The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-01

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The Endeavorers Of the Presbyte-
rian church held a very efj 'yable So
cial at thu parsonage Monday even
ing.
/ Mrs. HemphilI has just completed
a number OF cement walks about her
new residence.
Mrs. Minute Jones aud two chill
dren have taken their departure for
Washington sta.e. Mrs. Jones expects
to take up government land near
where her brother is located.
The ZAhn brothers, of Alses, have
sold to Douglas county citizen 200
goats at 1925. The buyer went ever
the mountain Monday 10 bring them
our.
On account of instructions from
her husband, who has employment at
Grm, Idaho, Mrs. Gail Hodes will de-
fer her depaItu for that city until
later In the season. She had intended
to leave this week.
ID. G. Rose & Son have installed
the 12-foot glass counter and case
/ heretofore s. oxen Of as having been
under construction by Sheaseraen &
Buxton. The Rose Cigar store has al
so been otherwise improved.
M. s. Woodcnck, q. W. Hall, S.
l.. Kliue, W. E. YATES and s. Chapman
are In Portland TO attend the grand
council OF the Royal and Select Mae-
ters, which convenes on the East Side
today.
A dressed hog at Homer LiIly's
shop att.acted some attention Ffioay
forenoon on account of its eize. 1t was
two years old, fatted by William Lead
better and weighed 400 pounds
| dressed.
A fine organ bas been installed at
the Christian chutch, at a cost of 5000.
IC was ordered come time ago through
the agent of e q. Will, the Albany
music dealer.
L M. Leon and family left yes
terday to occupy their farm near Med
ford. Mr.. Lyon came here a year
ago to supeIinte the construction
OF Agricultural Hall, aud found en-
ploymeut mere after it's completion.
| j. @. and J. B. Snyder, of Hart
ford, K4n., have been in G ,rva II
since Sunday with d view of purcha--
| ing land and settl ng in Benton. They
are looking over the county in COM
pany Of j. L. Lewis.
AN auction sale of the personal
property b~l 'nging TO the estate OF
Elizabeth Ell otd is announced to take
place April 25th, ar the Ell t. far III.
A large amouu5of farm machinery is
to be sold Ernest Elliott Is the ad-
minist' ator, and has charge ofthe dis
position Of the properly. Z
The resignation of Mics Edith AL
dsrson as teacher O the fourth grace
OF the CORVALLIS puofic scnool taok ef-
feet Friday. Saturday she took her
departue for St=kiYop, Calf. TO a /. ist
in the care OF her brothers family.
The mother is an invalid and is TO be
taken East for treatment. Miss Ea-
ton, Of Oregon City, is Miss Alderson's
successor as teacher of the fourth
/ grade.
! An Improvement jast completed
/ in the store OF ). Ell. Harris is not only
necessary a idilian, bu6 it is vety
much appreciated by attaches of the
/ store and patrons. II consists Of the
addition OF a second floor In that por-
| tion OF the store building fronting on
Jefferson street, and ia reached by.
means Of broad stairway. This up
| per fi)or Is used as the men and boys
! clothing and shoe departments.
The Occidental hotel is undergo
Ing general ovefhauling by painters
| and paper-bangers. The dining room
has been completed. and the plan OF
| passage way between that aud the
kitchen has been changed 80 as to re-
duce the danger Of head-on colli. ion.
among walters and consequent dam
age from breakage, ruined female ap-
parel, and loss of lightly. Improve
ments ere now in progress in the
sleeping apartments. G. W. Wilkip-
son and E. F. Snyder are doing the
| work.
John Scott was laid up for sever
al days previous to Monday from the
| effects OF injuries received Thursday
in miX-Dp with number of horses
he was assisting to ship on the boat
With Jesse Wiley and Austin Laffsrty
he was about to take the horses
aboard the boat when the steamers
whistle was tl)wn. This frightened
the animals and caused them to break
away. John was knocked down and
trampled upon. receiving several bruis-
es and a rather serious injury in
the region Of the kidneys. Two OF the
animals succeeded in scaling the stock
enclosure at the wharf, but one was
caught In time to ship him that morn
ing. The other was not taken until
after the beat left and he was shipped