Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-06-26

Teams wanted at once to haul
wood. P. A. Kline. 53tf
Neil Murray of Albany was
Corvallis visitor Saturday.
This does not seem to have been
much of season for small fruit.
Roy Hollenberg returned Satur-
day evening from trip to Portland.
Miss Kate Gerhard went to Al
banY yesterday to remain week or
two with friends.
Mrs. A. K. LaGrande of Blodgett
left Saturday for home, after weeks
business visit in Corvallis.
Ninety barrels of flour is a pretty
good order for a bakery in this
city. Yet this ls the size of one
just received at Small's.
The date of the annual Iowa pic
mic has net yet been set, but the
event will, it is supposed, oceu-
some tine in July, probably about
the middle.
Many of our young men visited
the "old swimming hole," Sunday,
and while the water was a trifle
cool those who took the plunge re-
port that they enjoyed it.
Mrs. Charles Everett and chill
dren are to leave in few days for
Portland, where Mr.. Everett is en-
ployed on the electric cars. The
family will reside at Woodlawn.
Mrs. G. Lester Paul, who has
been in Corvallis for the past month,
expected to return to Portla nd yes
ter day. Her husband is professor
f elocution in an educational in.
slit ution in the metropolis.
Mrs. w. G. Emery and son, Cecil,
went to Portland yesterday to re-
main. Within the course of couple
of weeks Mr.. E merry will have closed
out his business in this city and the
family will all be together again in
a new field.
Economy fruit jars for sale at
Zierolf's. 53tf
Ernest Bryant, bookkeeper at
the First National bank, is taking
a much-needed and highly enjoy
able vacation of two weeks dura-
tfon. He is spending his time
working in the Strong lumber yard,
8 vaca tion idea which is surely orig
inal with the genial bank employe.
Toe city hall is receiving a gen
eral overhauling and repairing that
will add materially to its beauty
and comfort. Painting of the in,
terror is now in progress, William
Paul being the workman, and kali
somining is also to be done. The
Coffee Club will put up new cur
tains and draperies, which will
greatly modernize the appearance
of the hall.
Grain in va rious parts of Benton
is said to be immense, an old resident
declaring that he has not seen the
like of it in Is years. Hundreds of
acres of splendid vetch, none of
which, according to this % ans state
ment, appears to be down, and acres
upon acres of spring and fall gain
in fine condition, holds the promise
of All abundant harvest for Benton
this year.
Economy fruit jars are found at
ZierolPs. 53tf
A hay rack party was given Sat-
urday evening by Miss Alice Jones
in honor of Miss Bess YATES
who is visiting in this city. The
destination was Wells, where de-
licious lunch was served, and much
enjoyed. There were Is in the party
and there is no use in attempting
to tell what good time every one
had. The party reached home in
time for breakfast.
Frank Sets was out from his
Five Rivers farm during the latter
part of the week. A daughter came
up from Southern Oregon and he
met her in Corvallis and she ac-
compauied him home. Or the way
out Frank came over the Alsea
Noun tain, but returned bv what
is known as the South road" as
he said the road he came out was
still trifie heavy.
The big pioneer picnic at Browns
vile, was an ENJOYABLE and success
full affair according to the state
ment Of Joseph Yates, who return
ed from there the last cf the week.
About 1000 people were present,