The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-30

Mr.. and MfS. deOfge lEVluo Vi
Philomath, rsturned home yesterday
| sfrer a visit with Corvallis relatives.
| Subject at the church of Christ,
| SUNDAY, a. m. "In the Fulloess tf|
Time" p. m., Nghe Fist and Second
ADAM"
| -Mrs. W. L. Bristow of Maple
Grove, accompanied by her children, I
is visiting at the home OF her brother,
Rev. Handsa aker, 10 Corvallis.
j. J. Farquar, OF Portland, is vis-1
iting the family of Prof. Horner and
! other Corvallis friends. BE leaves TO.
day FIR brief stay at his old home,
Roseburg.
| After a two months visit with rel
atives, E. H. McBae and wife left yes
terday for their hom- at Kiona, Wash
ington. This is their fret visit home
In six yeare.
| Thomas Bell went to Dallas Thur
day to look after his interests In a
sawmill located In that vicinity. In
bis absence Charley Psrnot IL operat-
ing the water works plant.
Mrs Taylor Porter. With other
members of the family, wish to tender
their thanks to the many friends who
rel dered them assisran 10 various
ways In the late illness and death OF
theif father, David Millhollep.
Miss Misepaugh will be at the
Baptist church tomorrow aad will re-
main few days to asststin Evan
gelistic meetings. Meeting every
evening at 7-3O. Usual meetings. on
Sunday. You are cordially invite1 to
after d.
On account Of the condition Of the
roads, the carrier has only been over q
part Of R. ID. route No. l each day Be
ginning today, he will make the whole
trip each Saturday, and expects, II
possible, beginning on the Is b inst. to
make the entire route every day.
Benton Bowe rs of this city, has a
force CT twenty men at WORK doing
Improvement work on the Love & Han
ley ranch, on Rogue river at the mouth
of Bear creek, which he recently ac-
quiret. Mr.. Bowers is rehabilirating
the place generally and IN addition to
new fences and buildings expects to
have 300 acres OF the land set to al.
falfa.-Ashland Tidings.
In tile big shoot to be given by
the local guu club on the 22d, the en-
tries are coDfined to residents Of Ben
ton. Were 1t not for the restriction a
few crack shots from ether towns
could come In and gobble up all the
best priz 's, leaving the ordinary shoot
ers but slim picking. Under the ar
raogements, every marksmsn will
have good chance to win several
prizes, and on this account every
young man In the county who owns a
gun is expected to be 10 O. rvallis to
lake hand 10 the sport. <
Mrs. Emily Enos Wright. who
passed away at her home on Beav, r
creek this county, laet Sunday, WAS
born 10 Trurnbull county, Ohio. Sep
tembfr 5, 1S49. March 8. 1s47, she
was married 70 J. NJ Wright. OF Cle
ton. Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright came
to Oregon from Iowa two years ago
and purchased q falm on Beaver creek,
where they resiisd at the time of Mrs.
Wright's. dearh The remaios we, e
laid to rest In Oak Ridge cemetery,
Rev. Handsaker conducting the funer-
al services.
Here is an item that every bust
ness man should nemter. The fire
department meeting occurs Monday
hight. The late depa1 tment lapsed
into state of lnocuous desuetude be-
cause nobody attended. If busiress
men desire the organization maintaiD-
ed, they must manifest interest to a
reasonable degree. The measure of
that interest will be denoted by the
number Of business men present at
Monday nights meeting. Uuder theee
circumstances, what one will remain
away?
"A Leap Var party was given at
Fireman's Hall by the Ladies' Ccffee
Club Thursday evening. It was en-
tirely Informal and was 10 all respects
a delightful social event. The men,
bers OF the sterner sex sat around
with folded hands, and only took part
In the festivities when invited by fair
friend. Each that left bis seat to cross
the room unattended, or ventured on
any stunt usual to man at social par
ties. was promptly fined 25 cents. One
gallant youth who carried in a neede d
bucket of water suff sred the extreme
penalty [ the law. The leap year idea
was carried out to the fullest extent,
and for once the only wall flowers OBJ
servabls were OF the male persuasion.
The contributions by patrons for
extra pay for the carrier on r. F. D.
route number l now aggrega'es
$10.75 per month. The donations sra
according to the arrangement, to con-
tinue through January, February ar d
March. New contributors to the fund
are. L. L. Howe, g. @. Callawav. A.
Bicknell, Fl, Hector. Richard Kiger,
E. E. Faber. P.J. Schmidt, G. hard
Ing, W. L. Read aud August WebDer.
% route 2 a similar fund is being
raised. and reports are that 1t is likely