Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-01-28
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bany on business, Saturday.
Walter Maxield Of Kings Valley
visited Corvallis relatives, Friday.
Mrs. Minna B.. Wyatt of Phllo-
math was Corvallis visitor, Sat-
urday.
Tom and Bob Vidito expect to
leave 10 few days for Idaho, in
search of location.
Mrs. Daniel Blodgett of Sher idan
who has been visiting relatives ut
Wrenn was in Corvallis, Saturday.
Peter Rickard, one of Southern
Benton's substantial farmers, was
looking after business in Corvallis,
Saturday.
Little Fern Fleecer broke both
bones in her forearm while exercis-
ing in the gymnasium at the public
school teA days ago.
Last night the local lodge X. of
P. received an official visit from
Grand Chancellor John Wall and
other grand lodge officers.
Several cases of mumps are report
ed about town the past week, and
some of the double ohins" are said
to be truly worth seeing.
Ray starr departed for his home
in Sherman county, Friday, after
spending a month with relatives
and friends in Benton county.
DR.. W. J. Kerr returned Friday
from Eugene where he had been to
attend a business meeting of the
various college presidents Of the
state.
Clifford Gould has been Sub
bing" as boat agent, the past week.
during the absence OF o. J. Oleson,
who went to his home at Marion to
nurse An attack Of mumps.
Claude I. Starr, who has just sold
his interest in the Pioneer bakery,
is to begin the erection of a new
residence, in about ten days, on the
lot just west of his dwelling.
J. e. Martin, representing the
Scranton, (Pa.) Correspondence
School, left the last of the week for
| Portland. having been looking after
business in his line in Corvallis for
several days.
Among the visitors from out-of-
town who were seen on Corvallis
streets Friday were Mrs. Meeks OF
Monroe and Mrs. Chauncey Bar
clay and Mrs. Martha Tharp OF
Bellefountain.
The beautiful sunshine of Satur-
day, with a warmth in the air equal
to spring, tempted large number
of farmers into town, and the day
was a busy one for the merchants,
as a result. Without the farmer
any town is decidedly quiet.
DR.. G. H. Feese of Portland was
a Corvallis visitor, Saturday, en-
route to Harrisburg to begin an
eyangelistic nesting. He reports
himself and family enjoying good
health. The Harrisburg meeting
will continue for ten days.
! Mr.. Martha Lane, who has re-
eided for some time in Jobs addi.
tion, has purchased the handsome
new residence OF Rev. Monosmith
Two losts go with the dwelling. Mr..
and Mrs. Monosmith have not YET
decided where they will loc ate.
A. w. Hawley of near Monroe
was a Corvallis visitor the last o
the week. He states that q site
has been purchased in Monroe OF
which 10 erect the new canning
factory, and that work is TO begin
on the two-story building in the
nesr future.
J. B. Irvine exhibited in the GA.
zETrE Office Saturday q ripe logan
berry which is the third crop fol-
this season from the same vines
This gives an idea of what can bs
done in this country in the way so
fruit raising, it proper care is given
the industry.
The locomotive that is to 60 into
service on the Corvallis & Alsea
River railroad is to arrive todsy
from Portland and 60 at once into
service, which will make the WORK
much easier of accomplishment, al
heretofore handcars have been ir
use on the line.
M. Sprsgue, who owns a ten-acr'
tract west of Corvallis, near th'
Catholic cemetery, has sold hi
place to II. D. Anderson, of S-utl
Dakota who ia To arrive In abOu