The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-05

r. M. Davisson arrived from Port
land Monday.
B. T. HyIand has placed a new
| sidewalk In front OF his residence.
Last Friday Jesse Wiley sold a
black driving team to o. A. Holeomb
of Seattle.
j. Fl. Harris and family left Tues
day afternoon for Cascadia, for their
summer outing.
George Spencer went out Monday
to the Benton Lumber Co.'s mill to
take employment.
Invitations are out for an after
noon at the home OF MRS. James Tay-
lor this afternoon.
Mrs. Greenberg and son arrived
from San Francisco Yesterday and are
guests at the Jacobs home.
Monday G. A. Robinson was ex-
hibiting on the street fins sample of
Alfalfa grown in his home lots with
out water.
Misses Harriet and Mabel Sheas-
green and Miss Florence Wicks went
to the beach Saturday for few days
recreation.
Lester Humphreys left Friday
for Pedee, after few days visit at
the Randall home. He is former
OAC student.
Mrs. Frank Whitaker returned
Monday from trip to Otter Rock and
a visit with her sister, Mrs. G. M.
Stanton at Toledo.
DIR. and Mrs. Withycombe leave
today for Alsea for brief visit with
their sons Harry and Earl who are
camped in the valley.
John Rickard, on Sunday, brought
home his son Bay, from the Portland
hospital. Bay is somewhat improved
in health, but he is not well man.
Squire Rycraft was out from Al
sea Monday He and Finley Fuller
ton brought Joseph Lester out for an
examination for sani'y before the
county judge.
Mrs. Lessa Scrafford was a @. &
e. passenger Monday for Elk City and
the seaside. Mrs. Scrafford will visit
her sister, Mrs. Mays, at the former
place, for time.
-Ol. Wicks went to Astoria the
first Of the week to- accept a position
in butcher shop Of that city. OF. Is
capable, attentive to business. and is
In every way deserving OF success.
Victor Spencer arrived home
Monday on a two-weeks vacation.
Since his departure from Corvallis,
Victor has been employed In the drug
store of W. s. Love In East Portland.
-Iseac Porter received from the
East the first Of the week, one year
old pointer dog. Mr.. Porter considers
the pointers the very best all-purpose
dogs. For still-hunting deer he val
ues them very, highly.
William Igo found a gold lccket
on the Jerry Lilly place a few days
ago and he would be pleased to re-
turn 1t to the owner. It has the ap-
pearance of having been lost..a long
time but it is in good condition.
John Lenger has established an
employment agency in Corvallis, with
Headquarters at Gerbard's bookstore.
There seems to be an opportunity
here for the business, and Mr..
Lenger's venture will doubles fill the
requirements.
Jake Boone, an old residens cf
Benton arrived from Prineville Friday
and after meeting many friends, went
to the bay Monday. When boy, Mr..
Boone lived with Uncle Billy Henkle.
He now conducts a saddle chop in
Prineville.
George and Collie Cathey return
ed Saturday from successful hunting
trip to Lower Soda. They spent one
night at Moose Lake, eight miles from
Lower Soda, and killed four deer. The
trail to camp was most difficult one
and It proved a hard job to get the
game out.
Among those going to Cascadia
this week, not mentioned elsewhere,
are Mrs. Canan. Mrs. John Burnett
Thomas Whitehorn and family, Rev.
and Mrs. e F Green, Mrs. Lizzie Avery
aud son, Virgil, and E. B. Horning
and family. All will remain from two
to four weeks.
Mr.. Nicholson, Of Harrisburg, ac-
companied by his wife, was in town
Monday looking for residence proper
ty to purchase. He examined num-
Der of places, but for lack of time was
compelled to return home without
buying. He wants to come to Corval-
lis on account of educational facilities.
Present days in Webfoot are not
to be complained of. While the East
sweiters In fierce heat. Willamette is
the scene Of cool breezes and delight
fol temperature. Heat is so conspic-
uous by its absence that the ice man
has but little sale for his product. In
other years three times as much ice