Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-10
LOCAL AND PtgsUNat

Nashville FRIDAY on business.
Matt Wilhelm of Monroe paid
Corvallis a business visit Friday.
Mrs. N. Wilkinson and children
left yesterday for an outing a.
Newport.
Miss Elsie Reed returned Friday
from few days visit with her par
ents at Monroe.
George Cross, an OAC boy, left
Yesterday for his home at Newberg,
for the summer.
Mr.. Mosier, the new salesman at
Nolan's, was confined ut home FRI
day with illness.
Dick Graham and family expect
ed to leave yesterday for months
outing at the coast.
George Cooper and bride arrived
home Thursday night from their
honeymoon trip to Portland.
Mrs. w. H. Hammersley and
daughter of Alsea are visiting
friends and relatives in Corvallis.
Walter Wells, of Independence,
was a guest over the Fourth of his
cousin, Miss Lulu Turner, 10 Cor
wallis.
Mrs. Mecklin has been i'll for sew
e,al days and is reported as in a
very critical condition. She is
sister of James Lewis.
George Harris, owner and oper-
ator of the saw mill at Harris
station, was in CORVALLIS Friday,
looking after business.
w. &. Emery will start at the
task of exporting the county books
today. This is task that will
require from a month to six weeks.
Mrs. B. A. Cathey and daughter,
Marie, are expected home in a
few days from a two months visit
with relatives in Kirksville, Mis-
souri.
Miss Effie Smith, who resides
across the river from Corvallis, and
who recently was i'll with appendi-
citis,. is again in a serious condition
with the same ailment.
Farmers are beginning to call for
binder twine, although there is as
yet no rush for it. The price is
quoted at IL cents per pound for
standard and Is cents for clover
leaf.
Misses Iva and Berthile Barclay
have gone to housekeeping in the
apartments above the Blackledge
furniture store, where they will be
near their place of business, in the
millinery store.
Mrs. E. F. Green gave a pleasant
dinner party Friday evening to a
dozen friends in honor of Miss
Pearl Guthrie, who is to leave
shortly for Iowa, on visit. Miss
Guthrie has resided in Corvallis for
about TWO years, and may decide
to return here after a visit to her
old home.
w. G, Emery has been appoint
ed by the county court as the pro-
per person to expert the books of
the county. Just when Mr.. Emery
will start at the task allotted hin is
not known to us, but we presume
the work will be taken up ere
loug. Mr.. Emery has the reputa-
ton Of being thoroughly compe-
tent man to undertake this work.
Clyde Williams and Pearl Locke
of Independence were in Corvallis
Friday on their way to Alsea, for a
weeks fishing trip. Clyde is a
brother of Lieutenant Floyd Will
liams, the former OAC football
man, and he stated Friday that
Floyd, when last heard from, was
in Manila and liked his position
very much, but that he expected to
be transferred July 1st to another
point.
Sscondogily, he business of w.
6. Emery in Portland Yesterday
was to secure a number Of hslf-tone
cuts for the fine souvenir program
for the convention of the Photogra
piers Association of the Pacific
Northwest. The convention is to
be held in Spokane, Washington,
during the first week of September.
The Gazette offics is printing the
4O-page program for the occasion.
Cleanup day did not create as
much of stir in Corvallis Friday
as had been anticipated, interest in
the affair having wan d somewhat