Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-30
LOCAL AND Personal

DR.. H. s Pernot was Portland
business visitor the last of The
week.
s. L. Kline began moving Friday
into his handsome new residence on
Fourth street. -
Miss Nina Yates was the guest
the list of the week of ,ier brother,
Walter Yates, in Albany.
Charles Brgsrd and family NOV
ed h last of the week INT the O..
j. Black led 90 house on Ninth street.
s N. wilkins came nome from
sucouver, Saturday evening for a
Visit and to look after business.
Mrs. $. M. Fleming, who has
hern whiting In Eugene, returned
home, Fr,dsv.
Mr. C. M. McKeIlips entertain
ed large numner of friends very
pleasantly Saturday Afternoon, at
her home on l'lfth street.
T II. Wellsher md daughter,
Vivian, returned Saturday evening
from brief visit with Portland
relatives.
The front of the old Farmers
Fl tel has just b-en rep ,inted, add
ing much to its appearance. S. P.
Hunt hiss been doing the work.
Miss Sophia Hartley left Friday
for Waldport, where she will join
o. v. Hurt and family for the
9 mmer.
Miss R,bena Smith, whois teach
ing school near Phi!onath, was the
guest Saturday aud Sunday of her
sister, Mrs. Vance Taylor, in this
city.
1t is stated that Fred Piel has re-
signed his position at the Kaupiscn
creamery and will 60 to Junction
City to reaide about tbs first of
May. 1t is likewise stated tnat his
place 10 the creamery will be taken
by Travis McDevitt.
Mrs. Grant El in is still in tn:
Good Samaritan hospital at Port
land, but is recovering nicely from
her recent operation for appendici-
tis, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that she will soon be able to
return to her home in this city.
Miss Harriet Sheasgreen, for
many years popular young wo-
man Of this city, left Sunday for
Portl no, to remain. She accepts
d position in the telephone depart
ment of d large wholesale house,
and her many friends hereabouts
wish her success Miss Sheasgreen
has been for eight years compost
tor on the Times.
J. H. Harris and family spent
Sunday, picnic fashion, near the
Intake" of the Corvallis mountain
water system, where the scenery is
said to be very beautiful. Picnic
and fishing parties are much in
style just now and each Sunday
manv Corvallisites are seen in near
by rustic hooks, enjoying day out
Of doors.
There was quite an excitement in
Philomath about four o'clock,
Thursday afternoon, when the resi-
dence of Stanley Jones W s found
to be on fire. The moss on tine
ro # had caught from a spark and
several feet of the roof vas burned
out before willing hands succeeded
III y tingui-hlng the flames. The
damage was slight.
Mrs. Frederic Berchtold, If this
city, was awarded first p.ize in the
pnzz'e contest in the April mum Der
of the Ladies' Home Journal. in
which che participated Mrs. Berch-
told is one of Corvallis most high
ly respected and talented women,
and her many friends are not eur
prised to learn that she is the
successful contestant.
A Corvallis business man prophe-
sizes that this city will have a popu-
lation of 5000 before the close of
the year 1908. This sounis good s
and there is every reason at present
to believe that the prediction may {
be realized, as the town is certainly 9
enjoying marvellous growth, both I
from the point of business enter 6
prises and residence increase. A S
prettier "home town" can not be '
ound than Corvallis. and with an r
Increase in business life there will +
no doubt be a CORES ponding in |
crease in population as predicted.
Corvallis members of Christian
ldeavor ocieties will read with s
.HArnsf As,r, q