Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-07-30
LOCAL AND PERSONA

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D. NJ. Averill of Portland trans
acted business in Corvallis the last
of the week.
L is reliably stated that Mrs.
Maud Hemphiil, formerly OF this
city, is now operating a boarding
house in Seattle.
Miss Bessie Ireland went to In
dependence, Saturday, for weeks
visit with relatives, after which she
joins her parents at Newport.
C. A. Gerhard went to Newport,
Saturday, and Sunday evening, Miss
Mae Gerhard came back frum the
coast to take charge of the store.
DIR. and Mrs. e. S. Kelsay of
Portland eere guests the last of the
week of Corvallis friends. Mrs.
Keisay was formerly Miss Erma
Sutherland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cummings
wen, 20 Alsea, Sunday, where The
latter aud the two cGildren Will go
into camp with Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Alexander. Mr.. Cummings return
ed Sunday evening.
\ w. P. end w. W. Ireland went to
Newport, Thu suay, to prepare the
camps, and yesterday thslr wives
and Miss E!va Taylor left to JOIN
them. The crowd will spend sew
erai Uaaka q r. tha coast
Miss Ethel Downer returned
home the last of the week from a
seven weeks trip to Eastern Ore
gon. She visited The Dallts, lone,
Heppner and Hood River, and re-
ports delightful time.
The sons and daughters of the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Starr desire to
express through the Gazttte their
deep appreciation of all kindnes-es
and aid shown them during the ILL
ness aud death of their mother.
Mr.. Franklin, Sr., suffered
stroke of paralysis at his home in
this city, Thursday evening, and
has since been In precarious con-
dition. He is an estimable old gem
tleman and it is hoped he may
speedily improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Laaman of
Portland, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Lyn-
don OF Bay View, Oregon, Misses
Grace and Cleo Turley Of Lincoln,
Illinois, and Johnny Beach Gre
spending a two weeks vacation at
the coast, camping out" Mrs.
Leaman and Mrs. Lyndon are sis
ters of the Beach boys, ard the
Misses Turley are cousins.
Frank White, the first graduate
from the OAC school of music, and
a popular Corvallis boy, who went
to Boston early this spring to study,
has finished his studies tor the time
being and is employed as piano
tuner in the Chickering piano fac
tory. He writes his father, r. N.
White, in this city, that it is ex-
tremely hot weather in Boston. He
does not know just how long he
will remain East.
R. D. Grant, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Ida Osburn, arrived
in Corvallis the last OF the week,
and Mr.. Grant will remain indefi-
nitely. Mrs Osburn resides at
Roseburg. Her father has operated
a chicken ranch and garden near
Portland, but has been suffering
with stomach trouble, which caused
him to decide to sell out and return
to his old home, Corvallis.
Ira, Bray, former postmaster at
Minnie, Oregon, yesterday pleaded
guilty in the United States Circuit
Court to an indictment charging
him with making false returns to
the Postmaster General as to the
stamp CANCELLATIONS in the office
while he was postmaster. Bray was
sentenced to pay fine of $50 on
each of the three counts on which
be was indicted. He paid the fine. |
-Oregonian.
DR.. James Withycombe, director
and agriculturist at the Oregon
Agricultural College and Expert
mept Station, has been Sc ,ected as
one OF the judges Of livestock at the
Washington state fair to be held at
North Yakima on Sentember 1898, |
and Prof. A. l.. Hacker of the
University OF Nebraska experinen
station Will also serve as livestock |
judge there. The judge Of poultry
will be James A. Tucker, we'll |
known poultry fancier.-P acitic
Homestead.
This item can be taken with a !
grain of salt: Speaking of the
bal kward spring an eastern man