Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-23

Victor P. Moses returns from the
East about September 1.
See those elegant parlor sets and
iibrarv tables at Hollenberg d
Cady's.
Two familiar faces on the street
Thursday were Peter Whitaker and
Monro Chi ders, of Bruce.
Enroute to Newport Miss Ella
Porter, of Baker City, stopped be-
tween trains FRIDAY.
For a visit of several weeks at
the coast Mrs w. G. Emery went
to Newport; Saturday.
w. E. Yates was a passenger to
Fewport Saturday, to spend a few
days with his family at Nye Brook.
A prominent attorney, Wm. NJ.
Colvig, of Jacksonville, spent few
laws last week in Corvallis. renew
ing old time acquaintanceship
The force at the Court House is
very busy these days working ON
the assessment roll which must be
ready by the first of September.
Mrs. Grace Hall is ten porary
editor of the Times, during the
absence of Editor aud Mrs. Irwin e
at Elk City.
Fire Chief Rennie is nursing
badly burned hand, the result of
an accident with an alcohol lamp.
The cuticle from the back of his
hand is almost entirely removed .
Rev. J. II. Merryman, of Philo-
math, who has been appointed to
the pastorate of the United Breth-
rem church at Oregon City, passed
through the city Friday enroute to
that place.
Mort Abbey and daughter, Miss
Grace, of Vancouver, Wash, were
guests at the Occidental Hotel, Sat
urday. Mr.. Abbey is a son OF
Peter Abbey, the genial landlord of
the Abbey House at Newport.
Mrs. Mary Goundy and daugh-
ter, Carrie, arrived from Bedford,
Iowa, Sunday, for a visit with
relatives and friends, the guest o1
her brothers, J. M. and Ammy
Cameran, whom she has not seen
for 80 years.
Read the advertisement "A Safe
Investment" ON the local page. In
the words of Sam Jones. the great
evangelist, "This is Gods provi-
dence to you in making way 70,
you to provide for your family il
you die, and for yourself If you live
long,"
Bargains in portieres, stand ano
couch covers at Hollenberg &
Cady's.
The rush of people to Newport has
been unusually large and the sea
son is not over yet. There nre
tents scattered all over the hills
and through the woods along the
beach everywhere, and every cot
tage, house and hotel is filled tt
it's utmost capacity.
Fishing tackle, hurt"rs' supplies
and sporting goo Is at Hodes' Pho
neer Gun Store.
Harry Wicks, formerly heao
miller in the Benton Mills, an(
who, since the transfer to tn
Fischer company has been en-
ployed in Albany, came over las
week and returned with his family
!. We very much regret the depart
ure of Mr.. Wicks and his family
President Ressler, of Monmouth
State Normal, returned last wee
from a six-weeks' trip visitin
various points East among which
of course, was st. Louis. Presiden
Ressler, although comparatively
young man, is recognized as one
the leading educational promoter
and executives of all Oregon.
} After brief stay of two days Jal
Flett returned Thursday to his TEN
porary home in the Five River
country. When the bark become
fixed to the trees and chittim peel
ing is no longer practicable, whic
will be in a month or six weeks
Mr.. Flett will return with Ri
/ family to this city.
A case of smallpox was discovere
last week near Halsey. Bert Viii
9 son, the one afflicted, belongs to tn
family that had the. disease severa
years ago and since that time n
new cases have appeared in tina
!, section. 1t is supposed that tn
= germs of the disease were in som