The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-20

Mics Emily Cauthorn of Portland.
g the guest of Corvallis relatives.
Miss Letha Patton OF Halsey, is
he guest Of Corvallis friends.
-Mrs. Clarence Hout is 10 Corvallis
on few days visit to her Parents Mr..
and Mrs, W. J. Wiltaaks.
Mrs. a. W. Locke went to Portland
Thursday on brief visit.
-Miss Ida Locke is on visit to
friends In Eugene.
w. s. Llnville left yester lay for
Dallas to attend the funeral Of his
brother-in-law, David Coeper.
-Mrs. Bachelor of Portland, has ar
rived and Is the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schriber, of Iude-
pendence, are visiting their. Corvallis
Mr.. and Mrs. W. @. Schriher.
"A. N. Harlan moved Tuesday in
to the jackson house on Ninth street.
Daniel Evans, relative OF Mre,
W. J. Kent, is here from Burt county
Neb. aska.
One OF the coming attractions at
the Opera house is Uncle Toms Cab
10, for a late day 10 March. The same
bill is also contracted to appear at the
came place In April, 1905.
-Presbyterlan church-the pastor
will preach on "Soul Winning" Sunday
moraing and Proximity to the King
dom" 10 the evening. Splendid mu
sic.
The mission band of the Presby-
terian church agreeably surprised the
pastor by sending him valentine. 1t
consisted OF handsome carriage robe
with the picture of two lions thereon,
significant Of the lodge to which he
belongs. .--.-.-
The writer wrote, "The spring term
Of the circuit court meets the fourth
Monday in next month" The printer
set 1t. "The spring term of the circuit
court meets on the fourth Monday In
each month" The writer was right.
1t happened In Wednesdays issue Of
"The Times"
In the Portlard Telegram that
arrived Thursday there was photo
and biographical sketch OF Ruthyn
Turney. Some of the statements ars
not quite correct, and Mr.. Turaey re-
quests the TIMES to say that he knew
nothing of the matter whatever, un-
til after It's appearance In the paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Healy have
taken up their residence In Portland,
where the latter has the promise of a
desirable situation 10 a short time.
Mrs. Healy went several days age,
while Mr.. Healy took his departure
Thursday. The Healy home has been
rented by Mrs. Joseph Emrick, whu
will take boalders and roomers.
"A man came out OF the west the
other afternoon, with barred head and
other signals of distress flying. He
was John w. lngle. The high water
surrounded the sheep on bis ranch
west of town, and he went out to care
for them. He, was carrying a young
lamb IN his arms when both fell with
splash into the water. In the scram-
BILE for his own safety and the lambs
he lost bis hat aud was forced to make
the trip to town without his usua
head gear.
while Auguet Webber was on hk
way to town Wednesday from his farm
near Granger, he captured a female
China pheasant. Ia Its flight the blr(
had struck telephone wire and falle!
to the around as Mr.. Webber passed
he secured the pheasant and brougn
| 1t to town alive and apparently unin
jured, and presented 1t to Hubert 10
des who, SITTER clipping its wings, turn
ed it loose in his chicken YARD. Th'
bird, however, Is very shy, and Mr.
Hodes expects to be able to keep 1t.
The local packing company begs,
Friday morning the work ofpacking I
car load of prunes. The fruit In th'
packing house was graded and pro
cessed some time age and the wori
now on hand is simply boxing. Tha
now to be boxed Is the crop of Pad
dock & Beck, who will ship to Milwau
kee and take chances on the marke
there. Shipments previous years un
der similar circumstances proved sat
isfaetory to Mr.. Paddock, and as tn
market here is unfavoIable, he decid
ed to again try the methods whicl
have been profitable In the past. Tn
prunes are for the most part 40-50's
and they are to be packed in SO ane
so pound boxes. o.
The latest from the war is told II
a dispatch, dated at London, Februa
ry 10, whieh.is as follows: News from tn
war center In the Far East indicates
+, that the much-discussed land battle Il
at last imminent. The two opposing
forces are lined up facing each othe
along the Yalu river and 1t is believed
that before many hours have elapsed
the bear will make a desperate at
tempt to retrieve some of the prestige
lost by the Russian naval forces. Wi,
Is the front of the Russian line a
present, but the troops ara moving
rapidlv forward and extending thei