The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-05

Wilbur Weeks of Salem, was the
guest OF Corvallis friends this week
He returned home Wednesday.
Joseph Pironi and Glenn Hodes of
Eugene, attended the Bamberger
funeral Tuesday.
Carl Hodes OF Albany was among
those who attended the Bambarger
funeral Tuesday.
Mrs. @. A Wolf returns today to
her home In Alsea after a pleasant
visit with friends.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church
South will give an ice cream social on
the parsonage lawn Friday evening.
Sept. IL from five to ten.
Prof. Cordley and family are to
occupy the Chamberlin cottage. Mrs.
Cordley is expecred from the East
within few days.
Little Gertie, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Cfosno died at Toledo.
Thursday, after brief illness, She
was about ten years OF age.
-Regular maeting OF the Prohibi-
ton Alliance Monday evening, Sep'em
Der 7th, at z 80, at he Free Reading
room. Members requested to be
present and friends OF the cause in
vited.
Harry Clodfelter has accepted a
position as salesman with a Portland
wholesale house. and accompanied
by his family he left Thursday to be-
gin his dutfee. Many friends wish
Mr.. Clodfelter success in bis new field.
Howard Bush came In Thursday
from Kings Valley where he has been
with a thresher for the past ten days.
Wheat crop in the valley is good and
the quality extra fiue Il was ex
pected when Mr.. Bush left that thu.
last crop in the valley would be
threshad yesterday.
Mise Ellen Ctamherlin has been
in Corvallis eince Monday. She left
yesterday for Salem where she re-
mains month, aud after that goes
East, who're she expects to take up
studies in her lioe during the winter
She was acc ,mpanied TO Corvallis by
her sister, MIS-. Crockett OF Sea tie.
james Mackey, who was born
when Thomas Jefferson was but two
years president, PASSED inJo his SO b
year on Friday of last week. He was
born SO years ago In Ireland. and re-
sides now at the home OF M. and
Mrs. John McGee, the latter OF whom
is his daughter. Mf. Maekey, alrfaty
BY far the oldest man iu the county.
is in good condition physically, and
bids fair 10 round out q century and
more Of life.
The report is thss they are pay
ing fifty ceGts per bog for picking
hops 10 the Kings Valley hop. yards
The number of yards is four. as fol-
lows: The Duna yard of 90 acres,
the Townsend yard OF six acres, tue
Bump yard of 20 yards and the Rit
ner yard OF 10 acres. TIE crop there
in each is fair Picking began ia some
OF the yards on Thursday, and others
were expected to commence yestes
day.
60. @. Hogue left yesterday after
couple of days spent in Corvallis in
the interest OF the 4. o. U. w. !
order. Mr.. Hogue recently resigned
his excelle position as recretary OF
the Albany Canal and Water Com
papy TO accept his present position
with the Workman. He paid the To-
cal lodge an official visit Thursday
night.
The Albany Electric Light &
Water Company are now under one
control Both are owned by the AL
bapy Canal &~Power Company. The
latter corporation bought the canal
and water system from William Heag |
for $125. 900, and purchased the el-
ectric light system at a cost of $780,
600. More than $4,000 is being ex.
pended this season in betterments to |
thing like SO 900 in additions to the |
water system.
Portland Journal: A party Of
former Oregon Agricultural College
students, H. @. Brodie, Pearl Allen,
Gertrude and Edna Ewing, Thomas
Bilyeu, David Hirstel AmaIie Hirstel,
Colista Murray, Leo Kraps, and AL
bert s. Wells held reunion last week
and 10 charge Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Simpson of Albina, on the
launch Imperial. Arrangements have
been made for a permanent organ
ization Of students and graduates, and
a meeting for this purpose will be
held Friday at the Simpson home.
The two minute record for trot-
ting made by Lou Dillon, the Cali
fornia mare, makes interesting the l.
fastest miles on record made by horee
locomotive and man. They are;
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