The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-10
LOCAL LORE.
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New wheat So.
Allan Bates was a passenger for
Portland Sunday,
Bert Yates returned Saturday
from attendance at the Carnival.
Victor Spencer left Sunday for
Portland. He expects to be absent
two weeks.
Mrs E r L Ike and son left yes
terday for a io| days visit in Port
land.
MIR and Mrs Harris, Miss Abbie
Groshong and Dell Alexander, spent
Sunday in Kings Valley,
Charles Meyer Of Albany, has
been the guest at the Phile home for
the past few days.
Miss Gail Hare arrived Monday
from Albany, and is the guest OF
friends.
Miss Melvina Elgin joined the
Linville- ain Wicks hoppicking party
near Independence, Monday,
Prof Covell and family arrived
Saturday from summers sojourn in
the Nye Greek cottage.
Crook County Journal: Miss
Una Stewart expects to leave in
short time for Corvallis, where she
will resume her studies at OAC.
Mr. and Mrs E Woodward and
6orcb or Iopt Fridov For oI1tinr,
Newport. They are to be absent two
weeks.
Mrs James Schultz Of Portland,
arrived Saturday, and is the guest for
a week of her sister, Miss Ellen J
Chamberlin.
Harold Strong has gone to Stan
ford for course in law. Accompan-
led by his wife, he left Polk county for
Palo Alto August 3rd.
n z Cauthorn has purchased a
small farm in Marion county, three
miles east of Independence. and is
moving there with his family to re-
side.
Miss Adelaide Greffoz. after a |
weeks visit with Corvallis friends, re-
turned to her home in Portland, Sun. |
day, She was accompanied by Mrs |
E P Greffoz, who will spend a few
days at the Carnival
"A Tavener left Monday for
Southern Oregon, on a trip Of investi- |
cation and for an indefinite absence. |
He may return in month and may |
not be back for a year. His farm
near town is in charge OF renter.
Five hundred head ofstock sheep |
changed hands the other dav at $2.75
per head, not counting lambs. The
latter went at $1.5O per head. The
sale was made by Dock Jackson and
Henry Cauthorn to Baker & Hood.
who have rented the stock farm of
s W Jackson. Mr. Baker Is son of
Thomas Baker of Soap Greek, and Mr.
Hood is from the vicinity of Tangent.
Robert Campbell, who came to
Corvallis two years ago from North
Dakota, says he is without words to
express bis thankfulness for the fact
that he came to Oregon. He likes the
country. the climate and the people,
and is doing much to induce friends
In the East to come to Webfoot to To-
cate. A big boom. however. has
struck North Dakota, and his 400 acre
farm, sold before he came west at,
$22.5o per acre, is now worth $40 per
acre,
"A meeting Of the Firemen Satur-
day evening resulted in the selection
of the following officers for the en-
suing year; Chief Engineer, F. P
Sheasgreen; assistant engineer, Chas
Porter: president, DR. A Harper;
secretary, E q Rose; executive COM
mittee, FL l. Hall, E r Lake and G E
Woodson; captain hose team number
one, Carl Hodes: captain hose team :.
number two, @ 81 Woodcock; captain
hook and ladder, Mack Hemphill:
captain engine. Ed Smith; and treas
urer. M P Morgan.
"A party of former Ohioians but ,
now old residents of Webfoot left !
Monday for visit to their old homes i
In the East. They were Caspar Zter- /
off, who left Ohio for Oregon 81 years
ago, and has not been East for visit
since his departure from there; and &
Mrs James Martin who has been a
resident Of Benton for even longer
period. Mrs Martin is accompanied 6
by her son, John Martin. Mr. Zterolf is
to be absent two months, and the
Martins month or six weeks. !
The first edition Of Oregon Lit
erature, book published couple
of years ago by Prof John B Horner,
has been exhausted, and second ed :
ition is to appear. Prof Horner is i, !
now collecting the material, and it is ,.
expected that the copy will go to the !
printer in about two weeks. The sue. :
cess Of the first edition is to lead to AMI
enlargement Of the work, and it is ex-
pected that the new book will contain !,
about 800 pages. The book has al
ready been added by the State Board
to the list for public school libraries,
a recognition that ought to be a source y