Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-21
Additional Local.
Mrs. Charles Peterson left yesterday
for Portland on a visit to friends.

! Mrs. Charles Peterson left yesterday
for Portland on visit to friends.
Wade Malone, the Alsea merchant,
has been Corvallis business visitor this
week.
Mrs. A. E. wilkins left yesterday for
Portland to attend the 'Ross Carnival
and visit friends.
Mrs Lewis Bnrnapgh left Tuesday fol-
her home at Enterprise. Eastern Oregon,
after a several weeks visit with Benton
county relatives.
Congressman W G. Hawley spent
Tuesday night in Corvallis, en- route to
Bellefountain where he was orator at the
big picnic. Wednesday.
Wood wanted on subscription at the
Gazette ice. 34tf
Mrs. Won der HELEN left yesterday for
her home at Medford, having been in
this city to attend the marriage of her
son George 10 Miss Huff, Wednesday
Miss Agnes remains for visit with
friends.
| At the school election held during the
| first of the week Mrs. Ida Callahan was
elected director in place of W. A
| Buchanan whose term exon ed. Mr. Lilly
was reelected clerk. There were SO
votes cast
The Congregational Sunday School
| picnic, which was postponed on account
Of the stormy weather, occurs tomorrow
at the Witham school house grove, and a
jolly time is anticipated by the lit e
folks who will attend.
| A large crowd attended the picnic at
Bellefountain. Wednesday, many from
Corvallis being present. The weather
was ideal and there was amusement for
one and all. Those who went report a
splendid time and a fine dinner at noon.
The newspapers of Nebraska are ring
ing " ith the praises of Oregon as result
of the visit to this State of their Governor
accompanied by aim ost 100 Omaha busi-
ness men.
! M. NJ. Long and Clarence Whiteside
are joint owners of new automobile that
| arrived this week. It is one-seated
runabout and will be used for passenger
service about town.
Miss Rose Ingram, the popular post
mistress at Monroe. passed through Cor
wallis, yesterday, en- route to Portland to
attend the Rose Carnival and visit
friends for few days.
A vast amount of work is to be done
Immediately on the Alsea mountain, the
report being that all the available teams
! in that locality are engaged on the job.
Quite large sum of money is to be ex-
pended on the road, which has long been
badly in need of attention.
At the Congregational church, Sunday,
the pastor, Rev. A. w. Monosmith, will
preach morning and evening. The topic
| for the morning will be, "Investing Your
Life" and in the evening, "Waste of
Life" Sunday School convenes at 10 a..
m. and Christian Endeavor at p. m.
Fred Overlander has sold his residence
in the western part of this city to Tom
Boothby, and with his family is to leave
shortly for Selma, Wash, to reside. Mr..
and Mrs. Overlander have many friends
in this city who will regret their depar-
turs.
1t is said that over at Newport the
cottage are already filed and that it is
impossible to lease one anywhere for the
summer. There is promise of this year
being record breaker for crowds at the
bay, and this resort is rapidly becoming
one of the most noted on the coast, as it
deserves to be.
A large numb ber of members of the W.
H. M. S. of the N. E. church were en-
tertalned' Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Grace Beach, across the
Willamette from Corvallis. There was a
program, luncheon and a general good
time, made doubly enjoyable by the fact
that it occurred in the country.
Mrs. Mary Yockey and daughter, Miss
Helen, are to leave this city tomorrow
evening for Medford, to reside. Miss
Yockey has been faithful member of
the Gazette iorce for nearly two years
and her departure for new field of labor
is regretted by many frier DIS, all of whom
join, however in wishing her success.
The man that boosts is blessing to
himself and to every one else, the bnoste
is an optimist; he is man who sees;r
sees the possibilities oi the present and
the future, and gets in and is half through
with his job before the other fellow
starts. There is difference between
booster and boa ster. The booster starts