Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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at eleven.
George Looney arrived Tuesday
from klamath Falls, after few
weeks absence.
Rev. Green and family will
spend one week with the Bohannon
family at Plymouth.
Misses Eta Hall and Ella King
were guests, Wednesday, of Mrs.
Tomlinson of Albany.
Frank Davis and Mr.. Mowerer
of Big Elk, were Corvallis visitors
Wednesday, on business.
Miss Bessie Michael arrived
Tuesday from Portland aud is visit
ing at the Fred Buchanan home
near Inavale.
The baby daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Small has been seri-
ously ill for some time and is not
much improved.
R. Gilbert and family expect
to leave shortly for Fall City, to re-
side. They are already packing
their household effects.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Washburn
left Wednesday for their home at
Brownsville, after visit at the
Caleb Davis home in this city.
Mr.. Miller, of Big Elk, was in
Corvallis, Wednesday, en- route to
Portland to purchase machinery for
a saw mill that he is to establish at
Big Elk.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Leonard left
Wednesday for their home in East
ern Oregon, after visit with the
latter's brother, w. P. Ireland and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
had been to Long Beach for their
outing before coming to Corvallis.
Robert Black of Big Elk was in
Corvallis, Tuesday, on business. 1t
was asserted that he was closing
deal for the sale of his property at
Big Elk to Mr.. Gator, who resides
near Corvallis, and that the latter
intends to establish q crea mery Oh
a cheese factory on the place.
The Order of Washingtons had a
Jolly social at their lodge room this
week. A new member was initia-
ted, and ice cream was served, be-
sides which all had good time. In
two weeks the members are to have
a big time at their meeting, a COM
mittee having been appointed to ar
range for it..
Miles Starr, wife and daughter,
Mildred, leave Monday for Nye
Creek, to spend a two weeks vaca-
ton. During their absence, Miss
Bertha Wilson will assist Miss Eva
Starr in the candy store, and for
the purpose of learning the business
she began work at the establish
ment yesterday.
The T. II. Crawford residence
was completed bv Norton Adams,
The contractor, Wednesday. The
dwelling is one of the finest in the
part of town where it is located, be-
ing modern in every respect and
finished beautifully inside. Prof.
and Mrs. Crawford will occupy the
place at once.
The Gazette reporters hearty
thanks are due Mr.. and Mrs. John
John Kiger and Mrs. Minerva
Kiger for sample lot of their ex-
cellent pc ches, grown on k!ger
Island. Such surprises are few aid
far between, along this tiresome
journey that we call life, and this
unusually delicious treat is there
fore thoroughly appreciated.
A letter Tuesday from Miles
Starr, Jr., who is now sewing sacks
st $3 per day with q combined
threshsr outfit in Sherman county,
saws: "Crops here are nearly burn
ed up and most farmers are cutting
their crops for hay. Grain is ave.
aging about five sacks per acre,
and sack sewing Is q snan, rs one
sews about $50 per day. The wind /!
today is blowing at the rate of 40 |
miles an hour"
4 couple that attracted con siier- !
able attention ou Corvallis streets, /
Tuesday, was n Chinaman "nd his !
wife, both of whom were unusually /;
stylish for people of their rsce.
The lady wore her hair in Amer
ican fashion, and her clothes were
patterned after those of her white
sisters. A Corvallis lady was
heard to express wish that the
pair would locate in Corvallis, that !
one might learn more of the Gus
toms of the Chinese people.
Many loads of dirt that have |
been taken out at the A. J. john
son corner, where excavating is in |