The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-18

Grant Elgin has returned from a
brief sojourn at the bay.
The family OF W. E. Yates have
gone to the seashore for the season.
Mrs. H. g. Mangas goes to New
port today for a week.
Mics Lulu Spangler is attending
the Chautauqua meeting at Oregon
City.
johnny Dubruille, member OF a
pioneer family of Corvallis, Is up from
Portland on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Shedd go to
the bay today for the summer. Mrs.
Shedd is In poor health.
Rev. E L. and Mrs. Fitch return
ed Thursday from Southern Oregon,
where they had been visiting TWO
weeks.
During the absence Of Judge
Greff1z. Judge Holgate is acting po-
lice judge.
Vernon Heckert arrived yesterday
from Portland for an indeffoite stay
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Crees.
"A note received yesterday relates
that Henry Allen and DR.. Harper have
a camp full OF veDisoD. They have
killed what they describe as "The big
gest buck In the Coast Mountains.
Sheriff Burnett aud Ed. Smith
started yesterday morning for a few
days stay about Mary's Peak. They
were complet. ly equipped for camping.
hunting and fishing.
Mrs. George Mercer is in Corval-
lis, the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Well
sher. Mrs. Mercer Is here to consult
DR.. Lowe, the oculist.
Charley Blakeslee is to remodel
his prune driar in Jobs addition. He
has adopted the improved Kurtz plan
and workmen will begin Monday to
effect the changes.
United Evangelical church
Theme for Sunday morning, Living
Epietles;" for Sunday evening, "The
Divine GALL" Service at Dixon school
house at p. m. Theme, can INSULT
cient Religion.
Clarence Hout expects to go to
Dallas Tuesday to take charge Of the
butchering business lately purchased
by himself and W. M. Jones. Oliver
Wicks takes CIarence's place In the
Smith & Hout shop here and assumes
Ia
George Cathey and Tommy Came
ron are to take paek-horse to carry
their camp equipment and rusticate
for two weeks between Table Noun
tain and the coast.
Judge Greffoz and Mac Hemphill
started last evening for Five Rivers
where for ten days they will fish and
hunt and swap yarns with Frank
Seits and his neighbors.
Congregational church, Sunday
the 10Th: Sunday school at 10 o'clock;
regular service at IL o'clock: Christian
Endeavor society at 6 80 O'Clock. Sub
ject "Religion Between Sundays" The
evening service will be with our sister
church, the M. E. South, at s o'clock.
You will be welcome.
Miss Grace Scott arrived We'd
nesday from The Dalles to spend the
summer In Corvallis with her parents.
Miss Grace has abandoned the print
er's stick and rule and during the
past year has been learning to handle
forceps and manipulate that Internal
machine in such common use In dental
rooms.
John Wells on Wednesday fin.
ished new 200-foot sidewalk for
Mrs. Mary Stewart in front of her
residence property on Second street.
One hundred feet of much needed new
walk has been laid along the south
side OF the Abbey lots on Washing
ton street. J. O. Taylor is also plac-
ing a nav walk and platforR- 10 front
of his stable property on Madison
street, and there is general activity
throughout the city In repair of
walks.
"A. M. Austin is pretty good
blower himself, but he isn't in 1t for a
moment with a little machine he has
In his blacksmith chop, and which
provides wind for his forge. This ma
chine is called the champion blower,
and it probably Is. It is compact
little arrangements and having an inch
fan connected by geering to crank
adjustable to sweep of 60 "a inches,
at the option of the operator The
parts are neatly encased. For every
revolution of the crank the fan makes
45 revolutions, sending a great vol
ume of air through tube to the fire.
It Is a charming little machine and
delight to almost every person who
sees it. An attachment is obtainable
which renders it of great value as
source OF hot air In election times.
When August Fisher undertook
- ln;ro b;o outomohiIa thrnnoh. aac.