Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-04-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The street sprinkler begun oper-
ations Friday.
Prof. Watkins and family. OF
Philomath, we're Corvallis guests
Friday.
Edwin Everett, who was operated
on recently for appendicitis, is
rapidly recovering.
Sam Moses. of Philomath, is in
Corvallis assisting at Moses Bros
store during the sale.
Rev. P. A. Moses was expected
home last night from several
days visit in junction City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barr, of Colorado,
were the guests of their niece, Mrs.
w. Il. Kaupisch, the last of the
week.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold King spent
Sunday with the latters parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hecker, of
Wells.
The Pelland family moved the
last of the week into the house
recently vacated by Harry Buxton,
near the Garret Long residence.
Orville Wbiteaker, aged about
20 years, while spraying trees on
his fathers place south of Corvallis,
Wednesday, fell and fractured a
bone in one of mis- wrists.
The Charles Everett house has
been leased and is occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. White, who recently
came to this city from Salem. Mr..
White is engaged in the Plaster
barber shop.
William Currin arrived from
McMinnville Monday to take
charge of the R. M. Wade hard
. ware store. Horace Lilly will 60
to McMinnvil!e as head clerk III
the establish ment there.
w. D. DeVarney was taken sud-
denly ill upon his arrival in Albany
last Friday, from Portland, ana
was confined to his bed. Later re-
ports Of his condition were not
received by the Gazette.
There will be no merry -gC-round
in Corvallis this Spring. Mr..
Jones decided that the license in
this city, $40 a day or $50 a quar-
ter, was too high to allow him to
make a profit in the business, and
Saturday he departed with his
swing for Albany.
The people throughout the state
have come to the conclusion that
state funds paid into the treasury
from any one county, should be
held on deposit in that county and
not boarded in the great money
centers. This is the policy adopt
ed by Ralph w. Hoyt.
There was a b,g parents' and
teachers meeting at Belivf3untain,
Saturday, and number. # Cor
Wallis officeseekers were in at
tendance. Among those present
were T. T. Vincent, J. B. Irvine
and S. H. Horton. The meeting
was very successful and we'll at
tended.
The purchase of the adding ma
chiue that has been on trial at the
court house was matter considered
by the county court # Benton last
week. The machine is valued at
1876, and is of great assistance in
the various Offices where much
figure work is to be done. No action
was taken by the court in regard to
the matter.
A dozen pupils of the Corvallis
Business College drove to Albany
Friday, and joined in class reci ia
tions with the students of the
Eclectic UniversityItha afternoon.
Ia the evening, from 7:3O to II,
they were entertained at w. o. w.
hall, a program and banquet being
the features. A highly enjoyable
time is reported bv those who went.
Invitations have just been re-
ceived by friends in Corvallis, to the
wedding of Logan Hays and Miss
Lena Mae Nemyre to occur at the
brides home on North 10Th.
street, Portland, at $50 Saturday
evening, April 2lst. Mr.. Hays was
for over dozen years the popular
Western Uuion agent in this city,
where host of friends join in CON
gratulations in advance.
The knight Of Pythias are to
have charge of Frederick Warde's
Portland engagement, however on
Monday night he will be entertained
by the Elks Lodge. On this occa-
sion Governor Chamberlain on be-
Lnlf &C tho Eil-r IL, portlsrA .-;l