The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-06-24
CUT HIS THUMB OFF.
A Funeral Party Private School
Other Local News Items.

Other Local News Items.
Services at the M. E. Church
south next Sunday, morning and
evening. Sunday School at 10
O'Clock a. m. The public cordi-
ally invited, John Reeves, Pastor,
Mrs. Cecil, We've, Louise and
Homer, shortly leave for their
home at Burns They go by wagon
via Eugene. Byron Taylor will
accompany the family to spend the
summer.
The Misses Mary and Lena
Duhlmanh of Dabu1a Iowa, arrived
in Corvallis Saturday and are Wis
iting with their old friends and
neighbors, P. A Schmidt and family
at the big prune orchard. The
young ladies expect to make the
Willamette Valley their future
home.
Rev. Joseph Emery went to
Eugene Saturday to join his vile
who is visiting with their daughter,
Mrs. Bert Lake. Mr.. and Mrs
Emery will visit Corvallis together
after adjournment >of the M. E
Church South, conference which
convenes shortly at the Irish Bend
school house. this county.
Mrs. Fannie Purdy and daughter
Esther went to Portland Tuesdayto
make their home with William
Purdy member of the family. The
latter has a situation in j. P. Fin
1ey's undertaking establishment.
w. G. Emery and family are to
occupy the Purdy home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. B. Smith
entertained the Peoria cornet band
at their farm one evening this week
There was much music provided
by the boys. and the host and host
ess did the rest. Ice cream and
cake and seasonable fruits were
served as refreshments and all spent
a most agreeable two hours.
Ben Taylor wheeled from Salem
to Corvallis Sunday morning by
$3.50. After spending a few min
utes here with his cousin J. c.
Taylor, he went southwark, expec-
ting to reach Belknap Springs that
day. Mr.. Taylor and companion
rode motor wheels.
Bishop Castle was in from Phi
! ]om math yesterday, on business.
The business session of the confer
ence of his church closed Saturday
evening. aud the conference closed
with devotional exercises Sunday
evening, The session was one OF
the most successful, Bishop Castle
says that the church has held in
years.
Prof Tartar has opened a private
school in the public school build
ing. The sessions began Monday.
But halt of each school day in the
week is devoted to the work
Among the pupils are many who,
on account of sickness, absence
from school portion of last year,
jior for other reasons, have work to
be made up, either for entry al
OAC or for taking an advanced
grade in the public school next
! year.
independence Enterprise: Cor.
wallis has passed an ordinance pro-
viding for fine of SIS to $50 or i'm.
prisonment for the failure to repair
sidewalk after being ordered tc
do so by the proper authorities.
The spirit of the law is all right
This way of ordering thing done
and then letting it go shouldn't
work at all. IF Corvallis authori-
ties show an inclination to enforce
/ the law it will be a splendid thing
for that place.
A funeral party passed over the
| n, ana II. TO albany yesterday: II
was Joined at Corvallis by Fred
Ing1e and wife, who have been on
a visit to relatives in this city. The
icasket contained the mortal remains
! of A. G., Bradley of Woodburn,
! With his wife he passed through
Corvallis last week in a private con-
veyence for Newport, for an out
ing. Thursday evening he was
seized with heart failure, and died
suddenly. The interment will be
at Woodburn.
Ruthyn Turney. theswe1l known
and able musician, is to enter the
musical departm+ MT at OAC. His