Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-26
LOCAL AMD PERSONAL


visit his wife, who is attending the
medical school.
Miss Elsie Dilley- was called to
Gates yesterday by the serious
illness of her sister.
Mrs. Mary tBryson, who has been
in California for several weeks, re-
turned home Monday.
Regular meeting Of the Coffee
Club next Morday afternoon.
Members are requested to attend.
Austin Lafferty, son of w. P.
Lafferty is confined to his bed with
malaria, ut his home in this city.
johnson Porter received eight
fine Silver Spangle Hamburg
caickens yesterday from Walla
Walla, Wash.
Travis McDevitt went to Dallas
Tuesday to attend the wedding of
Nj 8 Laura Whitman a former o.
A. C. student and Mr.. Frank Howe.
E A. Cummings and wife, after a
couple of days visit with the latter's
par nss, Mr.. and Mrs. Welisher'
returned to their home in Cottage
Grove.
The Jubilee, Singers drew a good
house last Monday evening. The
program consisted of about a
dozen songs, which were we'll
rendered.
Tomorrow is the sale of property
for delinquent taxes in Lincoln
county. From the length of the
list it seems that the larger part of
the county will 60 under the sheriff's
hammer.
Mrs. Seymour Simpson left yes
terday for Lind, Washington. If
satisfactory arrangements can be
made, Miss 'Pearle Simpson will
lea We for tn at place in a few weeks.
Corvallis has been infested with
three tramps this week, who were
little too familiar to suit the ladies
of the town, and many felt relieved
when they left on the invitation of
Chief Lane.
The Christian Endeavor societies
of this city were represented in the
convention at Pendleton last week
by Miss laura Beckwith and Mrs.
IT. s. Handsaker, who were selected
by the local union.
R. H. Treest. n and J. N. Kirk,
representing the Security Mutual
Life Insurance Co., have been
stopping at the Hotel Corvallis for
the past week. They are here in
the interest of their company.
Edward Clark, formerly employ
ed in this city at the store of
Huston Il Bogue, and now living
in Vale, Oregon, is confined to his
bed with smallpox, in that town.
--latest accounts report that the
'case'is not serious.
A. F. Peterson and family will
in a few days be occupying their
residence on corner of Ninth and
Van Buren, streets. This residence
ha been remod.ed and fitted up
and when painted will present a
much improved appearance.
CLARK Mundy, a student, received
a bad cut on the foot the first of
the week, while trying to manip-
uulate an axe The result was
seven stitches were required to re.
Join the severed parts, and Clark
says hereafter some one else will
chop the wood.
Charles Nichols and Miss Eliza
Worrel were married on Wednes-
day evening, at eight o'clock. at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev.
#. L. Moore. Mr.. Nichols is an
employee of ths Benton County
Flouring Mills. Miss Worrel is a
niece of Edward Walden. The
couple will make their home in
this city.
St. Mary's Chapter, Order of East
.ern Star, has issued an invitation
to Hopper Lodge of the Rebekahs
to meet with them on Tuesday
evening next. The Star ladies will
exert themselves to make the occa-
sion joyful one to their guests.
No special program has been. decid-
ed upon. The entertainment will
conclude with feasting, after the u.s.
.ual "sumptuous" manner peculiar
to the Eastern Star.
The Ladies Missionary Tea of
the Presbyterian church was held
at the residence of Mrs. S. N.
Wilkins corner of Third and
Madison street, on Wednesday
afternoon of this week. A pleasing
program of music, readings, etc,
was followed by the usual lunch.