Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

in this city tomorrow.
DR.. E. H. Taylor went to Port
land, Surdty. He will see the Ex-
position for'about a week.
Jack Arnold is back at the coast
again. Last Saturday, Miss Dora
tha Nash became a guest of Jack
and his mother at their cottage by
the sea.
DIR. G. H. Lee arrived home last
Friday from an attendance Of the
sessions of the American Medical
Association during their convention
in Portland.
A hayrack load of people spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Webber. These
worthy people, on this day, had
been welded just ten years.
Ed Stock, an old-time Corvallis
boy, was in Corvallis a few hours
last Friday. Ed is now on the
road for a San Francisco house in
(which it is understood that he and
his brother, Sol, have an interest.
> Roy Raber, who is working in
Portland in the interest of Benton's
exhibit at the Fair, was home Sun
day. He went back to the metrop
oils yesterday, taking with him
large quantity of material for the
exhibit. He says it is to shine from
now on.
e. Harvey Sargent started, yester-
day, for a peddling trip through the
southern part of the state. Before
returning, he will 60 as far sou.h
hs Ashland. A week ago he arriv-
ed home from an excursion through
the northern part Of the state. This
trip carried him ne .rly to the sum-
init of Mt. Hood.
Last Friday, Joseph Johnson.
father of Prof. Chas. Johnson of
OAC, arrived in Corvallis, his old
home. Mr.. Johnson is now resi-
dent of the Big Bend country,
Washington, and has good reports
for his section. He is living about
Is miles from Waterville, where
Ira Hunter and family and other
people from this county are locat-
ed. Mr.. Hunter is employed in a
store in that section and is getting
along nicely.
R. S. Harrington is home agair
from the Exposition. This is much
sooner than he expected to be, ano
the explanation lies in the fact thai
he disposed of the territory in ar d
adjacent Portland to parties desir-
ing to handle his washing machine
Beyond doubt, Mr.. Harrington has
a good proposition in his machine
He offered to back it to DO the work
of any other two washing machines
This offer was posted at the Expo
sition and had no takers.
It appears that our carpenters
and contractors are setting pretty
hot pace for their metropolitan
brethren. Charley Heckart recently
refused an offer to go to Portland
and construct a house like the ont
just completed for DIR. Pernot, ane
Adams Bros. have refused offers tt
build for Portland parties; one mai
wanted them to build him resi-
dence like they built for F. L. Nil
Ter while another desired facsimil
of the Newhouse dwelling.
AL Kemp, of this city, is just fin
ishing a pleasure launch. 1t is al
of his own work and design. Th
craft is 80 feet long and is of 7 foo
beam. A 6-horse power gasolsn
.. engine will be used to provide me
tive power. Mr.. Kemp is just put
ting the engine in place and ez
poets soon to have his craft read
for her trial trip. When CON
pleted the boat is expected to b
pretty speedy, as she is a very trir
craft. Those on pleasure bent wi
get their moneys worth when the
embark with Captain Kemp.
A new book has found its way
our table and it is well worth eat
ing. 1t is of particular interest
residents of the great Northwest {
it deals with, to degree, the hist
ry of the pilgrimage of Lewis an
Clark to this unexplored Ian
There are about ninety pages of tt
book and it is entitled "The L
dian Girl Who Led Them" TT
Indian woman, of course, is Sacaj
wea. and the story is by Amy jar
Mcclure. 1t is published by tt
J. K. Gill Co., Portland, and is ju
off the press. In reality it is a d
lighJful story and cannot fail to
a pleasure to the reader.