Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-09-19


in Alsea.
c ,arley Porter went to Portland,
Sunday, to spend week visiting
the Fair.
O. V. Hurt is back at S. L.
Kline's again after an outing of
week spent at Waldport and vicin-
ity.
Prof. McKellips is home from
the East and has resumed his
duties at OAC for another college
year.
Friday, Mrs. Leah Bell, who
has been visiting in this city and
vicinity for some time, went to
Philomath to visit relatives.
Sherman Chappell arrived home
in this city, Sunday, from sight
seeing at the Fair in Portland. He
intends taking a course in phar-
macy at OAC.
Members of the Corvallis Social
and Athletic Club have purchased
the Leadbetter bear and-wi make
mascot of the animal. The price
paid was $40.
Jesse Spencer, our pioneer bar.
ber, went to Portland, Sunday, cal
culating to circulate somewhat in
the Missouri building at the Fair
before he returns.
Sunday morning there was a
morse race or two out on the track
south of Corvallis on the state
road. John Kiger's horse took
first place in all events.
Miss nellie Marvin, who holds a
position with J. M. Nolan & Son.
is enjoying a vacation this week
with her people who reside near
Shedd, Linn county.
Mrs. Lucia Addition, state presi-
dent OF the W. G. T. o., wishes us
to announce that the annual con-
vention of this organization VIII be
held at The Dalles from October 8
to6.
Some time during the week P. A.
Kline will get through hauling
wood TO town. He will have de-
livered 400 cords of oak and fir
during the summer. This is quite
a pile of wood.
J. J. .Houck and family arrived
in Corvallis a few days ago from
Seattle, WASH, where they were
visiting with a married daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Houch. They were
here visiting relatives prior to ,e-
turning to their home in Gold Hill,
Oregon.
A number of young ladies, the
Misses Danneman, Cooper, Davis.
Irvine, Nolan, and a few others,
gave delightful dancing party in
Fishers Hall Saturday evening.
It was informal in every way, but
was perhaps the more enjoyable on
this account.
The death of Miss Jessie Huford
occurred Friday at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Huf.
ford, In Portland. and interment
was made Sunday. The young
lady at the time Of her death was
aged % years, many of them hav.
ing been passed in this city, as her
father was county judge for Benton
for eight years.
The house VIM Baker and Wm
Holgate have been building for R
G. Kiger was completed last week
and is very neat cottage. It is to
be occupied by Lieutenant and Mrs
D. P. Quinlan. They are at pres
ent getting located. The above
mentioned carpenters have started
work on a couple of houses they
are to build for julius Weustefeld
and have them well under way.
| George Leadbetter is the proud
possessor of a young black besr
Last week he had bruin down to C
E. Ireland'shopyard with hin. Un
known to many of the pickers he
had it chained to a log at the edge
of the yard. One of the men al
work in the field had occasion t,
climb over the log, which was o
! pretty fair size Just as he begal
getting over the log, bruin aros
on his hind legs on the other sid
of the log and Mr.. Hop-pieker AM
the bear nearly rubbed noses as
result. From the telling of th
> storyit is safe to assume that ther
J, was something doing in short orde
] and it is about all the picker ca
9 do to keep from running even nov
The death of Mrs. Inez Butolpl
J wife of A. Butolph. occurred {
their home one mile or so west
! this city, Friday, Sunday morn
lino at ten O'clock the ranains we,