The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20
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-Miss g. ace Catch returned Mon
day from d visit with Salsm rel ,tive5.
--Mrs. Frank Elgin returned Mon
day from feWs days visit With sa'
lem relatives.
Mrs. J, d. I vine returned yes
Z terday from wesk ke' visit in Browns
vile.
Mrs John All and CHILD were
Westside passengers for Pvrtl .nd,
Saturday.
w. 81. Dil'y left yes. erday for
Summit, wherehe is buil ling a dwei.
ling house for Fleu d lucan.
Mr.. and Mr.. Cs,l Hades Of A.
bany, spent Sunday with CorvalEl
friends.
Miss Pauline K inc is the guest
for a week at her hrrtner's nome III
Portland. She lett Corva lis Satur
day.
Father Jurek of Pc Ell, Wash
ington. arrived S .turiay on a busi-
ness trip. He returns to Pc Ell to-
day.
"A. J. Metzgar has haon' eoafiaed
to his nome for the past teu days.
with la grippe. but is much inprnved,
and will he in biz :welry sro.o in d
few Gays.
w. A. Wills has pur 'hased OF
Ira s. Davisson and Ida V. Davis
son of Tacoma, the pronertv 10 jobs
addition known as Amicitia Hail. The
price paid Was
The regular meeting Of the W. G.
T. q. will be held tomorrow. Thurs
day afternoon ar 2:30 Topic: "The
Fight Against Impure Ilduences
which Meet our Children"
Miss Grace Huff. Who has been
teacher and nsr brother who has been
a pupil In the Brownsville public
schools, returned to their Benton
county home Friday.
Prof. Q. B. Long has been reel
ected principal OF the Brownsville
public schools. He has held the po-
sition for two years, and his re- lee
tion to the place is in recognition OF
his popularity lid ability as an in-
etructor.
The lot south of the oil Evan
gelical church was sold at sherif's
sale Saturday. It brought 1854 As,
ioL tb of
gage and costs. The property was
bought by A. e. Laws, plaintiff in the
suit. :.
e. J. Garrow arrived Friday from
California. The trip home was made
on account Of severe attack OF Ia
grippe, but at last accounts. Mr.. Gar
row was greatly improved. Joseph
'Garrow is temporarily located at
Dunsmuir, California, as bookkeeper
for large numbering firm.
The Corvallis youth has been at
large all this week and will SO con-
tinue until tomorrow. Tue three days
closing Of the public schools Is on ac-
count Of the annual county institute
now in session at Philomath. All the
schools of the county are closed dur
ing the period, as by law required.
"A letter received announces that
Mrs. E. B., Horning was able Monday
to be out Of bed in a Portland hos-
pital for the first time since the op.
Grafton four weeks Or more ago. She
Is rapidly convalscent and the pros
pnyr nnfv OF icht ,
Seven weeks must elapse after the
Leave the hospital.
Joseph Howard arrived Sunday
from Silver Lake, Southeastern Ore
gon, and Is to remain ten days. Last
year he sold out his extensive in
terests In Crook county, and Is now
engaged In cattle raising at Silver
Lake, where he has band of $500
head. His cattle Craze on leased
lands. the ranges In that country hav-
ing been exhausted. Mr.. Howard
pays about $4,000 per year for leased
lands. Mrs. Howard is TO accompany
him on the return trip to Eastern
Oregon.
Three Corvallisites returned Sat-
urday from Southern Oregon, where
they located timber claims. They
were Rev. CarIick, James Tedrow and |
Harry Clodfelrer. Each selected a |
quarter section Of fine timber land |
near Grants Pass. In the same party
were two men from Monmouth, who /
also secured claims. The land has
been surveyed but Is not yet open to
entry, and only squatters' rights
could be taken. It is expected to be
subject to filing in a couple Of months.
The timber Is extra fine, some quart
ers cruising as high as nine million
feet. The claims were located under
the direction of Mr.. Clodfelter.
There was very pleasant oc-
casion Sunday at the home Of Mr.. B
and Mrs. G.. W. Bardon, who reside
in thu Sylvester house near the pub
'lic school building. Saturday was