Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-09
LOCAL AND PERSONA.

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Durham Hyland of Eugene is
visiting his brother, B. F. Hyland
in this city.
Miss Agnes LANCER has register
ed as an OAC student. She is
from Fulton, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Smith OF
i Portland have arrived for a visit
with Benton county relatives.
, Arnold King, the popular cleo
>ric light company's man, is con-
fined at home with illness.
Ed Hufford, an old time Corval--
lis boy, now of Portland, arrived in
Corvallis Saturday on visit.
There was an enjoyable dancing
party at Fishers hail Friday even
ing, which was well attended.
The total number of hunters
licenses issued in Benton county up
to Saturday afternoon was 42O.
Miss Ethel Burr of Philomath
has been the guest of her cousin,
Miss Thia johnson, the past few
days.
O.. J. Blackledge, the wide-awake
furniture dealer, is to return to-
night from a brief business trip to
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Smith move
today to ranch on Alder Creek, in
the Alsea country, where they are
to reside.
Chester Coffey, the popular
photographer, was in Albany, Sat-
urday, to attend the Christian Mis-
sionary convention.
George Looney returned, Friday,
from Monroe, when he has been in
charge of the McElroy prune dryer
during the drying season.
Mrs. Claude Starr and baby of
The Dalles are guests of relatives
in Corvallis. Mrs. Starr was form
erly Miss Edna Fullerton.
Work on the Kline house has
been at a standstill for nearly q
week, owing to the inability. of the
carpenters to procure rafters.
Miss Emma Yoder, assistant
principal of the Corvallis Business
College, spent Saturday and Sun
day in Albany with her parents.
A dancing party was given Sat
uaday evening at Fishers hal. II
honor of Miss Carrie Danneman
who is to leave shortly for Eastern
Oregon.
1t was expected that the Henry
Stone prune dryer would complete
operations yesterday for this sea-
son. Wilbur Croft has been doing
the drying.
Miss Eva Martin, for a long
time clerk at Wilhelm's store at
Monroe, has gone to Portland to
spend the winter, clerking in a dry
goods establishment.
Rev. G. L. Burbank and wife
were in Corvallis, Friday, en- route
to Monroe. where the former is to
occupy the pulpit of the M. E.
church for the coming year.
John Starns of Albany was visit
ing relatives in Corvallis, Saturday.
One of the horses he drove became
very i'll on the way in, and
the services Of a veterinary were Ie-
quired while Mr.. Starns was in
town.
John II. Starr, Benton county
bcv, now district deputy head con-
sui of the NJ. W. A, leaves Wednes-
day for Pendleton, where he will
hereSfter have his headquarters.
He has been assigned to the whole
Eastern Oregon territory, in his
work and will not return to Ben
ton. The past three years the
family home has been at Junction.
Roman Zahn came out from his
Alsea aome Friday. His business
was to try and buy some sheep of
Hector Bros, Who reside near
Granger. Mr.. Zahn Gays the only
drawback t. living in Alsea is the
state of the road over the noun
tain in the rainy season. He re-
ports nothing out of the ordinary
in the little valley.
Henkla & Davis, the old and
well-known BUSINESS firm that has
served Corvallis customers for many
years, is to move shortly into the
First National Bank building, &C.
the room formerly leased
by Nolan & Callahan. Some re-
pairing is to be done to the build
ing and it will probably be two
weeks before the change in location
occurs.
L. L. Brooks of northern Benton
is making a record as private
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