Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Tom Taylor of Box vas Corval-
lis business visitor, Tuesday.

!, Tuesday from visit at Newport.
L. Hatfield has moved into one
of the 0iack' d ,e cottages on Ninth
street.
Miss Lulu Rice went to Portland,
yesterday, Tor few days visit with
Miss Lulu Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. True were
salem visitors, Tuesday, having
gone down to look at property.
Miss Mildred Starr arrived home
Yesterday from a two weeks' visit
with relatives in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. White of the vi
cinity of the Benton county mills,
xsre guests, Wednesday, at the &.
F. Rice home in this city.
Mrs. Susan A. Starr returned
yesterday from visit with relatives
in Portland. she was accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Clara Ritchie.
Mr.. Mcfarland, one of the pro-
prietors of the skating rink, has
been looking after business in Cor
Wallis this week. He lives at Tan
gent.
Caleb Davis, who has been very
i'll at his home near Philomath, Is
slowly recovering. For time fears
were entertained that Mr.. Davis
would not survive the illness.
Wilbur Starr of Bellefountain,
accompanied by his daughter and
SOD, Miss Claire and Clyde Starr,
was Corvallis visitor, Wednesday.
The young people ara OAC stu
dents.
> Chester Henkle came up from
Portland the first of the week to
arrange for opening up the under
taking psrlore in partnership with
o. J. Blackledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Howell of
Coburg were in Corvallis, Monday,
en- routs home from Toledo, where
they had been to attend the funeral
of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hen
ry Howell.
Mrs. P. L. Hirshberger and fami-
ly have arrived from Woodburn
and have moved into the Mrs. Mes
on house on Third street. Mr.
Hirshberger will join the famil-
later. The young people will enter
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Howell of
Coburg have leased the Dalaba
. property, recently purchased by J.
w. Ingle and I Jan McLennan, and
are to return to Corvallis and open
>up lodging house. They conduct
ed the Farmers Hotel in this city
for number of years.
DIR. and Mrs. William E. Smith |
of Portland are visiting at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. F. Hamlin, in Linn county
DR.. Smith has recently completed
four years. course in nediciue and
surgery and is now practising in
Portland. Both are we'll and law
orably known in Corvallis, having
attended OAC.
Corvallisites are now gathering
up their belongings and making
preparations to 60 to tie hop fields
for their annual harvest time" 1t
means hard work for men, women
and children for a few weeks, but
all will return with neat cum in
their pockets and the cash thus
earned will mean much to many a
family in the way OF winter comforts
and necessities.
The merry-go-round was placed
in position north Of Hotel Corvallis,
on Main street, Wednesday, and
will no doubt do rushing business
during the school fair There will
be two balloon ascensions, if present
plans do no miscarrv, one ascension
to be made on the opening day of
the fair, about noon, aud the second
at about the same time the second
day.
The demand for rent houses cou-
tinues and it now l,oks as though
the only way to mske sure of quar-
ters for the winte. is to come early.
A young man was looking TO rooms
the first of the week ard afte.' Can
vassiug the town pretty thoroughly
declared he had seen only three
empty houses and those were rent
ed. OF course there are others, but
there is no questi' that there will
be great demand for rooms and
houses this fall, as the college will
have larger attendance than ever
before.
Richard Madison, North Char !
rinrtnn and Ted Grewfnrd all .lall- |