Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-28

Last night, aiter the Gazette pres
hour, the Rebekahs were to hold a fare
| well reception at their ball, in honor OF
Mrs. Sarah Moore and daughter, Miss
Gladys, who are 10 leave shortly for
| Chicago. Mrs. E. E. Mundy, who moves
to Portland, and Miss Belle Ranney, who
is to 60 to Condor to teach in the public
school. A banquet and toasts, followed
by general social time, was the plan for
the evening.
The ice cream social on the court house
lawn Saturday evening, given by the
Baptist young people, was pleasant af-
fair and about SIS was cleared.
Latest in souvenir postals at
the Bazaar. II
J. E. Grier and. family were guests
Sunday of relatives at Bellefountain.
Mrs. E. F. Rowland of Portland, was
the guest Saturday of Corvallis friends.
Charles Shenofeld, the Bell teleph OH 9
man, returned Sunday from a week $
vacation at the bay.
Walter Taylor, of Bellefountain, who
has been ill for some ii ue with typhoid
fever, is not improving, but it is thought
he will recover.
Special SAFE of sheet music now
OF, until entire stock is closed out
at Fishers music store. II
Miss Elsie Rice is guest this week at
the Jack White home, near Philomath
OFF Wilson and family came home
Saturday from their outing at Cascadia.
Miss Mary Danneman left Sunday for
Portland for weeks visit with friends.
Presents for every BODY this week
at Fishers music s,ore, successor
to E.. E. White. II
Jesse Noses and family leave tom orrow
or Thursday for Philomath, to reside.
Their residence property in this city has
been purchased by A. j. Johnson. Mr..
Moses is one of our most energetic and
obliging business men, and Corvallis can
ill-afford to lose him. Both he and his
estimable family have made many frien Dis
in this city during their residence, and
the good wishes Of all follow them to the
new home in Philomath.
MIR. and Mrs. G. F. Rice, and Misses
Elsie, Ruby ana Gladys Rice returned
Friday evening from orief outing in the
mountains beyond Ph1lomash.
Notice to Farmers-I am in the
market for clover, vetch, cheat al
falfa and timothy delivered f. o. b.
cars. If farmers or dealers having
hay to offer will kindly write me
stating the amount and quality of
the hay they have to sell. Ad-
dress G. w. Simpson, 2Ol Wash
ington street, Portland, Ore. 63tf
De- J. M. Pruett of Oakland, California,
was an over-Sunday guest of his son,
Ralph, in this city. DR.. Pruett left yes
terday for Eastern Oregon.
Attorney w. f. Yates. of Vancouver,
spent yesterday in this city, having come
over from the coast where he had been
on a business and pleasure trip. He
states that he is doing we'll in Vancouver
and likes the place and the people.
Mrs. Amelia Schubert was called to
Monroe, Saturday, by the serious illnes
of her father.
1t is only three weeks until the opening
of OAC, and already most of the rent
houses in Corvallis are spoken for. Each
year sees an increase in the number of
houses to let, but with the growth of the
town and the rapid increase in attendance
at the college, the demand for houses
still exceeds the supply.
Up to the present, 1872 hunters licenses
have been issued in Benton this season.
Only one nonresident licence has been
issued, to E. G. Ogg, of Newton, Iowa.
There is very little interest taken in
Corvallis and Benton count, real estate
these days by Fasteners, if the number
of inquiries being received by the Citi-
zens' League is any indication. Secretary
John F. Allen states that only an occa-
sional letter comes in now asking ques-
tions about Benton. but it is thought a
change will soon come and the usual
amount OF correspondence will accumu-
late Only few immigrants have ar
rived in Corvallis the past few months,
but conditions are certain to be more
favorable in a few weeks, when the fall
shall have come.