Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-01

J. Ray and family departed for
the coast yesterday for rest and
recreation.
Miss Georgia White leaves today
for several weeks visit with friends
at Newport.
Mrs. S. A. Kisor is visiting in
Corvallis this week with her
daughter, Mrs. j. Mason.
Rev. M. S. Bush and wife depart
ed yesterday for Elk City and other
localities and, will be absent for
about month.
DIR. Cathey was called to Buena
Vista, Friday night, to attend Miss
NJ. J. Lee, who was seriously i'll.
Miss Lee is we'll known in Corvallis.
Hollenberg & Cady have just
ladded an improvement to their
store fixtures that is decidedly
novel. It is rug rack that runs
on track fastened to the ceiling
Misses Matte and Edna Strong
accompanied by Mrs. R. Campbell
and daughter, IVY, are to go to the
coast today and will visit number
of weeks at Newport and 9th er
points.
/ George E. Martin, manager of
the Telephone Register of McMinn-
vile, was in our city Saturday
looking for lady compositors. We
are sorry to inform George that we
have none to give away.
Charley Young came out from
Elk City Saturday to review the
situation in Corvallis. It is quite
likely that he will move his family
out so soon as the weather cools of
a bit. He owns residence property
!. here.
A short time ago Prof. J. B.
Horner encountered a couple of
! deer in the mountains to the west
of this city and in self-prots ction
killed them. 1t is reported here
that he paid $50 at Philomath in
order to make matters right.
J, Rev. Feese arrived home last
week from a trip to Yachats by
way of Newport. While at Yachats
he was guest at the camp Of O.
!, J. Blackledge and family. He found
them in an ideal location and hav-
ing an most enjoyable outing.
, D. G. Rose moved out onto his
, farm Saturday. While his resi-
. dence is not yet much more than
J started by the carpenters. he has
what he terms "shack" out on the
place in which he will reside until
, the modern cottage he is building is
completed.
The story reached Corvallis few
r days ago to the effect that the Is
year-old son of Jack Erwin had
killed black bear on their ranch
, between Beaver Creek and Greasy
The bear was fat as a result of the
: iproads made on the flock of goats
owned by Mr.. Erwin. The boy
: met bruin in the timber, and al
| though he had naught but a shot
!, gun loaded with birdshot, he open
ed fire. The animal continued tc
come toward the lad after the frs
shot, bat badly frightened as hs
was, the young hunter stood hi;
, ground and unIoaded another bar.
rel into the bear. This did the
: work and the lad had dead beal
to his credit.
Manager Johnson, of the Benton
f County Prune Company, state
that in his opinion there will no
h be 500 bushels of prunes in thu
= entire orchard of $50 or 100 acres
a The outlook for prunes is SO poo
n that the big dryer will not be start
, ed at all this year. Not only i
:, the crop failure in the big ,orchar'
but there are little or no prunes il
the smaller orchards in that sec
8, ton of country. D. G. Rose, VIII
) has small prune orchard west Q
" Corvallis states that he will hav
s. about a third Of q crop of frui
t. this year. Of late those VIII
le thought they would have half
P crop or thereabouts have change
"a their minds on this point owing t
is the fact that the fruit is droppin,
Is from the trees to considerable ez
81 tent.
ID
On Thursday last A. J. and f
:, T. Gunp, respectively. purchase
~ ~ through Amber & Waters Sc
y acres Of land near Wren. Geore
- Bayne is the gentleman who sol
g g the farm, which comprises abou
~ 200 acres of choice farming LAM
" ! while the remainder is fine ft
~ grazing purposes. Mr.. Gump, S,