Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-05

Fl. w. Kanpisch paid Albany a
business visit Friday.
Prof. George Coote left yesterday
for Fewport, where he will spend
several days
During the past few days hop
lpickers have been swarming all
the country.
Regent J. D. DAILY came up from
Portland Saturday, on business
connected withsthe college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall are
home from visit at Portland and
other points. They arrived home
Friday.
Thursday, Miss Lettie Wicks,
after visiting several months with
relatives in this city, returned to
Los Angeles, California.
a. W. Hahn and family went
to Independence, Saturday, to pick
hops. After the picking season is
over they intend going east.
! Amy Cameron and his sister,
Miss Nellie, departed Sunday for
Portland, where they will remain
for week with relatives and visit
the Fair.
Supt. G.. w. Denman arrived
home Thursday evening from Port
land, where he had attended the
educational congress and visited
the Exposition.
J. A. Turner, an Eastern Oregon
gentleman, was in town last week
looking for house for the winter,
that he might send his children to
college during the winter.
S. L. Shedd and wife arrived
home from the coast, Saturday.
They were over there couple Of
months and during this time Mrs.
Shedd suffered severe illness.
Will Wicks and wife arrived
home Friday from an outing Of
two weeks, passed at the bay.
While they had an enjoyable time
of it, Will says the fish did not
"come running" as he was led to
hope they would.
Friday, Mrs. Agnes Thompson
and daughters, Misses Emma and
Olive, and nephew of Mrs.
Thompson, who is visiting the
coast from Nebraska, arrived home
from the bay. They were oyer
there some six or eight weeks.
A couple of days ago James
Waggoner departed with his family
for Montana Since quitting the
livery business in this city some
months back Mr.. Waggoner took
a course in embalming and the un-
dertaking business and is looking
for location in Montana.
The w. G. T. U. requests that
|all bills contracted by Mrs. VIM
Crees in fixing up their houses on
north Main street be presented be-
fore Thursday. Members should
take notice that meeting of that
body is to occur in the new rooms
on the above mentioned day at the
usual hour.
P. A. Kline who is doing a splen-
did wood business at bottom prices,
has hit on novel scheme for saw
ing the hire Of one man. He is
hauling wood to town with two
mule teams and has man to drive
one of the teams. The mules draw
ling the second wagon are tied be-
hind the wagon that boasts a dri-
yer and compelled to lead, The
mules come along with their load
lof wood in good shape and to all
appearances it makes no difference
to them whether they are being led
or driven.
| Durirg the absence of Mrs. John
Rickard and daughters at the
Fair last week word reached
town to the effect that Mrs. Rick.
ards son, George Ranney, was
lying dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever at Paisley, Or. Mr.. Rickare
communicated the news to his wife
and she returned home Wednesday
Ievening, accompanied by hel
daughter, Miss Belle Ranhey
Mrs. Rickard contemplated at
tempting the trip to Paisley, but ,
message came stating that her sol
was much better SO she did not go
Thursday evening her other daugh
ters, Mrs. Sherman Wade and Mis-
Lillian Ranney, arrived home
: Mrs. Wade now lives in Easterr
Oregon, but will visit mere for SOM
time.
R. L. Whitehead and wife &C
, lcomnanied by the latter's sister