Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-11

MRS. Charles Butler, returned te
her home in Portland the first o.
J this week, after a visit with rela-
tives in this city.
/ John Foley of Salem returns to
| his home tomorrow, after a visit at
the home of Misses Ella and Thia
johnson in this city.
| CIaud Starr has purchased the
residence property of AL Stevenson,
Ijust west of the Dr.. Pernot fome.
Possession is to be given the I'D of
February.
Sam Moore moved his new porta-
BILE saw mill to his place west of
Corvallis Tuesday. where he is to
engage in the lumber business.
Harold Rumbaugh. an old OAC
student, CO me from his home near
Albany the first of this week to at
tend the farmers short course at
OAC. which began Tuesday.
Misses Leila and Ida NcBee and
their brother George, WHO are at
tending school in this city, moved
this week into the Mrs. Prudence
Chapman cottage on Fourth street.
William Schmidt, the wellknowp
farmer of Granger, has purchased
half interest in the Starr bakery
and is to move to Corvallis at once
to take his place in the store. Mr..
Schmidt and family have rented
the Mrs. Susan Starr residence on
Eighth street.
E. K. Abraham arrived the first
of this week from Bow, WASH, for
a weeks visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Al Stevenson. Mr.. Abraham
intends to locate either in Forest
Grove or Corvallis, and is in this
city for the purpose Of looking over
the ground before deciding on which
place he will make his home.
Mrs. J. Mason arrived home Wednes-
day from Siletz, where she went to visit
her mother, Mrs. S. A. Kisor, who was
recently stricken with paralysis. Mrs.
Kisor is not improved. Owing to the
very bad condition of the roads and to
the fact that the high wind last
week blew down many trees that now
obstruc, the highway, Mrs. Mason had
to cross the Alsea mountain on horse
back, the trip being one that would tire
O. strong man.
The new Hotel Prineville, which
has been in process of constructor
for more than year, was pronounc-
ed complete Sunday. Saturday
evening the transfer from the old to
the new building was quietly made,
and the guests enjoyed breakfast
therein Sunday morning. The new
structure is one for Priaeville and
Crook county to Ee proud of. Built
Of stone and two stories in height,
it is supplied with everv modern
convenience -Prineville r view.
Joseph Edwards of Bellefountain
suffs ed a heavy loss from the
recent high water. He had 2OS
head of sheep in a pasture near his
b me and AS the water began to
rise he decided to bring the flock to
the barn yard, where the ground |
vas high and had never been SUBJ
merged during hit h water. Blu
the unexpected is what occurs, and
the next morning Mr.. Edwards
found that 200 of his sheep were
drowned and onlv eight remain of
the fine fl ,ck. The loss is decided
Y heavy aud Mr.. Edwards natur-
ally feels pretty "bIue" over the
occurrence.
There was a three-h0rse runaway
in this city Monday afternoon that
caused more excitement than
brass band on dress parade. It was
the hig mill team of tn ee horses,
and the auimals ran from the mill
Oh river street west past the Zierolf
residence and on into jobs addition.
In front OF the Charles Heckart
home the Independent telephone
meu were workin. and one of these
ran in front Of the runawaYs and
with a board succeeded in beating
them over their heads until halt
was made. The driver clung to th
rear endgate of the wagon from
start To finish OF the race but could
not succeed in climbing into the
vehicle to seizs the reins. Aside
from breakages to the harness the
damage was trIHing.
There was a meeting Tuesday
afternoon Of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the NJ. e. church. at which tiue