The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-21
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Mrs. NJ. A. Canan left Tues
day for Portland on pleasure trip.
IF. P. Sheasgreen returned yes
terday from a business trip to !
Portland. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer and Mrs.
Cal Thrasher are to arrive Monday
from The Da1les.
Mrs. S. A. Kisor returned
yesterday from few days visit in
Philomath.
Glenn Ireland of near Mon
mouth, was Corvallis visitor this
week.
w. T. Tate returned to Port
land yesterday after business vis-
it of several days in this city.
The Corvallis band made its
bow to the public Wednesday ev-
ening, when a concert was given
on Main street at seven O'Clock.
After a I5-months' stay in
Corvallis, Mrs. ]. Keefer leaves
this week for a visit with Mon
mouth and Dallas friends. enroute
to her home in San Francisco.
The last Monday in May will
be the date of the election of Off
GERS in the Ladies Coffee Club.
The meetings of the club will be
held regularly during the summer.
- News from Miss Bertha
Thrasher is encouraging in nature.
The last operation performed in a
San Francisco hospital is successful
and Miss Thrasher is again able to
be about, the limb having healed in
most satisfactory manner.
Thursday morning a canvass
of the vote in the late city election
was made by Police Judge Grefoz.
County Clerk Moses and Justice
Holgate. No error was found. the
returns being the same as already
given the public.
The old Methodist church on
North Main street is to be rebuilt
into two seven-room houses on the
block where the old edi6ce now
stands. Charles Everett. is the
owner, and work on the new struct
ures is to begin at once.
May 18th is the date set fol
the Coffee Club picnic that will be
held in honor of the 2Ist anniver
sary of the club. The picnic ground
will probably be Beach's grove
and there is no doubt but what>ths
affair will be one of supreme pleas
ure for those who attend.
AT their hall Wednesday even
ing, the United Artisans gave al
ice cream social to large numbe
Of invited guests. The affair wa
one of the p1easantest that the orde
has enjoyed this season. Their
were recitations by Mrs. Nichol
and Mrs. Peterson, an address, an,
plenty of ice cream and cake. Sixt
persons were present.
Besides the senior excursio
Saturday, bills are out for the frs
''rhododendron" excursion of tn
season. The fare from Alban
and Corvallis is s.. so, and fror
points west of Chitwood, $I.oo
tickets being good from Saturda
until Monday. The steamer Ros
coe will make two trips out owe
the bar for the pleasure of visitors
and there will be rhododendrons il
abundance for all.
Thursday night a party wa
given by Mrs. J. w. Howard t
the ninth grade graduating class G
the Corvallis public school. Th
affair was the third in a series c
parties given the class, the frs
being at the home of Mrs. Richar
Graham and the second at tn
residence of Mrs. Carrick. Th
events have been highly enjoye
by the young people, who viii eve
remember, with sense of gratefr
appreciation, the kind hostesses.
AT the Carnival of Nations, t
be given by the ladies of the Pres
byterian church next Wednesda
Thursday and Friday, some feat
ures of special interest to the publ
are being planned. One, is tn
appearance, at the Opera House
Wednesday evening of Mrs. Nor
ton of Albany, the we'll known con
tralto, whose singing is said to b
well worth hearing. Thursday ev
ening the special feature will
Living pictures" and Friday ev
ening IS to be given over to th
rose show, The ladies are sparin
no pains in their arrangements, an
the event will no doubt prove mos
pleasant to all who attend.