The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-22
Frank Magee started Monday
for Southern Oregon for the
purpose Of looking up a stock ranch.

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| E. E. Wilson has been In Portland
on business trip since Sunday. He
Is expected home today,
| The Emperor and Emple,s OF
| Germany, wooden shoes and sauer
kraus at Wilkins satur day night.
w. T. Lee, an O. A. G. GRADUATE,
and for some time member of the
faculty, recently located in Selma,
Calf.
County Clerk Moses still has 10
his pose ession the letter addressed, in
bis care. to Ida Miller. There il no
telling what Ida may mics Iby a fail
ure to ca ii for her missive.
The ladies OF Corvallis are re-
quested to join the Coffee Club On
Friday, April Oath, at $50 p. m, to
meet Mrs. William Galloway of the
special committee on women's work
for the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
j. L. Underwood, who has occu-
pied the position of captain OF Com
pany 1875, Uniform Rank, W.SO. W.,
has been promoted to major OH re-
commendation Of General q. L. Day.
J. Fl. Gibson succeeds Mr.. Underwood
as captain of the Corvallis comrany.
Frank Seits, of Five Rivers, visit
ed Corvallis this week. He came out
t, procure load Of 25 bee hives
which he had ordeed fromr one of the
Eastern states. In partnership with
a neighbor he is going extensively in
to bee culture.
The local company of the uniform
rank W. o. W. Is practicing twice
week for pa, ticipation in a fancy drill
contest to, occur at tie Woodmen's
carnival to be Id 10 Dallas une 9Th.
Nine or ten companies are to compete
for a prize OF 500, and the home pee
pl- intend to do their best to return
with the cash.
You should take In the sights at
Boston Occidental HottD Saturday
night, the starting place for the trip
around the world. There you will see
Aunt Samantha and Uncle Josiah and
other droll characters of fiction; also
the new married couple on their brid-
! al tour.
The executive committee of the
county Sunday school assoeia tion met
10 Coz wallis Friday and arranged a
programme, and fixed the place aud
date Of the annual convention. It is
TO be held at Phil 1math June 9th and
|7tb. The executive committee is CON-
posed of j. 81. Edwards, Henry Sheak,
W. s. Linnyille. W. q. Rees, T. r.
Vincent and Victor Moses.
"A nectie party wss given; Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. Healy, for the benefit Of the Bap-
tist church. There was a large at
tendance and most enjoyable time.
The proceeds amounted to $12. Mrs. /
Healy is an energetic worker for her
denomination and che has taken
mach interest in providing the pretty
Interior furnishings of the church in
this city.
Ethel Grimshaw, who has made
her home with her uncle, H. W. Grim !
shaw, died in this city Monday even
the age of s years and months. The
child had been ill only since Thursday.
The funeral ceremony will occur at
the Nj. Il. Church today "wednesday
at 2 O'Clock, Rev. +. L. Moore officiat-
ing. Interment Is to be at Crystal !
Lake cemetery.
John Van Gross, former Corval- /
lis boy, who graduated at o. A. @. and |
later took mathematical courses at |
Berkeley and Yale, Is to return to Ore.
gon and become professor. He has |
been rendered the professorship OF
mathematics In Portland Academy. |
Mr.. Van Gross has accepted the place
and will begin his duties In September.
A handsome salary Is attached to the
position.
Mrs. George W. Smith recently
received letter from her hus-
band, who il in Alaska. It was !
posted March 9th. Mr.. Smith is 200 /
miles in the interior from Valdez, and
has selected location in which he ex-
poets to delve for the precious metal.
He has two partners. The proceeds
of the two first pans Of dirt washed by
himself In Alaska he sent to Mrs.
Smith. George and his partners went
into the country early with two dog
teams. and speaks hopefully of his
prospects.
Small boys have been canvassing
the town for the past few days for sale
of season tickets to the half dozen
track meets to take place on OAC
field next month. They held up
business men and others and pursued
business with much industry. Each
boy received a season ticket for each
five that he Sold The cost of at
tending all the games with single ad-
mission tickets is 81 65. The price of
the admission to the game with the
University Of Oregon Is to be 80 cents.