Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-10-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Sunday, A. N. Harlan arrived
home from A visit at the Fair.

James Howard left for Okla
homa, Saturday, and will likely be
gone for a month.
Alpha Murray, formerly of this
city, but now Of Portland, came up
few days ago to attend to some
business matters.
County Assessor Davis returned
home Friday, from Eugene, where
he had passed a few days combin-
ing business and pleasure.
From the amount of rain that
fell during the past week the sup
position is that the ground will be
wet enough now to make plowing
easy.
w. P. Miner is erecting another
residence in Corvallis. The dwell
ing is being built on a lot just
south of the Lee Henkle residence
on Main street.
Mrs. Ira Griggs, of this city,
departed several days ago for
Port Townsend, Washington, where
she is visiting relatives. May be
absent for month.
Miss Verna Kerker, formerly a
student of o. A. G. and who studied
violin with Ruthyn Turney, is now
member of the State University
orchestra, of Illinois.
Friday morning, County Clerk
Moses went to Portland to see the
Fair. He was expected to return
home on the late train last even
ing.
Last night after we had gone tc
press bids were to have been opened
for the purchase of Corvallis water
bonds. How many bids have been
received we are not advised.
James Chambers was over from
Kings Valley few days ago and
while here reported that his brother,
Chester, who mas suffered an at
tack Of typhoid fever, is rapidly re.
covering.
Prof. O. R. Patzwald, of Albany
College, was in Corvallis few days
ago on business and pleasure bent
The gentleman is professor Of mod
ern languages in the above mention
ed institution of oflearning.
H. Hodes appeared at this office
few evenings ago with a box o:
peaches and divided with us. The
fruit was fine and set one wonder
ing why there are not more peach
trees in town, as these were city.
bred peaches.
Saturday, George Ranney ar
rived in Corvallis for visit with
relatives, after an absence of many
years. Recently he suffered &C.
we're attack of typhoid fever Will,
at bis home in Paisley, Southeast
ern Oregon. He will be mere abou
a month.
The Grand Lodge, Knights O
Pythias, will convene in Portlant
today and continue in session 70
three days. Robt. johnson and B
w. Johnson are delegates. To
morrow is Knights of Pythias da,
at the Fair and great preparation
are on for a memorable time,
Saturday, Chas. Kohn, wife an,
daughter, Miss Florence, arrive,
in this city for visit Of few day
at the Jacobs home. Two year
ago Saturday Mr.. Kohn and famil,
left for Europe. They arrived
back in Portland, Friday evening
and came on up to Corvallis th
following day.
James Blakely, sheriff of Wa.
Iowa county, arrived in Corvallis
Friday, and departed the followin
day. He had been visiting th
Fair and came on up in compan
with some students from his regio
for the 0. A. G. This was h
first visit to this section and he W.
well pleased with what he sa
while here.
The Oregonian has been compi
ing the hop yield Of Oregon, as OF
tained from its correspondents, su
fciently correct to show the gene
al result of the crop of the state Fl
season. The yield of the state
given as 90,005 bales against 81
$50 bales for the preceding yea
Marion county leads with 37,0O
then Polk with 10000, Yamhi
10000, Lane 5000, Clackamas s, 100
Washington $500, Linn 2,4e
Josephine 2,1O0, Benton 2,4l
Douglas 500, Multnomah "a
Columbia $50, Clatsop 100 al
Coos 100.
F. P. Sheasgreen and wife, al
daughter, Miss Loretto, went
Portland, Sunday. The latter he
position as cempositor in tt
office for several years, but b
entered upon two-years' course
ST. Vincents hospital with VII