The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-06-27
LOCAL LORE.
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-Unitad Evange licai church. The
pastor will preach Sunday morning
and evening. Service at Dixon school
house at 8 p. m.
Lou Feagles returned Thursday
from weeks visit with Cam Wander
pool and ether friends in the north
part Of the county.
-Miss Nellie Mcpherson returned
Thursday to her home at Wasco after
a visit of two weeks here with the
family OF j. g. Hammel.
Mrs. r. Shelton, of Scio, was Cor.
wallis visitor Wednesday, the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. Dilly. Mrs. She lton had
attended the commen cement exercises
OF McMinnville college.
Considerable improvements have
been made or are in prospect for the
Armstrong cemetery. Hank Bier pas
just completed about Mrs. Hansen's
lot a cement wall surmounted by
nicely painted iron fence.
Harold Wilkins went to the me-
tropolis Sunda, to take position for
the summer with the Portland Credit
Association, OF which M. 0. Wilkins is
the attorney and manager.
Ellsworth Erwin has moved to
the old family home on Madison and
Ninth streets, having vacated the
Blackledge house on Monroe and
Ninth.
Charley Rogers, con OF Mrs. G..
Hodes. returned to California yester-
day after three-weeks visit in Cor
wallis. Charley is in business in Val
lejo.
Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Tharp aud
Mrs. G. g. Chipman are delegates TO
the Woman's Relief Corps convent ton,
now being held in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. r. Corbett and
daughter, Jessie, of AlleItop, Iowa,
arrived Thursday. They are the par
ents and sister of W. G.. Corbett, with
whom the visitors will remain from
elk weeks to two months.
Business at the Corbett brick and
tile yard is under way. Two kilns Of
tiling have been burned. and work has
begun on a large quantity Of brick.
Seven men are employed on the brick
yard.
Among the sidewalk improve
ments completed are one In front Of
the Kline property near Harris store,
one in front of Huston & Bogue's
hardware store and one reconstructed
along the front Of the M e. church,
South, and parsonage.
Billy Baker and ". Fl. Holgate
are engaged in repairing Mack Hem
phill's buildings which were damaged
by Tuesdays blaze, and the lodging
house apartments are being reft,ed
for occupancy. Workmen are also eu-
gagged in repairing Mrs. Remphilrs
buildings.
Independents is making extensive
preparations to celebrate the Fourth
of July. All sorts OF amusements are
announced. A barbecue in which two
beeves and six muttons are to be roast
ed is one OF the attractions. Hon. L.
T. Harris, of Eugene, is to be the ora
tor of the day.
Mrs. William Bogue was called to
Dallas the early part Of the week to
be with her father, John Ellis, who
suffered a stroke Of paralysis. Tnis
is the third attack and at last &C
counts he was not improved.
%. J. Blackledge, who has charge
of the carpet department OF Mann &
Co.'s store, is busy laying carpet and
mating in the HOTEL Corvallis. It
seems likely that Mann & Co. will
place almost all the furniture in the
hotel
Grover Headrick returned from
Salem Thursday. He has been i'll a
considerable time from nervous pros
tration, and Is not greatly improv-
ed. MFR. Headrick contemplates q
lengthy stay in the mountains but he
has not fully decided when he will go.
John A. Citing a1d family left
for Eastern Washington Thursday.
Mr.. Citing has been 10 the employ Of
the Corvallis Flouring Mill Company
for considerable time as me-
chanic. He has employment with a |
brother in his new location.
--Congregational church Sunday
June 28th: Sunday school at 1870
o'clock; regular services at II O'Clock.
Celebration of the Lords Supper with |
the Plymouth church three O'Clock;
Christian Endeavor at Z O'Clock. Reg
ular evening service at O'Clock, to
which all are welcome.
MIR. & Mrs. William Bogue are
for an extended camping |
trip for the health OF their son, Floyd,
who accompanies them. A covered
wagon having overhanging sideboards
and ether conveniences has been fit
ted up for the trip. They go from
here to Oascadia to remain several |
weeks and from there they will pro-
ceed to Chewaucan and remain con-
sid arahla time with Genroa Eanua q