Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
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Mrs. John Hays- spent Wednes-
day in Albany, the guest of her
aunt, Mrs w. Fl. Hogan.
Standard A cedar shingles for
$1.50 per thousand at the Corval-
is Saw Mil. 10 If.
The Foolish Dictionary defines
appendicitis as a modern pain
costing about 5000 more than ordi-
nary stomach ache"
| Rev. P. A. Moses will preach at
M. E. church, South, next Sabbath
at IL a. NJ. A Coz dial invitation
to all.
| II. R. Burke, of Portland, special
agent OF the Queen and Royal In
!. surance companies, was inspecting
the agencies in this city yesterday.
i A couple of road machines are
being set up over at the court house.
. They were but recently purchased
and one is intended for service in
Alsen, while the other will be kept
around this locality.
4 A new telephone line, of which
Geo. W. Barton, of Philomath, is
principal owner. was completed yes
terday. The line runs from Philo-
math to Evergreen, and will have
about a dozen patrons when the
phones are all connected.
The Albany Democrat should be
very popular with the Albany girls
. basket bail team. In the last issue
Of that paper we counted no less
than 16 notices relating in various
ways to their recent victory over
the girls of OAC. We refer to the
Weekly Democrat.
Last Monday, f. L. Miller pur-
chased the 3G-acre farm of Harley
5 Hall, = little more than mile west
! of Corvallis. Mr.. Miller intends
l making model poultry farm of
this place and for that purpose has
a location which cannot be beaten.
Gene Simpson has sold his resi-
r dence property, just north Of the
: public school building to Mrs. R.
!. G. Kiger; the consideration was
; 500. Another sale occurred We'd
: nesday, Mrs. M. Feichter purchas-
= ing a house and four lots Of W. P.
Miner. This property is situated
= in Jobs Addition.
:, It is thought that Mr.. Green,
husband of Minnie Green, who is
:. charged with the murder Ct one
, Sharratt, in Lincoln county, will
: be brought to this city and placed
in the county Jail. He is held as
an accomplice of his wife. It is
thought that Mrs. Green will be
taken to Albany today and placed
+ in the Linn county bastile.
:. Wednesday evening, J. B. Good.
= man, Of this city, was given a sur
!. prise. It was his list birthday and
d some 16 or 20 friends arranged what
: may be termed an "Old Folks
: party in his honor. The gentleman
= received a number of nice presents
and was entertained with program
d of vocal and instrumental music
/ Tempting refreshments were served
s at the close of memorable evening
S The Village Improvement Soci
ETY. members are already awar,
= of the movement on hand for an
other train on the West Side. Th'
y Improvement League, of Indepen.
b dence, is most active in the matte
i and it might be we'll for US to CO
5. operate with them and unite will
"A them at once, if nothing has beer
: already undertaken. The follow
= = ing dispatch shows what .Indepen
y deDce citizens propose to do: Th,
Is league is working hard to secure
additional train service. Resolu-
5. tions have been adopted setting
Sc forth the reasons for asking fo
r additional service and it is the in
of tention Of the league to circulat
d petitions to citizens of this an,
- other towns interested in the move
Il ment aud to work in conjunction
- = with other towns along this route
: The resolutions point out that thi
portion of the valley needs NOR
service with view to its growth
resources, d mand for land and ne,
industries, than in 1898 when th
as extra train was taken from thi
a. run.
of ~.x, A,. n4.