The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-02-22
LOCAL LORE.

Sam Dolan OF Albany, was thu
guest Of friends Wednesday.
Charles Elgin arrived by boa
Thursday morning for visit.
Regular meeting of the Coffe,
Club next Monday afternoon at 2:3(
O'Clock.
Miss Anna Samuels arrived yes
terday, and Is the guest Of Mrs L
Wilson.
The furniture establishment o.
Ford & Laws is to be removed tc
Portland.
g W Smith, who arrived recently
from Kansas wants to buy 4O-acre
farm near Corvallis.
IF M McElfresh arrived from Sa-
lem by boat Thursday morning for a
brief visit.
-Miss Lulu Thornton, formerly oil
Corvallis, Is at the home Of her sister
near Stockton, California.
Mrs L L Porter arrived from
Oregon City by this mornings boat
and is guest at the Spangler home.
The College 7 M GA will have
an interesting service tomorrow af-
ternoon. L M Boozer will speak to
young men.
William Ore es has been appoint
ed an appraiser in the estate OF S A
Hemphill: deceased, vice J M Gamer
on, removed.
e r Bryson and Mrs Mary Bry-
son arrived Thursday morning from
Eugene, where they were guests at
the Bryson.Grifin wedding,
Austin Skaggs filed with the
county clerk Thursday a homestead
entry on quarter section Of land
about four miles north Of Summit.
Rev Hiram Gould left yesterday
after days visit with relatives. He
IL now pastor Of the Methodist church
at Newberg, serving bis second year.
Rev L M Boozer will conduct
services In the United Evangelical
church tomorrow morning and even
ing. Sunday school and G E at the
usual hours,
Salem Journal-Ed Hutchens re-
turned Monday evening to HE home
at Corvallis, but has not entirely re-
covered from his recent surgical op-
eration at the Salem Hospital,
Luke Thornton, who used to live
in Corvallis, fell recently while work
ing in the wooden mill at Oregon City
and broke his knee cap. The injury
is painful and slow of recovery. 1t
may result In permanent lameness.
"A number Of Woodmen of o the
World left yesterday afternoon to at
tend function given by the lodge at
Philomath last nj ht. Among others
Was Prof Lake. who delivered an ad-
dress.
Col Frank Parker was In town
Thursday, en-oute to his Elk City
ranch. He wants to lease part of
the place to some man, who will do
slashing for the rental. By applica-
ton to Morgan & Eigin. terms can be
secured.
Reports have been current that
Ernest Avery had smallpox. He Is
employed 10 the telephone office. The
force has been kept busy most of the
time answering inquiries about him.
Most of those who didn't telephone
came down In person to ascertain.
The boy coughed the other day, and
that Is the source of the reports.
Real estate transfers fled for
record are, E B Penland to G II Ho-
man, 25 acres near Albany, $4,000;
Coast Land & Livestock Company to
Fl Jackson, IA acres near Wren,
$50 rs; NJ Wells and husband to
Lucy Yates, E w Hadley residence,
property, $4,000; School District num-
Der II to W T Wyatt, one lot in Phi
lomath, 5000; Oregon Agricultural
company, limited, to G f Butler, 40
acres near Blodgett, $1,000 81 Lee
to Tillie Reed, block II, Jobs addition
to Corvallis, $500.
Salem Journal-A petition has
been presented to Governor Geer for
the pardon Of E D Horner now serv.
ing six years sentence in the peni-
tentiary for forging promissory note
on March 18th, 1899. He was SEN
teneed from Lane county The pc
tition is signed by his father, E R
Horner, q Z Hines, A N Fisher, edit
or of the Pacific Christian Advocate,
and many other prominent Lane
county citizens and presented by Hon
j f Caples. ex-minister to Chill.
Twenty guests. including music
pupils and others, were entertained at
the home Of Miss Mary Cauthorn
Wednesday evening. Besides parlor
games, there was musical program
as follows: vocal solo, Helen Steiwer
piano solo. Miss Finley; piano solo,
Miss Danneman; piano duet. Miss
Davis and Miss Cauthorn; baritone
solo, Harold Martin; piano solo, Miss
Heron; mandolin solo, Mrs Fred
Buchanan; piano solo, Miss Cameron;
In games, Miss Bessie Danneman won
first, and Miss Finley second prizes,
The evening was concluded with