The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-31
A hayward passenger Saturday
was Miss Margaret S. el

Miss Gussie Van Bureu of Arkan-
sss is guest at the P. a. Moses home.
Fred Callahan arrive d Friday
firm Waseo, East rn Oregon, for a viz
il with relatives 10 Corvallis.
From a visi, with relatives at
B llefountain, Mrs. Susan Stair re-
turned home Saturday. a
Mr.. acd Mre. Woodcock and their
son EiwIn lefi Safur 'ay for az outing
of week at Newport.
-Mra. F. A. Helm and Miss Frank
Hout arrived from Ciscsda Wedues-
day.
Mics Sarah Cur1ier has been the
guest tf Mre. Fannie Pu,dy during
the week.
j. F. Fulton and family returned
Tbuisday from weeks fishing at
Elk City.
Miss Esther Puidy attended the
wed ing tf her cousin, Miss Emily
Ga Thorn, in PortiaGd. Wednesday.
"A Portland passenger Saturday
was Miss Myrtle Spaulding, who will
spend the winter in that city, studying
music.
A homestead fling was made at the
CLERKS ffice Monday. The land is To-
Gated in the Alsea valley. ard the
name OF the patty is John Steeprow.
Ell Phil ips. former Corvallis
ph tographtr, is now permanently :
Gated at Grarts Pass, where be is er-
g ged In the assaying business.
Mrs. Ma,ion Feaster was in Cor
lis the first of this week, seeking
rooms for the accommodation of stu
debts 10 the family who are to attend
0. A. q. the coming Autumn.
Their residence near Monroe is
DOW completed, aud Thursday John
L. Martin aud family we're In Corval-
lis, buying furniture for the new home.
New arrivals In Corvallis from
/ Oklahoma are Mr.. and Mrs. L. 81.
WI lame, from the vicinity of Ell Reno.
Mr.. Williams is to be employed on the
Inderendent Telephone work in Ben
Aton county.
T Presiding Elder Ford delivers an
address at the M. E. church In this
city tomorrow evening. It is Elder
Ford's last address before Corvallis
aud ence during his term in that ca.
pacity. The hour is 7 80, and the
public Is invited.
Miss Helen Steiwer passed through
town Morday en- route home from a
week at Newport, where che was the
guest of the Spanglers. She was ac
companied by her father, returning
fcom business trip to Lincoln county
| 1t Is worth the time OF any one te
pay visit these days TO the college
grounds. Along the new walk tha
has been laid from the armory to tn,
administration building geraniums hal
been planted and are now mass o
blossoms. The grounds, too, hav'
been Well cleaned up during vacation
a d everything is neat aud attractive
for the opening Of school on the 19 b
"A business meeting of the soclet.
of Christian Endeavor, was held at th,
home of Rev. and M~s. 'Handsakel
Monday evening The election of of
ficers was the priBclpal business OF tn
evening. The offce elected are a
flows: President, Frank E. Ed
wards; vice-preslde ut, Miss Ethel Bel
man; secretary, Miss Nellie Cameron
treasurer, J. L. Rowe; correspondiu
secretary, Miss Eta Fowler.
}, New contributions for the Fai
, exhibits are as follows: Peaches. F
E. Raber, J. D. Howell, S. Fl. Moore
plumbs, Mrs. Manuel Knight, Mri
Ell King, Mrs. G. M. Smith, Mrs. s. E
,, Moore, Pref. George Coote; jelly, Mr.
, Ell King, Mrs. @. NJ. Smith; sheave
l of two kinds of oats and sample {
beans from J. r. Brown. A fine dis
play of photographs of Benton count
scenery from S. 81. Moore. The com
mittee want samples OF threshed graf
!, as soon as possible. No samples i
= honey have been secured yet. The CO
lection is encouraging so far, but
great deal depends on the vegetable
!, and fresh fruit yet to be gathered.
Members of the county court pal
> a vsit to the site of the proposed bridg
' to connect Dodge Island with th
Benton county mainland. The bridg
was peti,ioned for at a meeting of th
/ court two weeks ago. The island
in the Willamette 10 the vicinity of II
gram Island, and is occupied, by sex
eral families. No statement was give
out by the party as to what action wi
be taken. On the trip measurement
d vera taken of the state road with Ie
: erence to the proposed electric railroa
D for which franchise has been grant
: ed. 1t develops that in the wides
: place measured the road is but 81 fee
In width. aud In once instance widt
p of but fifty feet was found. The orig
,, inal grant for the road was provided fc
r eighty feet, and the diminutlon Is tt
= result OF fencroachments by farm fence
, as one owner after another has bee
9 in possession.
At Bel1fountain.