The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-02-19
LOCAL LORE.

The Ladies afternoon reading club
was entertained yesterday at the home
of Miss Bertha Davis.
Wallis Nash arrived yesterday to
conduct last night the practice of local
eingers for the May Festival.
Mr. and Mrs g A Nichols of
Minneapolis, are guests at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs Charles Colbert.
-Percival Nash, la ely returned from
Dawson, is at the Rock Greek farm.
He passed through Corvallis Friday.
-Satu1 day and Sunday were days
warm enough for summer On the first
the thermometer went up to 66 and
on Sunday to 6S.
Mrs John Wells arrived Monday
from idaho, where che went three
weeks ago on account Of the illness
and death of her son.
-Mrs Gustip, president Of the Re
bekah assembly OF the state is to visit
the local lodge Of the order on Thurs
day Of next week.
-Marsh Simpson OF Elk City passed
through town yesterday enroute to
Polk County for visit with his ven
cradle. mother, who is Sc years old.
After an extended visit with her
grandmother, Mrs Mary King, Miss
Lissie Wood left by yesterdays boat
for her home nsar Colfax, Washington.
Mr. and Mrs W Westfall, who re-
Gently sold out and left Corvallis,
have settled at Blaine. Washington.
Mrs Mae Elliott, their daughter, is
employed in Portland.
The Fischer FIGURING mills have
been shut down several days on ac-
count Of high water In the Willamette
The stage yesterday morning was 10
feet, and the river was still rising
slowly,
-G F Rice, who arrived several
weeks ago with his family, and later
bought the interest and lease of o V
Hurt on the Thompson place mile
south Of town, has secured from the
owners confirmation of his lease, and
yesterday moved to the farm.
The singing of Prof Glenn and the
piano playing of Arthur FRAZIER in
the concert by the University of Ore
gon Glee Club at the opera house
Monday night, were very fine, and the
numbers highly appreciated. A large
audience was present,
The George Horning house has
been the scene of multiplied removals
the last day or two. W B Kiger and
family moved out of it Sunday. After
that Blacksmith Baker moved in.
His lease failed to hold. Then he
moved out yesterday. OV Hurt
moved In, and he hopes to continue
to hold the fort. Mr. Baker moved In
to the house on a misunderstanding.
New real estate transfers filed for
record are, L Y Flint-and. wife M L
Barnett, so acres neor Monroe $500 /;
Samuel Mum to Mary J Pugh two
lots in Wilkins ad lition, SIZE E Will
son TO MRcauley Porter, two lots in
Avery's addition, $l00; E T Elliott to
E E Brinner, three and one half acres
near Monroe, 500; The United States
to G Laskey, 100 acres In Biodgett.
"A very pleasant heart party was
given by Miss Grace Catch Friday
evening. The house was decorated
throughout with hearts and the same
idea was carried effectively through
the..various aznusements of the eve
ming. First prizes were taken by Miss
Sarah Jacobs and E e Wilson, and
boobies by Miss Martha Fischer and
Prof Shaw.
-A two nights engagement Is an
nounced for the Opera house the lat
ter part of the week by the Carrie
Stanley Company. The bill for Fri
day right Is ga False Friend" and
for Saturday night, "a LIONS Heart, .
The company is working northward
from California, and the newspapers
where it has appeared, speak we'll Of
the performances.
Roscoe Bryson arrived Saturday.
With his brother and mother he left
yesterday, for Eugene. At 10 O'Clock
today, he will be united In marriage
to Miss Lizzie Griffin of that city.
The wedding will be quies affair.
The young couple will take he first
train out of Eugene for p. tland,
where the honeymoon will be snent.
Afterward they go to Pend:s ton,
where Mr. Bryson Is deputy dis let
attorney and a practicing lawyer In
the Office Of Mr. Haley, the leading
lawyer Of Pendleton,
Bad luck struck the Monroe -four.
ing mills Saturday morning. Short
ly before seven o'clock the dam by
the mill site went out The dam was
in the Long Tom, which was then at a
high stage Of water. 1t furnished the
motive power for the mill, AS the
construction Of a new dam by the
mill site in the winter time will be
attended with difficulty IL not impos-
sibility, 1t is supposed here that a
temporary steam arrangement will be
provided. The loss by the going out
OF the dam Is said to be $1,000.
!. There was memorial service at