Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-29

Walter Taylor and w. A. jolly
came up from Portland, where they
are doing time as jurors in the land
fraud cases now in progress, Friday
evening. They returned to Port
land on the early train yesterday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Durrell, of
Woodburn, Oregon, we're guests
last week at the home of Cal
Thrasher, this city. Mrs. Durrell
was formerly Miss Lottie Bingham
and resided during childhood in
Corvallis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan
arrived home Saturday, from an ex-
tended visit at the coast. The
greater part Of the time they were
away was passed at Blk City.
Robt. Huston and family arrived
home few days before.
Art Miller was in from Kings
Valley, Friday. Speaking of the
harvest in his section, he stated
thatin the valley where he resides
the lowest yield of wheat that he
knew of was II bushels per acre
from that figure to 80 bushels per
acre. Mr.. Miller's wheat touched
the 80 bushel per acre mark.
w. A. Wells returned home the
latter part of last week from San
Francisco, California, where be
had been for ten and one-half
months. He went down there or
account OF his health and we are
pleased to state he returned in the
pink of condition. If his health
continues good he will remain at
home.
E. H. Woodward and wife pas
sed through Corvallis Saturday en-
route to the coast where they are
TO remain for a week or longer.
Mr.. Woodward is the editor of the
|Newberg Graphic and mas to his
credit the publication recently of a
souvenir edition Of that Journal
that reflected credit upon himself
and community.
An even dozen girls of the Con-
g1egational Sunday school were en-
tertained Friday, August Is, at a
frolic given by their Sunday school
teacher, Miss Alice Hill. All re-
port having good time. Those
present were. Maud Holgate, Olivia
Kennedy. Grace Corbett, Mabel
Huff, Minerva Kiger, Mildred
Watts, Ruth Corbett, Stella Hun
niston, Nora Hilbert, Jean Kent,
Halle Baldwin, and Josephine
Hunniston.
John Brumfeld exhibited quite
a novel device on the streets, Satur-
day, at the Occidental corner. Il
was rack and box litter and is
patented by F. D. Baker, of Billings
Montana. The litter is especially
designed for loading onto the run
ming gears of a wagon, a hayrack
and other racks of like character
These racks may be taken off or
onto the running gears without any
effort whatever. In order to ap-
preciate the affair one would have
to see it.
Notwithstanding the fact that
this has not been a good year for
prunes, it is the intention to have a
display of this fruit at the Fair
this week that will be immense.
The indications are that all who
see our exhibit of this fruit will
speedily wish to get 'ful of prunes" +"
IF the tact is made clear to visitors
at the Exposition that this has
been an off year for this fruit in
Oregon it will start newcomers to
wondering what we can do when
things come our way. When the
season is right Benton can supply
the entire coast with prunes and
have some left.
/ J. N. Barton, wife and child. o
Appleton, Minnesota, arrived in
Corvallis Thursday. Mr.. Bartor
was taken i'll while en- route to this
tcity with an attack Of appendicitis
and was compelled to 60 to the hos
Ipital in San Francisco, where he
Remained for a number of weeks
during which time he submitted tt
a surgical operation. He is no
very strong yet. The gentleman
is an uncle of J. L Underwood, O
this city, and is out here on toul
lof investigation. II he is pleased
with the country and conditions
lgenerally it is propable that he vii
-Ibuy property and locate in thi
1city.
], A party consisting Of Sheriff
4 Burnett, George W. Smith, Thoma
! Vidito and Ed Taylor, who wen
on hunting trip together to Gras
Mountain, leaving here last Tues
day morning, arrived home Satur
: day. They lad unusual good luck