Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-07
, LOCAL LORE.
Recent Happenings i'm Corvallis
and Vicinity.

S. II. Graf, of this city, was in
ALBANY on Friday.
Mrs. J. f. Henkle, of Philomath,
spent a few days in the city last
week.
Senator Daily was in town on
Monday to cast his vote for the
Republican ticket.
Frank Aldrich has purchased the
residence of Matthew George next
to Geo. Denman's residence.
Harold Wilkins was one of the
spectators of the game at Eugene
on Saturday, returning Sunday.
The old Methodist church on
Second Street is being demolished
The roof has already been removed.
Prof. Sneak and his daughter,
Edith of Philomath, attended the
County Sunday School Convention
in this city last week.
C. E. Williams and wife of Lin
coin, Nebraska. haev been in the
city for few days with a view of
making this their home.
Miss Louise Weber, who has been
in Michigan for some time, started
for Oregon Sunday and is expected
arrive in Corvallis Friday.
Mr.. Goodman, who transferred his
property in this city two weeks ago
to Mr.. Darby, of Oklahoma, is look
ing around for suitable place to
build.
The afternoon tea given at the
home of Mrs. Alice Wicks last
Friday was a great success. $3.50
was realized. The money goes to
the Ladies Guild.
H. Mangas, of Eugene, was in
the city last Friday prospecting for
business. He stated that with three
others thew had $4,000 to invest in
some kind of a paying business
along manufacturing lines.
Rev. John Dawson, formerly
Episcopal minister at Roseburg, but
now Of Portland, passed through
this city last week to and from a
short trip to the Coast. While here
Mr.. Dawson called on his old friend
Rev. Moore.
A marriage license was issued on
Saturday, June 4 to Otis Hill and
Miss Hannah Dickson both highly
respected young people of Blodgett.
Tie young lady being only l6,
written consent of her parents is
attached to the record.
The union picnic of the schools
and the NJ. w. A. at Monroe prom
ises to be the biggest 60 of the sea-
son. Besides the many attractions
on the program there will be base
ball game between Elmira and
Junction teams. If you want to
enjoy yourself attend this picnic.
Representatives of the Scranton,
Pa. correspondence schools have
opened display parlors two doors
this side of Blackledge's furniture
store, where they will show samples
of the work done by the students
also give Photographic illustrations
of how foreign languages are taught.
Henry Gerber, in his orchard on
Second Street, has an apple tree
that at the present time is covered
with blossoms and apples in about
equal proportions. The apples are
three inches in circumference, and
everv branch of the tree is covered
with fruit and flowers. =
w. F. Miller has secured five
year lease of land from the S.. P.
company near the depot and has
erected 24x5O warehouse. A
building of this kind is needed at
both depots as the baggage rooms
are small and those who are COM
PEELED to unload cars in the rain
will have somewhere to store goods.
Edwin Ressler, president of the
Monmouth State Normal, returned
from Newport last Thursday, where
he had gone in the interests of the
Lincoln County Teachers Institute.
Mr.. Ressler is in great demand as a
speaker and instructor on such
occasions. He is still young man
and has won considerable distinction
along educational lines.
Mr.. G. Mukerji, who just recent
lv entered O. A. G. from Calcutta
University, is classical graduate
and bright and intelligent fellow
He speaks English perfectly and
having travelled a great deal is able
to converse on many subjects. His
object in coming to United States is
to get an industrial education that
he may be able to teach his own