Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-30

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days visit in Portland, where they
purchased ali the machinery to
equip first class creamery, to be
established at Monroe. An ice
| plant is also to be started, and a
deal is on for the purchase of the
equipment of a Eugene plant.
Failing in this, the necessary
machinery will be purchased in
Portland. Monroe is certainly to
oe congratulated upon her enter
! prise, and there is no doubt that
the project will meet with success.
There is another case of scarle.
fever in Corvallis. The patient is
Little Gienva Gray, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. +. o. Gray, and the resi-
dence was quarantined Friday The
little one was very ill for a couple
of days but is improving and no
serious trouble IS anticipated.
Every precaution has been taken
and 1t is hoped the disease may be
prevented from spreading. Mr..
Gray has been for several months
in Idaho, and Mrs. Gray is alone
with the little one during the quar-
atine, Miss Greeta, the elder daugh
ter, whe is in college, having gone
elsewhere to board before the fever
had developed.
The farmers daughters who are
to go on free trip to jamestown
as guests of Philip S. Bates, editor
of the Pacific Homestead f)r which
they secured subscriptions during a
several months contest, will not
start from. Portland, May 1st, as
originally planned. Mr.. Bates has
Informed Miss Aida Metcalf, who
won the trip for Benton county,
that the party will not leave before
the 18th of next month, owing to
delayed traffic on the various rail
roads which has caused so much
confusion and annovance that it
has been impossible to secure rates
and make other necessary arrange
ments with the officials in time to
start on the original date.
Ifyou do something praiseworthy
Or worthy of emulation you may
rest as sured that someone else will
follow your example. When Virgil
Walters purchased 26O acre farm
near this city a week or 80 ago, to
divide into small tracts to be sold
as fruit farms, the Gazette prophe- !
sled that his example would be fol-
lowed by others, and now from
Monmouth comes the story that
Friday the Frank Lucas farm of
16O acres, two miles north of MOI
sold to F. Y. Mulkey fo-
$oOOJ and is being divided into
smaller tracts for fruit orchards
and diversified farming. Let the
good work go on. These parties
may not have heard of the Corval-
lis deal at all, but it is good thing,
just the same and the idea is GER
tain to "spread."
OAC was winner, Saturday. in q swift
game OF baseball on the local field, win
ming over the Willamette University nine
by the score of IL to 0. Next SATURDAY.
the local team meets the Chemawa In
1laa School nine in this city, aud a
splendid game is ex oected, as the Red
men have the reputation of being a swift
aggregation. ..-3.
Special sale of books at Graham
Z Wells. 32tf |
H. W. Kaupisch met with a painful
lccident, Sunday noon, at the creamery
"a some manner he ran an ice hook into
us knee. 1nficting IN ugly wound which.
While not necessarily serious, is yery
painful. owing to the location near the
knee joint.
Vudor chair hammocks at Black
edges. Tie latest. 36 81
There is much favorable comment on
he action of the G. & E. railroad COM
'any In making various improvements
bout the depot grounds in this city.
several carloads of gravel have been
rought in aud placed III the .''circle, at
lie depot grounds to fill in the low
'laces, good lights have been installed,
nd bulletin board, on which the ar
lVal aud departure of all trains is posted
'r the benefit of the travelling public,
as been placed in position, ali of which
re greatly appreciated by Jas public in
eneral, u
Vudor porch shales, at Black
-oges furniture store. 80 ~ I
There was free-for-all fist fight on {
lain street, Saturday afternoon, between {
ene Tortora and mani named Woods. {
ccording to report Woods abused Tor
IRA and refused to ''shut up'' when or |
cred to do so by Tortora. Woods final