The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
Mrs Helen D, Hartford will lecture

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at the rate Of 15 cents per line.
!. Mrs Helen D. Hartford will lecture
tomorrow, Thursday evening 10 the
Christian church at 7-30. A collec-
tton will be taken. The public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. F. A. Helm is to leave
WeatherfoEd, Texas, sometime dur
lug the current month. She will
nome and is not expected until May
Miss Philbrick, former head oI
the OAC musical department, is now
at Tilton, New Hampshire. her old
home. where she is engaged in teach
ing. Mr.. Bridges is In New York
City.
A parlor meeting will be held at
the reading room Thursday at 3 p
~, Mrs. Helen D. Hartford. state
president of the W CT q will be in
attendance. All members req uested
to be present.
Assessor Bush was In town Mon
day to begin the work Of assessing
the county. He uses new and very
complete blank this year In taking
assessmen 1t Is in pamphlet form
comprising 12 pages, and is very
convenient, both for assessor and as
sessed
Henry Amber was In town
Monday to meet new arrivals with
whom he was In correspondence be-
fore they left the East. He has ad-
vertised extensively In Eastern news-
papers and has sent much literature
OF his own to homeseekers. and many
of them, come direct to him.
Mart SpaDgler, and his sisters,
Mrs Porter Of Oregon City, and Miss
Lulu Spangler, Of Weston and Miss
Raymond of Salem, arrived Saturday,
aud until Monday guests at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs John Spangler.
The wedding of Miss Raymond and
Mart Spaugler ls to occur at the home
OF the BRIDES parents In Salem to-
day.
Robert Bowman and his son are
to leave today for Portland after a
weeks visit at home. The five acre
tract and house west of town has
been leased to Mr. Noyes, newcomer,
and Mrs Bowman and daughter
have moved into town where they
will remain for the present. Mr. Bow
man and son have employment at
the painters trade In Portland.
Mrs G. B. Moores of Oregon
City arrived Friday for a visit with
her son and daughter who are stud
ents at OAC. She and her sister,
Miss Ellen ChamberIiD were called to
Salem by Saturday mornings boat
on account of the Illness of their
brother, Mart L. Chamberlin, clerk of
the state school land commissioners.
Miss ChambeIlin returned Monday.
Mrs. Walton of PhiIomath was
seriously burned last Saturday
respondent. While standing with
her back to the stove. her dress was
drawn into the open stove door by
the draught, and she was Immediately
enveloped in Fl ames to her shoulders.
She was badly burned before her
daughters succeeded 10 extiuguishing
the flames.
Arthur Hallan, aged 10 or 10
years, was kicked in the face by
horse Sunday. He resides with his
parents 10 Jobs addition, He was
supposed to be leading the animal,
but by some means it happened that
the horse was in front. He began to
play, and blow from his shod foot
struck the lad in the face: The nose
from the bridge downward was split
open. A cash was also cut under shhe
eye and other damage was done. DR..
Farra was called and dressed the
wound
An emp1oye at the Benton county
saw mill narrowly escaped a horrible
death the other day, The machinery
was temporarily at stand still, and
he was under the gang edger' clean
ing out the oil cups. There are four
saws In the gang. The machinery
was suddenly started and one hand
OF the workman was caught by saw.
Luckily, contact was not severe and
by a sudden movement he extricated
himself. The injury involves four
fingers cut to the bone, but all will be
saved.
Eugene Register: There is sill
hope that the Corvallis wagon and
carriage factory may be induced to
come to this city. With that hope In
view. San Francisco firm has offer
ed to take from 50 500 to $4,000 in
stock In the plant IL it ls to located
in Eugene. The firm puts out all
kinds of material used in the manu-
facture of wagons and carriages and
also supplies used by blacksmiths
and repair shops. Shoul the factory
be located In Eugene this firm pro
poses putting in large stock OF Its
wares here which will be sold at
wholesale ta cnnsunnors +hronoha,,t