The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-12
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The comings and Goings of People.
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of i.
Public Interest.

Public Interest.
-Don't mis-. the moving picture
show Monday night. Il will be treat
The church OF Christ will begio a
revival service next Monday evening
-R,v. Father Springer will c,D-
duct services in the Catholic church
at MoDr e, tomorrow.
S. B. Bane was homeward pas
senger from Portland on Thur days
Westside train.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rickard ot
Long Tom, took the train hele Thur =
day on their way for visit at juno
tion.
congregational church-Supda ~
morning, "Why Four statements OF
the Gospsl?' Evening. .'tireat Brit
ain, Russia ard the Eastern Question.
Mr.. and Mrs. John lAl eu enter
ta'ned about twenty friends WedDes-
day evening. Cards was feature u
the evenings amusemente.
Services at the M. E. church
South tomorrow at usual hours. Sun
day school at 10 m. Members es-
pecially r, ques' ed to be pres e It. All
cordially Invited.
The First Spiritual Union OF Cor
Wallis will hold services Sunday 10
Barrett Lyceum. Doors open at 2-31
Service az p. m. A cordial invita-
tiop is extended to all.
Mrs. Elgin left yesterday morn
ing for Salem, whele she was Called
on account Of sickness Il her diugh-
ter, Miss Sophia, who is taking a
course In nursing 10 the Florence
Sanitarium.
Among the more important re-
cor led recent raal estate trauster, is
the eale OF the VIM. l.. Cauthorn ,rm
west of Philomath to Lewis Har'l "
The sale involves the trausf If l64
acres.
AT fl O'Clock next Tuesday ev-
epiu9, the time expires for getting
the three per cent ieoate for pay
ment Of taxes. All who take out re-
ceipts after that will have to pay 100
cents on the dJllar instead CT 81.
The pools Of wafer on both sides
of Main street 10 the postofffce blocks
have disapps are, Thursday, Chief
Lane had workmen dig down 70 the
coaree gravel above the 'iling and
the q )od went away with rush.
AS result of scratching a small
pimple on bis leg, Otis Skipton wa in
town Thursday to see doctor. The
limb was badly swollen and the pain
excessive enough to prevent sleep at
counts that II was a case OF blood
poisoning.
The Y. P. 8. @. E. of the Fir It
Presov,erisn church are planning an
excur sion In honor Of ST.. Patrick,
starting from Cork, Irelard, on the
Funville, Frolictown AID Featherhratu
r. R. and touring through the U. S.
Ticket office at the home of F. l..
Miller on the evening of the 17th.
Gus winkle and F. NJ. Barnett
were In Corvallis Wednesday and
Thur day on business and the pleas
ure of meeting fr'ends. Gus recently
purchase i an interest 10 q meat mark
ed at Junction and for an indefinite
time hereafter expects to WELD the
cleaver.
Mr.. aud Nice. J. W. Howell are
again at the HELM Of the Farmers
Hotel, having purchased the appur-
tenauces from Manfred Sets. The
change occurred Thursday morniog.
Mr.. Seits' family will remain in Cor.
wallis, but he will himself do business
one way or another 10 the remote
regions of Lincoln county.
Those who have hesrd Rev. Berry
lecture at the Church of Christ are
delighted with the interestin sub
ject of church hietory. The time arc
subj cts for the remaining lect
ures are as follows: FridaY-Ths
History and Teaching of John Ca
win. Saturday The History aad
Teaching OF John Wesley. Sunda,
morning-The History ard Teaching
of the Baptists. Sunday evening
The History and Teaching or tn,
Disciples of Christ.
The late Iains have caused th
sewer fills to settle to an unusua
extent. Many large caves are ais
noticeable along the lines Of the oil lie
sewers. Il seems that the lower fill
ing settles, leaving an arch OF cart
toward the top which maintains it
position for an ird fioi time. Whe
heavy rains come, however, the uppe
crusts may be soaked to such an eS
tent that they d, mt support them
selves. Upper crusts are now eivio
way along the sewers cAnstrGcte
several years ago.
j. D. Howell's little son who wa
so severely injured few days ag
by the kick of horse, Is Eecoveriu
rapidly, but he will bear several facis
scars as the result of the accident.
ia reported that the litt1e fellow ha