Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-03-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

MISS mary NOidu Wds al ofoI
Sunday visitor with friends in Port
land.
Layton Smith, an Independence
business man, was a visitor in Cor
wallis, Friday.
Mrs. n. w. Kaupisch went to
Portland, Saturday, for q visit Of
several days with friends.
J.H. Roth of Amity was trans
acting business in Corvallis, Fri
day. He owns hop yard in the
vicinity of PhiIomath.
Mrs. Austin Lafsrty went to Port
land, Sunday, where she will enter
q hospital for q months treatment
for a growth on the side of her face.
Prof. A. B. Cordlsy of OAC is
scheduled to assist in meeting OF
the Fruit Growers Union at Elk
City, March 18th. He is to deliver
an address.
G. A. Lundergen of Salem was in
Corvallis, Friday, on his way to AL
sea to look after property which he
recently purchased about two miles
below the store at that place.
Russell Jefreys departed Friday
for Annapolis, where ne is to enter
the Military Academy. He has
been a popular student at OAC and
many friends join IN good wishes
for his future success.
The State Spiritualist Association
is to hold an anniversary meeting In
Portland on March 29th, in which
all organizations of the kind are
cordially invited to join. A large
and enthusiastic meeting is assured.
John Young has just completed
a new cement walk along the Mrs.
Sarah Cauthorn, property. This
will add materially to the effect of
the handsome new bungalow which
this lady has just had built for her
home.
The father and three sisters of
Henry Rooper Of the OAC basket
ball team visited him this week.
They are from Antelope and two of
the young ladies are members of
the basketball team from that place,
which has been in Corvallis this
week.
William Schmidt has moved his
household effects to the home of his
father.in-law, G. B. Starr, at Belle
fountain, where he will assist on the
farm the coming season. Mrs.
Schmidt, who has long been an in
valid, is to remain at the DR.. P. T.
Starr home in this city for the pres
ent, to take medical treatment.
s. L. Kline of this city has the
honor of receiving a commission
from the governor of the State, ap-
pointing him as delegate to the
National Convention OF Charities
and Correction to be held in Rich
mond, Va, May 6 to the 18th in
elusive. IL is more than possible
that he will attend.
Outstanding warrants are being
called in and Benton county will be
out of debt within the next few
weeks. All warrants from July 6,
'07, to Jan. 2, 'OS, are being called
for, the treasurer having on hand
over $l3, 800 to apply on the pay
ment. The fact of Benton's freedo d,
from Indebtedness is one to which
every citizen can point with justi-
fable pride.
The decree of fashion that women
shall wear long gloves has created
a great scarcity of kid skins. 1t
appears that four pairs of short
gloves can be made out of what is
required to produce one pair of the
long sort. One of the large dealers
in New York says that his orders
for long gloves at this time exceed
his capacity to fill them by 10000
dCzenl And yet should the auto
Gratis of feminine fashions decree
the wearing of long-sleeved gowns,
the supply of kid skins would speed
lily become abundant, says an ex-
change.
La urging the matter of can
merry for Lebanon, the Criterion
says: Corvallis has just organized !
a new oannery and Albany is again
working tor cannery and a milk
condensing plant. Scio has nearly
stock enough subscribed to start a
caunery for that progressive CON- !,
munity. The whole Willamette
valley is awaking to the fact that
fruit and vegetables with their at
tendaat canneries are the making of