Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-23

Miles Starr, ST., is having a small
addition built to his residence on
Ninth street.
Mrs. G R. Farra and Mrs. Har-
ry Buxton have been Portland visi-
tors since Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Bryson and Mrs. Ros-
coe Bryson of Eugene, are guests at
the E. R. Bryson home in this city.
NJ. M: Waltz of Beliefountain.
one of the well-known citizens of
Southern Benton, has been quite i'll
with stomach trouble.
Miss Imogene Gill of Scio arrived
Saturday to enter OAC for a spec
ial course in music Sne will make
her home with Miss Mary Suther-
land.
Meigs Bartmess, of the class of
cd, OAC, is now holding respon-
sible position with the Westing-
house Electrical Company of Pitts
burg, Pa, and is doing we'll.
\. l.. Peterson and family have
arrived from Zion City, Illinois, to
locate in Benton. They are rela-
tiv # he Gustafson family, just
we-H of Corvallis.
According to the statement of
Ryder Shepard of Salem who was
in Corvallis last WE ek, the condition
Of Clay Shepard, former Y. NC.
A. leader at OAC, is much i'm
p oved and hopes are. now enter
lred of his recovery.
Eugene is threatened with fuel
famine. There is scarcely any wood
to be had and the prices are sky
ward already, grub oak selling for
S.. so per cord; body fir, $5; dense
fir, So; ash, 81 80; maple, 81; balm,
$3.50. and slabwood SO. A fuel
famine is also feared in Portland.
Clarence Chapman arrived the
latter part of the week from The
Dalles, where he has been in the
restaurant and confectionery busi-
ness for the past two years. He
has disposed of his interests at that
place, but his plans for the future
are not made known.
Charles Colbert met with pain
full accident at, the furniture factory
Thursday afternoon. In some man
ner Mr.. Colbert slipped and fell,
striking his side against a heavy
sawhorse. The blow was so severe
that Mr., Colbert has neen unable to
work aud he fears that one or more
ribs have bean fractured.
While saving a heavy piece of
oak lumber at the furniture factory
the last of the week, Wallace COL
bert was struck in the palm of the
hand by a piece of the board with
such force that the arm was almost
paralized, and the young man was
disabled for a day or two.
The Portland Journal is pub
fishing in it's Sunday edition a SER
les of articles with illustrations,
written by Prof. J. B. Horrer, of
the OAC. They are very readable
and deserve the consideration of
every lover of good literature and
interested in the things of the
world. Prof. Horner is keen OBJ
server. He sees what goes on and
tells it well. Some people do Eu-
rope and that is the end of it, while
others use their observations and
experiences for the edifcation and
benefit of their fellow men. And
that is what Prof. Horner is
doing.-Roseburg Review.
DR.. Manion, who met with the
Corvallis Artisan lodge Wednesday
evening, paid visit to the Kings
Valley lodge Thursday evening
There was an open meeting and &
big crowd was present to enjoy the
program and banquet. That DIR
DIN is an active worker was demon
strated by the fact that during th'
evening he secured eight new mem
bers to the lodge, and not conten
with that, after the crowd had dis
persed and only the lodge member
remained, he put the eight candi
dates through the initiation cere
monies and collected dues for the
month and other fees necessary t.
establish them as bona fde mem
hers of the order. The Doctor lef
Corvallis Friday morning and wa
to hold big meeting at Hood Rive
Friday night.
| 0. J. Blackledge, the genia
furniture dealer, has originated
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