Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-06
Miss Anna Brinkley went to
Portland. Friday.

DR.. B. A. Cathey arrived home
Friday evening, from his ten days
outing at Cascadia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Stroud went
to Big Elk, Sunday, to visit theil
daughter for several days.
Depot grounds for the new Cor.
Wallis & Alsea River railroad will
be southeast of the S. P. depot.
Postmaster Johnson left Friday
for Newport to join his wife and
spend d few days by the "sad sea
waves"
Mrs. Nicholas Tartar has just re-
turned from a very pleasant visit
with relatives at The DalIes and
Portland.
George Denman and family re-
turned home the last of the week
from a several seeks' outing in
Alsea valley.
S. N. Wilkins has been locking
after business in Corvallis the past
few days. He reports everything
lively at Vancouver.
Miss Edna Osburn left yesterday
for Newport, where she will be the
guest OF Mrs. Kelly of Eugene, who
is entertaining a house party.
The Greater Oregon State Fair, at
Salem, September 16 to 2 L, inclusive
will be the biggest thing of its kind
in the history of the Northwest.
The administration building of
the Alaska-Y -Yukon-Pacific exposition
is now under construction and will
be completed by the middle Of Au-
gust.
Rev. G. Fl. Feess came out from
Alsea valley, Friday, to officiate at
the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Dalaba.
He reports the family as enjoying
their outing and states that fishing
is good.
Mrs. Jennie Grier expects to go
to Lincoln county this week for
few days visit with her mother,
Mrs. Emma Taylor. From there
she will 60 to Yahaats for week
of camp life with her brother and
family.
Charles Mou!let and family ex-
pect to 60 to Marion county, today,
where they will visit for time be-
fore departing for their old home in
Dakota. They will again take up
their residence in that state. They
came to Corvallis last spring.
Mrs. H. H. Humphreys and
Miss Galatea, of Portland
have guests for several days of the
sister, Mre. Jack Milne.
Miss Galatea is a very talented lit
tie lady, being pianiste and reader
Of extraordinary ability for one of
her years.
N. F. Gillespie, now of Indepen-
lence but formerly a popular sales
man at S. L. Kllne's store in this
,ity, came up the last of the week
;or visit with old friends. He ex-
poets to spend a few days at New.
port before returning to his home.
It is his annual vacation.
A. F. Peterson of Portland, form
9rly of this this city, was awarded
;he contract at Salem the last of the
week for building the new machine
shop at OAC. The figure in the
contract is $37,363. The contract
or the heating plant was awarded
% Portland firm for $3,525.
TIE Oregon State Fair, Sept. 16-
p, at Salem, is the common meet
ng place for the people Of the North
vest. The fair is a regular family
'eunion and general roundup of
riends and neighbors. Come and
'enew old acquaintances, and see
he e greatest fair the Northwest has
'ver known.
From reports that have reached
Corvallis from. the various resorts
where Corvallis people spend their
summer vacations, it seems that
ieer and other game are not SO
plentiful as in previous years !
Many a hunter will return st the
md of his vacation empty-handed,
While the friends who are accus-
,omed to being Remembered" will
Miss the Yenis on that has fallen to
heir lot in seasons past.
A doctor was called to the house
If a lawyer. Sally, the hired girl,
vas sick-l-bed. When the doctor
vas alone with the girl she said: II
Im not sick at all, but Mrs. owes
ne three months wages and 1 will !
tay in bed until she pays me-"
Will size pay?" asked the doctor.
oh. sure, she has come down with |
he cash bef1rt.' MAKE room for
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