Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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Mrs. Tom Bell and Mrs. Johr
Hays were Albany visitors, Friday,
for the day.
Mrs. Iva Mae McBee arrived
home, Saturday, from a ten days
visit to Oakland, California.
Mrs. Francis Risen has returned
to her home in California, after q
three months visit with Benton
county relatives.
Roy Bell, an old Corvallis boy, is
now employed as shipping clerk on
the steamer "Alliancs" between
Portland and Coos Bay.
Mrs. Charles dams left Sunday
for her home in Yaquins, after q
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs &.
, M. L. Adams in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ireland &c
to Independence tomorrow to attend
the wedding of the latter's brother
Dee Taylor, to Miss Mabel Bake
man.
The Y. M. and Y. w. G. AS held
an interesting joint meeting, Sun
day, at their room in the admins
tration building. w. A. Selwood
was the leader.
The Christian Endeavor society
of the Presby terian church held a
social at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
J. R. N. Bell, Friday evening. All
report very enjoyable time. il,
Id. Baldwin of Winlock, Wash,
was the guest of his cousin, Harley
Hall, THU ulsday and Friday, going
from Corvallis TO Buena Vista and
thence to his home Oh Sunday.
The old shack next to the laun-
dry on the south has been torn down
and the improvement is very mark
ed. Much moIe such WORK could
be done to great advantage in Cor
wallis.
A young man named Hull, from
west of Bellefount.in, was in Cor
Wallis the last of the week, looking
over the situation with the inten-
tion of entering OAC little later
on.
The old water plant, after years
of service in Corvallis, was shut
down Friday noon and will here
after be used only as pumping
station. Thus does the ''old" give
way for The new"
Mrs. Charley Small was operated
on in Portland hospital, Thurs
day, surviving the ordeal very sue
cessfully. Mr.. Small returned
Friday and reports the patient
getting along as we'll as could be
expected.
The President has gone for game
and killed lady bear; the days are
growing short, and soft and hazy is
the air; the country editsrs who once
had money in their till, are selling
all their diamonds now to pay their
paper bills.-Ex.
Apples are a much scarcer article
than usual in Portland stores at tnis
time of the year. The prices are so
much higher than usual that groc-
ers appear to be taking no chances
in buying and get very few boxes
at tilne.-Ex.
A message to Corvallis relatives
the last of the week stated that
Mrs. Byron Hunter was very ill at
her home at Waterville, Washing
ton. The daughter, Miss Ethel
Hunter, who is with relatives here,
expects to be obliged to return
home.
Growing potatoes in Corvallis ia
profitable business, according to
the experience of William Crees,
who recently dug Is bushels of
spuds from q lot on North Main
street. The lot, too, was not con-
sidered good land and part of the
ground was not used.
Raymond Mitchell of OAC was
called to his home in Lane county
the last Of the week by a message
announcing the serious illness of
his mother. When he departed for
home the young man thought it
probable that he would be unable
to return, at least for the present.
There will probably be no more
complaint this season of hard
field for football games, as has been
the case heretofore. The steady
downfall of rain the last of the week
rendered the field sloppy enough
for Fridays and Saturdays games
to be played in comfort and safety.
DR.. Withycombe is holding a
large number of farmers institutes
this fall. With the assistance OF
the moderate legislative appropria-