Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-25
d. 5. Adams is repainting his

The Corvallis saw mill resumed
operations Saturday, after being
shut down for several days for re-
pairs.
Tbs mountain water system is
gradually growing and many
"taps" have been put in during the
past week in the western part of
town.
Rev. C. L. McCaus,and of this
city has been in Roseburg the past
week, holding tho regular quarter
ly conference of the NJ. E. church
South.
Mr.. Bulls. vino came to Corval
lis from Oklahoma year or SO ago,
is to begin Immediately the erection
of new house 10 Jobs addition, on
the corner north of Sam Kerr's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wsbley Ed ards
returned the last of the week from
attendance at the Rinehart reunion
at Eugene, and departed Saturday
for La Grande to spend the summer
on their ranch.
Mrs. L. L. Porter of Oregon City
has been the guest of her parente,
Mr.. and Mrs. John SpangIer, 10 this
city the past seek. With her
mother she has just returned from
a six weeks visit to San Francisco,
Loe Angeles and other California
points.
Mrs. A. F. Peterson and children
are expected to arrive tomorrow
from Portland, the former. to spend
the summer at Siletz with her sis
ter, Miss Ollie Thompson, and the
children to go to Newport vito Mrs.
Agnes Thompson, their grand
mother.
Miss Alice Jones, who has been
teaching school at La Grand, is ex-
pected home in a few days to spend
the summer. MISC Mary Jones,
her sister, has just returned from
Silverton, where she has been en-
ployed in the public school, having
had the primary department.
A milk condensing factory is one
of the new things for Lebanon, and
already the promoters of the enter
prise have $500 COWS listed. The
agreement is to ply 373 cents per
pound for butter fat, no matter
what it tests, and to call at the
houses of the patrons every day to
weigh it end leave. duebili.
The "Ocean Wave'' is tho name
of the splendid new skating rink
that was formally opened to the
public at Newport, Saturday eve
ming. An immense crowd was
present, many people going from
Salem and Albany in time to be
present. No doubt the skaters will
enj ~ 'life on the Ocean Wave"
Miss Flora Jones Of Petaluma,
Calf, is the guest of Mrs. Charles
Heckart. Miss Jones is teacher
in the public schools at Petaluma
which is, by the way, the home OF
the famous Petaluma incubator
At one place in that city, Miss
Jones states that 100 incubators are
kept in operation all the time, the
entire place being run by electrici-
tv, and that eggs are shipped from NJ
P ta'uma tc Alaska and all ever the
United States.
;! Another case of scarlet fever is
reported from Jobs addition, it be-
ing stated that the family residence
was quarantined Thursday. The
victim Is child in the family Of
Mrs. Eddleman, nee Mrs. William
Thomas, and as there is a large
ia mily of children the disease is
likely to cause trouble fer some
time. Mr.. Eddleman was in Port
land and was notified the last o.
the week that the fever was in the
home.
The Tapping of a white awning
near the Grant Etgin harness shop,
Thursday afternoon, frightened 6
horse belonging TO Sam Whiteside
tied there, and the animal threw
itself, broke its hitching strap and
whirling, made straight shoot fol
the opposite side of the street. II
headed for the Bel telephone Office
and landed on the pavement where
it fell, arose, and fell again. On
lockers expected to see it go through
the big glass front of the Bell Office
but it managed to get off the pave
ment and ran up tbs street where il
was caught near the Horning gree
cry. The shafts Of the buggy were
broken but no other damage result
ed.
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