The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-08


DIR. Holt is to leave today to in
vesiigate position that has been Of
fered him In San Franclsco. He may
not return.
Mrs. q. @. Allen has been i'll at
the E. Allen home for several days,
and was no better yesterday morning.
Miss Selma Benson, Of Seattle, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Hugh Heron, 10 Irish Bend.
-Mrs. M. E. Day, Of Jacksonville.
left Monday, after a months visit
with Mrs. John Swick.
Mrs. Gene NJ Simpson leaves
this week for San Francisco. her form
er home, for months recre alton.
W. H. McMahan and family go
to Cascadia this week fer an extended
outing. They go by private convey
ance.
-Claud Pengra, who was not long
since assistant s. P agent at Cor
Wallis, was recently married at Iu-
dependence to Miss Lulu Robertson.
-Miss Laura Backwitb, niece Of
Mrs. 0. w. Beckwith and Mrs. Fred
Clark, arrived on the 4th from Min
nesota, for an ex ended visit.
Walter and Miss Liza Locke re-
turned Monday from ten-oaYs'
visit with Eugene friends. They
spent the Fourth there and report
the celebration grand succesa.
Miss Hortense Greff z OF Port
land, passed through Corvallis Mon
day en- route to the country home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Currier where she is to
spend month, after which she is to
visit Corvallis friends.
Mrs. W. r. BroHn of Spokane, is
the guest at the WelIshef home. She
was formerly Annie Gilbert of Mon
roe. Mr.. Brown occupies a promin-
ent position in the fite department Of
Spokane. -~
Saturday evening at 10 o'clock
a fire was started at the rear of
Horning Bros blacksmith shop, pre-
sumably from fire works. 1t was
discovered by Claud Swan. whose
home is In the W. G. T. U Reading
Room, and was extinguished before
it gained serious headway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Heron and
Mr., and MRS. James Martin, neigh
bors and friends at Irish Bend, are
preparing to reside ia Corvallis the
coming winter. Miss Emily Heron
will be with her parents and attend
college. A residence has already been
engaged. by Mr.; Heron.
Wool Is sixteen cents. A sale of
10000 pounds was made Monday by
a local dealer to a buyer from abroad.
But a small portion of the crop re-
n aims in the growers hands. Most Of
a half cents, though several growers
held until sixteen and half was the7
best obtain 4bie price.
TIL mas 2 'gar Moore died Fri
day Of dropsy and rheumatism at the
home Of his mother, Mrs. Bunker, in
Jobs addition. He was aged seven |
years and seven months. The funeral !
occurred Saturday, and the interment !
was In Newton cemetery, beside the
grave Of the dead child's father, Jas. !
A. Moore, who was drowned in the |
last year. The service was
conducted by Rev. Fia"k L. Moore. !,
The child was i'll five weeks,
While cutting wood on the AL |
farm Friday, Fred schimmel
struck the front of his leg just below
the knee with his axe inficting a
wound two and half to three inches
In length. The blow glanced some
what, and the bone escaped without
serious injury. Mr.. Schimmel was
brought to town, where surgeon,
With few stitches did all that mans
hand could towards remedying the in
Jury.
"A surgical operation was per-
formed Sunday by Drs. Pernot and |
Cashey in the case OF Ura Greer, aged
Ia, who lives with her larents in the
Kisor house a at the corner Of Fourth
ana Monroe streets. Ten days ago
she fell and cut her knee on barbed |
wire. The cut was but slight, and for
/ time but little attention was paid to
&. Swelling and soreness to an ex-
'reme degree appeared, however, and
he resort to the knife was the result.
Ehe operation involved the removal
If quautity Of pus and the Lscraping
If thebune. The patient is batter.
Eugene Register: About 12:45
yesterday, as the little daughter of
". W. Cawkius was driving the family
'uggy horse to the stable, the animal
.ot beyond her control and ran away.
{ ran along Eleventh street, turning {
lown Olive, and was stopped just as !
{ passed Cnapman's planning mill on
|outh Willamette street. The Iittle1
iri was thrown from the buggy seal
nd fell. striking her head on the hard