Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Leora MeBee came out from
Newport, Friday, where she spent a
ten days. vacation.
George and Will Tavener, former
we'll known Corvallis boys, are now
located at Klamath Fails. Both
are married.
William Ryalls of Albany has
been visiting ut the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Isaac Jackson, in
this city, the past few days.
Word received from Rev. ard
Mrs. Handsaker says they are
camped at upper Soda Springs and
are having a fine time.
Miss Lena Hinrich, of Albany,
was the guest Friday night and
Saturday Of Miss Merle Hollister,
en- route to Newport tor a visit.
Mrs. F. L. Moore came ou. from
Newport, Friday, and visited old
friends in this city, en- route to her
home at Kelso, Wash.
Claude Swami, Haman Bilyeu
and Frank McGinnis arrived home
Friday evening from a weeks out
ing at Cascadia.
F.S. True has purchased the
Harlan house, just west of the Ell
FELTON, home, and is repairing 1t for
Use as q rent house.
Under the direction cf Supervisor
Tunison the state road south of town
L. being graveled and put in first
class condition, according to reports
received.
Miss Olive Whitney leaves the
last of this week for her home in
Delta, Colorado, after a visit with
her old school friend, Miss Aida
Metcalf.
George Sebrell and family are
moving from Aisea valley back to
their old home in this city. Tuey
brought in the first losd Of goods
the last of the week.
Excavating is now in progress
out on college hill fer the new ma
cqine shops that are to be- built this
fall. A. F. Peterson, who has the
contract, is in charge Of the work.
A. S. Tavener and family, old
time Corvallisites but now of Doug
las county, have written friends in
this city that they expect soon TO
return to Corvallis to make their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Swick left
Saturday for Newport. the form
er will return in few days but the
latter will remain indefinitely for
the benefit of her health, which has
been quite poor the past few
months.
A fine, large hop house is near
ing completion out on Kiger island
The builders are Belcher & Wilkes
who operate 20-acre mop field or.
the island and who are erecting the
house to accommodate their crop
this season.
Although college does not open
until nearly the first OF October this
fall, severel students have been in
Corvallis the past few days looking
,or boarding places. One from
Eastern Oregon and another from
Tillamook were in town, Saturday,
on such a quest.
At Newport tie residents say
that after he Goth of this month
the exodus from that resort will be
on in full force. While it means
stagnaticn for Newport, it is fact
that brings joy to the newspaper
offices of Corvallis, for then perhaps
there will be something doing"
that will make news to satisfy a
hungry reading puelic.
A three-fc urths yield but crop
Of excellent quality that will COM
mand the top price in the market
is the report that comes from the
vicinity of Independence regarding
the hop situation. Preparations
are going ahead for harvesting the
crop just as though 80 cent prices
were in sight and doubtless the en-
tire crop will be harvested regard
less Of the present conditions of the
market.
Parties that have made a study
Of the matter claim that the eli
mate of this section is admirably
adapted for the growing offigs and
their successful culture, says an
Albany dispatch to the Journal
Fasteners in the city yesterday
have make a study of this matter
and are contemplating the growing
of figs for the market. This will be
the beginning of new industry in
I linn cnunty and un0n it's success