The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-30
LOCAL LORE.
Ride a Rambler.

Mrs Moses Kline and child OF
Portland are guests at the home of
: Miss Pauline Kline.
. Miss Lottie Rose. after two
weeks visit at home, returned to Port
land Sunday.
Miss Leona Smith returned Sat
urday from two weeks visit in
Portland.
Douglas McLagan. who left Ben.
ton 10 years ago is employed in a
mine at Confidence, California. Alta
Addition is engineer at the same
mine,
Wanted - crowd of Corvallis
hunters that can go deer hunting, and
get something. Address the three
crowds that have gone out and com e
home skunked.
Mrs Crees left for Portland yester-
day to visit her daughter Gussie
in a newly purchased home in
Holiday addition.
DIR TAYLOR and Police Judge Gref-
foz returned late Saturday night
from yeek's hunting trip in the
Five Rivers country. They came
empty handed.
Charles LlIiard has about compile
ted new dwelling house, near the
home Of Peter Bilyeu In Jobs addition.
It will be ready for occupancy 10 a
few days.
"A watch has been lost, and the
loser offers a reward, Read about it
elsewhere in this issue. Read the
other ads. They are all interesting.
as we'll as entertaining.
The Yaquina train carries three
coaches regularly now for the accom-
mediation OF summer travel. Two OF
the three were well filled Mond ay
with Bay-bound passengers, and the
third was partly occupied.
Major Frank Edwards began
Monday the erection of new cottage.
It is to be six room building, and is
to be completed ia a couple ofmonths.
1t is located near the home Of Mrs
Belknap On lots out Of the Frank
Elgin tract.
"A Massachusetts girl had her
own way and Went up in balIon
against the wishes Of her people. She
came down with two arms, two legs,
her eollar-bone and jaw bone broken.
That's all. Salem Journal
w W Bristow and family still re-
side at McMinnville. Miss Addie Bris-
10. oi,ar in,
there. Mr. BIistow is district manager
of the Mutual Life Insurance Comp
any, and travels much in the pro5ecu-
tion. Of his business.
Miss Maud Morris, who has been
faithful and efficient saIeslady at
Frank Dupn's. has resigned her posi-
tion, to take effect on the 1st Of August.
Mr. Dunn has secured the services Of
Mr. Ed Crawford of Salem, to fill the
vacancy. Mr. Crawford will assume
his duties on September 1st.-EugeneI
Register.
Pa Has that young man who
has been calling on you rather fire.
quently OF late any steady occupation?
Daughter-On, yes pa. He's a trav-
cling man. Pa-Indeed! Well, please
tell him when he calls again I'd like
to have him attend strictly to busi-
ness when the clock strikes 10.
"-Doctor," said he. I'm a victim
of insomnia, I can't sleep if there's
the least noise, such as a cat on the 4
garden wall for Instance" "This
powder will be effective" replied the
physician after compounding a pre-
scription. "When do I take it docto1?"
''You don't take iG. Give it to the cat |
in little milk"
From all sides come reports ofthe
good behavior aud of fine appear
ance made by the Corvallis signal
corps at the late encampment at
Albany. Expressions of warm praise |
of the boys are heard everywhere,
both as to their good conduct and |
soldierly bearing. How much better |
it is thus, than to have coma home
followed by complaints and criticism.
Those Instincts that proclaim |
manifest themselves.
Two hundred and fifty persons
went to Newport Sunday on the eX-
cursion over the Corvallis & Eastern
Sixty three boarded the train at
Albany and So at Corvallis. The
Others were from points west. Among
those who went from Corvallis were.
Mr and MRS James Smith, August !
Fischer, Misses Anna Thompson and [
Mae Gerhard, Tom Nolan. Allan Bates
Judd Smith, William Broders and
Mack Hemphill.
That hops are going to be valua-
BILE property this year, says the Salem
no one doubts for mo
ment, as the recent contracts made,
for 20 cent hops. have convinced all
who are interested that this one of
Oregon's crops will be fguratively
speaking, "worth its weight in gold"
But none hope for further Increase
In the price Immediately, or before
picking time. This. however. is hap
pening, for several prominent Inde-