Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-20
III local i j i / 7 AlkB PERSONAL
Miss Lotta Rose went to Albany,
Yesterday to visit friends.

Is Jacobs was in town recently
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. FL. Miller and son, Max,
are spending a week in Portland.
brand Mrs. G. R. Farra ar
rived home, Saturday, from few
days spent at the Exposition.
It is estimated that $500 were
in evidence in Portland from Ben
ton and Polk counties last Thurs
day.
Grover Headrick went to Salem
last Sunday. He reports that place
to be rather quiet, although there
is much building in the residence
quarters.
Mrs. T. w. Dilley returned home
few days ago from a visit at Mon
mouth, the guest OF her daughter,
Miss Bessie, who is attending the
normal school.
Mrs. E. Woodward and daughter,
Miss Winona' and Mrs. J. S. Booth
and daughter went to Portland last
Saturday intending. to spend a week
in attendance at the Exposition.
Clinton Cameron came up from
Portland and remained about "a
hours visiting former friends in this
city. He is now with his fnther,
J. M. Cameron, at Pomeroy, Wash.
Elmer Wills came up from
Astoria last Thursday to accept a
situation with J. M. Nolan & Son.
Elmer is a splendid fellow and has
many friends in this city who are
pleased to see him hold situation
here.
Sunday in the Catholic church
of this city, Arnold King and Miss
Adelaide Hecker were united in
marriage, Archbishop Christie per-
forming the ceremony. The young
people start in life with host of
friends, who wish them every bless
ing.
There is considerable complaint
about parties riding on the side
walks of this city in violation of
the law. Chief Lane desires in-
formation regarding the identity of
any person guilty of this mis-
demeanor.
Eighth grade graduation exer-
cises for the schools of Southern
Benton are 10 occur tomorrow even
ing, June 81. in Simpson Chapel.
All are invited, as it is the inter
tion to make the occasion memora-
BILE from an entertainment stand
point.
John F. Reeves left Friday for
Lexington, Eastern Oregon, to be-
come foreman on large stock farm
near there. He has been here some
three months. although in the past
he attended OAC for three years,
leaving there to enlist with lot of
other cadets for service in the
Philippines in 1898.
Some time during last spring a
gentleman bv the name of J. Holt
purchased 121 acres OF land in Linn
county just south of the Joseph
Yates farm. For. this he gave
$1,000. Last week he sold out to
newcomer from Kansas and re-
ceived for his property 81 ,6C0. Mr..
Holt is thinking of coming to this
city and purchasing a small place
on which to raise strawberries and
vegetables, keep some chickens and
cow or two.
A short time ago R. L. Taylor
of this city, had occasion to Griva te
: Coburg and on arriving there plac-
ed his horse in a livery stable
While the animal was in the stable
another horse got loose and kicked il
so badly that Mr. Taylor's anima
was almost killed. In fact, Mr.
Taylor concluded that his hors'
was worthless and so did the pro-
prietors of the stable, for they paid
Mr.. Taylor the price of his hors'
and kept it,"
Henry Amber was in from
Philomath, Saturday, and Will
here gave out the information tina
about July 1st he will take up hi
residence in this city. We are glat
to note this, as Mr.. Amber is {
wide-awake business man and viii
materially assist in bringing Cor
wallis and her interes g to the front
While we do not wish to profit b,
Philomath's losses, yet in this in
stance we feel certain that Philc-
math will suffer loss in the dc
parture of Mr.. Amber, as he ha
ever been energetic in furtherin,
any and all interests Of the plac
in which he has resided during re