Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15

Waste papers, suitable for put
ting under carpets, for sale at this
Office. Law in supply for fall
hous ecleaning.
! Mrs. Lee jackson and son left
Wednesday for Grass Valley, after
a short visit with relatives and
, friends.
| Mrs. Ed Cummings did not go to
! McMinnyille last Sunday as she
intended, but decided to remain
another week.
Si Bradley who is foreman on the
S. ?. section gang was run down
by hand car Tuesday and Sc vere-
ly injured.
The muley COW that has been
serving time in the city pound and
was ty have been sold Wednesday,
can still be claimed by her owner
as no one has vet purchased her.
The small pox patients reported
in our last issue are doing we'll.
No new cases have developed and
so far as is nJw known the pest is
under complete control.
Mrs. Mary Ingram and daughter
have moved from Bellfountain to a
residence on Fourth street, Cor
wallis. Mrs. Ingram is Mrs. T.
Il. Weilsher's mother.
! Hugh McCulloch and family, Of
Grants Pass, are occupying the
Young dwelling house on Jefferson
street. Mr.. McCulloch expects to
make this city his permanent resi-
dence.
"What is the Will of God" SUBJ
ject at congregational church Sun
day morning; evening, "What is a
Christian?" Services in Plymouth
churca in the afternoon.
Rose Seeley one of the Holy
Roller victims, who was commit
ed to The Insane Asylum from Cor
Wallis, has been discharged and is
now at the home of relatives at
Oregon City.
Treasurer - Buchanan made a
payment tue other day of 81 900 on
Benton county's state tax. The
balance yet to be paid is s., ,74O.
The total to be paid by the county
is $24,7S5. The balance must be
paid on or before October /.
W. H. Miller, an Albany bicycle
man, and we'll known In this city
was found dead at his home Mon
cay noon. Mr.. Miller's parents
were visiting friends over in Alsea
at the time of his death and were
shocked when the news reached
them.
DIR. Cathey started Wednesday,
for Gobo. Columbia county to per-
form an operation upon the son cf
Mr.. Gleason. Mr.. Gleason who has
been there for some time, telegraph
ed yesterday that his son is very ill.
The marriage of Heber V. Swan
of the Independent telephone COM
pany, and Miss Nellie Glassford,
will take place at the home of the
brides parents, in this city, next
Wednesday. Miss Glassford is a
highly esteemed young lady of this
city and was a student last year at
the O. A. G.
The Christian Endeavor societies
of the Methodist and Christian
churches will hold joint meetings
during the summer. The first
joint meeting will be held in the
Methodist church Sunday evening
This action has been decided upon
owing the usual decrease caused by
members going away for the sum-
mer.
This years month of June is the
dryest except one in the "a years
that records have been kept in this
state. During the month of June
of that year only .13 of an inch
fell here. During the month of
June just past As inch of rain fell.
In June, 1871, there was so of an
inch and in the same month of
1899 there was 81 inch. The
heaviest rainfall that has ever
occurred here was in 1898 when
5.3S inches fell. The average for
June has been 1.67 inches.
At meeting of the city council
Monday night, two new sewer lat
erals were ordered constructed.
One begins at the residence of w.
B. Lacy between Seventh and
Eighth streets and runs north two
blocks, running through the Irwin
block and connecting with the JEFF
ferson mains The other lateral be-
gins at the Spangler residence and
run south one block to connec-
tion with Van Buren, main. A re-
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