Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


Shedd for visit with Miss Mary
Sutherland.
Mrs. James Berry is visiting her
parents in Salem. She left the
last of the week.
Bert Pilkington of OAC went to
Oakland Saturday for a brief visit
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom. Bell were
Newport visitors the past few
days. They left Thursday.
johnson Porter and family left
Friday for their ranch to spend the
balance of the summer.
The Tartar boys arrived home
Friday from Polk county, where
they had been working in a hop
yard.
Profs. Shaw and Cordley arrived
home Friday from several weeks
trip by private conveyance through
Southern Oregon.
There was a social over in Kings
Valley Saturday evening, for which
twenty gallons of ice cream was
sent out from this city.
Miss Halle Thomas, teacher in
the Portland public school,, left yes
terday for her home, after visit
with her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Farmer.
Prof. and Mrs. G. Tailandier and
Prof. and Mrs. McKellips left Snn-
day for a several weeks outing at
the coast. They will strike camp
at Yachaats.
The ice cream social given by
the w. c. T. q. ladies on the court
house lawn Friday evening was a
pleasant and proftable affair, over
$40 being taken in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice arrived a few
days ago from California, having
driven all the way in one-horse
open buggy. They will remain for
the present in this city.
A. P. Maxwell and daughter,
Miss Ida, came out from Halsey,
Friday, for a visit with F. M. Max
field and family. Miss Ida Max
field was formerly a teacher in the
Corvallis public school.
Miss Margaret Smell who fell
and injured her arm several wee ks
ago, is only now recovering the use
of the injured member, it having
caused her much pain and incon-
ven;ence.
1t was the intention of the county
court to have workman begin the
task of building a bridge across
Muddy, yesterday, at what is known
as the Quivery place. This is
about seven miles south of Corval-
Lis. A. E. Bell will have charge of
the work.
Ralph Pruett, the popular sales
man at Kline's arrived home Satur-
day from his vacation at Bellfoun-
tain. After reading the story of
his hunting adventures, as publish
ed in the last Gazette, Ralph AYERS
that had he not lost his ammuni-
tion in falling down the mountain,
he would have got the chipmunk
th at caused him such a fright.
There was launching party on
the river few evenings ago that
was much enjoyed. The party
went down the river several miles,
had lunch aud engaged in general
merry-making for several hours.
Those who went were: Misses
Ella Foster, Myrtle Moore, SYLVIA
and Mamie Starr, and Messrs. Sam
Hartsock and Adrian Kemp.
Paul Johnson, the well-known
fruit grower Of near Albany, made
his last trip TO Corvallis with ber-
ries for this season, a few days ago.
Mr.. Johnson makes more money
out of his berry patch each season
than is realized from a much larger
acreage of wheat on many a Will
lametie farm, all of which goes to
prove tn diversified farming is the
profitable thing for the Willamette
Valley.
For the benefit of those who de-
sire to spend day at the coast nut
who ohjecs to going on Sunday, q
mid-week excursion is to be run
tomorrow Wednesday. The train
leaves Albany at 7:30 a. m. and
arrives at Newport at noon. R.
turning the train will leave New
port at $50, arriving in this city at
ten p. m. The train will run on
the schedule of the Sunday New
port special. The fare for the
round trip on thu mid-w4ek excur-
-, u s.