Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-09
LOCAL AID PERSONAL

Puest several days last week OF rela-
tives in Linn county.
Mr.. and Ms. Benton have ar
rived from vi as, South Dakota, to
locate in Benton county.
Mrs. Ed Graves is reported as
seriously i'll at the family home on
Ninth street.
Ray Wal'z came in from Belle
fountain, Saturday, to attend the
concert of the Dixie Jubilee singers.
Mrs. Henry Heanel arrived Satur-
day from Monroe for a two weeks
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Anne
liza Schubert.
A. J. Knapp and family left the
last of the week for Camas, WASH,
10 reside. They had lived for son,e
time in one of the M. C. Miller
houses.
Mr.. Williamson and family al
ri ed Thursday from s nth Dakota
TO make their home in Benton
They expect to reside for a time in
Go, Wallis.
A. N. Locke, one Of Corvallis re-
sps ted citiz-ns, suffered stroke of
PARALYSIS, Thursday, at The family
home in the northern pat Of town
One hip seems O be affected and
he is 10 a serious condition.
Frauk Huber arrived from As
toria, Thursday, for few days. Wis
it with home folks ia this city. He
has a ,od position in meat ma
ket in that city, is well satisfied
and SAYS Astoria is a lively place.
1t is stated as fact that Del
Baker, residing on Soap Greek, re-
cant sold so head of thoroughbred
Shropshire rwes FIR $1,000 or 500
par head. If any one ha~ a better
sheep story to relate, let him be
heard.
Thew are planning for big time
EVER in Alsra next Fri lay night.
There Is 10 be big entertainment
at the hal followed by basket
supper, and verybody and his best
girl will be in attendance. H. is to
he given b. three schools Of the AL
Sea vail y, and after the basket srp-
per ther1 will be a grand ball. The
proceeds will be devoted to the Use
Of the schools.
J B. Marvin began again serv-
Ing meals to the hungry Thursday
evening, after few days retirement
from business on sccouut Of moving
He is now ssttled in the room Va
Gated by w. T. and G. E. Small,
whtre first class restauranL will
be operated. Mr.. Marvin has made
his place popular with the public
and enjoys large and constantly
Increasing patronage.
One of toe methods Employed by
the Citizens' League for advertising
Oregon is envelopes on which is
printed many facts concerning the
country. Some ofthese that appear r
on the backs Of the envel pes in large
letters are: "No billiards., no zero
weather, Ito cyclones, no surssrokes,
no chinch bugs, no pove,ty, no po-
to bugs in Benton county, Ore
gon." Opposite these statements
appear the following: Good water
good health, good weather, good
schools, good roads, 60 d crops,
good markets."
In Brownsville next Wednesday
occurs the meeting of the Willamette
Presbyterial Society, of which Mrs.
J, B. Horner of this city is the
president. Mrs. P. O. Wilson, also !
of Corvallis, is one of the vice presi-
dents, while Mrs. M. l.. Bardon of !
this city appears on the program,
having a paper on "The Immigrant
from the Home Missionary" Sew
eral persons from Corvallis will: at
tend the Bro Snsville meeting next |
week which, to judge by the excel
lent, program, will be very inter-
esting one.
Many families in Corvallis mis- |
calculated on the amount of wood
that would be required to do them
until spring, and as a result there
is general cry for fuel, with none
in sight to supply the demand.
The last of tho week it was learned
that IA cords of dry maple was for
sale at the Gus Harding place, and
Lincoln Chambers at once purchas-
ed the entire lot, which he has been
selling about town at SIS so per
cord. So far as known this is the
last dry wood available in Cor !allie,
AID it looks rather chilly" for
those VINO have failed to get their
Necessary supply.