The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-28
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mics Grace Catch visited Albany
frferds during the week.
Banker Lsese left Wednesday for
few days stay iu Portland.
Mrs. Wade Malone of Alsea, pass
ed through this city Monday enroute
TO Portland.
August Fischer is having an ad-
dition built onto his residence in
South Corvallis.
DIR. Ainslle returned to Portland
Wednesday, after few days visit
at the home OF MIR. and Mrs. john
Smith.
To-day the Iadies of the Coffee
Club will enjoy their annual picnic in
Avery.s grove. The event is 10 honor
of the 21st bistbday Of the club.
George W. Claxton, travelling re-
preventative of The Oregon Daily
Journal, was In this city from Thurs
day until yesterday. looking after
business Connected with bis paper.
Saturday, Mrs. A. l.. Kniseley
entertained 20 friends in honor of
her skaters, the Misses Briggs, who
are visiting here. Their home Is 10
Battle Geek, Michigan.
Two hundred of the college
catalogues were hastily placed in
bindings Wednesday. for the visiting
grangers. The rest of the edition
will be ready fer distribution today.
"A party consisting of Prot. and
Mrs McKellips, Prof Gibbs aud moth
or, Miss Helen Holgate and DR.. Lester
are to leave today for Elk City on a
fishing trip. They will return Mon
day.
Two dray loads OF cereal foods
to be used by the campers In the Ad.
venfist camp meetings arrived Wed,
nesday and were taken to the grounds
10 Jobs addition.
Another new gravel walk is be-
ing laid across the court house block
from the rear of the court house ou,
to the jail, and thence to the soutt
east corner of the block, to a con
nection with the main concrete wall
Salem had May festival which
the public did not patroDizs aud nov
the people who workei hard II
months to give Salem fue enter
tatnment will have to dig into thei
own pockets to make up the deficl
of $3OO.-Telegram.
"A team belonging to Duncal
Ptttman took a spin down Mall
street Wednesday. The animals wer,
hitched to wagon. and another wag
on was fastened behind. The team
took fright near Dunn's store ant
made things hum as they sped dow
Main street, but no damage was done
Albany Democrat: Rev. "
Sherman Wallace, who recently grad
uated from the Rochester. N. 7. the
Ological college, has returned fron
his former home at Lebanon. He ha
accepted the pastorate Of a Baptis
church in Tacoma. and will move t
that city to reside,
Albany Herald: Mrs. Alfred {
Schmidt yesterday entersained th
Jays Bees club and d few invite
guests at her home 10 honor of Mis-
Grace Catch of Corvallis. The hour
were spent delightfully."- by the bapp
company, the principal recreatio
betug the New American. game yer
much enjoyed by all. Mise Catch |
very popular in Albany social circle
and her stay here Is being made yer
pleasant.
The work OF repairing and In
proving the electric light plant at th
college, which will begin soon afre
the close OF school, will be quite ez
tensive, and will probably consum
the greater part of two monrhs. Bs
sides the new switch board, that wi
cost $3.50. there sis to be large alter
nator dynamo Installed for produt
ing lights, aud the two dynamoes no,
In use, will be placed side by side an
used for extra power. The large wir
shat is now 10 service will all have t
be taken down and spoiled, afte
which 1t will be disposed of, and sma
wire placed 10 position. This is mad
necessary on account OF the fact tha
the new dynamo will carry voltag
than does the present dynamo. ia
work will be both difficult and scier
tific In nature. and will be under tn
supervision of E. @. Hayward, th
eleclril expert at the College.
Niles Bertha Thrasher will retur
to her hoGla II Corvallis next wee
from San Francisco, If she is able t
untertake the trip. Recently an a,
scess formed on the limb that ha
caused Miss Thrasber SO muc
trouble, andit vas thought that a,
other surgical operation would t
ronescerv last Snndav Tho ohsoas