Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-23
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day.
| Harold Strong came up from
Portland the last of the week for 9
few days business visit.
/ DR.. E. E. jackson and family
moved Friday into the McNulty
house on Third street,
Mr.. anu Mrs. Bardwell have
moved from near the C. & E. depot
to South Corvallis, where Mr.. Bard
we'll will be employed in Fischer's
{ mill.
Sam King left Friday for Port
land. His wife was reported as
| having taken a relapse and being in
a serious condition. Later particu-
lars were not obtained.
| WANTED-Teams for hauling
| lumber, .16 mile haul, good roads.
Dry Pine, $500; fir, $3.50 per N.
Steady work for the season. Ad-
dress, Kinney & Truax, Grants Pass.
Oregon. 35-37
A large consignment OF new furn-
iture for Hotel Corvallis arrived by
| boat from Portland, .F-iday morn
ing. Mr.. Baker is beginning to
get thugs in shape at the hotel,
| for an early opening.
Mrs. Emily James left yesterday
for Portland, for short visit with
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Hollister, en-
route to her home in Milwaukee,
Wis, after an extended visit with
relatives in this city. She will also
visit tor a few days with relatives
in North Yakima, Wash.
David Osburn has rendered his
resignation as night-watch of the
city of Corvallis, to take effect at
the next regular meeting of the
city council. Just what plans Mr..
Osburn has for the future are not
known, but if he is as successful in
the future as he has been as an Of
fcer he will do we'll.
Word reached this city the last
of the week that Mrs. Nancy Bel
KNAPP died in Tulare county, Cali
fornia Thursday, and was buried
there Friday. Mrs. Belknap was a
sister of Mrs. S. L. Shedd, of this
city, and resided for many years in
southern Benton, where she has
many relatives in the Belknap set
tlement.
The last grand ball to be given
ever by the senior class of 'O7 of
OAC, occurred at the armory, Fri
d " evening, and was in every re-
spect an ideal affair of it's kind.
Good music by the Peerless orches-
ra of Salem, a large crowd, pretty
girls, handsome boys, dainty c,s
tunes and bew,tching smiles, ali
com mbined to make the event mem
orable and enjoyable. The last
military ball of the season will be
given py the Juniors.
Virgil E. Waters purchased the
Thomas Cooper farm Of 264 acres,
two and half miles from Corva lis,
Thursday. Mr.. Waters intends to
cut the farm into small tracts and
put it on the market Immediately
for fruit land, for which there is
constant and increasing demand
The idea is not only a good one but
is certain to be great benefit to
the town of Corvallis aud to Benton
county in general, as it will attract
persons who desire such tracts to
locate here, and the example will
no doubt be followed by others, eho
have large places that could be
proftably sold in smaller parcels.
Mr.. Cnas. Sasse, the European
agent of Norris & Rowe. has finally
secured, after several years at
tempts, a troupe of Cossacks and
wild Russian acrobats and dancers
which bears the name of the New
skyof Troupe. These people are
natives of the wild Steppes of far
off Russia. The men are super
naturally strong. Their daring
feats of expert horsemanship arous-
es the widest enthusiasm. The
women play upon odd musical in
struments AMI are the most grace
full dancers and acrobats this coun-
try has e.er seen. This troupe is
one of this years attractions with
this well known show, which Is to
appear in Albany on Wed nesday,
May 1st.
A man may "knock" his town
patronizs mail order houses, beat
his wife and do many other things,
but is it wise? Talk against the in-
terests of your town and you drive
ont competition and good citiz-ns,