Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

E. w. Durkee went to Portland
Saturday, on a business trip.
Rev. q. E. Mcdonald left Frida
for Eugene, after visit with rela
tives in this city and Philomath.
Dick Kiger is having large barr
built on his farm north of tow q
Charles McHenry is doing th
work.
Mrs. Edwin Jones, of Portland
has been the guest of her sister
Miss Esther Purdy, in this city, tn
past few days.
Ira B Dine went to Portland
Saturday, to look after a load O
hogs which he was shipping to th'
metropolis that day.
A. J. Me,zger, the jeweler, bas
been confned to his home week
with illness, and James Brodie has
been conducting the store.
The SEATING rink continues to dc
a rushing business and the hand IL
present several evenings e9ch week
W add pleasure to the skating.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. e. Wilkins re-
turned he last OF the week from i.
s,journ at Newport, where they had
been for the teneft Of the latter {
health.
DIR. E. H. Taylor has had his
office remodeled, the past few days,
y The removal OF Partitions, and
has made other repairs and im-
pruvements.
Pupils of the niuth grade of the
Corvallis pubic school held pic
NC, Saturday, going on a hay.rack
to rural spot east of town. A
merry time is reported.
Mildred, the little daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. DOC" jackson has
been quite i'll the past week, and
fears were entertained that the all
ment Was scarlet fever, but it is not.
Mrs. E R. HolIister Was a pas
senger to Portland, Saturday morn
ing, for an over Sunday visit with
her son, Bert HollisteI, and wife
She was expected home last night.
Carl Clark went to Portland,
Friday, to attend to business mat-
ters. He was joiued Sunday by
Mark Weatherford and Royal Sell
leck, the three proceeding to Pull
Ii an.
Rev. Edward F. Green returned
to his home in Ashland, Frjiay
evening, after short visit with cd
friends in this city, having been in
Corvallis to attend the Congrega-
tional Association.
Mss Blanche Dinges left Satur-
day for Toledo, at which place she
will be met bv Miss Olive Tkomp-
son, and they will proceed to the
Siletz country, where the latter has
a large timber claim.
The baseball game that OAC
was TO have played with U. of O.
has been postponed until week
f'om rext Saturday, owing to the
track meet with Pullman, which
occur next Monday.
Workmen are now putting the
roof on the Small building and
work is being ,ushed At the site
If the Kline addition everything
has been thoroughly cleaned up and
the place is ready for the workmen
to begin opei ations.
Miss Mildred Starr received Fri
d.y from an uncle in Tulare county.
California, a b2x of orange bios
SONS, plucked from the trees in his
own orchard. Miss Mildred was
greatly pleased by the pr sent, and
shared with all her frieuds the ex-
quisite fragrance Of the pretty bios
SONS.
The society play, Captain
Rtcket," given at the opera house,
Friday night, was in every way
pronounced success. Those who
participated did themselves justice
and won the commendation Of the
audience. A good sized crowd was
present and the evening was an en-
joyable one for all
The time is at hand when
horse show would be a drawing
card for Corvallis. The weather is
DOW to he depended upon, the farm
ers wou d willingly aud gladly join
it, the event fnr one or two davs,
a 4 the aft ,ir would be big thing
Il around for Corvallis. There is
rothing lsck'ng hut little enter
prise and ambinon, and we believe