Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-07

Mrs. J. A. Harper has been or
the sick list for several days.
w. G. Emery returned last nigh
from Portland, after brief business
visit.
Walter Wiles and family left
Saturday for Casc4dia, for their
annual outing.
A new roof is Being put on the
Goodman house, recently vacated
by Pat Stewart.
Mrs. Henry Bier and her mother,
Mrs. Goodell, left Saturday for
Medford to reside.
Miss Joann McLennan was ex-
pected home yesterday from a sew
eral weeks outing at Nye Creek.
Mrs. E. A. Belknap left yester-
day for Alsea to camp for couple
of weeks with Rev. and Mrs. Feese
Mrs. B. w. Wilson and Mrs.
Ann McCune returned Saturday
from a visit with relatives at Sum-
NIT.
A. T. Grugett and family left
Saturday evening for Lebanon,
where they will spend two weeks
vacation.
Milton w. Smith, a well-known
attorney of Portland, and his
daughter, were Corvallis visitors
Friday and Saturday.
B. F.. Grant arrived the last of
tle week from Walla Walla for a
two months visit with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Maud Henphill.
Born, in Independence, Wednes-
day, to Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Giles
pie, a son. Congratulations from
Corvallis friends are extended.
Some few people may admire dog
fennei and thistles on a church
lawn, and sanction the keeping of
unsightly rubbish in the back yard
of the church, but most people
think such conditions a disgrace to
the city.
An old resident commented op
crop conditions, Saturday. Wheat,
he said, is fair yield, con-ld-ring
the rundown condition OF the aver
age Willamette valley farm; fall
grain is fairly good, and hay is an
crop.
Hugh Brandon arrived Friday
from Portland and left
on the afternoon train to join
friends at Newport for an over
visit. Mr.. Brandon is an
Did OAC boy, and is now employed
IN Portland pharmacy.
,Wayman Mason arrived Satur-
lay from Butte, Montana, for a
brief visit with his mother. They
spent Sunday at Newport, and yes
,erday afternoon Mr.. Mason was
obliged to depart for Butte, where
ae is employed and is doing we'll.
Miss Betty Thorp arrived home a
'ew days ago from Portland, where
'he had been in a hospital for the
'emoval of tumor. Her many
friends will be pleased to learn that
he young lady is now restored to
lealth and is at home for the sum-
ner.
While the Alsea mountain road
'emains in about the usual condi-
,iop, some splendid work has been
lone on the valley roads by super
'isors Jasper Hayden and w. J.
Wariield By the end of the pres
:ent season, over two miles Of road
will have heen graded and grsveIed
lnder the supervision of these wide
awake Ais-:. ffi,:ials.
Arthur Suow and family left
Corvallis last week for Beaver
Creek, where they planned to spend
some time in camp, but the story
is that just three hours after pitch
iog their tents they decided to try
location, aud, pulling
stakes, they started for Alsea. They
are new in camp near the Alsea
store and having big time.
Dr.. w. 0. Manion Of Portland,
supreme medical director Of the
United Artisans, is to pay a fra
seTnal visit 10 tine local iadge q
week from tomorrow night. There
will be initiation IF several mem-
oers, banquet AMI other features,
.nd notice is given thus far IN ad-
rancs to enable &ii neIu beys to
get busy" and be on hand at the
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