Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-10
FOCAL AND PERSONAL
B. Healy was an Albany visitor


her home just south Of town.
NJ. S. Woodcock was business
visitor in Portland, Saturday.
Miss F. Brown went to Albany
last Friday for a short visit with
friends.
Several Corvallis people went to
Portland last Wednesday to hear
the great pianist. Paderweski.
Mrs. J. Mason left last week for
Portland al d Astoria, where she
viii Welt for week or 80.
Misses Carrie and B. ssie Dame
man left Saturday for an extended
visit at CIem, Oregon.
L. Hollenberg left Sunday for
Iowa, tc settle up the estate OF his
father, who died recently.
Mrs. Jane Harlan left Sunday
for Holbrook, Neb., where she will
visit relatives and friend-.
Editor E G. Phelps, of the
Lebanon Criterion, died suddenly
of apoplexy last Wednesday morn
lug at his home in Lebanon.
Mrs. E. W. S. Pratt returned last
Saturday from Blodgett, where she
had been visiting for week at the
Evans home.
Representative Marion Carter
and Senator Punderson Avery left
Friday for Salem to attend the
session of the legislature.
The large store of A. M. Reeves
& Co., of Albany, burned last
Thursday night The total loss
is estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Following is an official weather
report taken at Bellfountain, for
the year 1904; Rain 140 days;
cloudy ia; clear "a; and snow IL
days. ~
A mail sack of garden seed has
Just been received at the Gazette
froen Senator John H. Mitchell,
and are for free distribution, as long
as they hold out.
Prot. E. w. Shaw, formerly
chemist of OAC, but now of the
University of California at Berkely
arrived in Corvallis, Saturday on a
brief business.
The Toledo Reporter says the
steamer Richardson is to be placed
ia dry dock and thoroughly OVER
hauled and repaired for the coming
heavy summer travel across the
bay
Ernest Miller returned home
Friday from Roseburg, where he
has been holding down a key for
the Western Union company. He
expects to go to work in the local
telegraph Office in this city.
Monroe is to have a Rural Free
Delivery route to go into peration
Feb. l. The new route will traverse
the Belknap settlement, passing
through the Hawley neighborhood
and returning via the Edwards.
Fish Warden Van Dusen says
Silverside salmon eggs are nov
being taken at the Yaquins
hatchery and thus far 2,5O0,OO(
eggs have been secured. Two
million Chinook salmon eggs have
also been taken at that point.
Two new stars are to be added tt
the United States flag at the com
ing session Of Congress. Oklahoma
aud Indian Territory will be ad
mitted as one state under the. mann
of Oklahoma, and Arizona and New
Mexico will be admitted as Arizona
At the meeting last Thursday il
Albany, of the Central Willamett
Medict Association, the following
officers were elected: President, B
A. Cathey. of Corvallis; vice presi
dent, DR.. Ellis, of Albany; secre
tary, DR.. H. S. Pernot, of Corvalli
treasurer, DR.. Booth, of Lebanon
DR.. James Withycombe and Prof
+. L. Kent and A. L. Knisely O
OAC, returned Friday from Jordan
where they held farmers institute
in the Grange hall there. They re
port over 200 people of the vicinit,
gathered for the occasion, and
most successful meeting was held
No. 253 is the lucky numbe
that drew the $50 diamond rim
given away by E. W. S. Pratt, tn
jeweler, at the drawing last Fri
day. w. A. Brown who lives nea
town was the holder Of the luck.
ticket, and the ring was awarde'
to him. He held Is tickets and j
is no wonder he drew the premium