Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-10-18
LOCAL AND PERSONA.


Corvallis business visitor, We'd
ussday.
J. H. Daniel of Eugene has been
q guest this week at the A. J. john
son home.
Mrs. Sarah Jerome of Portland 10
the guest of her niece, Mrs. c. v.
johnson, in this city.
Mrs. Monroe Childers and daugh-
tor, of near Monroe, were iu Corval-
lis, Wednesday, and departed for
idaho for two weeks visit with
relatives.
Mira. J.A. Harper and Mrs. John
Allen gave an Afternoon" yester-
day to large party of lady friends,
the occasion proving very delight
full for all.
Miss Rova Hayes, formerly
popular Corvallis girl, is teaching
the young shoots how to idea," in
a district near Tangent. Her friends
wish her success.
Report comes from Buena Vista
that the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nose Miner died there Satur-
day, after brief illness. Mr.. Mil
ner was at one time an OAC stu
dent.
Challes Young of Glacier Greek,
Alaska, is a guest at the home of
his sister, Mrs. A. J. Johnson. 1t
is his first visit to her in six years
and the two are enjoying the event
to the utmost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Swick, ac-
compsnisd by Mrs. Ross Donlon
and Mrs. G. Preston of Portland,
left Tuesday by private conveyance
for Alsea on a weeks fishing trip.
They expected to 60 down the coast
as far as Waldport.
Lee Kennedy, an old time Cor.
vallisite, hes been visiting friends
in Corvallis during the week. He
goes to Lebanon for few days be-
fore returning to bis home in Port
land. He has been on the road
some time with a theatrical COM
pany in the capacity Of a musician.
Negotiations are pending for the
sale of the Mrs. Sarah Cauthorn
house and one lot to Norman Lilly.
In case no hitch occurs in closing
up the deal, Mrs. Cauthorn will be-
gin Immediately the erection OF an
other dwelling for her own occu-
pancy on her remaining lots.
The interior of the Baker piano
store in the new bank building,
next door to the postotfce, is now
completed and several pianos have
arrived and been put in. Corvalli
has room for all new enterprises
and she welcomes this neat little
establishment to her business cir
cles.
Mrs. Clarence Ireland, who has
been in q Portland hospital for
about two months, is now able to
be about and went 70 her home in
that city few days ago. Miss
Bessie Ireland is expected home in
few days, having spent the past
two months at the Clarence Ireland
home.
Chief of Police Wells and John
Kiger left Tuesday for Mill City
from whence they were to take to
the Cascade mountains in search of
big game. They will be absent
several days. Nightwatchman Tom
is officiating as chief and AL Tharp
as nightwatchman during Mr..
Wells absence.
Miss Reta Price of Portland,
formerly of Corvallis, is steadily
improving in health. Last Mon
day, after a six mouths vacation,
she resumed her duties as hook
keeper at the T. G. Stettler Paper
Box Factory, of Portland, where she
had been employed for the past two
and a half years.
At this weeks meeting of the
city council, Postmaster B. w.
johnson appeared and presented to
that body the Importance of num-
bering the residences in Corvallis,
improving the sidewalks and locat-
ing the names of the streets, prepar-
atory to the installation of the free
city mail delivery to which Corval-
lis will be entitled by the first of
next January.
Local theatre goers will have the
opportunity of witnessing the Chi
caeo success, "Thorns and Orange
Blossoms" which comes to the