Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-10

MISS ina Johnson ioIt yesterday
for Newport for three W aeks' out
ing.
Miss Villa Fields arrived Frida y
and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor P Moses.
Mrs. J. S. Booth and Miss Ethel
Hollister left yesterday for Newport
to occupy the Booth cottage.
A. P. Johnson left the last of the
week for Yamhill county, Portland
and other points, looking after busi-
Dess.
Misses Inez Johnson and Ethel
Waters returned home yesterday
from a weeks visit with friends in
Newberg.
James Fl,tt filed with the county
clerk Friday petition for probate
of the will of the late Mrs. Ann
Compton.
William Halman has arrived from
Oroville, California, and will visit
for some time with his sister, Mrs.
Mercer, in Benton.
Rev. and Mrs. Clay Starr have
arrived from Ballston, and are to
move back to Benton in few weeks,
to occupy their farm.
Born, last week, to Mr.. and Mrs.
L. L. Swami, of Albany, son. The
parents are we'll known in Corval-
lis, Mr.. Swami being graduate of
OAC.
The task of repainting the Kiger
house, occupied by Byron Hunter
and family, was begun Saturday.
Clifford and Fred Kerr are doing
the work.
Mrs. Alice Jackson and Miss
Olive Eaton left Saturday morning
fer Keokuk Iowa, after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Blackledge
in this city.
Frank Strong and family left
Friday for a two weeks stay at
Blodgett. They will enjoy camp
life while Mr.. Strong is engaged in
scaling logs.
The Fourth at Philomath was en-
joyed by large crowd, although
there was not very lengthy pro-
gram of events. Rev. Feese of Cor.
Wallis delivered the grafton.
John Allen and family left Fri
day for Newport, to occupy a cottage
for a month. During the absence of
Fire Chief J. K. Berry in Seattle.
Mr.. Allen has been acting chief, but
he has iu turn appointed Alex Rem
ME to the position, while absent at
the coast.
A party returned Thursday night
from spending the Fourth on Mary's
Peak. A splendid time was had by
those who went, the trip being made
on horse back. Returning, the start
was made at 8 a. IN. and Corvallis
was reached at 6 p. m. Those 10
the party were: Misses Libbie Rice
and Olive Mallow; Messrs. Wallace
Colbert and Augustine Miller, the
latter cousin of Miss Mallow, visit
ing here from Portland.
the celebration at Bellefountain
on the Fourth is reported ss both
successful and enjoyable. There
was a good attendance and I D.
Driver gave a splendid address.
The Bellefouptain Park Association
made about $106 from h~ir stands,
the money to be applied in final pay
ment for tne camp ground, which
has recently been purchased by the
Association. This will cjsan up The
debt and leave snug sun in the
treasury.
Jessie Watkins, residing on the
old Gird place, near Monroe, met
with serious accident on the eve
ning of the Fourth. While logging,
the skid broke and rolled heavy
log over Mr.. Watkins leg, breaking
both bones between the knee and
ankle. The victim passed very
painful night .Thursdsy, but was
resting easily Friday, and it is
thought by the physician that he
will get along nicely. The Won
der is that the inju-? WAS not great
er.
Il has been decided by the count :
court that a halt must be called in
regard to people driving on = trot
across Mary's river bridge. There
are notices On the approaches to the
bridge warning the public against
fast driving in crossing, but the no.
tees are disregardad and rigs are
constantly driven in a trot, thus vi