Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09

Miss Leah Barclay started Tuee-
dav for Stockton, California,whe
she will visit her sister Mrs. w. T
Hewitt.
! Among those from this city il
Albany W+dLes esdsy were: Misses
Bessie and Carrie Dannernann ane
HI d Woodcock
Mrs. J. B. Horner and her twt
daughters returned yesterda J
| from summers outing in thell
cottage in Newport, by the sea.
Three transfers negotiated BY
| Amber & Walters this week was
The double sale of ]. d. Mann &
rCo. property and the resid. nee o
D. M. smith.
Mrs. +. L. Miller and son Max
returned Wednesday morning from
Ian extended visit with # latives and
friends in the East. Iowa came in
for the largest share of her time
at the home of her parents and the
St. Louis Fair also was libers lily
lpatropized.
Milton A. Savage an old pioneer
living at the Summit passed away
Tuesday night Sept. 6 at the ad-
vance age of 80 years. The deceased
has been in feeble health for num-
Der Of years and his death was prob
ably caused by advancing age. The
funeral occurred at Summit today
A beautiful picture of President
Roosevelt in colors, II K Is, neatly
mounted and ready for hanging, to
jail new subscribers to the GAZETTE,
or old subscribers paying up ar
rears. This picture resembles q
costly hand painting and you will
never have the opportunity to get
one like it on such favorable terms.
Tell US that you want one.
As an evidence of esteem and
affection for their departing pastor,
the Christian Endeavorers of the
Presbyterian church will give q
banquet Friday evening to Rev.
and Mrs. Andrew Carrick. Mr..
Carrick breaches his farewell ser
mon next Sunday morning and
leaves for his new residence in
Brownsville next week.
By request the Flag Contest will
be extended by the donors until
Dec. 81.
Services at the M. e church
south, next Sunday morning and
evening. This will be the last ap-
pointment of Mr.. Reeves before the
Conference, which convenes at Har-
risburg, Sept. %. Two weeks from
next Sunday, Sept. 25. Bishop H.
c. Morrison, D. D of New Orleans,
will preach for Mr. Reeves at NJ E.
church, south, at Ii a. IN. 1t we'll
enough will preach at night. Sun
day. school regular at 10 a. m.
A curiosity at the court house is
a piece of chittem bark. 1t stands
about 5 feet high and 50 inches in
circumference and assumes it's nat.
ural shape just as when upon the
parent tree. 1t was obtained by
the tree at the top and bot.
tom, slitti, G it at the side and with
a stick forcing it from the tee. It
was sent over here from the Alsea
country for Mr.. French for the
Lewis & Clark exhibit. tits said
that there is a chittem tree at the
head of Rock Creek that measures
four feet in dian eter.
The assertion has been made by
someone that Linn and Benton
swarm with rattlesnakes.
The remark was made in connec-
ton with the finding of a "black
in Portland the other
day. The statemt mt is not wholly
true in regard to Linn county in
deed we doubt if there is particle
Of truth in it. In regard to Benton
county it is fabrication from start
to finish, as not single rattlesnake
Of any species has been heard Of in
this section during the summer.
See those elegant parlor sets and
librarv tables at Hollenberg &
Cady's.
Tuesday the secondhand stock
If J. D. Mann & Co., was pur-
chased by Hollenberg & Cady. S.
H. Moore had purchased the build
ng and stock last week but not de-
string to run the business sold to
he above named firm and gave
hem lease on the building. Mr.. |
Mann will probably move to Liberty
hear Salem for the present at least
md watch his chances for another