The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-02-22

parents.
| Miss Elsie Locke arrived yester.
day from her home near Albany. and
Iis the guest for week Of Miss julia
Randall.
Mrs Mary Barclay is to arrive
next week from visit of severa
months with her daughter, Mrs W 7
/ Hewitt at Stockton, California.
Two or three heavy wheat sales
occurred yesterday. Among others
reported. was one by James .HerroI
of 5000 bushels. The figure was no,
given out.
james G Taylor has filed his in
ventory as executor Of the estate OF
Leona McNulty. The estate com
prises real property, $3.50; personal
1887; total, 1887.
About twenty five young people
were entertained Thursday evening
by Miss Rose Chapman In honor OF
her cousins, Misses Grace and Mabel
Simpson of Portland.
The revival meetings at the M e
church are to continue over Sunday.
Rev Smith Is to be assisted next
week by Rev L G Smith of Dallas.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Services at the Methodist Episco-
pal church tomorrow. The pastor,
Frank L Moore, occupying the pulpit.
Subject a. II m, "Isaaih's Call and
Conservation" at 7:30 p m, Environ
ments." Strangers welcome.
Albany Democrat: Albany has
two citizsns ninety years or more OF
age. Pat Bremen leads at 90, al
most "a, his birthday being the 18Th
Of next month, with A W Gordon next
Mr. Gordon's Goth birthday being last
week,
Levi Oren and Miss Ella johnson
and her sister, Mrs ] E Nichols, left
Thursday for Kansas City, Missouri.
With them was Archie Johnson, who
is being taken to mind specialist
from whom cure Is hoped for, The
specialist guarantees cure or no pay.
Young Rooney-Do you think
two can live as cheaple as one? Old
Cassidy-What's tn idea? Young
Rooney-Oi was thinking av getting
married. Old Cassidy-And what's
"two" got to do with 1t you fule?
Ye should figger on eight or ten me
boy.
An operation for the removal Of a
portion # finger was performed on
Mrs Willis Vidito Tuesday evening.
A felon that appeared near the end of
the forednger on the right hand des-
troyed portion of the bone, which
had to be taken away. The removal
was made at the joint,
-Stoneiaying is In PROCESS on Agri-
cultural hall. The south wall has
been completed up to the bottom OF
the first windows a heighth OF about
four feet. Considerable work has al
so been done on one OF the side walls.
A force OF fifteen or twenty men is
engaged, five or six Of them In stone
laying.
"A report..was In circulation on the
streets yesterday. morning to the ef-
feet that two people had died In AL
bany, of smallpox. Telephone in
quiry developed the fact that the
story was entirely groundless, A sure
way now to start sensation Is to
label any story t.smallpox" and set 1t
going. It will be sure to travel. The
best way is to believe nothing on the
subject until proofs are produced.
The Knights of Pythias made the
trip to Albany and return Wednesday
night. They went by the steamer
Leona, arriving home two or three
hours after midnight. At Albany
they Joined with other knights In cele-
brating the 37th annive1s sary of the
order. At an open meeting, J F Yates
and g W Denman made speeches and
at the banquet Robert johnson and
others broke records. The trip
was madefhome in an hour and half
The children of the primary
grade of the public school are to go
on an excursion up the Willametts
this morning. They will be accom-
panied by their teacher, Miss Currin.
and will go via the steamer Leona.
The boat is going to Finley's ware
house and the captain has kindly In
vited the school children to be bis
guests for the trip. The Leona Is to
leave the o R& N dock about $50,
and will arrive on the return trip
some time during the afternoon,
The steamer Ruth left Portland
for Corvallis yesterday morning, The
trip is the first the boat has made
since she was hauled off the snag at
Corvallis and taken to Portland,
That was on the 7th of January, She
has been put through thorough
course of repairs, and Is now In fine
condition for service, Among other
improvements Is the fnct that In the
changes made she Is of considerable
lighter draught than formerly, The
repairs and the work Of getting the
Ruth off the snag at Corvallis are es-
timated to have cost $4,000 or $15,-
600. The original cost Of the boat