Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-07-19

Itqfore special stamp has been required.
This stamp Was not always possible to
secure, and much Inconvenience resulted
The supernumerafy stamp was. from the
first, wholly Unnecessary. except that the
law required its use. Ten cents in ord.-
nary stamps would have covered the
financial part of the transaction then as
now. Persons who use the mail for
emergency or quick business dispatch are
able and willing to pay the added toll
for prompt delivery.
Cherries for everybody at the old Ben
son farm at ten cents a gallon. Inquire
of Mrs. L. L. Brooks. 54tf
A subscription paper was circulated the
| first of this week by Mrs. T. S. Handsak-
er and Mrs. Charles Beach, in the inter-
est OF the Harvey Bulls family whose
little son was SO seriously burned the
Fourth. The sum of $3.50 was collected
in one afternoon. and this will be sub
stantial help to the family. Mr.. Bulls
is'obliged to be at home to assist in car
in for the suffering child, and the family
has been unfortunate in many ways
since coming to this city.
Wood wanted on subscription at the
Gazette once. 34tf
The Gazette wishes to state that it was
misinformed in regard to the sale of the
Mrs. Sarah Moore residence property to
Henry Cyrus of Crabtree, LINN county,
as stated in the last issue, as the deal did
not materialize. Mr.~Cyrus is now nego-
tiating for other property.
The Oak Greek Lumber Com
pany has established y .rd in Will.
kins' Addition, and has on hand
for sale complete stock of rough
and dressed lumber Merle Moore
is in charge of the yard and will be
pleased to fill your bills. 54tf
DR.. j. Frank Hall and family were ex.
pected to arrive in Buena Vista, Tuesday,
for a visit with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Hall. They will be in
Corvallis to visit relatives in a few days.
DR.. Hall will spend few weeks in this
locality after which he leaves for New
York City to take post graduate course
III medical college. Last year he
studied in Chicago. His family will ac-
company him to New York.
For Sale-Span OF mares, aged and
6 wears, at bargain. Animals can be
seen at farm. Sam Whiteside, Jr., Cor
Wallis. 55tf
The Salem Statesman says: "The news
of DAD Trine's death came as shock
to many of his friends here. Not only
was Trine known by every horseman in
the northwest circuit but local lovers of
horse flesh had good opinion of the old
trainers knowledge of horses. OF late
years he had been in Salem at various
times and always accompanied the teams
of the Olegoa Agricultural college in their
games with Willamette University"
R. L. Smith and T. q. Sparknan will
sell real estate under the anne of "The
Santiam Land Co.." with Office at Leba-
non. " 43tf
Work is to begin the first OF the week
on the Rev. Monosmith cottage that is to
be built by Norton Adams. The work
has been delayed because of the contract
or's inability to secure tesms to do the
excavating.
When in Albany gee the 5, 10 and
) cent counters atCharles Knecht's
next door to Hamilton's. 56tf
It is less than two weeks since
the idea of constructing a railroad
from this city to the Lake Creek
country was conce ned, yet sur
veyors are in the field and other
work in progress. Wednesdays
evening freight brought in three
car ,oads of steel rails for the new
road. Doesn't this look like busi-
ness?
A fine Jersey cow for sale. In
quire Of M. M. Chappell. 57-60t
Last evening after the hour of
going to press arrangements had
been made to give DR.. Kerr, the
recently elected president of OAC,
a reception. The event was Liven
by the Retail Grocers' and Msr-
! chants Association of Corvallis.
Notice Call on o. J. Treesa
when you are ready to ha We your
wood put in the shed. go
Wednesday afternoon chronicled sad
accident on the Willamette river a sh1rt
distance above Peoria. F. L. Ravne
J had lot of sawlogs in the river anu was
out on them accompanied by his two lit
tie boys, the eldest of whom was not
more than years old. The log on which
the boys were standing rolled and both
lads were thrown into the river and
drounad DataiIs were not nhta n hle