Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-19

Levi Oren has purchased a new
gasoline engine for his woodsaw.
Mss Mamie Starr, one of the In
pendence telephone Office operators
was confined at home with ilIn ass
several days this week.
Mrs. Adam Wilhelm Sr. has
been quite i'll the past week at the
family home in Mcnroe. With her
daughter she returned two weeks
ago from the East.
Miss Elsie Reed, who was strick-
en- with typhoid fever a few days
ago, is in a very serious condition,
and Miss Nelson, d trained nurse oi
Salem, arrived Tuesday to be at the
bedside.
Charles Young left Wednesday
for San Francisco in search of en-
ployment. At present carpenters
there are receiving SIS per dav and
there seems to be plenty of work for
all comers.
Rumor has it that the marriages
of several Benton county people are
to occur soon, among them a bride
and groom from Southern Benton,
the date for which is the very lat
ter part of this north.
Miss Birdie Gallentine returned
to Portland this week after nursing
Elmer Taylor through a siege of
&phoid fever in this city. The
latter is now convalescent and will
be able to sit up in few DAYS.
W. o. Heckart came down from
Eugene, Tuesday, to resume opera
tons on the A. J. Johnson brick.
He has several large buildings .un-
der construction in Eugene, among
them fine residence of his own.
Prof Horner, who has just re-
turned from a trip, through the
Hold Land, has been writing vivid
ly of his experiences in one the
Portland dailies. Prof. Horper is
deep observer and ably narrates
the incidents of his trip, at the same
time weaving into his story the his
toric facts connected with the coun-
tries visited. Albany Herald.
There is no denving the fact that
Oregon is n record breaker as fruit
state. The first full carload of
pears shipped from Rogue River
valley this year to New York City
n-tted the ernwer $2,710, the gross
figures being So $50. Last year the
same grower obtained $3,429 gross
and $2,70O.73 net for a carload of
he sane fruit. The pears were of
he Comice variety
Prune packing has been in prog
ress this week at the Stone prune
driers, one of which is located at
Oakgille ana the other at Corvallis
Two cars were packed Monday and
Monday night and a third was
ready for shipment Tuesday. The
fruit goes to Salem and from the
two driers about 40 tons will be
sent. While the price paid is not
given out, it is presumb'y 8 1-2
cents or upwards.
A certain Corvallis dog owner
feels like turning a double-barrelled,
shotgun loose on the miscreant who
poisoned said owners bird dogs. One
If the animals was poisoned while
shut up in the ri ghtful owners
and the other animal fell
L victim to the "dope" while turned
nut for a few minutes exercise.
Taxes were paid on the dogs and
hey bothered no one, and the wrath
IF the owner certainly seems justi-
liable, judging from the circum-
stances.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lucas of Mon
mouth fell down the back steps at
her home Friday morning, sustain
ing fracture of her right hip. She
was taken to Portland on the after
noon train, at which place she will
recsive treatment at a hospital. Mr..
Henderson Murphy an older broth
Or of Mrs. Lucas, residing at Cor
Wallis, was also taken to Portland |
IN the same train with his sister
or medical treatment. Mrs. Lucas
s past 70 years of age. The meet
ng of the brother and sister or the
rain wss complete surprise to
ooth.-West Side Enterprise.
The Albany club team which
played football in Corvallis last
is 10 go against Mulsno-
nah club tomorrow in Portland.
The Albany Herald says: The AL
osnV Athletic clubs football team
5 teirg drilled hard this week in
for the game on Satur-
lay with Multnomah in Portland.
The team, besides practicing in the
afternoon, is going through two
hours signal practice every night