The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-05-28
LOCAL LoKZ..
Wheat "a.
Ride a Rambler.

Ride Rambler.
Miss Mary Webb returle3 from
Portland Monday,
= Miss Minnie Evans of Engane is
a guest at the home OF f e E wards.
MIR and Mrs G B Winn aud Mr.
and Mrs e L Swan of Albany called
on Corvallis friends Sunday.
Mrs Richard Abbey of Elk City
arrived Saturday to be at the BEDSIDE
Of her grandmother Mrs Barker.
Mrs Barker, who has been seri-
ously Ill at the home OF her daughter
Mrs Emery Allen fer thespast month Is
not Improved.
Miss Kate Gerhard and Mrs De.
lilah Houck arrived Sunday from
Eugene, after weeks visit with fiji
ends and relatives.
"A tea will be held this afternoon
at the home Of Mrs o Wilson. by
the Ladies Missionary Society OF the
Presbyterian church.
Mrs Agnes McElroy OF Eugene
arrived Saturday at the home Of her
brother W s McFadden. She ex-
poets to remain for a week.
-Miss Minnie Buxton is expected
to arrive today for Welt with her
parents Miss Buxton is a nurse in
Good Samaritan Hospital, Poi tland.
"A D Morrison arrived Monday
from San Francisco, where he has
been atte nding medical college. He
Is to graduate at the institution next
year.
Mrs Fred Whitby and Mr. and
MRS Fred Yates left Monday for Sa-
lem, to attend the State Grange,
which convened 10 that city yester.
day.
Mrs Esther Reid who has been in
the drug business in Seattle for the
past year, arrived Monday for a brief
visit with relatives. She left Tuesdsy
for Toledo where she expects to prove
up on her timber claim located in
Lincoln county.
The joint canvass by the county
day a meeting was held at Philomath
and Tuesday, there was another one
at Alsea. Today the candidates are to
be at Dusty, and tomorrow the last
meeting of the campaign WILDE held
at Monroe.
MIR and Mrs D Morrison leave
today for Eigin, where they are to
oir,, Mr
sison returns to San Francisco to re
sumo his studies at the medical
college. Mr. Morrison is to enter a
drug store at Elgin.
Twenty five Corvallisites went
from Corvallis on the excursion to
The Dalles Sunday. The trip as far
as Albany was made by team. thence
o r & N to The Dali a.. At The Dalles
the man who made the balloon ascen-
sion had fall and was somewhat
injured. and his balloon burned up.
The Ladies Coffee club elected
officers at a meeting Monday after
noon, as follows: president Mrs Anna
Beach: vice president, Mrs B w John
son; secretary, Mrs Ruth Clark;
assistant secretary, Mrs E F Thayer;
treasurer, Mrs R 81 Huston; third |
member Of the library Mrs M Elston
Lee.
The present stage Of the VILLAIN
cite is six feet above low water. Ste
amboat navigation to Corvallis Is
still good A year ago the boats
oto In po 81, |
the 18th of June. Navigation ceased
on the same date the year before that.
Three years ago the boats made Cor
wallis until the early part of July.
For parties having homesteads in
Lincoln County and desiring to vote
at the forthcoming election June 2nd
in Toledo or vicinity the Corvallis &
Eastern r r Co. have placed on sale
round trip tickets from Albany and
Corvallis to Toledo or Yaqulna good
going Saturday May 31st and for re-
turn on or before Wednesday June 4th +
at $3.50 for the round trip. To se-
cure these rates, parties must go in a
body May 31st, but canss return separ-
ately. =..5...z
The 11-year old step daughter of
red Blumhart was the victim of a
runaway accident s Saturday evening.
She was driving with a light wagon
to the Radir farm when the horse
took fright and ran away. The child
was thrown out and a deep wound
was cut in the region of the lower
bowels. She was badly bruised. When
found she was unconclous, and sub,
sequently two physicians were busy
with her for a considerable time. At
last accounts she was resting easy.
Corvallis people have an oppor-
tunity to participate in steamboat
excursion Sunday. The steamer Po-
mona is to leave Corvallis at six a m
and run to Salem where an excursion
Of the Federated Trades Assembly is
toarrive from Portland. The Corvallis .
boat will pass Albany at seven o'clock
Buena Vista at eight. and reach Salem
at 10 m. On the return trip, the
pomona Ina VOC Calapo a throa oso1ooi/