Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-10
Additional Local.

DIR. B. A. Cathey is to have built inn
mediately another house for rental pur-
poses. 1t will be substantial modern
structure. and will occupy the corner lot
just south of the residence which DIR.
DR.. Cathey purchased last year of the
Fiersteins.
The Oregona departed down the river
yesterday morning. The trip terminated
steamboating on the upper Willamette
for the season. The simmer was very
favorable for boating and steamers were
enabled to reach this city for about a
month later than during many previous
years.
| Born, July 5, in Portland, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Wingate. son. Mrs. Wingate
was formerly Grace Scott,was a Corvallis
girl.
! Mrs. Dodele, familiarly known as
"Grandma'' Dode1e, lies at the point OF
death at her home near Wells. Three
weeks ago she suffered second stroke
of paralysis, and Sunday morning the
| bird one came. Yesterday she was un-
conscious and the end was expected al
any hour. Mrs. Dodele is "a yeals old
and for years has been respected resi-
ent of Northern Benton. She is the
mother of Paul and Felix Dodele. Of
Wells, well-known farmers, and OF Mrs
Clum Reed, of this city, who left Satur-
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Charles McHenry, who sustained Sc
we're injuries in a fall of 16 feet from 8
barn on the George Brown place week
ago. ia able to be about again, although
still lame and bruised from the accident
J. W. Butler, of Alsea, was a Corvallis
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
The Improvements that DR.. E. H
Taylor has been making to his dwelling
are completed. They include the addi
tion of new kitchen, porch and pantry
and add materially to the convenience
aud appearance of the residence. Nor
ton Adams did the work,
Mrs. Maud Hemphill is improving th'
property on North Main street recently
purchased by her. She is adding bath
room and porch, building new fenc'
aud otherwise adding to the premises il
value and appearance.
Norton Adams has been awarded tn,
contract for the J. Fred Yates residence
to be built Immediately at the northeas
corner of the property just purchased b,
Mr.. Yates of W. S. McFadden. Th'
dwelling is to be two-story affair, mod
ern and frst-class in every respect
I William Hand, of Albany, is the arcbi
tect.
r. L. Taylor, the Jobs addition mer
chant, is suspicious now of his son Jack
the popular tonsorial artist. It happen
ell on the night of the Fourth, but MAC
cabee Bill'' has been keeping it dark
Jack had invested in giant firecracker
or bomb, and, tbeing afraid of the thing
he persuaded his unsuspecting pater t,
apply the match. There was a fzz
biff pop 4! and ''Maccabee Bill' ha
not been pretty since. His jaw is gashe,
aud burned, his chin is singed, his hau'
is cut and bruised, and he is generall
used up. Whether Jacks profeese'
SYM athy is genuine lis question tha
bothers the father almost as much a
does the injury sustained.
H. A. Hoffman, who has been locs
agent for the O. R. & N. during the pas
winter, left yesterday for Portland fo
the summer, the boating season bein
ended here. Mr.. Hoffman will renal
with the company, and may be returne
to Corvallis this fall.
Next Tuesday the grand lodge of tn
. workmen in Oregon is to convene j.
. Portland. Prof. F. Berchtold, who
grand ma ter, will attend from this city
Jesse Spencer, and possibly Judge Wa
ters, will attend as delegates from tn
local lodge. Mrs. 0. w. Beckwith wi
attend as a delegate from the Degree {
Honor.
Supt. Denman and family arrive
; home Saturday from Alsea, where M
Denman delivered the Fourth of Jul
Grafton. From what we learn th
gathering in Alsea on this occasion wa
: large and the day ideal.