The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-26
LOCAL LORE.
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TT. H. Crawford spent few
days in Salem during the week.
Homer Davenport. Americas
greatest cartoorist. will lecture at
the College Armory. April 9th.
Subject at the Church of
Christ tonight, "B .ptism." Re
vival services continue indefinitely.
Look at the date after your
name in the address on your TIMES.
You know why.
Mrs. S. E. Trask arrived yes
terday from Yaquina for a brief
visit with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Moses.
Nominees OF the prohibition
party for county Offices promptly
filed their acceptances with the
county clerk Friday.
Walter Wells of last years 5
graduating class at OAC, arrived
Thursday from Por land and is the
guest of relatives and friends.
During the past week ten
homestead claims have been filed
with the clerk of Benton county.
The locations are all in Alsea and
the Five Rivers section.
congregational ehurch:-Sun-
day morning, The Feeding of the
Five Thousand" Sunday evening,
"Improvidence, Providence, or
"The Barter of one phase of Per-
dition for Paradise"
Two of the best orators in the
county will speak in Plymouth
church on Saturday evening. Come
out and hear them. Communion
and offering for foreign missions
Sunday afternoon at ;. "
John Sweek, a former OAC
student. came up from Forest
Grove Thursday to attend the
students bop. which occurred on
that evening, and to meet old class
mates.
"A coop containing three Of
Judge Greffoz fancy fighting chick
ems was shipped Thursday. Ru.
mors that they were to be sent the
Russians for the further defense o.
Port Arthur were all false. The
birds went to a poultry fancier al
Weston, Oregon.
Work is being pushed on {
modern two story dwelling in course
of erection on lots owned by M. S
Woodcock in Jobs addition. The
outer siding of the walls in the up
per story is of shingles, after fash
ion now popular in town. The
building will be one of the mos
slightly i'll the locality.
N. F. Gillespie is looking for
ward with pleasurable anticipation
to the arrival of Homer Davenport
who lectures in the Armory Apri
9th. The cartoonist and Mr.. Gil
lespie were chums at Silverton il
their bov-hood days. and were fel
low conspirators in much mischief
The work of removing tn
Blackledge furniture toreinto guar
tiers in the newly completed Thomp
son building has begun. 1t vii
not be completed until the first day
of the coming month, On account O
the fact that the plaster is no
fully dry. A evey handsome from
gives fine opportunity for display
ing goods When finally arranged
the place will be one of the neates
i'll town.
Letters received III Corvallis
announce the death of Grandvill
Pitman at the town of Taylor, Cal
ifornia. He succumbed to consumr
ton on the 10Th inst. Mr.. Pitna
was raised i'll Benton county an
has a number or relatives here. H
was about 20 years of age and ha
been in business some time at kes
wick. 1nterment was at Reddins
"Shad'' Shaw a former resident {
Corvallis was with Granville durin
his illness.
-Thos. c. Bloomer, of Albany
has purchased the business fixture
and other appurtenances of the He
tel McClallen, in Roseburg, tn
house formerly conducted by
Schmidt, but more recently by job
r. Sutherlin. During the latter
and Mr.. Schmidt's management {
the house, Lee Nicely, we'll know
here, was driver of the bus, but
is said that he will resign at one
and go to San Francisco to accer
employment again with MI
Schmidt who is in the wholesal
1io11Or business.