Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

have returned from visit with
Charles Everett and family in Port
land.
DR.. and Mrs. Flo Starr went to
Bellefouutain, Friday, to attend
the funeral of the late Josep
Gregg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Rails and
Mrs. Wesley Hinton of Monroe
visited Corvallis relatives the last
of the week.
Mr.. Nelson Of Portland is the
new clerk at S. L. Kline's He is a
very pleasant gentleman and
man of experience.
Mrs. Emily Taylor returned
Saturday to her home at Box, after
a stay of several weeks in Corvallis
with relatives.
M. G. Flynn of the b. 4 coun-
ty lumber company has returned
from a three weeks visit to various
points i'm the East.
Misses Lizzie Dunn and Ethel
Price of Kings Valley have just
located in Corvallis for the purpose
of attending business college.
Miss Ethel Grier arrived home
Sunday from visit with relatives
at Medford. She was met in Al
bany by her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Grier, who accompanied her home.
Elmor Taylor, who has been i'll for
several weeks with typhoid fever at
the Grier home in this city, left
Saturday for Bellefountain, having
entirely recovered from the attack.
A letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Vic
tor Moses, u wv visiting in Parker,
Arizona, with relatives, states that
they are having very. enjoyable
time and that Mrs. Moses is being
benefited in health by the change.
They will return. the first of Noy-
ember.
Miss Edna Sheehy of Washing
ton, DC, was to start from that
city yesterday with Corvallis as her
destination. She is to be the prin-
cipal of the vocal department at
OAC, and comes highly recon-
mended. Miss Saeehy is a grad
uate of the New England Conserva-
tory of Music. She takes the posi-
ton recently resigned by Mrs.
Edward Forrest Green.
The 64O-arce farm belonging to
Conrad Slagel who is in Corvallis
from Sloan Springs, Arkansas.
was sold the latter part of the week
to R. S. Hughes, who recently pur-
chased the Johnson farm in the
same locality. Mr.. Slageps farm
has been occupied by Jesse Brown.
Mr.. Hughes now owns about 5000
acres of land in body. The price
in the Slagel sale was not learned.
A. L. Govier, young man who
resides on Soap Creek, ten miles
north of Corvallis, was in this city
Saturday and called at the clerks
office to present coyote scalp and
claim the 50 bounty. Mr.. Govier
states that coyotes are giving the
farmers in that locality consider
able trouble, and every possible eff
fort if put forth to rid the section
of the pest. 49,
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. P. Miner, Friday evening, Mer-
rill Groshong was given a very
pleasant birthday surprise party.
About As guests enjoyed the affair,
which was carried out in the regu-
lation Halloween style, with ghost
stories, "rear" ghosts, games, a |
musical and literary program, and
refreshments suitable to the occas-
ion. The surprise was complete on
Mr.. Groshong, and the affair was
one of the most enjoyable of the
season.
Beach Brothers ON Thursday be-
gan the task of digging their field |
of potatoes. This may sound like
an ordinary job, but if any one
thinks it is snap let him sit up
and take notice. There are 90 acres
of potatoes to be dug and if good
weather prevails it will take a man
and q tour-horse digging machine
all this week 10 do the work, where
as if it rains, the task may last a
month. At present only three
pickers can be had but seven or
eight could be used in gathering up
the spuds after they are dug. F'o-
tatoes are so cents per bushel in
the local market, but it is probable
that the Beach boys will store and