Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-27

George Waggoner and family are
j TO move in few days into >the old
Belknap residence in the extreme
western part of town, near the Ed
wards home.
The big flags on Main and ad-
joining streets hung limp and moist
Saturday all day, but the atmos-
phere was clear and ''fresh," for a
good shower the night before laid
the dust and frightened everything
wonderfully. the rain continued
most OF the day, Saturday, and it
will make conditions pleasanter for
the A Benton Fair.
Things are changing every uay
in Corvallis, the old giving wav to
the new. An old lanu mark totter-
ed and fell with crash, Friday,
when workmen razed the old porch
on the front of the Occidental hotel.
The building is to be repainted and
1t Is probable awnings will take the
place Of the porch that for years
mas done duty as grand stand for
spectators on gala occasions in Cor
vallls. 1t is fortunate that the
work has been done before the Ben
toll fair, as people were in the habit
ol crowdlng onto the upper deck"
of The porch until it was menace
TO life and limb.
George Won der HELEN, youngest
son of Hon. H. Won der HELEN.
who now holds the responsible posi-
ton of assayer at the Blue Ledge
mine, has been notified by President
Roosevelt to report at Fort Lsaven-
worth and be examined for a second
lieuJenancy In the United States
Army. This is great honor and
quite complimentary to our young
friend. However, while attending
the Oregon Agricultural College,
George exhibited considerable abll-
| ity in the military line, whicn has
now been recognized by the highest
officer in the land. Congratula-
tions are in order.-Southern Ore
gonian.
A Jobs addition man was having
an old building moved onto his lots
the other day to remodel it into a
residence to be used for rental pur-
poses. Before he got it located, in
fact while it was in transit, he
rented it for $3.50 per month,
possession to be given when it was
in position aad condition. The
! man was Orville Connor, the we'll
known rural mail carrier. Charles
Heckart is another man with a
slmilar experience. He is remodel
ing carpenter shop into a dwell
ing and before the windows were In
or other finishing work done he had
leased the building for $3.50 per
month. A lady in Cor Wallis is soon
to have six room cottage built
and has already leased it for an in
definite period at $12 per month.
Who says Corvallis Is not a good
place to invest money?
FOR SALE--Clean vetch seed.
Phone 724. Roy Richard. Tiff
The plans are about fulfilled for the big
fair and the town will be filled with vis-
itors in another day or two. 1t is hoped
that every father and mother in Benton
county will make it point to see the fair
and bring all the children to see it.
Nothing has ever been seen to equal it
in Benton.
Graham & Wells have been ap.
pointed agents tor Remington Type
Writer ribbons and carbon papers.
Ribbons can be adjusted to any ma
chine. 67-75
An English tourist travelling in the
north of Scotland, far away from any
where, exclaimed to one OF the natives {:
'Why, what do you do when any of you
are ill? You can never get DOCTOR"
''Nae, sir" replied Sandy. We've just
to dee natural death PIX.
If you drop $40 gold piece in a 40
foot we'll and advertise it in the Gazette
the money will come up in the first
bucket of water. Try an ''ad' and see
what it does for you.
For Sale-Good hack. Inquire
of J. A. Dawson, at Smith & Daw-
sons Poultry House. 7O-1
The steamer was rolling frightfully.
"Jsak," moaned the pale green but still
lovely bride, promise me you will send
my remains to the old homet for burial"
He promised. The motion grew gradu-
ally worse. Jack" she moaned again.
"Well desr?" "You needn't bother
about my remains. There won't be
any. .'-Ex.