The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-08
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Chicken pie dinner Friday night
! George Rose has rented a farm
near Condor. and he and his wife
left Sunday to occupy 1t.
Mrs A D Morrison went to Port
land Wednesday to visit her husband
who Is student at the medical col
lege there.
The Corvallis Sawaill CO. is pre-
| pairing to drive number Of piles near
the mill to facilitate booming operat.
ions. Henry Stone is to do the work.
Judge McFadden is home from
his farm near Junction where, with
his family he spent several weeks
harvesting. The product OF his prune
| orchard this season was 700 bushels.
Mrs Carl Hodes and Mrs Ham
mersley returned yesterday to their
| home In Albany after a brief visit
with Cor7 allis friends.
"A Chicken pie dinner is to be
given Friday evening from five O'Clock
to nine by the ladies Of the Presby-
terian church at Mrs Hemphill's on
Main street. All are invited. The
price for dinner is 25 cents.
A W Fischer has been appointed
under the terms of the will exec
utor OF the estate Of the late 81 F
Fischer, to serve without bond, and
he has qualified. The will, which was
executed in May last: has been admit
ted to probate.
MIR Bowersox Of Salem was inCor-
Wallis Saturday and Sunday on brief
visit to Mr. and Mrs Samuel Kerr.
Mr. Bowe1sox went to Albany Monday
to spend a few days hunting with his
brother,
| Amos Kisor Is making prepara-
tions for the seasons work at the
cider factory. Amos believes that he
| now has the secret of making and
preserving cider in the best condition
and expects to have large stock to
dispose of this winter and next. He
commences operations next Monday.
All the machinery in the new
steamklaundry is now in position. and
has been several times in operation.
The construction OF drying room is
in process. The latter part of this
week a few patches of laundry will
be sent through the works. One
package from Alsea has been on hand
| for two weeks. Next Monday the
doors will be open to the public, and
permanent operations begin.
Guy NJ Powers, of Salem, has fled
his answer to the divorce
suit brought by his wife. He al
leges that his wife had violent, vic
ious and ungovernable temper. that
she was abusive in her treatment of
him, that she scolded, worried and
henpecked him on the slightest pretext
scolding and abusing him when he
attended his lodge, becoming hysterf-
cal, etc. etc.
There was reception to new
students at the United Evangelical
church Saturday night. The church
was neatly decorate d for the occasion
with ferns and potted plants. The
| programme was. instrumental solo, J
Chambers; quartette, Prichard, Ritner
Allen and Holt; recitation, Kate Dan
iels; address of welcome, Rev Deck
Souvenir programmes were distribu-
ted,
Tomorrow, J e Shavland aud
| family leave for Cleveland, Washing.
! ton to reside. The store at Wren has
been sold to Mr. Huff, late Of Colora-
| do. The latter Is son of J M Hnfft,
formerly of Corvallis. The papers in
the deal were fled in the recorders
Office Monday. Mr. Shavland came
with his family to Benton from Mimi
esota last fall, and shortly after pur-
chased of William McGee, the Wren
store, which he has since conducted.
He goes to Washington to occupy a
240 acre farm, which nd has purcha
sed. The land lies within mile and
half of the town of Cleaveland.
"A very large crowd attended the
reception given by the Y NJ and Y W
@ A at the college to new students
Friday night. The function was at the
Armory. A noticeable feature of the
attendance was the presence OF an un-
usually large number of the members
Of the faculty and old students. The
programme was, vocal solo, Miss
Mabel Ready; remarks, Professor
Lake; recitation Miss Lindgren;
quartette Bartmess Brothers, Burno-
ugh and Allen; recitation, Miss Elsie
Garfield; vocal solo, J G Killpack. All
Of the musical numbers we're encored.
Refreshments were served.
Perhaps never before at one time
has there been so many sawlogs
doomed in the river at this place as
now. In order to hold them and pre-
vent their escaping when considera-
BILE rise in the river comes, it is neces-
sary to line them or in other words
fasten them together This the mill
company has been engaged in doing
the past ten days and the work is
now complete. To accomplish the
pI1rnoao an iron ripp anoIap af in loo