Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-30

He arrived Wednesday.
/ Mrs. Maud Irwin and children
have arrived home from North Yam
hill where they spent their vacation.
Miss Edna Thrasher returnnd
Wednesday from a very pleasant
outing of several weeks at Newport.
Miss Lulu Spangler returned
hone s few days ago from a visit
in Oregon City with her sister, Mrs.
| L. l.. Porter.
Miss Edna GROVES arrived home,
Wednesday, from Newport.
Miss Ethel Hollister came home
yesterday from several weeks So
journ at Newport.
Mrs. NJ. L. .Trapp is the guest of
Mrs. E. R. Hoiiister and family
during the AIl-Benton School Fair.
She arrived yesterday from her
home at Chltwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Heckart
came up from Eugene, Wednesday,
to attend the wedding of the form
er's niece, Mis- Ethel Higdon, to
Claire q. Ho.lenb4rg.
C. T. Furd takes his position at
H. - .-eg,5, ao: mag, as
secretary OF ,ne Y. NJ. e. A. He is
a.-e,,lJ IA receipt OF numerous ap-
r.. c, >. (: IA s.u i1il.s VINO wish
room and BOARD where they can
work to pay for the same. Some
have even written that they cannot
CON. - school Hess tney can get
a place to work their way. Parties
desiring such nelp will confer a
great favor by making the, fact
known to Mr.. Hurd. .-.- --. ..
Rev. DR.. 1. d. Driver, a pioneer
minister of this state, theologian of
national reputation and we'll known
character In Oregon history. lies
seriously ill at the home of his son,
James w. Driver, in Albany and
hie recovery Is not expected. Ia
the latter part of July he went to
Eugene to preach the funeral SER
mon of the late Mrs. Jane CaMp-
cell, an old friend. He had a hard
trip, and when he returned to his
home near Tangent he was ill.
Three We. ks ago his condition be-
came sucl that ne needed constant
medical attention, and he was taken
to the home of his son.
"Blossom," the Inter-muzzo Two
Step, is the latest IN music at Gra-
ham & Wells. 1875
The Gazette was promised list OF the
awards in the ALL Benton Fair for pub
lication in this issue, but at the eleventh
hour the judges found to their /dismay
that they had judged exhibits regardless
of the e'rules in regard to the age of exhib-
itcrs as required by the laws governin e
the same. Therefore the judging will all
have to 90 done over again.
Picking begins at the D. B. Tay-
lor hop yard next Monday. A few
more plckers are wanted. y
The balloon ascension made by Prof.
Miller yesterday forenoon was fine exhi-
bition and entirely successful. 1t was
witnessed by large crowd. Rising from
its mo brings in front of the Fowells shoe
shop the big balloon sailed high in
the air and foated in a north easterly
direction, The parachute drop was nice
ly done and Professor Miller landed
about l50 feet from the east bank OF the
Willamette alighting safely in the M. P.
Fruit garden lot. The second ascension
occurs this forenoon.
Picking begins at the Hammel
hop yard on Kiger island, Monday,
September End. Plckefs are want
ed. 70
Corvallis streets were thronged yester-
day and larger crowds are expected to-
day and tomorrow. The exhibits are all
in place at the court house and are a
credit to the county.
One OF the eXhlb1ts over at the court
house is large yellow pumpkin that
weighs, according to the card at
tached, 104 pounds. 1t was grown in
Alses- ALother weighs IS pounds and
was grown in the same locality.
WANTED-Prune piekers. APP
ply to ID. q. Rose. 1913
R Alph DAvissoa OF Parker, formerly as
sstant Western Union operator in this
city, is visiting friends here.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Ed Hall of Rich Hill
Mi ssourl, are expected TO arrive tomoI-
row for visit " Hith Mr.. Halls sister,
Ms. Norton Adams. The brother and
sister have not met for IA years.