Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-07-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Miss Mayms Crawford returned
yesterday from brisf visit with
friends in Portland. -. ~..r
Richard Kigsr and family expsct
to depart today for Newport to
spend the month of July. They
will occupy the Horner cottage.
Mrs. Mae Troxel and children of
Eugene left yesterday for their
home, after q few days visit with
relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will MCGEE of
Kings Valley were visitors in Cor
Wallis the last of this week with
relatives.
Mrs. Frank McReynolds and her
sister, Miss Cusick, left the last of
the week for Buena Vista to remain
indefinitely.
Prof. J. B. Horner and family
went to Newport, Saturday, to spend
Sunday by the ''sad sea waves"
They returned yesterday.
Prof. E. F. Pernot and family de-
parted Saturday for Newport, to
spend the summer. They will oc-
cupy their cottage at Nye Greek.
F. S. Train, of Albany, a well
known citizen, is erecting hand
some new summer residence at
Newport.
Prof. George Coote of Corvallis
passed through Toledo this week en
route to Mill 4, for a visit with Jo-
seph Blower, says Fridays Lincoln
Leader.
DR.. M. M. Davis lie building a
residence in Eugene, preparatory to
moving there this fall to reside. He
is also having his cottage at New
port repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. J. Blackledge re-
turned Sunday evening from a brief
visit to relatives at BeIlefountain
They were accompanied home by
Miss Janet Blackledge, who has
been visiting there for two weeks.
The report comes from southern
Benton that vetch is already too
ripe there to be available for filling
silos, and that corn will have to be
Used in its stead. Crops are report
ed as very light in southern Ben
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Taylor, who
recently came here from Rainier
and expected to go on to Silvertoa
to reside, have decided to remain in
Corvallis ard have leased the Gilbert
cottage in Jobs addition.
James Flett was called to Five
Rivers, Saturday morning, at an
early hour, by the illness of his
daughter, Miss Lura, who recently
accompanied the remainder of the
family to the claim over there to
spend the summer.
The foil owing sales of real estate
have been made by Amber & Wat
ters: A. M. Smiths 624 acres. 4
miles east of Corvallis, to Mr..
O'Nsil from Ashland, $500; Mrs.
Ross Adams house and lot on 9th
street to Prof. Fuikerson, $11OO;
Martin Buffers house and lot to g.
E. Wenell, late of South Dakota,
$1,000; 8 lots owned by "Texas"
Kline on 9th and Tyler streets to
Martin Butler, $500.
Mrs. Frank Stansell of Ounce Y
Mich, Mrs. Robert Kinzell of Che
lan, Wash, Bud Klsor of Seattle,
WASH, and Amos Kisor of Corvallis
arrived Tuesday evening, having
been mmoned by q message an
nouucing the serious illness of Mrs.
s. K. Kisor, who is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. G. Copeland at Siletz.
Lincoln Leader.
DR.. W. J. Kerr has purchased
the John H. Simpson residence on
Fifth street and will occupy it i'm
mediately with his family. The
deal was closed Friday. Mr.. Simp-
son and family are to remove. to AL
bany to make their home. They
have long been numbered among
the leading families of this city and
their decision to 60 elsewhere will
be widely regretted.
A Michigan man who hes been
visiting in this section of Oregon is
credited with saying: "This is no
place for wheat fields, and dairy
farms. This is the home of the
cherry, the pear, the apple and the
berry. Every foot of this valley
could be set out to orchard. There