Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-06-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

lawrence Wilhelm OF Monro'
was a visitor in this city, Tuesday
Fred G. Peil OF Monroe was
pleasant visitor in Corvallis thil
week.
Mrs. Jack Hodges of Albany wal
the guest one day this week of Mrs
J. A. Harper, in this city.
Samuel Reader of Bellefountain
was in Corvallis Wednesday en-
route to Salem for a few days
visit.
E. E. Burger and family moved
this week into the Wicks house
near the United EvangelicaI
church.
John Lenger arrived home Tues
day evening from a visit with hi:
daughter, Mrs. Linnie Linville, in
Portland.
A new sidewalk along the north
side of the Mrs. J. Mason block is
an improvement that has been
made this week.
Mrs. Robert Jones and family left
yesterday for tho coast on a visit.
Her daughter, Miss Pearl, is en-
ployed at the Abbey House.
Mrs. NJ. Feister and family left
this week to spend the summer on
their ranch near Inavale. They
have been in Corvallis for school
purposes. v
L. L. Brooks arrived home Tues
day from attendance at the Turner
camp meeting. Other members of
his family are to go down before
The meetings close.
Miss Louise Meeker, who resign
ed her position as stenographer in
the f. E. Alley abstract Office at
Eugene, and returned to Corvallis
this week, is to leave Monday for
Spokane, where she has accepted a
position in law Office.
The big celebration over at Alsea
is to be concluded with ball on the
evening of the 4th, to be held in
the Grange hall. The affair is to
be given by Oglesby and Wilson,
and will no doubt be an enjoyable
evening for all who attend.
Will Dilley arrived Tuesday from
Centralia, Wash, and left yester-
day for Junction City to visit rela-
tives. Mr.. DilIey recently suffered
a very severe attack of typhoid
fever, and has hardly regained his
health up to the present time.
Among those who are at Billings,
Montana, participating in the rush
incident to the opening of the Crow
Indian reservation, is Burd Croft of
Corvallis. He will make an eff rt
to secure a parcel of land before re-
turning home the first OF July.
Fred Adams, of this years grad
uating class at OAC, passed the
examination in Portland this
mouth for a senior druggist. Mr..
Adams is bright young man and
has many friends in Corvallis who
will be glad to learn of his sue
GEES.
Amolg other places that will
celebrate the Fourt in fitting styl lie
is Peoria. Besides base ball game,
races and other features of amuse-
ment and entertainment, there is to
be a barbecue which all may enjoy,
a beef having been donated by a
resident of that vicinity.
The Corvallis posto6ice has been
changed from third to second
class office, the new order to 60 into
effect July 1st. The prom otion
carries with it ~ substantial in
crease in salary for Postmaster B.
w. Johnson. Mr.. Johnson has
not. however, received any official
no ice of the change.
Messrs. Loucks and Brown, Iowa
men who have spent a number of
weeks in Corvallis, lett tuesday
for McMinnville, from which place
they will return to their Eastern
bone. They are very favorably
impressed with Benton county,
however, and as soon as they Can
sell out, will return here to locate.
Last night, after the Gazette
press hour, a banquet was to be
given at Hotel Corvallis by the
congregation of the Episcopal
church. The affair was in honor
of Rev. aud Mrs. Simpson, who are
to leave for Honolulu in August,
where Ray. Simpson has accepted
pastorate. They leave Corvallis in
about three weeks for Portland. to
prepare for the journey. Rev.
Simpson and family have been very