Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-18
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Swami have
been visiting relatives at Browns
vile the past week.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Swami have
been visiting relatives al Browns
vile the past week.
/ Samuel Whiteslde has sold his
Interest in the Corvallis Transfer
Company to Johnny Swlck.
| T. T. Clinton, the piano dealer,
went to Toledo, Sunday, to look af-
j ter business in his line.
! c. A. Troxel and family have re-
turned from Walterville, where they
have resided of late, and will for
1.-The present locate on the Schultz
place, across Mary's river from Cor
Wallis. as a.,
There is to be special meeting
of the w. G. T.. U AT the reading
room, Thursday afternoon. u
! members are urged to b pres ent as
it is flower mission daY. it
The ". Il. NJ. s. ladies of the
I'M. e. church are to be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Grace Beach,
across the river in Linn cou nty, to-
morrow afternoon. a delightful
/ time is anticipated.
John Bauer. who has spent the
past year in this city with his uncle,
M. II. Bauer, WAS sum moned to his
home at Red Oak, Iowa, last week,
by a message stating that his father
was very i'll. The young man left
on the next train.
The final account of Mrs. Ida
Burns, executrix of the estate of
Harvey Eugene Burns, deceased,
has been approved by the Benton
county court and the property is
ordered equally divided between
Mrs. Burns and Archie Burns, the
widow and son, who are the only
heirs.
4 The Pacific Homestead gives an
extended w-ite-up to the recent
livestock show in Corvallis and saws
editorially: "The livestock show at
Cor ,aIlis, Oregon, last week was a
decided success, there having bt en-
over two hundred cattle, horses,
sheep and swine on display. The
) main street of the town was given
over to the exhibitors and esch day
there was parade of the stock
which brought out large attend
ances of the farmers anu city pef =
pie. Altogether the showing was a
> splendid one." Such advertising
will be OF told value to Corvallis
: and Benton County.
The railroad companies are send
ing out circulars to their various
employees, with instructions as to
rates and the handling of tickets
| for big events that are scht tduled to
occur in Oregon this fall. These
events are the annu convention of
the Masonic bodies OF Oregon, the
annual state encampment of the G..
A. R., and the big Benton County
! ! School Fair. The fact that this
fair is listed with tre big events
and that it is receiving attention
even from the railroads, gives some
idea of its Importance and should
ar>use deeper pride and interest
among Benton residents.
Among the special prizes already
offered for the benefit of the Oregon
breeders of Angora goats who are
contemplating entering their ami
mails at the coming slate tair at Sa
lem is large ard handsome silver
: cup donated by Wm. Brown & Co
L of Salem. 1t is intended for the
best four Angoras, Oregon bred It's
> value is 500 There are seve al
other premiums offered in this di.
g vision which will surely be the
t means of bringing together an ex-
tensive display of the mohair pro-
= ducers next Septem ber at what will
be the greate-t state fair ever held
r in the Pacific Northwest.-Ex.
. In regard to Joaquin Miller, d
dispatch from Ashland to the Ore
CONAN says: Joaquin Miller is Wis
iting in Ashland, en- route from his
, abandoned retreat near Oakland,
CAL, to join his brother at Eugene,
TO look up some business interests
in the Siuslsw, in which they are
, jointly interested. In July he ex-
!, poets to head a party to visit the
} famous caves in Josephine county,
i. northwest of here. Mr. Miller was
t asked regarding the reports that
: have preceded him to Oregon that
3 he was co ming back home to seek
| election to the United States Senate.
8 He smil d and intimated that he
a regretted publication of some of the