Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. Claxton, travelling repre-
sentative of the Journal, was In
Corvallis on business Monday and
Tuesday,
Mrs. J. G. Hughes and daughter,
of Seattle, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Miller, in Corvallis.
The former expect to remain here
for several months.
Robinson & Stevenson this week
sold tie P. A. Johnson residence on
Fifth street to Mark Bauer, the
consideration being $4,000. Mr..
Bauer will occuy the place about
February l5.
On his return from Portland,
Monday evening, S. n. Wilkins
was accompanied by Mrs. M. O.
wilkins, who will remain about a
week. Mrs. M. O. Wilkins is the
wife of nephew of S. N. Wilkins.
Rev. w. C. Merit, international
field Sunday school worker, will
speak this Friday afternoon on
-sThe Master Teacher Teaching the
Preclousness of the Lost" at 2:45 at
the Congregational church. The
afternoon session Of the convention
opens at 2 o'clock. This evening
Rev. Merits subject will be "Or-
ganized to VIM"
The list of rewards for the Seat
tie Poultry Show gives well-known
Corvallis fanciers prominent places.
DIR. Bowen Lester is mentioned for
first cock, 1st Gockerel; 1, A hen;
/, 2 pullet; ! pen; l collection OF
White Wyandottes. J. M. Porter,
on Silver Penciled Wyandottes, had
l., 2 cock; l, 2, 8, 4 and 5 hens; ]
pen. Who says we are not in it?
Last Saturday evening the young
ladies of Alpha Hall entertained
their friends. The company, num-
bering about sixty-five, were enter
tanned by short program, followed
by games and lastly, refreshments.
Simplicity and. genuine hospitality
marked the evening, which drew
to close leaving only happy re-
membranes for the participants.
Mrs. Henry Holroyd and chill
dren, whose husband and father
died last week in this city and
whose remains were taken to Iowa
for inter ment, desire us to express
their most sincere appreciation
of and thanks for the many kind
nesses shown them by Corvallis
people during their recent bereav-
ment. Believe them sincerely
grateful.
The noted evangelist-orator, Sam
p. Jones, is to lecture in the U. P.
church at Albany this evening.
Beyond doubt quite a contingent
from Corvallis will be in attendance
as an opportunity to hear SO cele-
brated a man does not occur often.
"The World as it is, and the World
as it ought to be" "Sham an the
Genuine" are some of the topics of
this celebrated orator.
J.. N. Hegeman, New Yorker
who ia spending the winter in Alsea,
recently ordered canvas boar
through H. Hodes, of this city. On
receiving the boat, Mr.. Hegeman
took paddle down the Alsea. The
river was badly swollen at the
time aud the boatman was upset
from the boat in sone manner. He
wrote a friend in this city that
owing to the presence of some peo-
pie on a bridge across the stream
his life was saved, but thai the
canoe was ten feet under water.
Beyond doubt the young man came
near losing his life.
Perhaps the largest real estate
deal ever negotiated in this county
was one consummated Monday by
Amber & Waters. The farm of
Mrs. G. E. Johnson, comprising
1900 acres was sold to Portland
parties. The property lies seven
miles south of this city and is a
fine property. The exact pric@
is not given out at present, but is
known 20 be upward of $4,000.
This is remarkable deal in more
ways than one. OF course, it is
important on account of it's size,
but has added significance when it
is considered that this is an in
vestment of Portland capital. The
Portlanders evidently know what
they are about. Success to them
whatever their intentions are.
During the first of the week Will
liam Hansell, Lincoln Chambers
and Cliff Kerr went out south of