Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


over to the coast with the expecta-
tion of remaining couple of months
Miss Ruby Lewis, of Portland, is
at the home cf Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Henkle and will visit for an indef-
mite period.
Mrs. E. W. Strong returned
home few days ago, from Beaver
ton, where she visited week with
her mother and friends.
Last Thursday VIM. McCollum
arrived from Athena, Eastern Ore
gon, for couple of weeks visit. He
is the son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs.
? Lee Henkle.
The session of county court last
- week was not an important one as
there WAS little else for the court to
attend to aside from the regular
monthly grist Of bills to be audited.
Joseph Yates brought to this Of
flee few days ago some samples of
wheat heads grown this year on his
Linn County farm and that Of one
of his neighbors. The wheat was
fine and is said to have been about
an average.
The adjourned term of circuit
court held in this city last week
lasted only one day, and duling
this time there were four confrma-
ton sales, one mortgage foreclosure,
and one divorce ordered, made and
granted. One petition for divorce
was not granted.
On July 4th, Albert and Delbert
Strong took about &c friends for a
cruise in their fathers gasolene
launch. They went ,me distance
- down the river in the evening and
lunched. On the way upstream,
toward home, they had a great time
shooting sky rockets and Roman
candles.
A. J. Metzger expects the arrival
of two sisters from St. Paul, Minn.,
within a few days. The ladies were
expected to depart on their western
trip yesterday. 1t is five years
slice Mr.. Metzger saw them and it
is his firm belief that one of the Ore
gon wood post cards advertising the
Fair is what started them west.
The warm days of the past week
have driven many people to the
coast. Speaking of the coast re-
minds US of a rumor that is abroad
to the effect that there is disagree
ment in Newport over Sunday clos
ing. According to report it is pre-
. posed to prohibit fishing on Sunday.
This hardly seems reasonable and
we presume it is a canard.
Friday, Frank Sets came out
from, his home at Five Rivers, and
brought with him Mrs. E. P. Gref-
foz and children, who had been over
there for week or two. Mr.. Sets
says that everything is moving
along nicely in his section and every
available man is busy making hay
on his farm. Mr.. Sets, being sub
poenaed as juror during the term
of court which convened yesterday
for Lincoln county, sent another
party back to Five Rivers with his
team, while he took the train for
Toledo.
Sheriff Ross was out from Toledo
after Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Green,
who have been held on charge Of the
murder of E. G.. Sharratt at Lutiens,
Lincoln county, last winter. Mrs.
Green has been confined at Albany
and her husband in this city ever
since they had a hearing some
months ago. Mr. Green, during
= the time he has been held here, has
proved himself to be model pris-
oner and has been given consider
able license. The general idea pre-
vailing hsre is that the grand jury
will find mot true BILL"
During the fore part of last week,
Allie Mclaughlin, of Polk county,
purchased the residence property of
Abe Locke. The property lies in
the north edge of the city and COM
prises five acres. The price paid
was $4,000. Mr.. Mclaughlin is
reputed to be a wide-awake farmer,
and grows hops extensively. He
knows black land from white and
is to be congratulated On his choice
OF a home. He comes to this city
on account Of the advantages offer
ed in the way of schools, and Will
be welcomed by our people. Mr..
and Mrs. Locke will soon move in
to what is known as the Isabella
Hadley property, but which now be-
--longs to them.
Gene Simpson, of this city, has
had splendid success raising China