Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-17
LOCAL AND Personal


Fred Strake of Alsea was Cor
Wallis business visitor Friday.
Clarence Whiteside was the Sun
day guest of friend near Dallas.
Supt. Dsnman left Saturday for a
two weeks outing in Alsea valley.
Harold Woodcock arrived home
Friday night from ten days visit
In Portland.
Wade Malone, the Alsea mer-
chant, was a business visitor In Cor
wallis Saturday.
Justice Boles of Plilomath was
among those who paid Corvallis a
friendly visit Friday.
William Newman, well-to-do
farmer of Irish Bend, was visitor
in Corvallis Saturday.
Miss Margaret Heron of Irish
Bend was the guest of Corvallis
friends the last of the week.
Richard Turner and daughter
expected to leave yesterday for a
visit with Eastern Oregon relatives.
John MCGEE left Friday to oe at
the bedside of his daughter at Col
flax, Washington who was. at the
point cf death.
Fred Clark expects to leave this
week to JOIN his wife in Baker City
and to visit relatives in various
parts of Eastern Oregon.
A. Stevenson and wife moved
the last of the week into their
newly purchased home just west
OF the DR.. Pernot residence.
Hugh Baldwin of Winlock, Wash,
a prominent mill man in his section,
was in Corvallis Saturday, the
guest of his cousin, Harley Hall.
Mrs. Clarence Albin of Philomath
expected to return to her home in
Phiomath yesterday, after visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Burnap.
A new house is nearing compile
ton on the O. L. Davis farm west
of town. 1t is a neat, modern
structure and adds much to the
appearance Of the farm.
M. M. Long sold q carload of last
years baled hay, Friday. The pur-
chaser was Ira Bodine, and the Car
was shipped to the coast after be-
ing loaded at Philomath. ..--.--z
At the Christian church Friday
night reception was given to the
new members. Ice cream was SER
we'd and a good crowd of church
people enjoyed the event.
Chas. S. Seeley was in Corvallis,
Friday, and made final proof on
his homestead in Alsea. His wit
nesses were Willis Vidito, Thomas
Vidito, Thos. J. earns and Virgil
Vidito.
Heury Howell. a former Corvallis
boy and graduate of OAC. was in
Corvallis Friday, having arrived
from Portland where he took the
civil service examination. He left
on the afternoon train for his home
in Toledo.
The lemon famine, mentioned else
where in these columns, brought
the price of lemonade up to 10 cents
glass at local counters. Drum.
mers inform dealers that by the
last of this week it will be impos-
siDle to secure lemons at all.
Mrs. o. w. Beck with and daugh-
ter Cora left Saturday for Portland
for a two weeks stay. Mrs. Beck
with is delegate to the Grand
lodge, Degree of Honor, which
meets in that city the 18th, 18th
and 10Th, and Miss Cora is to visit
friends.
Frank Bulls has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail
between Corvallis and Philomath.
and uaaa his fist trip Yesterday.
The service is seven days per week,
and conforms with the arrival of
early trains between Albany and
Corvallis.
There was lemon famine
in Corvallis the past fsw DAYS.
They could not be had BY local deal
ers, as the supply in Portland was
insufficient to meet the demand. The
condition is attributed to the scare
ity of lemons this year and to the
increased demand due to the ex-
tremely hot weather.
1t is slready apparent that rent