The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-20
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.


Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". o. Trine arrived
Mond ~ from Port AID.
B r0, 10 Portland last week to
Mr.. ard Mrs. Arthuf Stimpson, SOD.
Born. April 18Th, to Mr.. ard.
Mrs. Abner Wood of Bledgett, a son
Rev. ard Mrs. T. S. Handsaker
are visiting Their pa 'ents 10 Eugene.
Me-. Villa Crses returned
NJ ,nday from sojourn of several
weeks 10 P.rtiai d.
-Workmen are bull ling a new
bridge In the street In front of William
Moores' house in Jobs addition.
:. The round trip rate to st. Louis
Exposition from Corvallis Is s67 80.
They are good for retura 10 80 days.
Mrs. Eugene Simpson has beea
called to San Francisco by the Illness
of her mother. She left Sunday
night.
Mr.. Asbhaugh. whose wife died
recently in San Fia1cisco while he
was 10 Corvallis, arrived s ,turlay
srom assendance at the funeral.
Two carloads Of Oregon potatoes
lefs the Corvallis station yesi eriay
morning for Rsc ding. California. They
were grown on the firm OF John
Beach.
j. D. Wells and family moved
Monday into house near the court
housA. The house vacated In the
northwestern portion OF town is occu-
pie by A. N. Harlan, ore Of the new
arrivals.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Kline vera
called suddelly to New York last Sat-
urday on acc punt Of the serious i'll
ness of their daughter Hazel, who Is
visiting relatives there.
Several thousand pamphlets,
descriptive of Benton county farms
aud other Pr rer,y have just been
printed FIR free distribution by the
zeal estate firm of Amber & Waters.
j -Mres Mary EonPr, f)rmerly of
Corvallis, who Was injured in street
Car accident in Portland fur months
ago, is still In S.. VincaGt's hospital
as a result Of her injuries. 1t is
feared thai she may ways be al in-
valid.
Mort Cocklel, an OAC pharmacy
graduate has resigned his position 10
Oregon City to accept better one 10
a doug etore in Wyoming. He lelves
Oregon Oity today to take up the
work Of bis new position.
The q. H. Kreger rssid 4nce a.
the corntr of Washington aud Third
has been purchased by William Seek
Ter. The prize paid was $500. The
deal Was negotiated by Captain Rob-
inson, who wa also the agent in the
recent sale Of the Le.cher tract.
Nc. and Mrs. Callahan arrived
Sunday from Portland. Their errand
thera was to visit Nellie Callahan
smith, who with her husband is going
to Sacramento to reside, Mr.. Smith
having been transferred to that ter
ritory by his employers.
R. NJ. DAVIDSON Is now at Lamar.
washington, where he has purchased
an interest in store. The place is
25 miles from Walla Wala and Is
very small. Mrs. Davisson Is still
at Oregon City. but Is to join her hus-
band In the near future.
An unusual large acreage of oats
is being sown In Benton county this
spring and good seed is 10 demand.
The prospects for coed prices fer this
commodity next fall Is strengthened
by the increasing government demand
in the Philippines and the war in the
FAR Eaat.
A rephew and niece # Mr.. Con-
ger, lately arrived on visit from
Iowa. are sick with smallpox at Mr..
Conger's home near Philomath. Miss
Oonger has the diseas 10 a mild form
puI uer UEOIDeF mas severe attack.
The home Is Guaranteed.
The fiftee1-months-o child of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Elk fell from It's
carriage Satur Jay striking It's face
heavily on the floor OF the house.
The end Of the nose was split open
crosswise to such au extent that
three stitches by surgeon were
necessary for closing the wound.
Mrs. Eleanor Newhouse, step
mother of Neil Newhouse OF this city
died at Wenatchee, Washington last
week. The deceased came to Oregon
from Iowa In 1867, aud settled il
Benton county. With her late hue.
band, the late Isaac Newhouse, she
resided for long time 10 Corvallis
Eighteen years ago, the family lsf
for Eastern Washington where they
resided at Waterville. until Mr.
Newhouse died, three years ago.
"A serious accident overlook Ottt
Locke last week. With four hors'
team hltched to sled, he was start
ing into the fed. The horses wer,