The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-01
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Conings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest
There was an enrolment at Viii
Iamette University, Wednesday, Ct 100
students. f
Hon. J. ". Hobbs, deputy intern
al revenue collector, paid C,rvallls a
business visit Saturday.
Ike Heath and family, of Alsea,
ieft Thursday to take up their resi-
dence 10 Washington, near Colfax.
On account of the high price of
wood. they ale beginning to use coal
lor fuel a. Eugene.
r. E. Gibson arrived from Port
land yesterday, to take hand 10 the
pheasant shooting which begins today.
Go out ard see the old champion
football team on O. A. @. field this a.
sernoon, ard atterd the reception to-
them 10 the srmory this evening.
After a two weeks visit in Colum-
3ia county, Mrs. G. W. Adams and
sBo daughters returned to Their home
10 Corvallis, Thursday.
"A. D. Skacgs and family moved
mis- week from Blodgett to place
near the Benton County Mills, 10 the
1icinity Of Philomath.
Adam ASSET Is conducting lunch
counter in the Wueetefelt saloon, where
salads, pigs feet. sandwiches and 9TH
es lunch is served. ~
The crop of late Crawford peach
ss is now ripe 10 the Kiger orchard.
The fruit viii be delivered to those
leaving orders with Mrs. R.. 9. Kger.
Mr.. ard Mira. Frank Bowersox of
Salem, arrived Thursday on visit
10 relatives and for sfason Qf hunt
ing Mongolian, ,pheasants.
-Hubelt Scoggins, Horace Mcbride
and Fred Edwards, of the '97 football
seam, arrived Thursday and have
been bueily engaged gree tilg old
friends. Is at5 Esty5 -
The sixth biennial Fruit Fair oc-
aurs at Hood River on October y13, IA
sad Is. The display of fruit in which
that sec.i0n eXcels will be worth see-
Ing. e'i@'s =
The firemen give smoker Ia their
hall Monday evening A feature will
DO special work by two vaudeville al
lists brought for the occasion srom
Portland. t5$
Senator Hoar. the veteran sera-
cor from Massachusetts, who bas been
figure on the floor of the United
States senate since war times, died,
Thursday, after 8 lingering illness.
Copies Of TIA "Times" containing
she original list Of subscribers to the
independent system are to be had by
application at this office. Added names
appear 10 this Issue, and the two
make a complete list OF alIphones now
In use.
Fer two weeks visit with reie-
tiTes In Corvallis, Mrs. Mary Lewis of
Indianapolis, Indiana, and John 81.
Smith, of Fresno, California, arrived
In Corvallis Thursday. They are a
sister and brother Of George Smith
ana of Mrs. ". g. Lane, Of ,Cotvallis.
Mrs. Mulkey and little. daughter
'eft yesterday for Portland where they
will 10 future reside with their son and
brother, Mordaunt Goodnough. After
prayer service at the Methodist church
Thursday evening, farewell recep.
don was rendered Mts. Mulkey.
Albany Democrat: Alton Coates
viii leave tomorrow morning for Port
and, where he will rskearse with the
Multnonahs preparatory to going
With them to California 10 two or three
weeks to play Berkeley and Stanford,
occupying the position of half back,
after which he will return to Albany
10 play with the AlbaDies. @ 'i
The lineup of the Albany foot
oall team, as reported by the Herald
Is: Fullback, Eugelbard; quarter,
Goa e.; right end. Underwood; left
end, Fran els; right tackle, Doian;
left tackle, captain Griffith; right
guard, Dupuis; center, Mack. The
Herald says. "the positions of right
and left halt and left guard are yet to
iil.''
The district missionary conven-
iion which was held at tie Christian
church Monday aud Tuesday of this
week was success, both in point OF
attendance aud in work accomplished
4 district evangelist 10 the person Of
Rev. a. A. Burg of Monmouth, was
employed to labor among the church
Is. Among these who we're present