Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07

Jesse Bulls, OF JoDs aOoltlOu,
daughter.
/ Cecil Cathey arrived Friday from
Portland and will remain for tn
!, present in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ruggins
: keepers of the county poor farm
were visitors in Corvallis, Friday.
Peter Zierolf has been in Port
land the past week, taking treat
ment for his old enemy, rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. W. D. DeVarney has ar.
rived and taken charge of the Local
Independent telephone Office for ar
indefinite period.
Mrs. Emily Pernot and son
Charles have taken possession OF
their new home on Fourth street,
near the Bryson residence.
A. Kyle of Corvallis will move
here shortly with his family, having
purchased the dray business of R.
R. Crosby.-Albany Herald.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church have begun preparations for
their annual rose fair which, this
year, will be he'd about the first of
June.
Mrs. Joseph Smith and Miss
Bertha Dayls returned the last OF
the week from Brownsville, where
they had been since the death of
their relative, Mrs. w. d. Wash.
burne.
A lady in this city fell On a loose
board in the sidewalk on Ninth
street, Fridav, skin-ing her nos
and receiving general shaking up.
| She thinks a little more attention
to sidewalks would be coed thing
for the city.
Norton Adams has been engaged
the past few days in putting a sky
light in the building on Main street
Just vacated by the Bell telephone
company, and it is understood that
when the necessary repairs have
been made, the place will be ocou-
pied by the Times printing office.
Mrs. John Senger received a mes
sage, Friday morning, announcing
the death of her nephew, Fred
Pearl, at Salem. Mrs. Senger left
Friday evening to attend the funer-
al, which occurred at Brownsville,
Saturday. The deceased was ab aut
26 years of age and was not mar
ried.
Jim Wheeler and Vance Taylor
made trip to Alsea recently, and
caught 80 fine trout in a few hours
fishing. There seems to be plenty
OF the "beautles" this year, judg-
ing from reports that come in from
fishing parties, here and there.
The fruit crop Of Oregon during
the coming season promises to be
especially large, and as a result of
the freezing weather in the middle
West, the market will be active and
prices high, bringing Oregon's fruit
growing capabilities to the front in
nest torceful way.
Kline's Handy Kids were victor
ious in a gane of baseball pDaye,!
at Philometh, Friday afternoon,
With the Philomath college nioe,
the score being ~ to 5 IN favor of
the "Kids." A large crowd turned
out to witness the contest, and
everyone showed dsep injeress ii,
the outcome. The Randy Kids
players were: Phillips, catcner;
Pelland, pitcher; Huff, 1st base,
Swami, 2nd base; Long, short stop
Looney, 3rd bas,; Bilyeu, right
field; Sutherland, center field; Wolfe
left field.
An Oregon editor took stock the
first of he year, after the plan o.
o. her bu mess people, which result
ed in tha followin, invoice: Baea
broke, 800 times; had money, e5;
praised oy the public, 6; damned by
the public, 1874; asked to drink, IS;
refused, O; missed PRAYER maetin g,
50; been roasted, 43l; roasted 9th
ers, 81; washed the Office towel, 8;
nis s-d my meals. 0; taken for
preacher, IL; taken for capitslish.
O; found money, O; taken baths, 6;
delinquent su oscribers paid, q; did
not pay, 43G; pain in Conscience. O;
got whipped, 0; whipped otner fe-
lows, s; cash on hand, January l,
$l.47; cash on hand now, 81 cents.
-Ex.
L. happened few days ago while
the different committees were out
90 the canvass for fluids for the Y |