The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-30
DIR. N. B. Avery fs In Portland. He
is expected In Corvallis to-day.

DIR. n. B. Avery is In Portland. He
Is expected In Corvallis today.
Mrs. Clara Catch Wheeler arrived
yesterday for two weeks visit.
Willis Vidito arrived Thursday
from brief business trip to Portland.
-Mrs. Nellie .Gellaily.Thayer ar
rived yesterday and has gone to the
home of her mother near Philomath
for a visit.
"A. J. johnson returned yesterday
morning from Oregon City, where he
went to tase care of pool Of mohair
that he has purchased.
There were alarming symptoms
Thursday afternoon in the case of Miss
Eva Miner, who has been a sufferer
with typhoid fever at the family home
for the past seven weeks. For time
much concern was felt for the safety
OF the patient. She was little better
yesterday morning.
Late news from James Flett and
his son Tommy, who are at the home
stead on Buck Creek, is that they
have the logs all out for the house
they are building, and that within a
short time comfortable home will
have been completed. A quantity of
clover seed was sent over the other
day for use on the place.
While at work with erubbing
machine short distance west Of Phil
omath. Thursday afternoon, Douglass
Davis met with an accident In which
he suffered severe injuries. During
proceedings, the limb Of fallen tree
struck Davis on the head. He was
knocked unconscious and his wrist was
broken. Shortly afterward he recov-
cred consciousness aud it is expected
that he will be all right 10 time.
-Ex-Sher If Osburn, who was shot
through the neck In last Sundays
trouble is gradually improving. Thurs
day he was SO well advanced in recov-
cry that he was able to leave his bed
and cit in chair at the bedside while
he ate dinner. Most Of the soreness
Is gone from his neck, and his voice,
which for time was strange. is now
natural. 1t Is now generally believed
that his recovery will be certain and
speedy.
-Congregational church-Sunday
morning "Aftermath," Sunday evening
Local Option, What Is It? and What
Ought TO Be Done About It." A fair
and open discussion of the principles
of the matter. You are invited to be
present. Come. The delegates to the
recent meeting Of the associa' ion that
occurred in Salem, with one accord
say that it was the best meeting that
has been held In years. The delegates
from Corvallis church, and from Plym-
outh were as follows. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green, Mrs. Lucy Francisco, Mrs. E.
D. Jackson, Miss Merle Hollister, and
Miss Cora Newton.
"A number of the republican can-
didates for county Offices went to Phil
omath to organize a Roosevelt club
Thursday evening. Mr.. Yates explain
ed the object Of the meeting, and
during the evening made a couple of
speeches. George Waggoner presided
and speeches were made by J. M. Cam
eron; T. T. Vincent, G.. W. Denmen,
Richard Scott, w. P. Lafferty, George
Cooper and others. Committees were
appointed Oh permanent organization
and constitution and bylaws, as future
meetings are to be held.
Following is the bill OF fare for
Sundays dinner, served from one to
two O'Clock at Hotel Corvallis tomor-
row: Oysters, chicken soup, roast
chicken with dressing, beef brown gra-
w, loin of polk, apple sauce, veal
dressing, chicken fricassee, chicken
giblets on toast, prime ribs Of beef,
brown potatoes, mashed Potatoes,
cauliflower, french peas. Desert-Ap-
pie, lemon and cherry pie, English
plum pudding, cheese and crackers.
Ice cream, angel cake, Ice tea, tea, cof-
fee and milk.
Among the Corvallisites on chit
tim homesteads Is James Horning. who
is located well down toward the tide
water on the Alsea river. Jimmy
split his lumber out OF cedar trees and
at great pains, built mansion. He
took much pride 10 his work, and look
ed with admiring eye on the structure
after 1t was completed. But in time,
it developed that Jimmy had missed
his bearings In selecting the site for
his home, and, after it was all finished,
he discovered that he had built it on
another mans land. He was not, how
ever, alone in his woe. About tue
same time it was discovered likewise
that the other man had split lumber
from cedar tree On his own land,
had carried it on his back 200 yards
and there he built home on still a.
mother mans illihee. A sale of the
new houses finally adjusted the mat
ter, and at last accounts Mr.. Horning