The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-27

will be postponed by the donors un
til Dec, 3Tst.
Miss Adelaide Hecker left Tues
day for an outing at Foley Springs.
She will be absent three weeks.
There will be a musical con-
cert and free cigars at the o K bar
Der shop this. Saturday evening
Everybody are invited.
After residence of two or
three years in this city, George
Kerker and family departed Thurs
day for Santa Barbara, California.
During their stay in Corvallis the
Kerkers have made many sincere
friends, who regret the departure.
Thinking that it might be
wanted at the Agricultural college,
Mrs. Maggie Browning caught a
rattle snake and placed it in a jar
a few days ago. The reptile was
captured near the Browning b h}me,
in the vicinity OF Monroe.
Friends in this city are in re-
ceipt of invitations to the wedding
of Miss Pearl Srelton, well
known OAC student in'9s and 80.
The event takes place at the First
Baptist church in Condor, o eg n.
on the evening of August 31st, and
the groom is Pearl Percival Jarvis.
For. having untagged deer
hides in his possession, c. G. Fell
ger of Philomath. was brought be-
fore Justice Holgate Wednesday
forenoon. He pleaded guilty and
paid fine of SIS and COSTS.
"A specimen of japanese corn.
on exhibition at the E.B.Horning
grocery, attracted the attention of
all passers-by Thursday. 1t was
grown by James Johns,n on his
place near Wren, and is said to be
productive and toothsome for table
purposes. In color the blades are
a sort of majenta red and dark
green, striped.
Mrs. George Mercer, who re-
sides on Beaver Creek, is in very
critical condition, and a daughter,
Mrs. Foster, at Summer Lake.
Eastern Oregon, has been summon
ed to the bedside, Mrs, Mercer
has not recovered from an attack oil
pneumonia with which she suffered
a year ago. and the past few days
has been gradually sinking She is
well known in Corvallis.
Times are lively over at the
big prune packing plant on Water
street. A force of IS girls is EN-
ployed in facing the fruit, and all
told there nearly forty people en-.
gagged in the work of preparing the
prunes for shipment. The first ca,
left Tuesday, the second carload
Thursday, and the third car leave
today, They areall boundf or New
Yo k, and all told there will b,
seven carloads of the packed pro
duct.
There was, anotf er wedding Ii
Corvallis attwo clock Wednesday
The bride was Miss Flora E Smitl
aud the groom Bert L. Taylor
The ceremony was performed at th'
home of the brides parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. G. w. Smith. County
Judge Waters officiating Onl,
the immediate relatives were pre-
sent. The same evening, rece P
tion and banquet was siven thu
newly married pair at the home O
the groom's parents, who reside.
short distance from Corvallis.
There was a badly worried
man in Corvallis a few days ago
He was Charles Butler, who live:
just beyond the GU skirts of Corval
lis on the road to Mountain View
Mr.. Butler chopped wood with
pursein his pocket that contained
$50 in gold. Later in the day h
entered a local store and wuen h
reached for his purse to settle a bill
the money was gone. Mr. Butle
had hauled wood all day, and h
carefully retraced his steps, as near
ly as possible. but found no sign O
the missing gold, which seemed t
be of more than ordinary brilliapcy
viewed in memcry. Late that even
ing. when he went into the WOO,
shed after a supply of fuel, tn
purse was picked up from besid
the chopping block.
Thursdays Albany Heral
says On Tuesday night, Will
some of the harvest hands a fey
miles west of this city in Bento
county, were out looking for water
melons. thew crossed a field be1ono