Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-01-01
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Prof. Schmidt returned home or
Tuesday from Albany where he
has been spending the holidays.
Mrs. Clyde B. Hayes and sister
Mrs. II: B. Balm, left last week fol
San Francisco, Calf. They went
via Portland.
]. E. Henkle, of Philomath, was
in the city ON Wednesday on busi-
ness. He reports everything pros
pering in Philomath.
Mrs. C. B. Hardin and Mrs. Null
key are confined to their homes with
severe attack of the la grippe.
Taft has just closed land bar
gain with the Filipino friars. Eight
million dollars 60 out OF the frying
pan into the friar.-Atlanta Jour.
nal.
Mrs. Berry, wife of the genial
S. P. conductor. Chas. Berry, ac-
compapied by her daughter, Miss
Rena is visiting Mrs. H. NJ. Brunk,
in this city.
Miss Gladys Moore entertained
the young peoples orchestra at her
home Wednesday evening. After
the usual practice light refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Mary G. Bryson left yester-
day for Southern California, where
she will remain for the winter. She
is undecided whether she will stay
in Los Angeles or Pasadena.
William Freels of Blodgett was
brought to town yesterday by VIM.
Noyes for medical treatment. He
was found in the barnyard in a
partially paralyzed condition.
An afternoon tea was given by
Mrs. S. E. Moore at her home in
this city on Wednesday afternoon.
Twenty ladies were present and en-
joyed the afternoon in delightful
manner.
W. H. Buoy, formerly with the
C: & E. R. R. Co., and later with
the Astoria R. R. Co., but now at
Fort Stevens in the U S. govern
ment employ, passed through Cor
Wallis Wednesday on his way home.
He had been to Waldport to at
tend the funeral of his father, Har-
mon Buoy, who died there recently.
Smith & Boulden are doing an
excellent business and are proving
that commission house conducted
in business like manner, will pay
in Corvallis. They have shipped,
since Thanksgiving day, over 400
pounds of turkeys and from 25 to
so hogs are shipped each week, be.
sides an immense chicken trade.
Richard Scott, of Inavale, is do
ing a lively business in marketing
hogs. He has been bringing in two
dozen each week for some time.
Richard is an O. A. G. graduate
and is putting into practice his
received from that insti-
tuition. He finds "a good profit in
the hog business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Hull, and
son, Frank, of Cottage Grove, have
been in Corvallis the past week.
Mr.. Hull has veral children to
educate and is favorahly impressed
with the Agricultural College and
may purchase property and reside
here that he may enjoy the educa-
Lional advantages Corvallis has to
offer.
The Meteorological department
at the o. A. G. shows that the cold
est month for the year 1903. was
February, which gave an average
Of SS degrees. February l5 was
the coldest day, the thermometer
registering 81 degrees above zero,
while August l3-the warmest da
If the year-was 50 degrees The
east decipitation for any month
was "a inch for July, and greatest
precipitation was 1872 inches for
month of Novem ,er.
Major Hardin rec eived, Tuesday,
4 second recess commission as
major. He with about 1865 other
officers of the U. S. army depend
:or promotion on the confirmation
If the appointment of General
Wood by President Roosevelt. In
August last all these officers receiv-
ID commissions that lasted till the
,nd of congress and as the senate
allied to confirm the president re-
appointed all these persons.
U. B. Vogle in writing to the
GAZETTE from Lompoc, Calf, under
late of Dec. 9th, says: Il see by
;he papers in the North that you
nave had a great amount of rain,
or which you should be very thank
:ul. We have had no rain for
about ten months and things look
dubious here. Stock on the ranges
ire suffering and many have per