Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-07-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

friends.
Charley Young anu family moved
Saturday into the Oren house on
Eig hth street.
w. Fl. Savage went to WoodDurn,
Sunday, for brief visit and to look
after business.
Newton Prather, prominent
farmer of Buena Vista, was busi-
ness visitor in Corvallis, Friday.
J. w. Walters and Verne Wood
cock came down from Bsllefountaln,
Saturday, in the formers automo-
bile.
Misses Annie and Minnie Max
field went to Kings Valley, Satur-
day afternoon, for a visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Laura Waggoner went to
Albany, Friday, where she is the
guest for q few days of Miss Grace
Langdon.
L. N. Edwarde, one of the pros
porous citizens of the Bellefountain
heighborhood, was Corvallis visit
or, Saturday.
Miss Ella Foster, saleslady at j.
M. Nolan & SoL's, is spending her
vacation at Newport. She left the
last of the week.
New awnings have been placed
In position the past few days at all
the large windows of the A. j. john
son new brick on Main street. 1t
was quite task.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold King and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kiger spent
sunday at the home of Mrs. Kings
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hecker. near Suver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Kiger and
daughter, Minerva, left Saturday
for Newport, where they will re-
main as long as the place agrees
with Mr.. Kiger, who is in very poor
health.
Miss Carrie Byerly, who was
spending the summer at the Whit
by home in Benton county, was
called to Portland recently by the
illness of one of the nurses in. the
foundlings' home, where Miss Byer
ly is assistant matron, and the lat
ter has not yet returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Hearth of
Dallas visited old friends in this
city, Saturday and Sunday, going
from here to Albany for a brief
visit, en- route home. They are
looking we'll and Mr.. Hearth is we'll
satisfied with his position in Dallas,
which he left Corvallis to accsps.
A gentleman was in Corvallis the
last of the week seeking to organize
a lodge of Modern Pyramid Build
ers. 1t is reported that up to Sat-
urday morning he had secured II
members. DIR. J. L Hill of Albany
came up Friday in his auto to as
sist in the work, as it is said he is
one of the originators of the move
ment.
The two-months' cid baby daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bulls
died at the family home in Jobs
addition, Friday evening. The
funeral was held from the residence
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and
interment was in l. o. o. F. ceme-
terry. The parents have the SYM
M thv of a III in THAR sorroU
H. H. Abel has closed deal
whereby he trades to Henry Cyrus
of Linn county his re- idence proper
ty on Third street in this city tor a
farm belonging to the latter, near
Craotree. The moves will be made
as soon as Mr.. Cyrus can hold
sale and dispose of certain other
business matters.
The concrete work on the base
ment to the addition that is to be
built to Kline's store is now in
progress and the scene is a busy
one from morning until night. Be-
sides the cre~ of workmen engaged,
many spectators are about the place
at all hours of the day. AT the
First National Bank, too, excavat-
ing still goes on, AID several men
are employed there.
Rev. Q. T. Hurd arrived home,
Thursday evening, from attendance
at the International Convention of
Christian Endepvor He reports a
grand meeting and splendid time
On his way bone he was met in
Portland by his brother, r. D.
Hurd, who has entered hospital
for an operation for removal of the
diseased glands of the neck from