are headquarters for camp
er's outfits-tents, cots and camp
: stools.
Miss Margaret SMELL, who is
principal of household science in
the o. A. c., left Friday for Ash
land where she will be engaged in
teaching a summer school.
Mr.. John Allen deserves public
vote of thanks and the eternal good
will of the citizens for his untiring
energy in making the celebration a
success.
Mrs. George Ready and daugh-
ter, Mabel, leave this week for
Olympia, Washington, where they
will spend the summer with Arthur
Ready.
The city street committee is do
ing excellent and needed work. A
fine new 8 foot walk has just been
completed between Lafferty's and
the Occidental Hotel.
Frank Groves, who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends here and
who holds at present position in
the Bremerton navy yards, return
ed to resume his position, Thurs
day.
Mrs. E. C. Cummings, of Cottage
Groye, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Wellsher, left Sunday
for McMinnville to join her hus-
band who has decided to locate
there in the barber business.
H. M. Stone has just completed
the addition to his house of q veran-
.da and another story to the north
wing. These Improvements greatly
help the appearance of Mr.. Stones
attractive cottage. .p
Geo. w. Young, of Seattle, re-
turned to Corvallis one. day last
week after an absence of nearly 40
years, to view agsin the scene Of
his early life. Mr.. Young's brother,
A. j. Young,wss onaof. the build.
-ers of the Occidental Hotel.
DR.. .Raberts, 1.-The we,lknewn
,occulist, who has ffeahently done
business in this city. will return
here in about two weeks, and make
a business stay OF several weeks.
He will make his headquarters at
the Occidental Hotel.
What threatened for q time to be
very disastrous fire occurred last
Thursday evening whent the old city
firemen's hall, owned by the city,
but occupied by the GAzErrE, took
fire upon the moss covered roof from
sparks thrown by the engine. A
fire occurred in the same building
and in the same manner about six
seseeks ago.
There has been great scarcity
of farm hands to work in the hay
field. There were many calls in
the last week by farmers desiring
help, but most of them will be COM
PEELED to do the work alone. Peter
Rickard has 14O tons of hay, the
Harris boys have over 100 tons and
other farmers will have an equal