Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-30

land, yesterday, after a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Chester Dolph.
Free penmanship, if you enter
the Corvallis Business College this !
week for Shorthand or Bookkeeping
courses.
The many friends of Ben Elgin. |
and especially the fair sex, are
pleased to see him in Corvallis |
again. Ben now holds a position
in the drug store Of DR.. A. d.
Morrison at Carlton.
The newly elected officers of the
district Convention are Rev. Clark
Bower, president; E. S. Hornaday,
vice president; Rev. Handsaker,
secretary and treasurer.
The city school board in its ex-
animation of the work done on the
new school building refused to &C
cept the job of plastering that has
been done. For ONE reason or
other the plaster has not hardened
and crumbles easily when touched.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Durham, ac-
companied by Mrs. Angeline Biggs,
will spend the week in Eugene at
tending the Methodist conference
in session at that place. They left
Wednesday morning, going with
team.
] NJ. Osburn came back to Cor
wallis, after an absence of several
years. Since leaving here he has
made several trips East. The past
year he has spent in Gold Hill,
Oregon. Mr. Osburn is much i'm
proved in health.
Thirty-fve cents per bushel is
the price paid for prunes in Benton
county. Prune growers are pick
ing the few on the trees and will
realize something. Unless there is
a demand for other dried fruits the
driers in Benton will remain idle
this year.
Elgin Van Blaricon, son of J. L.
Blaricon, of Philo,nath, had the
misfortune one day last week to
dislocate his right arm at the elbow
joint. He fell from the seat of a
woodrack, his arm catching in the
brake. A far more serious acci-
dent was narrowly averted.
The mayor of Philomath is NOV
ing to Corvallis. Having disposed
of bis business interests in Philo-
math, NJ. w. Burnap moved to this
city, Monday with view of plac-
ing his children in school, and
probably engage in some kind OF
business.
VIM. Eunson a native of the
Orkney Islands, but for many
years a resident of Benton county
has sold out his business interests
here and as soon as arrangements
can be made, will return to his
home beyond the sea. He will
spend some time in Washington
before leaving.
"Jack and Bob" is the name of
the new cleaning, pressing and
dyeing parlors on south Main street
one door south of Berry's bicycle
shop. Jack and Bob are two young
men from Portland, and are here to
stay. A speciality is made of ladies'
garments, special rates to students,
all work guaranteed.
The last pool on chittim bark was
sold Monday in Alsea at $5. 81
per hundred pounds, gentleman
from Albany being the buyer:
This will probably be the last of
the large shipments this year.
There are many small amounts
scattered about but these will
doubtless be turned over to local
dealers. Thirty carloads Of about
twelve and half tons each have
been shipped from Corvallis for
points East.
Rev. L. Boczer, for several years
pastor of the United Evangelical
church in this city, has accepted a
call to enter upon the work of Or
ganizing and building up Presby.
terian churches at Piedmont and
Arbor Lodge, near Portland. The
First Presbyterian church has con-
Quoted mission Sunday Schools at
these two places for the past ten
years, and each has been we'll at
tended. 1t is thought...he will soon
build up good congregations at both
these places.
The contract for furnishing the
school supplies for the current year
has been awarded to G. A. Ger
hard, for the third time, in the face
of considerable competition. That
Mr.. Gerhard has the ability to