The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-25


the bay Thursday for months stay.
Mrs. j. Harris and children left
this week for few weeks outing at
Cascaoja.
-Mrs. Hammel, of the new hotel,
returned Thursday from a business
trip TO Portland.
Peter Writner, who moved the
Hays houses, completed his contract
Thursday and returned to Albany.
Miss Mary Klecker has returned
home from a two weeks visitwith Mrs.
Fruit
MIR. and Mrs. S. L. Kline returned
Thursday from Portland. Mr.. Kline
was a delegate to the grand lodge A.
o. q. W.
Mrs. q. F. Fischer. accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Rathje, Of Chicago,
went to Silverton Thursday for a
weeks visit.
Mrs. Ephriam Greer has been
called to Alsea on account of the ill
ness Of her father, Mr.. Taylor. who is
suffering from diabetes.
Fred Overlander's condition is not
improved. and his brother, Charley, of
Big Elk, was summoned. He was ex-
pected to arrive Friday afternoon.
Billy Baker, Johnny Winkle and
g. W. Denman returned Wednesday
from an outing in Alsea. All had ex-
cellent success in securing fish and
game.
Mrs. E. F. Thayer passed through
Corvallis yesterday on her way to As
toria. Mrs. Thayer has been the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gellatly, of Philemath
for the past six weeks.
Mr.. George has let the contract
for new two-story residence on lots
owned by him just north of the Dem
man properly. It is to be a square
house 22y24 feet having seven rooms.
Rev. T. W. Nash this week NOV
ed the more portable part Of his house
hold goods from Tillamook county to
Philomath. Mr. Nash Is to have
charge Of the Philomath circuit, q B.
church.
George Brown sold team Thurs
day to Tacoma buyer, and delivered
the horses at Albany Friday. Ed An
derson, another horse buyer from Ia
coma, was in Corvallis Wednesday
and Thursday but failed to make any
purchases.
N-Mellie Dohse is having new walk
laid in front Of her property, north
east corner Of Monroe and Fourth
streets. Improvements of similar
character are being made about the
Addition residence and the house oc2
cupied by jesse Spencer.
Mrs. Francis returned to Portland
Thursday after q two-weeks visit with
the family Of her daughter, Mrs. John
Allen. Mrs. Francis has arranged to
make trip to the Philippine Ia.ands
to visit a son who is engaged extern
siveIy in merchandising there.
w. A. Wells has sold to Leroy
Reynolds lot 8 in block %, county ad-
dition, just north of the premises
occupied by Prof. Holiness. A small
dwelling on the back part OF lot /,
same block, is to be moved by Mr..
Wells onto the lot sold. The consid-
Grafton is $475.
George Hall, of Dusty, was in
town Thursday with a team Of the
finest draft horses In the country. The
animals are twins, perfectly matched
BAYS, seven years old and weigh about
400 pounds each. Mr.. Hall has re-
fused more than $4OO for the span.
There are some big stories current as
to what loads these horses have
pulled.
John MCGEE is preparing for the
erection of new residence on the
farm near town which he bought from
Mrs Burnett, and has awarded the
contract to r. N. Adams. The main
portion OF the house is to be 14x2S
feet, and it is to have an L 14x22 feet.
It will be full two-story building
having eight rooms. October 1sr Is
the specified time for it's completion.
It was 231a inches long. 1t was
slender and smooth, and lacked but
half an ounce of weighing three
pounds, In the largest part 1t was
the size Of. an ordinary mau's arm.
1t was cucumber of common variety
and displayed on the street, attracted
much attention. Some people even
refused to believe it was cucumber;
but it was. Tt was grown by Prof.
Coote at the college. where more Of
the same kind and size can be seen,
Two is the(number of deer that
DR.. Harper, Henry Allen and Harry
Withycombe secured in the hunting
trip to Alsea. They returned Mon
day, except Mr Withycombe who was
joined by Ed Rosendorf yesterday
One Of the deer slain was a whopper,
according to all accounts. He was
killed a mile from camp,and one ofthe