The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-14
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Conings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public In. terest

Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest
Big excursion to State Fair to-
moEr0w.
Miss Emma Thompson aud mother
arrived yesi ierd4y from Newport.
-~The Hand of Fate" &c tbs title OF
play that ia TO be produced at the
Opera house Saturday evening next.
Mrs. D. A. -O4burn and her daugh-
ter E1pa left Monday for visit with
Portland friends.
Bay Rickard arrived from Port
land hospital Saturday, much improv-
ed in health.
ID. D. Berman is adding second
story to his repidence, one block west
of the court house.
L. a. Mcmahon, Salem attorney
has been doing business in Corvallis
and vicinity this week.
Guy E. Moore has been granted a
schol 4rship in the Chicago College OF
Music and Dramatic art. He is one of five
, to achieve the distinction on competi.
tive examination.
w. H. Leadbetter and daughter,
Mrs. Ed Witham, left Monday foI
Yamhill county, for a visit with Mrs.
Leadbetter, who on account OF poor
health is staying at johnson Springs
In that county. Mrs. Witham will
remain for an indefinite time.
Among those who left yesterday
for the State Fair were, Mrs. J. R.
Smith and daughter, William jack
SOD, wife and SOD, Mrs. George Brown
and mother and Mack Porter. The
big rush to the fair grounds from Ben
ton will be on the cheap fare all day
excursion, Thursday.
"A raft of people are shortly to be
served with notice to build new side
Wallis. From tue ieu,vu u the list
and the number of well-known names
that it includes, it seems likely that
all the bad walks 10 town are to be
made good. Construction of the walks
and the repair of the walks was order
ed by the council by unanimous vote.
"A box of apples for the State Fair
exhibit has bean snnn'isd by G.. M.
Neikirk, whu resides five miles west ot
Philomath. The varieties are Craven
stems and Astrakans, and the fruit Is
unusually fine. Each Is perfect in
shape, and without blemish, aud all
are very large. Mr.. Neikirk Is one ot
the new arrivals In Webfoot.
Il. ". Gleason, of Beaver creek
died at his home at l o'clock yester.
day morLing, of pneumonia. he was
seventy yeals of age ard has lived fol
several years 10 Benton. The funera
Is to occur at>Oak Ridge at IL O'Clock
today. The survivors are son, Sher.
man Gleason, ard two daughters, one
of whom is Mrs. Perrin. Mrs. Glea.
son died last May.
j. 8. Edwards of Dell, Malheul
county, Oregon, has sent to the col
lege some very desirable specimens oi
crab apples, measuring eight inches in
circumference. They are very lucious
and prettier than picture. Mr.. Ed.
wards says that this fruit grows Ii
abundance in that county which Is 10.
deed bounteous ip almost every varie.
ty of fruit.
The rush for rooms and houses
this year Is unprecedented. New Stu
dents are coming from every quarter
: Of the state and In many cases theil
parents will come along with them
Several groups of boys and girls be-
longing to the same family, will keeK
house and attend college. Never II
the history of Corvallis has there been
such demand for accommodations.
Prof. 81. T. French, director o
the Idaho experiment station, was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Wilson, a
dav or two last week, while on a busi-
ness trip to Corvallis. Prof. French
was for several years head of the agri
cultural department at OAC. At the
last meeting OF the Idaho board of re-
gents he was given an advance ir
salary, and the sum of $4,000 to be
expended 10 the purchase of fancy
livestock for the college farm. Prof
French left for home Sunday.
Many Corvalllsites are planning
10 take 10 the State Fair Thursday
tomorrow. The c. & E. is to run q
morning train from Philomath to Cor
Wallis, connecting with the local trair
that leaves Albany for the north at I
O'Clock. On the return, they will come
home by the evening local train which
arrives at Albany at p. m.. making
ccrneetiuns with the q. & E specia
that will carry them back to Corvalll,
and Philomath. A cheap fare is pro
vided for.
Samples OF hops from the S. N
Lilly yard displayed oo the streets tn,
other day, commended universal ad
miration, Few samples 80 fine hav,
ever been seen in the town. The sea
sou has been iieal for their growth
and the crop is PAR excellent. Th,
yield is not quite so heavy as In for
meI years, but this Is more than coun
terbalanced by the fact that there i,
absolutely no loss from lice or mold
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