The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1901-12-18
LOCAL LORE.

Mics Kate Tiedemann returned
Saturday from visit in Albany,
Joseph Garrow returned Sunday
morning from a weeks visit with Sa.
lem friends
Misses Lilly Rsnney and Kate
Gerhard are the guests Of Albany
friends,
-On the 4th OF January, Miss
Philbrick is TO give IL song recital in
the college chapel.
The Guild of the Episcopal
church was entertained Thursday at.
ternoon at the home of Mrs g E Hout.
Mrs Joseph ssEbner, who has been
in Corvallis since the death OF her
husband, returned to Portland Fri
day,
Only days remain till the draw
ing for the beautiful organ at Kline's
One ticket given with each dollar pur-
chase. Who will be the lucky winner?
The Dusty clay pigeon shooters
have challenged the Monroe team for
match on Christmas day, and 1t is
expected that the latter will accept.
"A portion OF the granite for use
In the new Agricultural building at
the college, arrived Sunday evening
from the Cascades. There was 18
carloads of it, and it came by special
train over the Corvallis g. Eastern.
--Miss Lsttie Wicks entertained q
number OF friends Friday evening
Cards was the amusement, and Viii
burt Garrow and Miss Wicks won
first. and VIII Wicks and Miss Edna
Garrow, second prizes. About fifteen
were present
"A special one fare rate has been
made by the Corvallis & Eastern from
Albany and ell points west on ac-
count OF the farmers institute to be
held at Toledo on the 18th. and 10Th
of December, Tickets are good go
ing on the 18th and returning not lat
er than the Goth
The public schools have arranged
FOR the appearance in Corvallis on the
evening of December 28th of the cele-
brated Schubert Symphony Quartet g
OF Chicago In programme OF vocal
music, readings and violin solos, to-
gether with mandolin and guitar num-
bers- The proceeds are to go to the
public school library,
The sale OF the Semit farm on
Beaver creek has beee consummated
by Henry Ambler, the Phflomsth
real estate man. The buyer IL f E
Stevens, recently arrived from Lincoln
Nebraska. The farm comprises 100
acres, and the price paid was 81 900,
cash. Mr. Stevens fs to take possess.
ion ia two weeks.
&C L Bennett sef Corvallis, has pur-
chased an interest in the German
American Investment Company, OF
Seattle, and has become treasurer OF
the conapany. James Hamilton Lew
Is Is vice president Of the concern,
which does real estate. loan and in
vestment business. With his family
Mr. Bennett leaves Friday morning for
Seattle to remain. Mr. Bennett will
be glad to meet anyone having In.
terests in Seattle. or wishing to invest
Or loan money there, a tthe Bennett
residence, 9th and Harrison,
-MiIt Barnett was In town Mon
day. He has sold his butcher shop
In Junetion, and is to move back 10
Benton in the spring. The train ia
which he recently shipped % cars OF
cattle to Yakima, Washington,
cost 81 $3.50. There. were over aG0e
head of cattle4n the train and SI2 to
.$17 a-2 per head was paid foe thena,
Mr. Barnett now has an offer for de
llyeryssof 1000 head OF coming year
liags and tWos In Klamath, and a
similar offer for similar number
from a buyer IN Montana.
The state road nth of town
that received large attention in th ,
columns OF the I'Inf3s in months gone
py, is MON declared oy all VINO travel
!. ~ 70 We ~ .lhe conaition. Some say
10 she oeas io"o ~ the county.
None s, asss Isssson o. oliIlcise 10. Eseu
a. Inns aaaau"anter season olcyciisFs can
anu oo use ~ every DAY: dreat creo,
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,eeiuents asots .po Lossu VINO eohtfE