Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-04
Howard and -on Joe
Mrs. j

J returned Sunda, fr3m lew Days
visit To d S-f- tn-y spent
MemoflasQey..a ~ 4,
The GDrva.tls .sBu-ln-ss College,
closed Friday. after very succ.ss-
full years work Mlss Enm -Yo-
der, III. capable Young principal,
| oes to McMlnnvilte irumeaiatei y-to
acc.p po-iuon as 'ook keep-r.
! A. J.. Fuller, a Corvallis hoy.
writes .fron Prinevill. that his
working on a i ig stock Iancn I':ar
thai pace, and rhatt -mers are now
busy lrrigating heir places in order
to raise crop. A. j. will return
to Coz Wallis in Au ust to euter
OAC.
Rev. G. FL. Feese has just receiv-
I'd the news that he has been made
a Doctor of Divinity. The title Is
conferred by the Fort Worth UnP-
vers,ty at Fort Worth, Texas. His
friends are g ad that this homo. has
been bestowed on Rev. reese, as it
will be woi thily wogn.
Mrs. Ada Jessen has rived rom
San Francisco to take charge of the
office of the City Water Company,
the position having been resigned
by Brady Burnett. Mrs. Jessea's
uncle, Frank Aldrich, wall look af
ter the outside work for the com
pany, while Mrs. Jessen will do the
office work.
W A. Wells has pur, hased 100
loads of dirt that is being excavated
from under the First National Bank
building, where furnace Is to be
installed for heating the entire bank
building. Mr.. Wells wi have the
dirt carted to lots that he owns just
west of the old Applewhite place, to
fill in and level the ground for a
building 81 e. 1t is understood he
will erect dwelling there soon.
Ear Prather and br )ther have
just arrived from Hood River and
will remain indefinitely. 1t is said
the you g men will buy lot and
erect dwelling for their mother,
while here, she being a widow who
has resided for some time in this
city with two other younger cnil-
dren. The youlg men are hort1-
culturists and have been employed
in the Htod River orchards for
some time.
The elocutionary entertainment
given by Rev. T. S. Handsaker at
the Christian church, Friday. eve
hing, was attended by large audi
ence and was very much enjoyed by
all. Many flour bit" show that
comes to the average town is no
better than was this entertainment,
declare those who attended. The
money taken in the collection will
be used in buying equipment for the
church gymnasium and in further
ing the work of the boys, and girls
clubs of the church.
c. I. Lewis, professor of horticul-
ture in the Oregon Experiment
station at Corvallis, will send q
man to the Rogue River valley, one
to Hood River valley, and another
to the Grand Ronde valley, this
summer to survey the orchards and
gather data for the station. Profess
or Lewis will visit Hood River per-
sonally to make study of the
straw berry business, culture, meth
DDS, etc., during the busiest season,
the latter part of May and the first
of June. 1t is his purpose TO take
up other lines next year in horticul-
tural work and thus advance the
efficiency of station by personal
work among the horticulturists of
the state.-Ex.
Hon. Willis c. Hawley, congress
man for the first district, has ac-
cepted the invitation to deliver the
Fourth of July grafton at Corvallis.
The people of Benton county have
always been proud of Congressman
Hawley and they are congratulate
ing themselves on the good fortune
that is theirs in securing the gifted
orator. Mr.. Hawley spent his boy
hood days In Benton county and
has a warm spot in his heart for
the people Of that section. Corval-
lis is planning to have one of the
best celebrations in its h istory. G..
A. Peterson has been secured to
read the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.-Oregon Statesman.
In describing some of the things
seen in Tacoma, where she now re-
sides, Mrs. Eva Starr-Peters writes
a friend in Corvallis: Most of the
buildings down town are one story
higher on the east side of the block
than on the west, as the town is
built on the side ola mountain.
The blocks are about half as wide