Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Tuesday registered 3 below zero
M. Burnap ha this week So d hi'
residence property on Eighth street
to Mrs Fletcher. Possession is to b.
given in the spring.
Mrs. Eakin of Summit suffered q
stroke of paralysis Monday. The
entire right side is effected and the
organs of speech are involved.
T. L. Davis, recently from Plain
vew, mas purchased the Benton
county poor farm a couple of miles
southwest of Corvallis. The sale
was made this week ny Anhler &
Waters and the price was S5. 400.
Ed FELTON,, Jr. is to operate a
confectionery store in the room
formerly occupied by the Wells
Fargo express Office just south of
the Occidental. Repairs are being
made to the room and a counter
and other fixture pu: in.
w. P. Ireland arrived home the
middle of this week from trip to
Portland. Mr.. Ireland recently
purcha hastd the Osburn hop yard
near this city ard be states that he
expects in the spring to put out 1S
acres more in hops adjoining the old
yard.
the families of J. H. Pinkerton
and l.. MeIlen, the gentlemen who
have purchased the Ernest Yea
grocery store in this city, ale ex-
p-cled to arrive from Mountain
H"m-. Idaho, eith-' the last of this
week or the first of the week follow
ing.
Glenn Gillette arrived Sunday
from Hood River and is the guest
for a week of relati~es and friends.
He was a witness in case tfat
came before the Benton circuit
court this week. Glenn is an old
time Corvallis boy, and ia no"
learning to be timer.
Judge L. T. Harris lett Wednes-
day f,r his home in Eugene, after
holding an adjourned term of
circuit court for Benton county
Judge Harris is genial, cour eous
gentlemen whose visits to this city
are always appreciated by MANY
warm friends.
William Wagner is another Ben
ton man who believes there is
money to be made in raising htgs
for market. Tuesday Mr.. Wagner
brought to Corvallis thres porkers
that brought him something over
$75, and it is probable that he will
hereafter give more time and at
tention 10 swine, on his farm west
of this city.
Wednesday morning it was die
covered that ore of the old water
pipes at the Allen corner ON Main
street had pursted and water was
running over the pavement and
had made a pond along the walk
westward for block, this having
frozen to a sheet Of ice. Workmen
were at once sent to repair the dam
age.
Residents OF Seattle, made des-
perate by the fuel famine, Sunday
night raided carload of coal IL
tended for the public schools of one
the suburbs, and carried ff3O tons.
West Seattle is suffering from q
fuel faminine, also, and coal is SIC
ton. Two of the big schools at
Bellingham Wash, have been clos
ed on account of the wood faminine.
The Rebekahs installed their
officers for the year, Monday night.
Tney are as follows: N. G. Lu-u
Spapgler; V. G. Margaret Fowells; !;
con. Miss Edna Allen; warden, Mrs
Agnes Young; inside guardian,
Mrs. A. P. Johnson; outside guard
ian, John Young; sec'y, Mrs. Maud
Hays; treas Mrs. Fannie Oren:
fin. sec'y, Mrs. Emily Henkle;
chap, Miss Grace Huff.
People are wondering why the
postotfice docs not move into the
new building, and the explanation
is easily given. A couple of sections
of the boxes have not arrived, al
though they are three weeks over
due from the East, and until they
oro have tho fivturap cannot he
completed in the new building. 1t
was rumored that the delay was
due to the fact that the heating
plant was not in working order,
but this is not correct as it was
not intended to use the plant un-
til spring.
The farewell reception given by
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Davis Tuesday