Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-16

Burd Croft eft Saturday for Port
land, where he hopes to get posi-
ton on the street cars.
| a-s. Henry Sheak and daughter,
Miss Edith, of Phllomath, we're
Corvallis visitors the last of the
week.
Miss Laura Perslnger OF B lie
fountain expected to leave Corvallis
yesterday for Portland, where she
will be employed.
The Y. w. G. A. delegates we're
given big dinner in the armory
on Friday and Saturday, by the
town and college people.
W. M. Stark an family, lately
arrived from the East, have just
moved into the Gabriel Long house
in the western part of town.
Percy Winkle, who resides near
the Buttes, left the last of the week
for Ca lifornia in the hope of benefit
ting his heath. He may proceed
from there to Arizona or Colorado.
Mrs. T. D. Campbell and chill
dren of Portland have been vislti ng
Corvallis relatives since Friday.
T. D. Campbell was also in this
city the last of the week, being
travelling salesman for a Portland
| firm.
J. w. Handy, who recently pur-
cha ed the Butolph place in tne
western part of town, is having it
remodeled and improved. When
completed it will be occupied by
Mr.. HAndy's son and family, who
came from the East a few months
ago.
Tie balance of the skating rink
floor was laid Friday, and for to o
or three nights before, there were
large crowds skating, or learning to
skate. The am usement gives prom
se IF becoming very popular in this
city, as it has already become in
other places throug hout the valley.
Mrs. Hays, mother of Logan
Hays and for many years resi-
Dent of this city, came up from In
dependence, Saturday, for visit of
week With Mrs. J. w. Howard
in this city. Mrs. Hays did not
like POI tland, after moving there
fsom Corvallis, and returned to In
dependen e, where she has made
her home.
Miss Aida Metcalf is completing
her pr, parations for the trip to the
jamestown exposition winch she is
make in compsny wit' the Phil
lip Bates party o. young women
that leaves Portland on May lst.
She GOES to Port and the latter part
of this mouth to join he parry, as
few days will % spent seeing
Portland before the trip East.
The Oregonl is preparing to
issue on Monday, Ap~iI 20, special
rou ists' and Homeseeker-' Edition.
The title describes accurately its
purpose. The design is 10 i've H.
IOT IldUiou vi pCi tih0hc's N"'oo s"''''
interest to the great army Of new
coners who are Low seeking pc ma
nent bones in the Pac fic North
| west and to the large number OF
tourists who will come to the Pacl-
fc Coast during the SUNNI, r.-Ore-
goniap.
Il is evident that Eu: enc is far
more favored in regard to fuel thar
other sections of Oregon, IS the
R gister says in regard to prices:
"Woodcutters wao have been get
ting $1.UO per cord all wi'.ter have
fouod other employment and it is
hard to get them at $3.50 aud $l,75
This begins to look as though wood
would be ab>ut as high next winter
as it is this. Only few years ago
second growth fir, corded up, was
sold ia timber from 5 to s miles
from town, at 80 cents to $1.OO per
cord. This year it is being con-
tracted at from $40 to 50 so per
cord.
The popular young western show
men, Norris & Rowe, advise US from
tn 'ir Santa Cruz winter quarters
that they will positively appear in
this city in the Spring. Tue show
has been enlarged to forty five cals,
trave ing in sections Of fifteen cars
each. JAS. G. Stuart. general con-
tractihg agent, will be in the city
soon to purchase large quantities OF
supplies, contract for lot location,
hill board space, excursions, etc.
The program is lengthy one and
includes every act known to the
circus arena and in addition many
odd and unusual features and |
splendidly trained animals.