The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-09
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

TIE Couinss aud Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest
-Cleve Gate LETT Saturday for a
brief stay In Portland and Ridgeield.
z ,phar Tharp was the guest ov-
er Sunday Of Monmouth ftiends.
For visit with Corvallis friends
DR.. o. D. Butler of Independence. was
10 Corvallis over Sunday.
Mrs. H. H. Veatch OF Cottage
Grove has arrived for visit with
relatives 10 Corvallis.
Floyd Williams ard Otto Simpson
spent Sunday al their homes NEAR
Airlie.
Miss Elua Buster of Alsea. who
Is residing In Albany this wioter, was
the guest Of Corvallis friends over
Sunday.
After four weeks visit with her
brother. DIR. B. A. Cathey. Mrs. S. @.
Jones left yesterday for her home In
Gresham.
Ralph Pruett, who returned few
days ago from au extended visit In
Oakland, has accepted a position as
salesman In S. L. KIine's big store.
George Brown suffers from an In
jury to his foot, coused by stepping
on a rusty nail. The accident hap
pened Saturday.
Ross Finley arrived Sunday from
Bourne for brief visit at home. Mr..
Finley is aesayer for Jonathan
Bourne at one Of the latter's mines
10 the Baker City district.
The ladies' OF the Christian
church will give chicken pie dinner
In the Opera House Thanksgiving
day. Lunch will also be served In the
evening at which time o program will
be rendered.
The executive committee OF the
beard Of regents held brief meeting
at the college Saturday afternoon.
The mambcrs 10 attendance were
Regents Weatherford, Daily, Ready
aod Appersop.
Quests this week al the John E.
Wyatt home are Mrs. Fl. J. Elliott of
Perry dale. ard Mrs.. A. j. Shipley of
Monmouth. They arrived Sunday.
Both are daughters of MIR. and Mrs,
Wyatt.
-Protracted meetings are this
week In raogFeys. al the Evangelical
church in this city. They beg AZ
Sunday evening and will continue
indefinitely. Rev. Deck will be in
charge.
AS she was starting to church
Sunday evening. Mrs. Hummiston
residing on College street, slipped or
the walk, and fell injurlng her arm
so badly that physician was sum-
money. No bones were broken but
ths injury is quite painful.
The work OF extending the Noun
tain View telephone line to connec
tion with other lines 10 the Soar
Greek country, began Monday morn
Ing. The plan involves connections
with the Kings Valley aud Polk coun
sy Independent lipes.
Three members OF the Dick Feb
Ter family are down with typhoiC
fever at the home near Philomath
and Mrs. Frank Wyatt. who went t
nurse some of the patients, is alst
down with the disease. Dr.. Perno
Is In charge OF the cases.
The big rock crusher that
used for road work and that was 70
long time badly broken up on &C
count OF an accident that happened 4
1t while In use near Mt. View las
summer, has been put Ia repair au
has been brought to Corvallis wher
it Is being used In rolling gravel O
the streete.
Two acres belonging to EN-
Liebe near the college, was sold las
week to John Gortmscker for $S5(
Mr.. Gortmacker Is from South d.
kota and will soon commence th
construction Of a dwelling on tn
property. For the present he Is 8
the home OF Peter Bengen acros
the river.
Mrs. Adam Herwig aged rs, SUI
tained fracture Of the hip Sunda
evening from q fall from the pore
The lady lives with her daughte
Mrs. burst IN the western part
town. She stepped off the porch a
cldsntally SIS she was moving abo,
Sunday evening. The fracture WI
reduced by Dr.. Cathey.
Mr.. Pilkington of Oakland. Or
gon, father of Bert Pilkington, tt
we'll known OAC student, spent Su
day In Corvallis, on visit to his so
Mr. Pilkipgton has resided for
years at Oakland. but Is contempla
Ing change of location. He is loo
ing for small tract of laud conve