The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-20
LOCAL LORE.
Ride a Rambler.

Mrs @ A Wolf returned Saturday
to her home In Alsea.
Charles MacLean returned Sun
day from a weeks visit at Nashville
Mrs Mary Bryson returned Sat
from two weeks onting at Newport.
e r Bryson and family returned
Saturday from visit with Eugene
relatives,
j o Wilson and little son retur-
ned Monday from few days visit at
Newport.
After a visit with relatives in this
city Charles Kohn and ,amily left
Monday for Newport.
Miss Hortense Greffoz of Port
land passed through Corvallis Mon
day. enroute from Newport.
Mrs Wheeler left yesterday for
her home in Seattle after a fortnight's
visit at the Catch home.
Mrs Steiwer returned to her
home near Jefferson Monday after.
visit over Sunday with Corvallis
friends.
After a short visit with her sister,
Miss Ellen Chamberlin, Mrs Belt, wife
of Judge George W Belt of Spokane,
left for Salem Monday.
Mrs Francisco left yesterday for
Fayette, Iowa TO visit old friends and
her former home town. She is to be
absent until about NovemberIst.
Two young women in town kept a
fire In the office stove Monday after
noon. The impression among their
friends Is that two young men must
have given them the "marble heart"
or and "icy eye,"
Charles Pearse, who went to Kan
sas City about year ago to reside,
is again located in San Francisco. He
is now manager of one of the coal
companies In the California metrop-
oils, and has good position.
Miss Lulu Spangler is pursuing
the study of vocal music in San Fran
cisco, She is expected in Corvallis
about the 26 inst. The Weston
school, in which she holds the position
of teacher of music and elocution
opens for the fall term September 9th,
A carload of Cascara bark was
shipped out Of town by local dealer
yesterday morning. Il goes direct TO
New York City The demand from
abroad for the bark is said not to be
SO good as usual this year. The price
by local merchants is three cents per
pound.
John Long, who was an owner in.
the Corvallis saw mill and figured in, a
shooting affraywith the late Max F1ian
dly is in San Francisco. He has COM
Portable home in fat in respectable
portion of the city, and has employ
ment as carpenter at four dollars
per day.
The new bank is to be open for
business some time this week. The
floors were newly laid Monday, and
everything is now waiting for the oil
to dry. The furniture Is at the rail-
road station and the counters are in
readiness to be installed as soon as
the room is ready to receive them,
Three hundred and fifty people
participated in the excursion over the
Corvallis & Eastern to Newport Sun
day. Forty two Of them went from
Corvallis, while many came from
points east OF Albany. The train com.
prises five coaches and all were CON-
fortably filed.
The Chemawa band was aboard
iv, &b
Indian teachers convention, now in
session at Newport. At the local sta
ton, the band alighted from the train
and played several airs while the train
was waiting. much to the enjoyment
of the large crowd of spectators.
AT Watersville, Washington last
week, J S johnson, formerly of Cor
wallis was permanent chairman at q
democratic county convention. Mr.
Johnson figured in a good many cam
paigns during his long residence In
Benton, and the old ways seem to
have followed him to his new home In
Washington.
Jesse Tunnicliffe is now with the
American Steel and Wire Company in
San Francisco. The Corporation has
large wire and cable factory ond Mr.
Tunnicliffe Is employed in a draught-
ing department.. Mart Spangler, who
was with the same company for long
time as machinist and engineer, has
been promoted to the office where he
holds a position as draughtsman.
They tell now that John Fowells
is very anxious to get hack to Cor
Wallis. He came out from Fayette,
Iowa, last Summer, and remained
until the spring. Though his ia mily
liked Oregon very much and strongly
desired to remain, Mr. Towels was
possessed with q great desire toreturn
to Iowa, and that course was finally