Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-04-06

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Sam Sutton left a few days ago
for Seatton where he has employ
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Miss Inez Colvig, of OAC, de.
parted Wednesday for her home in
Southern Oregon.
Mrs. Susan Starr has arrived
from Ballston and is visiting rela-
tives at Bellfountain.
The commissioners court was in
session Wednesday, auditing bills
and transacting other business.
Mrs. Tim Bowling and children
are visiting relatives at Bellefoun.
tain for a week. They left Tues
day.
/ Mrs. Mary Ingram and daughter
Miss Ethel, returned to their home
at Monroe Tuesday, after a brief
visit with Corvallis relatives.
Miles Starr, Jr., is now at Hood
River, from which place he writes
that be has employment and states
that there is much snow there now
A. w. Fischer has received word
to the effect that the Fischer Flour
ing Mills at Silverton have won out
in the supreme court in their suit
against the railroad at Silverton.
Jones, the merry-go-round man,
is in town again and we under
stand that he is soon TO set up his
machine, thoroughly overhaul and
paint it and then give the young
sters ride.
J. F. Tyler is having a new res
idence erected on lots adjoining the
Judge Waters property in the
nor b IN part of town. Work began
yesterday and Charles HeckarL is
the workman.
Stanley Herbert arrived in Cor
Wallis Tuesday from California,
and will spend a month in this
city with his parents. Stanley is
former OAC boy, and has many
friends here who are glad to well
come him home.
Wednesday evening the petit
ton of George W. Smith tor repub-
lican nomination at the coming
primary election for the office of
county commissioner was filed.
Mr.. Smith is we'll known man of
business and will receive hearty
support beyond doubt.
The Lafferty building on the east
side of Main street and next to the
EIgin harness shop, is being re-
mcdeled and fitted up into two
desirable rooms. One of these is to
be occupied, when completed, by
the Jess Spencer barber shop.
The other is not yet leased.
Small frait, according to local
grower, is notainjured by the cold
snap Of a few weeks ago, as has
been widely reported. In the
opinion of this fruit grower there
vas never better prospect for a
splendid yield in this section than
that Of today, unless future damage
should be done the buds by the
frost, which is not likely to occur.
Mrs. Eva Council, OF WaIdport,
was severely burned on the lower
limbs, Wednesday, but whether the
injury will prove fatal was not
learned. The lady resides at
Waldport, and was engaged in
burning rubbish in the yard when
her clothing became ignited and
before help could be had she had
been seriously injured by the flames.
The advice of a local physician was
sought by telephone.
A town band was organized We'd
nesday, and Saturday evening at
7:3O a concert will be given op
Main street. The Instrumentation
is as follows: Comets, Wilkins,
Adsms; altos, Reed McGinnis;
basses, Hudson, Ingie; clarinets,
Harlan, Caldwell from bone, Collie
Csthey; saxaphone, Lumm; drums,
Bouquet, Van Cleve; baritone, Wills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Lauehlin
arrived in Corvallis during the
first of the week and are the guests
of the latter's father, H. II. Cronise.
The visitors are now residing in La
Grande, Eastern Oregon. Many
will remember Mrs. Laughlin who
when known as Miss Mable Gro
Mise she was recognized as one oi
the sweet singers of Corvallis.
Horace Lilly is still in charge Of
the r. NJ. Wade hardware store in
this city. William Currin was te
have been here to assume the man
sgement last week, but on Sunday
word WAS received tbat he was cor