The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Smith are
Portland visitors
DIR. and Mrs. Farra left Mon
day for Portland.
Mrs Ellsworth Irwin arrived
Saturday from visit in Yamhill.
Ladies sailor hats worth a dol
lar or more are being sold for so C
at S. L. Klines.
F. P. Sheasgreen returned
Monday from brief trip to Toledo
and Newport.
"A new attraction at the Co,val-
lis Soda Works is serpeutine walk
constructed by the proprietor.
Miss Semile Groat, after
week spent with friends in this city
left Monday for her home in Port
land.
Mrs. Brooks and daughter of
Sacramento, California, are guests
of Mrs. Fannie Purdy.
Miss Mabel Able, who gradu-
ated from OAC in the class of 'o3
left Monday to join her father in
Kansas. She may not return in
the fall although she hopes to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Allen ac-
companied by their daughter. Miss
Edna left Monday for a brief visit
with their son and to attend the
wedding of their daughter in Poft.
land.
&C. c. Huff has sold SO of the
I41 acres in his farm to Mr.. Gel
lately from Iowa, to whom he has
leased the balance, The price paid
was $4,000. Mr.. Huff is looking
for house for rent in Corv allis.
i. H. Stalker, 'o2 of OAC, has
just completed an elegant drug store
10 Prairie City, where he has gain
ed the largest trade in his line in
Grant county.
Announcement has ben made
of the engagement of Miss Anna
Allen formerly of Corvallis to Ell
dred Kuizenga, of Portland. The
wedding is to take place in Port
land Aug 8th. Miss Allen is the eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Allen of this city.
Monday was a busy day for
owners of threshing machines. The
Cooper Gray machine passed
through Corvallis during forenoon
hound for the Gus Harding place
north of town, to thresh a vetch
crop. The Gellatly outfit began
Monday on the Dick Kiger ranch;
the Witham machine on the With.
am place and various other outfits
are how in operation near Corvallis.
"A telephone message Sunday
evening summoned John Richard tc
Portland. 1t came from his sor
Bey, who went to that city about q
week ago to consult physician re.
1ative to an ailment of the stomach
that has for over year give the
young man much trouble. The
message Sunday evening stated tina,
Portland surgeons would. on Mon
day morning, perform two opera
tions upon Bey Richard, one being
necessary for floating kidney ane
the other to correct dangerous de
tangement of the stomach. New!
from the patient is awaited here
with much anxiety by many friend:
of the family. .-
The preliminaries for th'
the erection of the Hen,
derson brick have been inaug-
urated. Occupants of the woodel
buildings that must be torn dowi
to make room for the new structure
are beginning to vacate- Th'
Turner grocery store is being re
moved to the building so long oc
cupied by the Hodes Gun store
east across the street from tn,
Farmers Hotel. The ice cream
parlors occupied by Mrs. Small art
also to be vacated at once. Th,
building will be Immediately soutl
and adjoin the Fisher brick. i
will be 40 feet frontage and rs fee
deep, and the contract for its con
struction will probably be let dur
ing the current week. =
The biggest excursion of th
season went over the C&E to New
port Sunday. The train ran fror
Detroit to Yaquina and return, an,
carried about 400 excursionists. !
consisted of eight coaches, we'll fl
led. and on the return trip, had tw
locomotives as far. as Summit. Th
day was warm until Summit wa
reached on the west bound trip, an