Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-05-13
LOCAL LORE.
Recent Happenings in Corvallis
and Vicinity.

D1flu DIohC3 Vi b10oP 0ASSn1 !" 90
in the city Tuesday.
Anton Mystrick was in the city
from Philomath Tuesday.
Thomas Hayes was in the city
from Blodgett on Tuesday.
DR.. VS. Hamilton, of Roseburg
is registered at the Corvallis.
The State examinations for the
9Th grade will be held this week.
F.M. Sets, of Fisher. registered
at the Occidental On Wednesday.
w. v. Hutchens and son of
Philomath were in the city Tues
day.
L. A. Hecker, of Soap Creek. was
doing business in the city Wed.
nesday.
N. E. Newton was among those
that came over from Philoma tn
Wednesday.
The M. w. A. team will give an
excursion to Salem and return Sun
day, May %. Round trip 500
Mrs. N. B. Baldwin and Miss
Faith Keezel were among the ar
rivals from Philomath yesterday.
A marriage license was issued to
Mr.. J. Vernon and Mrs. L. P. Tom
both of Alsea, under the date of
May TO-.
The Oregon program at the
public school last We ek was a grand
success. About 80 visitors were
present.
A party of ten chittim peelers
sent out by Mr.. Richards of Port
land stopped at the Farmers Hotel
on their way to Alsea.
Fish Commissioner H. G.. Van
Dusea, of Astoria was at the Cor
Wallis Wednesday. He has just
returned from Newport and vicinity.
Miss Crawford of the Elocution
Dept. of the O. A. C. and Mrs. Green
will give joint entertainment
sometime during Commencement
week. r-..
Two Young men of Portland have
Just returned from Alsea and report
that the chittim does not peel good
especially in the tops of the trees
where the sap has not thoroughly
penetrated.
The sheep shealing season is now
on and promises to furnish employ
ment to a large number of men.
The fieeces are unusually fine and
will net the owners a fine sum of
money. Wool is worth about II
cents.
Mr.. J. M. Lambley, from Illinois
has purchased the residence of G.
w. Smith. on Fourth Street, near
Madison. Mr.. Lambley will make
his home in this county and is on
the look out. for business opening.
The Corvallis Steam Laundry is
thoroughly equipped for first-class
work. They will not only call for
and deliver your orders, but guar
antee satisfaction. Special rates on
family washin: Phone 374.
Postmaster Bancroft, of Portland
is to be Investigated by the officials
of the P. o. Dept. for violations of
the regulations of the Department.
It looks very probable that Ban
croft will be removed, aid it is
currently reported that this course
will be very satisfactory to a
majority of the people with whom
he is brought in business contact.
D. e. Swank, the noted Temper
ance Lecturer, of Aumsville, Ore
gon will visit Corvallis on next Sun
day and speak at the Barrett
Lyceum at 8 o'clock. His subject
will be Initiative Option and Temp
erance. All temperance people of
the city are invited to be present.
Thos. Van Horn shot a mad dog
yesterday about two miles west of
town. The canine was stray one
of large size, with long, black ears.
Owner is not known. The dog took
refuge in Eli Kings barn, out near
the Sol Kings place, and Mr.. Aid
rich and others pronounced him
lpad, and Mr.. Van Horn was asked
to shoot him. This prompt action
is much to be commended. e.
Mrs. T. j. Denman has rented
her house in this city, and in COM
pany with her daughter Anna will
leave for the East soon. They
propose spending some time at the
Louisiana Exposition, st. Louis,
after that they will visit at her old
home in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Dem
mans health has been poor for some