Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-19

J. e. Henkie the PhilOnath mer.
chant, was in town Wednesday.
U.B. vogle has sold his property
and will leave Lnmpoc in the near
future.
Remember Nolan l. CaIlahan's
Remnant and Rummage sale
will close Wednesday evening,
February 24th.
Mrs. John Allen returned this
week from Portland, where she has
been visiting for month.
The Eastern Star Chapter meets
next Tuesday evening, February
23d, at Masonic Hall. Work and
refreshments. The arrangements
for the coming special are to be
completed at this meeting. >
Tuesday, Record Keeper w. L.
Sharp delivered check to Mrs.
Henry C. Miller for $1,000 paid by
Supreme Tent of the Knights of the
Maccabees. This makes two desths
tor Corvallis Tent No. IL, in the
past six months.
Henry Amber, of Philomath,
has sold the two farms owned by H.
S. Pittman, two miles west of Wren,
to Paul Truitt. of Leger, Okla
ihoma, consideration $4,000. The
farms compose 44O and 1877 acres.
Mr.. Truitt takes possession in few
days.
S. A. Miles. owner of the Hotel
Corvallis building, is in the city this
week and is making arrangements
to have new roofing put on and the
third floor will also be remodeled,
80 that the last floor can be fitted
up. This will give Landlord Ham
mel many more rooms which he
stands in need of.
The Agricultural department has
just issued a work that will be of
intere It to farmers, called "The
Available Energy of Timothy
Hay" 1t is expected to be follow
ed by another work from the De-
partment of State, called: "The
Diplomatic Energy of John Hay
A fine program was rendered at
the regular meeting of the Order of
Lions Monday evening by the
younger members of that order. A
large number of invited guests were
present. A banquet was also one
of the features of the evening.
Several applications for member
ship we're taken.
The continued i'll health of Bay
Rckard led him into determina
tion to make a change of climate
and try the virtue of springs near
Red Bluff, California. Accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. John Rick
ard, he left for that place Tuesday.
His father will remain with him but
Mrs. Rickard will visit relatives in
San Francisco.
The Albany reporter who justi-
fes his report of a daLce, where he
said that the music was furnished
by "full and efficient orchestra" )"
on the ground that the drummer
was efficient" and all the rest of
the orchestra was "full," was Ger.
tainly standing on his rights in the
m after. We have seen them that
way ourselves.
Henry Amber concluded three
sales of property last week. The
OF Felger barber shop in Philo-
math went to Guv Frink for $4OO,
also the Homer Wyatt house and
lot in Philomath went to J. w.
Berreman. of Southwick, Idaho, at
$3.50. The so acres of land owned
bv Abe Henkle near Philomath
went to Mr.. Berreman for $500.
F. l.. Miller has on exhibition in
his window a drawing presented to
him on St. Valentines day by a To-
cal pencil artist and which F. L. is
very proud of. Mr.. Miller has the
chicken fever in very advanced
stage and the drawing represents
one of his fancy fowls which has
been carrying off prizes galore. The
picture shows the rooster in a box
and admiring fanciers taking in
his best points, while Mr.. Miller
stands to one side with handful
of souvenirs and prizes and a smile
of contentment and vanity extend
ing from ear to ear. The drawing
was done by Ralph Davidson, one
of the boys in the Wells Fargo Office.
We expect to see Ralph holding
down a Homer Davenport position
in the course of few years.
One of our society ladies WAS