Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-26

Miss Emma Young of Portland
is the guest of Corvallis relatives
this week.
Miss Eula Austin returned home
few days ago from Newport where
she has spent the summer.
Mrs. Pogue of Ontario is visiting
her daughter, Miss Bessie, who is
student at OAC. and also Mrs.
Fletcher aud family.
Renkle & Davis hegan moving
Wednesday from their old stand
north of Smalls' to the room in the
First National Bank building.
Three carloads of -four left Fish
er's mill Wednesday for Yaquina,
where it was to be put aboard
steamer for shipment to various
points along the coast.
Mrs. Mary Barclay of Irish Bend
expects to leave Tuesday for Cali
fornia for visit with her daughter,
Mrs. w. II. Hewitt. She will be
absent until the holidays.
Cecil Butler, formerly assistant
agent at the G. & E. depot in this
city, was married in Portland last
week to Miss Stings. They have
gone to Washington to reside.
: G. F. Flint, who had been guest
Of Dr. and Mrs. Cathev. left Mon
day for Portland. Mrs. Flint're-
mained until Wednesday when she
too proceeded to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ninez Francisco
entertained about dozen friends
Tuesday evening mt their home. A
very pleasant evening was coaclud-
ed with the serving of dainty re-
freshments.
The subject of the sermon at the
NJ. E. church next Sunday morn
ing will be, "What Membership in
the Church of God Means;;" in the
evening, "Mr. and Mrs. Indifference
On Easy Street"
The walls are up for the new
rostoffice building for Corvallis,
the window frames are in and the
building is rapidly assuming the
form and general appearance of a
modern brick. The weather has
been good thus far for outdoor
work.
| Clayton Heron was in from
.Bellefountain, Tuesday, having
brought to market load of hogs,
ore year old, that sold for SIS each,
Mr.. Heron Geclares>that the man
with the get-rich-quick idea should
go into the business of swine raist
ing, as f'othing yields quicker or
better returns.
A. P. Johnson and family are to
move tomorrow into their handsome
new residence on Ninth street.
This building is finished on the out
side in the latest style, known rs
the "velvet" finish, and this effect
added to the architural beauty OF
the design renders the structure
unusually attractive. ~
In Oregon, mild, sunshiny wea-
ther, r'sfs in bloom, fresh fruits in
the market, ripe strawberries being
gathered by the crate. In Colorado,
a foot of snow on the level, hum
dreds of tons of sugar beets and
thousands of barrels of apples
damaged by the intense cold,-
You pay your money and take your
choice.
The latest in electric railroad
building is a proposed line from
Oregon City to Beaver creek, dis
tance of six miles. Judge Dim mick
of Oregon City says of the project
In my opinion the Willamette val
ley offers the best field for electric
; railway development, and the time
is coming when there will be per
feet network of lines. We propose
= to work in harmony with the Salen
< people who are interested in tn
D building of line between here ant
r Silverton and before another yea
q rolls around it is hoped We will hav
s extended our road from Beave
e creek to Silverton.
: A fact that argues we'll for to
industry of the rising generation
the zeal and energy with which th
g average small boy of today tack
s les" nearly any job of work tha
t comes his way. That the Amer
d lean boy of today is not lazy