Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-19
LOCAL AND PERSONA.
J. B, Marvin Was Il Monroe ousi-
ness visitor. Tuesday.

u. D. MARVIN "1c ii hOdIVC bOci
ness visitor. Tuesday.
Bert Stevens arrived the firer of
this week frou. A bany to act IT,
structor aud fb manager in he
skating rink here
Have you learned to skater" ls
the leading question OF the d1y In
Corvallis, just now.
o. J. Black edge returned he
first of the week from q business
trip to Portland.
Senator Robert VI. La Toilette st
the Opera House, Tuesday evening,
April %. Cor Wallis Lyceum Cur =.
Mr.. McFarlaad, one of the "w..-
ers of the skating rink, and HE le-
ter have moved this week into the
Tom Bell cottage.
Frank White, a talented young
pianist of this city, leaves today fot
The East, where he is to enter the
Boston conservatory of music IT.
continue his studies.
MISS Julia Fuller has accepted
position in kiiDe's store and is to
b-gin work the first of the week
She nss been for some time employ
ed at tho Boulden grocery.
"Bi'ly" Emery and George Pau
returned to Portland, Tuesday, hav-
Ing come down to this ty 20 attend
the big jubilee of the Knights Of
Pythias the evening before.
&C Sutton, who resided for a
time in Corvallis but returned to
Kansas last S-ptemt er, has come
back to t.is city and will operate
bop yard this year on the island
above town.
D. G.. Rose has ret rned from at
tendance at the regular quarterly
meeting of the Oregon Fire Relief
Association of Nc Minnville, of which
he is trustee. Hs reports the af-
fairs of the Associa ton in flourish
ing condition.
The grand opening of the Corval-
liz skating rink occurred Monday
night and was both a successful
and profitable affair for the mana
gers. An immense Grove was
present and there was band c)n-
cert to add to the interest of the oc-
casion.
1t is stated that the Corvallis
steam laundry has changed hands
and that Monday, Ed Strange, the
new owner, will take possession.
Further particulars were not learn
ed, further than that new wagon
is to be put into operation by Mr..
Stran. Q for the benefit of patrons.
A Letter from a gentlemen ner
Monmouth, Pol1 county, to a real
estate firm in this city tells of so me
experience the writer has had in
growing Strawberries. He says
that last year from one-eighth acre
of hill land he sold $50 worth of
berries, and could have sold ten
times az many more right in Mon
mouth had he had them 10 sell
He thinks the prospect fine for a
bumper crop this year.
Mrs. F. L. Miller entertained
most delightfully."- y Monday afternoon
in honor of Mrs W. J. HoneYman
and Miss Francis Gage, of Portland,
both of whom bad neep in Corvallis
attending the Y. w. G. A. conven-
ton. About ~ ladies from the
various churches of the city were
present and listened to an cellent
address b, Mrs. Honey m an relating
to women work along Y. w. C. A.
lines. Dainty refreshments were
served and the ladies voted Mrs.
Miller a verv successful hostess and
the affair one of the pleasantest,
socially, of the season.
The most complete travelling dairy
On wheels for educational purposes
yet sent out has just been operated
in Missouri, states the Agriculturist.
The State Dairy Commissioner of
that state planned the campaign
and the Industrial Department of
the Missouri Pacific railroad made
1t possible to carry out the plan
Two cars were run. One OF these
contained a milking machine, a
two horsepower gasoline engine, q
cream separator, a complete pasteu-
rizsr and coolsr, a Babcock test and
a churn, etc. The other car con-
tai, ed all kinds of tools used on the
dairy farm and pr acticsl demonstra-
tions Of the contents of various
dairy foots. Appointment Missouri
da'ryman ope,at d the milking ma
chine at the places when the train
stopped. Meetings were hid at
sixteen town with demonstrations
The police headquarters will
hereafter be located in tbs small
office room in the s~uth side of the