Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-24
LOCAL and PERSONAL

J. NJ. Nolan went to Portland,
Sunday on business.
Riley Waller spent Sunday at
his home in Albany.
G. E. Metcalf of Eug enc, was in
this city, Saturday.
J. P. Kaifer. of Aberdeen, Wash.
was in this city Saturday.
T.. B. Harris was a business
visitor in Albany, Saturday.
Miss Effie Nelson was visitor
from Albany last Saturday.
81 Evans, of Eugene, was a
business visitor in this city, Satur-
day.
Mrs. w. M. Thomas. of Steyton,
is visiting at the home Of Ira Small
man in this city.
Harry Whitman, former OAC
student, was in the city Saturday
from Lebanon.
There will be a. meeting of the
K. O. T. M. Wednesday night, at
which all members are requested to
be present.
Mrs. V. D. Scobert, who has
been visiting friends in this city, re-
turned to her home in Eugene, Sat-
urday.
Clay Rbinehart and Wilbur
Weeks, of Salem, returned home
yesterday, after few days. visit
with Corvallis friends.
Mrs. M. w. Starr and children
arrived Saturday from Hanford,
California, and are visiting at the
home af Mrs. Starts brother, T. H.
Wellsher, in this city.
A party of local Mystic Shriners
composed of J. B. Horner, John
Fulton, S. L. Havs and w. E.
Yates, went to Portland, Saturd ay,
to attend meeting of the order
Saturday evening.
S. T. Thurston. an extensive
lumber dealer of Eugene, arrived
Saturday for a few days visit in
this city. Mr.. Thurston is former
OAC student, and is doing quite
well in the lumber business.
Mr.. Buster. prominent rancher
of the Alsea valley, arrived in Cor
Wallis Yesterday, for brief business
visit. He is an old-time friend of
J. c. Kramer Ct the Occidental
hotel
Walter Corbett who has been
clerking in Grant Elgin's bakery,
has accepted a position in the Cor
Wallis post office, and Ben Elgin is
expected up from Carlton, to fill
the vacancy in the bakery.
Amos. E. Hyland, the climber
baron" of Lane county, died Fri
day morning at Oakland. Calil.,
where be was spending the winter
in the hopes Of beneftting his
health. He is brother of Mrs.
Dinges of this city, but resided
near Eugene. Mr.. Hyland is said
to have been the largest individual
timber land holder in the state OF
Oregon.
The first biennial report of the
Oregon State Board Of Health has
been issued and a copy sent to this
office. It shows that during the
term covered the state has been
free from any severe or fatal
epidemic of disease, that such foot
holds as the latter may have gotten
within our borders have been kept
within the localities in which they
fret appeared, and that in the main
the amount of epidemic diseases
and the death rate has steadily and
constantly diminished.
Real estate agent J. L. Lewis
negotiated the sale of two important
properties. One was 200 acres, 81
acres of which is in hops, being 8
portion of the $50 acre farm belong.
ing to John Whitaker. J. E.
Tiegler, Of Gervis, Oregon being
the purchaser, paying $7,250. Tht
other property was the J. NJ. Cam
eron place of six lots and resi-
dence in this city, which was bought
by Thomas Fawcett, of Bellfounta1r
The household furniture was includ
gin the deal and the price paic
was $4,000. Mr.. Cameron will leav,
soon for Pomeroy, WASH, where he
has bought property, and Mr.. Faw'
cett will move to town as soon al
the house is vacated.
A most enjoyable Esurprise party
was given Mrs. G.. s. O. Humber
in this city Thursday evening a
the home Of Mrs. A. M. Hays
where Mrs. Humpert is stopping
A L r. e.s.-a1.