The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-02
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Mrs. Frank Porter is on a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blakeslee.
Miss Lena Nemyer Of Portland
is the guest of her friend, Mrs. Will
Horning.
A marriage license was issued
Monday to A. J. Ray and Pearl Gil.
man. both of Belltountain.
Miss Smell arrived yesterday
from q visit of several weeks In the
East.
Mr.. and Mrs. J D. Irvine arrived
Monday from an outing in the Cas-
cades.
MIS-. C. A. Wolf arrived Monday
from Alsea. aud is the guest OF old
Corvallis fliends.
-Mr. and Mes. N. 3. Avery arrived
Sarur,:aY from two weeks outing at
Newport and Elk City,
Miss Helen Steiwer left yesteE day
for her home in Marion county, after
a visit 10 Corvallis and at the Coast.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Spangler and Miss
Lulu Spaogler arrived yesterday from
a soiourn at Elk City.
-Mrs. Chas. Adams of Yaquina,
is spending two weeks with relatives
and friends in tAe city.
-Miss Alice Jones returned Sun
day from a months visit With her
grandparents and uncles, the Thurs
tons, near Wells.
Miss Maud Kerns, teacher of the
primary grade in the Corvallis public
echools passed through town yester-
day enroute to Eugene from months
outing at Newport.
MIR. and Mrs. Gro osbeck came up
on the Portland excursion Sunday.
On account of the illness OF Mrs.
Grooebeck's father, Mr.. Crees, she
will remain for time.
A. N. Harlan. wife aud son of
Beatrice. Nebraska. arrived Saturday.
and expect TO make this city their
future home. They occupy rooms 10
the Berry house. The son will at5ead
college. Mr. Harlan is a brother OF
Mrs Cady.
Mrs. Harriet Bushnell has re-
turned to her home az Seattle after a
months visit with her, parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Heron. Mr.. Bush
nell is one OF the leading Photograph
ers of SEATTLE.
A letter received In this city from
the family states that Mr.. and Mes.
Cal Thompson of the Corvallis St. AN
laundry, have purchased a farm near
Delta, Colorado Thew located there
in the hope that NJ. Thompson's
health might be benetited.
-James Horning ls fitting up six
pens OF chickens for exhibition at the
State Fair. Five pens ara to cos.
sist Of Barred Plymouth Rocgs, and
the other OF White Cochin bantsms,
a most attractive strain OF birds.
w. L. Read OF Wren, has leased
the James Stewart farm for a term
OF three years anu takes possession
the fist of Octyber Mr. Read re-
tains his farm near Wren. aod will go
extensively into stockraising. The
Stewart farm contains 800 acres 22O
acres Of which is farming land.
Miss Mollie Jones left Monday
for Union, in Eastern Oregon. having
secured position as teacher in the
public school at that place. Mias
Jones Is graduate of Agricultural
College, and has bad considerable
experisnce as teacher. The school
board OF Union has made good se-
lection.
ID. W. Pritchard has resigned his
position as Instructor 10 woodwork t
the college. The resignation took ef-
feet Monday evening. Mr.. Pritch-
ards retirement after many years OF
service is in order to devote himself
pose he has associated himself with
Taylor Porter.
. Three families changed residence
yesterday. L. Fl. Crawford and wife
moved into the newly completed I
Moore residence near Clyde Phillips
house, W. S. Linville and family
, moved to the house vacated by the
Crawfords, and Charles Small and
family moved into the house vacated
by the LinviiIe's.
Gus Harding, who was injured
by falling from tree in his orchard
four weeks ago, was able to walk
about in the dooryard for the first
time Monday. His recvoery is very
slow, but the prospects are favorable
now for a complete restoration Of