Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-15

Mrs. J. Fred Yates returned
Wednesday from a weeks visit with
friends at Charlottesville.
Mrs. Frank Porter, nee Della
Blakeslee, arrived Monday from
Portland for a few weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blakeslee.
All friends and members Of the
First Methodist church are urged
to attend the services both morn.
ing and evening, Sunday, to be
held at the Congregational church,
by Rev. Feese. This is the last
Sunday before Conference AMI
everyone interested in the church
should attend. There will be
special music. The public is in
vited.
Freddie, the youngest son of Rev.
and Mrs. G. H. Feese, who for six
weeks has been suffering with ty-
phoid fever, is n,w convalescent.
Harold, the eldest child, who is
also down with the same ailment,
is getting along as well as could be
expected and is not thought to be
IN very serious condition. Much
sympathy is felt for Rev. and Mrs.
Feese in their trouble.
Sheriff Burnett announces that
taxes will be delinquent after the
first Monday in October. This re-
lers to the last half of the taxes,
one half being already paid. II the
last half is not paid in by the date
named a ten per cent penalty is
added and interest at 12 per cen,
fromsthe first, of last April. Under
such conditions it behooves tax
payers to get smove on."
Arson w. Thompson, travelling
man of Los Angeles, and son of DR..
E. j. Thompson, the we'll known
minister, formerly OF Corvallis, was
in Cor ;aliis, Wednesday. Mr..
Thompson, whose wife was former
ly Miss Mollie Fisher, Of this city,
reports his family as we'll and him
self as busy and prosperous. Many
old friends were pleased to shak
hands with Mr.. Thompson during
his brief visit. He was also look,
ing after business interests while
here.
Alex Donaldson shipped from
Corvallis yesterday as handsome a
lot of Cotswold rams as has been
seen hereabouts in a long time.
Their destination is Sheridan
Wyoming, where they will be re-
sold to various stockmen who de-
sire fine specimens of Cotswolds fol
the renewing of their focks. The
rams shipped Yesterday by Mr.
Donaldson came from the following
well-known ranches of Benton
J. M. Porter, II; Henry Dunn, 5
George Brown, II; S. K. Brown, Z
Peter Whitaker, 10.
Picking was completed in the
Ireland hop yard, Wednesday
The yield was heavier than was al
first anticipated, the first part pick
ed yielding ton per acre. Th'
Ireland crew began yesterday il
the johnson Porter yard, and tn,
pre- duct will be dried at the IRELAND
hop house In the James Osburr
hop yard picking was completed
Monday. The quality is said t.
have been excellent and the guam.
tity about the same as in forme
years. In the S. N. Lilly fielt
the crop is said to be the best eve
had from the yard.
| Bishop II. G. Morrison, of New
| Orleans, one of the most ncte'
divines in the United States. is t
preach at the South Methods
church in Corvallis rext Monda
evening at 1880. Rev. Morrison
is On his way to attend the annua
conference of his church whicl
, meets at Grants Pass on the 2Stt
| He will remain in Corvallis severs
days visiting friends. The addres
Monday evening will be we'll wort
hearing and everyone is invited t
t attend.
John Howard, a graduate {
OAC, was in town a day or tw
J during the first of the week fror
!, his home near. Prineviile. H
brought his sister, Mrs. JAIME
| Zurcher and husband, who ha
) been visiting at the Crook count
home, across the mountains, an
! they continued their journey dowr
] the East Side to Portland. M
zurcher will have employment wit
an electrical company Of Portlan
r during the winter. Joe Howard,
!. brother of John, followed the part
3 later and quite likely is alread
here to begin his studies at OA(
His mother will follow later an
. take up her residence for the wint'
. in this city.
n The congregation of the FIJI
S Methodist church will worsh
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