Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
Prof. Lake returned Saturday,
,oming ia from Medford.

George Irvine and wife were visit
ors over Sunday at Newport.
Attorney J. F. Yates transacted
legal business at Astoria last week,
/ Miss Edna Russ is visiting friends
in Eugene for week or ten days.
Miss Mildred Dyer of Albany was
the guest of Corvallis friends, Thusr.
day.
Prof. F. L. Kent will spend a
week at Gearhart Park, combining
business and pleasure.
R. K. Hanson of Kansas has
bought the residence Of Charles
Mille- on Third street.
Mrs. Margaret Cummings and
Miss Leona Jackson come out from
the coast the latter part of the week.
Isaac Stroud and wife returned
Friday from an outing in the Big
Elk country and report good hunt
ing and fishing.
Miss Esther Copeland returnei to
her home in the Siletz country, Sat-
urday, after brief visit with her
aunt, Mrs. J. Mason.
August Fischer has just finished
putting q new roof on one section of
his mill and taken out the old en-
gine house and engine.
Samuel Jackson, of Hollen berg &
Cady's Furniture store, took leave
of absence for few 4 US and is
taking view of "Old Ocean,"
Mrs. Fortson and daughter lie t
for their home in Sacrament, Satur-
day, having spent the summer with
the formers mother, Mrs. Shedd.
The trade was consummated on
Friday whereby Mr.. Swingler be-
omes the sole owner of the butcher
shop of Harlan Il Swingler.
L. L. Brooks has conceived the
idea that there is money in the
dairy business and has already
bought 25 head of COWS and will
add more.
Horace Locke was shaking hands
with old friends on the streets, Sat-
urday. He is now located in Port
land, bat is spending his vacation
at the old home.
McHenry & Stroud sold the
Troxell property near the c. & E..
depot last Friday to Joe McCready
of Washington. The consideration
was $500.
David Hood appeared before the
county court and asked for a gate
way from his place south OF Philo-
math, and viewers and appraisers
were sent out.
The glorious rain of last week
will help gardens and start the fall
~. stures in fine shape. Some sec
tions, particularly in Eastern Ore
gon, were deluged with water and
growing crops were damaged.
Neighbor B. F. Irvine of ths Cor
wallis Times has been appointed by
Governor Chamberlain as a delegate
to the Irrigation Congress to ue
held at Sacramento, Calf, from
Sept. 2 to 7 inclusive.
Bids were opened by the county
court for wha kncmn rs the s.
K. Brown bridge across Mary's
river. Two bids We , o." .iveI . )
follows: John Moore, $685.; B. F.
Elliott, 1925. The court rejected
both bids as being 100 high and
authorized Commissioner Smith to
build same according to his judg-
ment.
J. K. Johnson came out from
Newport, Thursday, h wing spent
several v-sks at the coast. The
family went to Ne 3o~s, hoping
that the change of climate 'would
benefit the daughter. Miss Law -,
who has been in i'll health for many
months, and Mr.. johnson states
that she is already greatly improv-
ed. Mrs. johnson is daughter of
Mrs Lucy Francisco.
Robert Johnson, manager of the
Benton county prune orchard, in
forms us that the recent high wind
and rain was of great benefit to the
growing crop as the wind blew off
the small and damaged fruit while
the rain will add new vigor TO that
still remaining on the trees. He
was also pleased to inform US th.t
the prospects for crop, as well as
price, are quite hattering.
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