Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26

Mr.. Elizabeth Parker, of Cottage
Grove is visiting her parents at Oak
Grove. :
Miss May bel Cronise Left Tues
day for Salem, where she will visit
relatives and friends for few days.
E. 81. Dutton has returned from
Messy Rock, Wash, where he has
been engaged in peeling chittim.
Miss Leona jackson is visiting
with friends and relatives in Suver
and vicinity.
By request the Flag Contest will
be extended by the donors until
Dec. 81.
On a business trip and also for a
hriet visit with friends. E. G.
Cameron arrived from Union, yes
terday.
In the absence of the regular
C. d E. agent of Summit, Walter
Sheasgreen is acting as relief for a
few days.
Alter a very pleasant and extend
ed outing at Cascade, J. H. Har-
ris and family returned home Wed
nesday.
Misses Beatrice and Bernice
Cameron arrived from Portland,
Sunday for visit With Corvallis
relatives and also for trip to the
Coast.
A badly broken and filled with
dust ladies gold watch was found
on the road near the Wentz place
Tuesday by John Boundy, who lives
near Oak Grove.
J. B. Patterson, formerly physi-
cal director of the OAC, but now
secretary of theSt. Louis YIN. G. A.
is here for a ten days. visit with
old friends. ezaxx :;.;s
Miss Carrie Byerly a member OF
the class 'O4 of the OAC has been
elected to a position as teacher of
the eighth grade in the public
schools of Hood River.
The Cameron Denman hunting
party returned Tuesday from Alsea
having secured two big deer, neither
of which were found dead or pur-
chased but both were shot on the
dead run. Both hunters are high
ly pleased aud are making arrange
ments to go again.
Guy E. Moore is to leave Cor
Wallis about Sept. l, for Chicago,
where he will take a course in
prominent school of oratary. Mr..
Moore is one of the best kno wn
OAC students and won his popu-
laritv through his literary attain
ments.
Roscoe Brvson, of Eugene, a
popular young attorney and a mem
Der Of the Commercial club of that
place and formerly a resident of
this city has beeu selected by the
people of Eugene in a contest re-
Gently held there, to take the free
trip to the St. Louis Fair with
500 additional expense money.
The sawmill operated bv F. J.
Oberer, located about seven miles
from Independence, was burned to
the ground last Saturday. The
fire started from spank from the
engine. A large amount of lumber
was destroyed. There, was no in
surance. Mr.. Oberer inter DIS hav-
ing the mill rebuilt at once.
Grandpa Carnes celebrated his
84th birthday Tuesday with little
dinner party. Mrs. Saylor, a
daughter, who lives in Albany be-
ing one of the guests. Mrs. A.
Carnes, his wife is 76 years old.
Both came to Oregon in an early
day and have been identified with
the early history of Benton county
Mr.. Carnes took up a donation
claim ten miles east of here in Linn
county, and later moved to Lane
county where he resided for ten
years and he has spent the last 80
years in Benton county.
WHAT might have been a serious
affair turned out to be a mere
humorous diversion in which A.
M. Austin, the blacksmith received
a swollen lip, sore sk;n and the
job of repairing a broken hack.
Mr.. Austin wife and daughter, and
Mrs. Rogers, of Eastern Oregon,
Mrs E. L. Henderson went out to
the Odd Fellows cemetery and were
turning around to return when by
mere accident the hack was thrown
into such a position that it upset,
throwing the occupants into a heap.
The team which was a very gentle
one stopped almost Immediately.
All escaped unhurt with the ex-