Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

s.. Hunt went to the bay,
Tuesday.
J. NJ. Tedrow left today for the
hop yards at Independence.
Mrs. Williams of Portland is the
guest of Mrs. G. NJ. Tedrow for a
few days visit.
Rev. A. w. Monosmith returned
yesterday from a few days fishing
trip in the Alsea valley.
Mrs. Henry Stone and mother re-
turned the first of the week from a
visit with friends in Portland.
S. P Hunt has given his resi-
denoe a coat of paint, adding great
ly 10 the general appearance of the
place.
Clerk Vincent issued a marriage
license, Tuesday, to John W
Thompson and MISS Bertha Viuipg,
both of Alsea.
Miss Nina Yates left the first of
the week for visit with her broth
er, w. E. Yates, and family at
Vancouver, Washington.
Cal Thrasher came in from the
bay, Tuesday. The family will ar
rive the last of this week, having
spent several weeks at the coast.
T. T. Vincent has rented the
Mays property on Fourth street
near the M. E. church and will
move about the lst of September.
Ingle & McClennan are making
some needed improvements in their
residence and business property,
recently purchased of Mrs. Charles
Young.
L. H. Holly will move in from
his farm about Sept. lst to spend
the winter. He will have three
boys attending OAC and one in the
public schools.
A complaint was filed with the
council against the S. P. railroad il
regard to sanitary conditions at the
depot, which was referred to the
street committee.
Isaac Harris, a former business
man of Corvallis, passed through
Corvallis the first of the week on
his way to the bay. He now re-
rides in Portland.
The council passed an ordinance
at its last meeting regulating the
use Of firecrackers and preventing
the confetti nuisance which will be
welcome news to all good citizens.
Grant Elgin sent in his resigna-
ton as City Treasurer. to take effect
at once. The resignation was ac-
cepted and an election being held
by ballot, q. H. Davis was elected
as his successor.
Eugene is to have a new Federal
Building to cost $4,000. Plans
have been mads and forwardeu to
Washington. They hope to lay the
foundation this fall and complete
the building next year.
Supt. Denman presented peti
tion to the council, signed by near-
ly every business man in the city,
asking that donation of 500 be
made to help defray the incidental
expenses of the school fair, which
was granted and warrant issued.
A fire alarm sounded Monday in
Portland, and you can imagine how
the department felt after making
the ru1 when they saw behind the
door, stuck in the delicate appara-
tus of telegraph wires and sounder,
souvenir postal. 1t was Simply
signed "Your own loving Mary"
J. J. McHenry returned the first
of the week from Coos Bay where
he has been located since lat Jauu-
-ary. He has come to stay and
will build neat residence of six
rooms on Third street. Mr.. Nc
Henry reports conditions at Coos
Bay at standstill on account of
work stopping on the railroad from
Drain to that country.
No news has been received from
our friend, NJ. Bauer, and we great
ly fear some serious evil has be-
fallen him. The months rent we
owe him is now past due and we
mourn because he is not even pres
ent to receive it. In his eager
search for meat to supply the starry
ing wife and children in the noun
tains he may have been dashed to
pieces over some rugged cliff and
his bones now lie bleaching upon
the sands of time. Come hither, 0
Mike, and relieve our anxious
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