The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

Born. at'Vale, Oregon, July 25sh,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Clark, a son.
Mrs. G. q. Parker of Albany ar.
rived Wednesday and is the guest OF
Mrs. Lafferty.
Harold Wilkins, who has been
employed In Portland for couple OF
months arrived home Tuesday. T.
Misses Carrie and Bessie Dame
man left Thursday to visit their
father at Ciem, Oregon. They will
be absent three weeks.
Invitations are out for the gold
en- wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. s. Chip-
man to occur August IA. from 3 to
10.
R. B. Mason has been appointed
guardian Of Heman Mason and his
bond fixed at $ll35.
"A marriage license was granted
Wednesday to A. Fl. Sharp and Sarah
E. Dennis.
Ben Martin has begun the erec-
tion of aneat dwelling house on tract
of land owned by him west Of the
college.
Sidney Trask and family left
Monday for Yaquina, where Mr..
Trask has accepted poeiiou in
mercantile establishment,
Mrs. Will Ready nee Maud
Cauthorn and children are at the Cc-
cidental. Mrs. Ready will leave for
her home in Portland Sunday.
Our premium department will
open today, Saturday August 1st.
Premiums for everybody. Get cou-
pops with every purchase OF 25 cents
or more, at Kline's.
Mrs. George Aipslie ls sufferer
at the Smith home with severe at
tack of quinsy. Her condition Thurs
day was such that callers were not
permitted to see her.
Rev. Reeves and son, Degarris,
Rev. Green, Charles A. Pernot, E. A.
Pernot and F. Berchtold left Tues
day on camping and fishing trip to
Mai 20 0ohs AAOJ eAPSSO W AoOoAu
today.
The marriage OF Bert Sharp and
Mrs. Dennis occurred at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Starr Thursday.
The ceremony occurred at 10 o'clock,
and Rev. Noble of the Baptist church
officiated, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp left
on the IL o'clock train for Albany.
where the bride has relatives,
John Brumfield Is walking about
now without the assistance of crutches
and In short time will be able to go
to work. While working in Portland
a month ago he cut his knee with a
handaxe, and when the wound was al
most well he came home and went to
work. This caused recurrence Of
swelling and Inflammation and he was
laid up again. For a time he was Sc
riously threatened with blood poison.
Two sales Of land in. the north
western suburbs Of College have TAX,
en- place during the past few days.
The Guy Laws place OF seven and
three fourths acres went to Charles
Everett for $2,100. The place owned
by Mrs. Mckinney adjoining, went to
John Gilkey, who arrived six weeks
ago from the state of Washington.
Mr.. Gilkey was formery state senator
In the Washington legislature from
Chehalis county.
An occ ssioual~ taxpayer strolls
10
taxes now. He is one OF those who
paid but half their taxes last spring,
and took the six months allowed by
law for payment of the balance. He
lost. OF course. the three per cent
rebate. A little more than two months
remains for completing payment by
taxpayers of this class. They have
until the first Monday in October for
the purpose. 1t Ia the habit of some,
however, not to wait until the last
moment, but TO pay when they have
the money. available. Somewhere
between Sc, 900 and $1,000 OF such
taxes Is yet TO be paid.
-Mre. M. Brunk entertained a
number of ladies in honor Of her
guest, Mrs. Wheeler OF Fargo, North
Dakota. Wednesday afternoon. The
parlor and the adjoining porch at
the hotel were decorated for the oc-
casion. In a guessing game which
was the amusement of the afternoon,
Mrs. M. s. Woodcoek carried eff first
prize, and Mrs. James Harper, the
consolation. Among those present
were, Mesdames Carriek, Weodcock,
Knisely, Wilkins, Laffertv. Bsrchtold,
Wheeler, Harper, E. Fl. Taylor, VI. g.
Davis, Kaupisch, Selling. @. G. Parker
of Albany, and Misses Pauline Kline,
and Eda Jacobs,
E E. Wilson and Alex Rennie /
arrived Wednes6aY from a tRo