The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-09
LOCAL LORE.

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The wn sprinkler began oper-
alto, = T4esday.
One week from tomurrow Rev.
G. @. Polling OF Dallas will occupy the
pulpit of the United Evangelical
church 10 Corvallis.
-Congre9a ional church tomorrow:
Morning subject .tChristiauity and
Relioion:" evening, THE Student OF
the Potrage."
The Social Whist Club was en-
tertained Thufsday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. L F. Wilson. The
meeting is the last the club will hold
until after the summer.
Otto Headfick arrived Wednes-
day evening to be at the bedside OF
his sister, Niles Alice Headrick, who
Is seriously i'll with peritonitis at the
home of VIII am Bogue.
Rev. H. A. Deck will preach TO-
morrow, both morning and evening
at the usual hours in the United Ev
apgelical church In the afternoon
at 8 O'Clock he will hold service in
the Witham school house.
Hans J. Simonsop, an Old ime
farmer and resident Of this county
has purchased a raoch on the north
side OF Alsea bay, and shortly will
take his departure for the coast re-
gion.
Mrs. Cordley and child left Thusr.
day for the East for an extended
visit with r l4tives. Her first stop Is
to be In Michigan, where she spends
several weeks with the family OF her
husband. From there ehe goes to
Springfield. Ma assacbusetts, to visit
with sister and other relatives.
A fact which will doubtless prove
ofinterast to m any citizens is that
the S. P. railro4d has ..aie a one-fare
rata to Portland aud return when
President Roosevlt arrives. A tick
ct at this rate en'i les rhe mol Ter to.
the down trin on the 2Oth and to re-
turn on the 22nd OF May. This Is the
limit.
The John Huffman farm Of $40
acres changed hands Wednesday.
The sale was made by Henry Amber
the Philomath Zeal estate man. The
purchaser Is Henry MiIbourn. lately,
arrived with his family from Harri.
H. 4 k,l, =
late possession. The price paid is
S4,70O. The terms OF the sale are
spot cash.
The lite arriea1 of the steamer
Ruth, a few mornings since. Was oc-
casioned by mishap at the mouth
OF the Luckiamute. A raft had brok-
n loose a short distance up the
stream, aud the logs entered the Will
lamette as the boat approached. It
was dark, and the Rlth's wheel was
badly wrecked before the situation
coul ! be remedied,
The Dornbecker Manufacturing
Co. has begun logging operations
again on one of the islands above
town with gang OF seventeen men
and Mr.. ,Dustan as foreman. This
company last season bought large
amount of standing hardwood timber
from Tyra Smith and logged last fail
until high water drove the workmen
out. They expect TO complete the
removal OF the timber this fail.
Il, Beck. who recently purchased
f. P. Sheasgreen's prune orchard,
has made an investment In additional
land across the river. The first of
the week he bought the home place
Of Robert Bamford comprising 153
acres located near the Oakvills church
The place is we'll improved and Mr..
Beck is delighted with his purchase.
The price paid was $40 per acre. The
sale was negotiated by q. NJ. Stone
OF this city. 1
The 5-y ear old son. Ct Geo. Blake
living near the Benton and Llncoln
line in the vicinity of Airiie was in
stantly killed the other day. Father
and little son were In a wagon loaded |
with chop, The front wheels dropped |
abruptly into chuck hole in the
road. Both were thrown out, the
child alighting first on the double
trees. From there he fell under the
wagon and a wheel passed across his
breast. Death was instantaneous.
An Albany widower of about
three score and a maiden of seven
teen eloped few days ago. The ell
derly groom is the father Of IL chill
dren, and is named Ohio Hail. The
story is that the gay old lover first
loved the widow Maxfield, but that
later he tran ferred his affections to
her daughter, Charlotte &. Charlotte.
was won, but the mother wouldn't
give her consent to the u.sion aud the
happy couple hoofed it( to Jefferson,
nine miles, there took private con-
veyance for Aumsville, aud from there
went by train to Portland.