The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-01
LOCAL LORE.
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-Travers McDevitt spent Sunday
with his sister at Monmouth.
Mrs James Taylor and Mrs S N
Wilkins are in Portland for week.
They left Sunday.
Bert Geer, one of last years stu
dents at OAC, is reporter on the
Portland Journal.
Student Hanley Of Hillsboro ar.
rived Sunday and has entered the
senior class at OAC.
Mrs Anna Beach left Sunday for
Washington D g and thence to other
states. She Is to be absent several
months.
With his family, Rev W B Smith
left yesterday for Junction, where be
has been sent as pastor Of the M E
Church.
Mrs Thorp left Sunday for Wash
ington D @ to attend the national
encampment Of the G A r and W r G
She is delegate.
Roy Brock, one of last years
students at OAC, is foreman in fruit
packing establishment at Hood River.
The packing will continue until the
holidays.
Roy Howard of last years grad
uating class at the college arrived
Sunday. He is to enter college.
His sister Edith is to arrive in two or
he fnr y7icit
\ Brownsville Times George
Orume, Claud Hale and James and
Fred Harrison left the fret Of the week
for Corvallis. where they will enter
the Agricultural College.
Miss Grace Huff, teacher In the
South Side public school, arrived
Saturday from her home at Corvallis.
She was accompanied by a brother.
who will attend the Brownsville High
School this year:-Browsviile Times.
w A Sanders left Monday for
Portland, to begin the erection Of
dwelling house on unimproved proper
followed in about three weeks by Mrs
Sanders.
Mrs Martin and daughter left
yesterday for Zion City, Illinois, to re-
side. Zion City is about 40 miles
from Chicago. There, Mrs: s::Martin is b.
join her son Harold Martin. who has
a position in the Zion City bank.
After a weeks visit with Corvallis
friends, Miss Libbie Cox left Monday
for Albany. There, she joins her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Wa Cox, and
all go to AIbina to reside. The change
of location is made for reasons Of
health.
Lincoln County Leader Miss
Margaret Mackey, who has been wis.,
i.ing her sister, Mrs Gather. de-
parted Tuesday morning for Yanktoo,
S, D. having been appointed matron
of the Indian Agency at that place.
An arrival in town Friday was
Mr. Bolton, a merchant at Antelope,
Eastern Oregon. He brought along
three sops, who entered OAC Monday.
They are to take the agricultural
course. Mr. Bolton left for home
Sunday.
Vineyard Brock, formerly of Cor
wallis and for ses eral years in the
banking business at Wasco, Is engaged
in the stone business at Walla Walla,
With partner he owns fine quarry
in Baker county, and the output Is
shipped by carload lots and other
wise into all sections of Eastern
OREGON and WASHINGTON
Three Corvallis men left Sunday
for visit in the Eastern states. They
were Harry Wicks. who goes TO the
scene Of his old home near, Pittsburg
Pennsylvania, Taylor Porter goes to
Ohio. and John Beach to Illinois. All
are to be absent for indefinite
periods, ranging from one to three
months. -...
Rebuilding Of 200 rods of fence
destroyed by the fires that were pre-
valent before the late rains, has just
been completed by G r Hall of the
Dusty neighborhood. The fence
caught fire from flames in neighbor-
ing slashing and the efforts Of the
owner and several neighbors failed to
stay it until much damage was done.
The latter included the fence and a
wide extent Of pasture.
To-day marks the opening of the
season for pheasant shooting and 1t
will be sorry time for the next few
days for the handsome birds. Folks
who think they have woes on this
earth have only to turn for consola-
tion now to the pheasants, against
whom the hand Of every hunter is
raised today and for days to come.
Many sportsmen with gun and dogs
left last evening for the fields in which
they will operate today, in order to be
early on the grounds.
H Troup and family are to
leave in few days for their old home
In Indiana. They arrived early last
spring and purchased the Homire
farm, south Of Philomath. Recently
Mr. Troup.s father died in Indiana ,and