The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-01

day.
Born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs Gus
Logsden. north Of town, a II pound
daughter.
Mrs Fl L Hall returned yesterday
to her home in Buena Vista after
few days spent with Corvallis friends,
Mrs @ P Greffoz returned Satur.
day to her home in Portland after an
extended visit with Corvallis friends.
"A K Miner went to Portland
Monday on business. He is expected
home today.
Mrs Julia Briscoe. former wife of
Oregon's best known poet, Sam L
Simpson, died Saturday at Portland.
Marriage license have been ISSUE d
to William @ Todd and Ethel E New
ton, and Terry D Brown and Mamie
Ora Mann.
M NJ Davis has been busy the
past few days hunting crew of pick
ers for work in the Nashville prune
orchard. Picking is to begin today,
Albany Democrat:-M and Mrs
J R Gill drove to Corvallis Wednes.
day, accompanied by their son, Byron
who will enter the OAC.
John L Sharpstein, a Walla
Walla lawyer has arrived and Is a
guest at the home of W 1ngle. He
is on hand for the opening of the sea-
| son for pheasant shooting,
John. Reaves, the new pastor of
the M E Church suuth is expected
to arrive this week from Louisville,
Kentucky. He is highly recommen-
ded by Bishop Duncan as an able
preacher. ....
Senator Daily left yesterday for
Union, Oregon to visit the state exper-
iment station there. He is member
of the committee in charge of the sta
tion.
Authority has peen granted Ben
L Eddy, executor, to pay MissGeorgia
lApplewhite of Los Angeles, Califor-
mia, the sum of SI.150 her portion of
personal property in the estate of
Sarah G ApplewhiEe, deceased.
H D Gibbs, who is to take charge
Of the chemical classes of Professor
Fulton during the latters absence in
the east, arrived Friday. He is a
native Of Ohio, and is accompanied
by his mother. They occupy the
house Of Miss Smell.
The Baptist Church at the annual
meeting on the 25 called their pastor
for another year, which will make
his eighth of servieesamong them. Also
elected Mr. Wiles treasurer, Mr. Kester
clerk and Mrs Sanders organist.
Services every Lords day at the
usual hours. All welcome.
The wedding of James VanGross
and Miss Eta Campbell is to occur
today at Ballston, the home Of the
bride. Both are graduates of the Ag.
ricultural College. Mr. VanGross In
the class of SO and Miss Campbell in
OIL. The groom is in the railway mail
service Of the United States,
Work is progressing favorably on
the new residence of F L Miller, The
carpenters are fast completing their
work, and paper hanging Is to begin
at once. The building is expected to
be ready for occupancy shortly after
the I5inst. While the operations
proceed, Mr. Miller and family occupy
q tent on the premises.
The sale of another farm was
completed in town late Monday eve
ming. The place is the Soloman Null
key farm on Little Elk, owned by Mrs
Eli Spencer. It was purchased by
Mr. Corasir, recently arrived. The
price wrs 81 700. The farm lies five
miles this side Of Eddyville, on the
Little Elk road, and comprises 160
acres,
w T Hudson, injured several
weeks ago in railroad accident at
Philomath, was taken Monday after
noon to the home of Frank Wyatt.
The removal was accomplished on a
bed In wagon. Mr. Hudson is slowly
improving. and 1t Is expected that his
recovery will be complete. His thigh
was broken while attempting to cross
the railroad track ahead of passing
train,
They are having good luck in the
drying operations down at the big
prune orchard. The fruit is declared
to be the best cured and finest quality
the orchard has yet produced. It lie
expected that the last prune will be
picked tomorrow evening, and that !
the drying operations will be com ple-
ted on the companys crop by Friday
evening. Drying for other orchards
will then begin, and among the latter
will be several hundred bushes rom
the Nashville orchard,
One Of the nattiest places in town
now is Pratts jewelry store. It has
all the modern earmarks of a city |
establishment, and looks so nice in
side that the visitors mouth waters
to buy jewelry whether he be sporty
OR not For the old show cases that