Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-24

Miss Mae Gerhard has returned
from her two weeks rest at Nye
Creek.
Mrs. Henry Cummings and
children arrived home Wednesday
from weeks stay at Newport.
Asa Alexander and family are
to arrive Sunday from a months
sojourn at Newport.
Miss Ella Johnson returned We'd
nesday from her vacation outing at
Newport.
Miss Erma Sutherland of Nc
MinnvilIe is the guest for a few
days of Miss Mayme Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Price left
Wednesday for their home in Port
land, after weeks visit in Corval-
lis with relatives.
Miss Rose Chipman arrived
Tuesday from The Dalles, to re-
main. The family, excepting Mr..
Chipman, came back several weeks
ago.
T. HI. Wellsher and family were
expected to arrive yesterday from a
two weeks visit to relatives at
Gray's Harbor, Seattle and Port
land.
An attractive barn is about COM
pleted On the S. L. Kline property
on Fourth street. The work of ex-
cavating for the residence is in pro-
gress this week.
c. G. Taylor, who has been in
this city with his sister, Mrs. E. E.
Mundy, since the death of her son,
Clark, left Tuesday night for his
home in Medford.
L. w. Mulvaney of Big Elk has
purchased and is moving into the
Charles Liilard property in Jobs
addition. Mr.. Lillard has gone to
Shotpouch, where he will occupy
the Ccnroe place.
The 18th annual regatta begins
in Astoria on August 3Oth, and ac-
cording to the Astorian there will
be $4,000 people on hand the OPEN
ing day. This is the annual affair
that has made Astoria famous, and
people go from all parts of the
state.
The w. c.. Corbett brick yard is
a very busy place these days but
the rush will be over about next
" cdnesday when the two months
run comes TO an end. Ten men
are employed at the work, and the
output is 100000 bricks. This is
,hA longest run that the yard has
ever made.
William Broders arrived homz
Wednesday from months trip
through Southern Oregon in COM
pany with Thomas Whitehorn and
Henry Gerhard. The two latter
gentlemen are at Gold Hill now
aud expect to go on to Medford be-
fore returning home. They will
not reach Corvallis for two or three
weeks. Mr.. Broders reports a fine
trip, with plenty of fish and fun.
Miss Lulu Gunther, who was
night "hello girl" in the Pacific
States Telephone Office so long, is
now in the Good Samaritan hospi-
tai in Portland. Soon after accept
ing a position in the phone office in
she was taken i'll and
was removed to the hospital where
= delicate surgical operation was
performed, from which she is not
making very speedy recovery.
Manv changes are being made
up at Cauthorn Hall, preparatory
for the opening of OAC on Septem-
her Goth. Under the able super
vision of Mr.. aud Mrs. R. L. White
head, the big dining hall has been
re-pspered in green aud gold ana;
is very attractive. Twelve of the
single rooms are slso being renovat-
ed and fixed up. and when all is
done the hail wilI-he in fine condi-
ti"n for students home, as it has
always been.
One of the most attractive win
dows in town is to be seen at the
w w Trolsr6 urcoa~y sto~o
Heavy tin has been made into a
shallow box tojust 6t the window,
and in the center Of the window n
spray is so arranged that the sup
Ply of lettuce, CARROTS, turnips, cell
cry and other vegetables piled III
the tin box are kept constantly
sprinkled and thereby rendered
fresh and crisp by contact with the
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