The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-21
LOCAL LORE.

Advertisements in this column charged fo
ut the rate of15 cents per line
IN. M. Newport, an Albany attor
peY and former editor of the Albany
Herald, did lgal business In towr
Monday.
Miss Delphfna Haenel arrived
Thursday from Monroe, and will spenl
the winter in Corvallis.
A number OF Corvallis people are
arranging to attend the great musical
event to occur at Portland,
Mrs. Rhodes leaves today fol
Fresno. California. where her husband
is engaged in the insurance business
Mrs, j. T. Phillips expects ts
leave today fer Sacramento. Callfor.
mia. to visit her son Miles, who re-
sides there.
Scott Harris, who graduated from
OAO With the class of 1900 left Sun.
day after vieit of a few days. He
is enroute from Cape Nome to bis
nome at Elgin.
g. W. Fuller 1t to leave in day
or two for visit to bis old home In
the East. Members of the Christian
church gave him surprise at his home
Monday evening in honor OF bis de-
parture.
Persons in Corvallis and vicinity
desiring to attend the Nordica Con-
cert In Portland on Saturday evening
Oath inst. may have reservations
made by applying to Mr.. Ssrayer at
Hotel Corvallis.
R. O. Kiger, stock inspector offers
reward for information that will
lead to the detection of cases Of scab-
by sheep ia any of the herds within
the limits OF the county. It Is not be-
Heved that there are such cases, but
the reward Is offered as a preoaution.
Work began Monday on the new
house that J. B. Goodman is to
build In Jobs addition. Ir is to
be located on lots on the corner just
south of the Underwood home. It is
to contain seven rooms aud is to cost
about $4,000. Mr.. Flemming has the
contract.
The statement is that there Is an
abundant potato crop this year.
Wherever heard from the, yield is re-
ported as excellent and the quality
fine. John Beach has IL acres in new
ground across the Willamette from
which a yield Of several thousand
bushels is expected.
20. Martin who sold his Benton
county farm several months ago, is to
leave the lattet part Of the week or
the first OF next to occupy farm
which he recently purchas sed In Doug
las county. The place Is within six
miles Of Canyonvllle, contains 720
acres and cost $4,000.
Mrs. Phoebe Woodford. well
known In Corvallis, where for a long
time she was stenographer 10 the
old Oregon Pacific headquarters, was
married at Los Angeles, California,
on the 15th inst to P. W. Parker, a
newspaper man on the staff of the
San Diego Union. The groom from
1881 to 1892 was proprietor and edit
or OF the Astorian published at Astor. !
la, Oregon.
Married, In Eugene, last Wednes-
day, s. M. Mcpherson and Miss Stella
Calvert. The bridevis a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. james Calvert formerly /
of Benton county. and is very high- !
ly respectable young lady OF Junction
City, and the groom is prominent
business man OF Springfield. The
happy couple left at once for their
future home near Springfield.
The wife of Arthur Ready made
;hings warm for burglar who at.
empted to rob her house at OLYMPIA
he other night. Arthur is employed
IN an evening paper, and is away
rom home most Of the night. "A thief
,ained entrance to the premises, and
vas WORKING his way through the
ooms when he awakened Mrs. Ready.
'he opened fire at once with revolv-
r, and after three or four shots, the
burglar was glad to find his way out
i the building In a grand stampede
o get out Of range OF the gun. Ii
"A crate of Tokay grapes, all the
ray from Lodi, California, reached
he TIMES office Monday. The send
r is Mrs. Della Thornton Williams,
t one time an employe in the busi-
ess department. of this paper. The
rapes yield eight to sixteen tons per
ere, and an ordinary price for them
} $45, to $50 per ton. The vicinity
GEMS perfectly adapted to the couture {
{ the Tokay grapes. which are par
lculary priced for table use. Land
the section readily brings $50 to !
20 per acre, and large acreage is !.
eing set to the above variety.