The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-25
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

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Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items OF
Public Interest.
Fred Fischer arrived Monday
from Portla nd, where he has been at
tending business college.
DIR. ard Mrs. Selkirk and Miss
Lillian Eo~4gd arrived Morday and
are guests OF Mr.. 81, rnsdy.
Mrs. Baum of Portland, arrived
Mord4y, for visit with her oid-lime
friends, the Jacots family.
Mrs. Lumm Of Dayton, returned
yesterday to her home af er a visit
with her son at Cauthoru Hall.
M e. C.'F. Be 49, n has urDed to
her home at Ros eourg, after visit
with her son, Clifford, who Is student
at OAC.
Mr.. and Mis-. E1waris OF May
vi lie, arrived Monday, and ara guests
of their con, Frank Edwards on Col-
lege Hill.
Frank AIdrich has pures ased the
Matt Ge rye house 10 the western
part of towD, and i, to take possess.
ion this week.
W. E. Conan, general passenger
agent Of the S. P, Manager Stone of
the G. & E., aod other railway officials
came out fir 'm the bay Monday where
they had been on a short visit.
Tuesday morning Frank Dlnges
shipped to Portland, a carloa1 of
sheep and hoge. Among those who
delivered hogs for he shipment were
Caspar Zierolf and J. N. McFa dan.
-Miss Robena Smith. former pop
uiar student Of o. A. c.. is to return
30 her home near Corvallis next Wed
nesday, after very successful term
of school at Halsey-
Mrs. FRED Hall left Surd ay night
for Stockton, California. to join her
hubbard. she WAS accompanied as
far as Gault. California, by Miss Nor
ma Greffoz. who will proceed to Fres-
no for Visit vi b her aunt, Mrs. Lulu
Rhodes.
-Mre. Denman, mother Of Super
intepdent Denman, aud Miss Anna
Denman. are to leave in about a
week for Pltrsburg, Pennsylvania,
where they will spend year. En-
route they will visit the St. Louis
Exposition.
Next Sunduy an excursion train
will run from Yaquina to Albany to
connect with the trains Of the COT
ductors' excursion from Portland to
Eugene. The conductors excursion
is an annual affair and immense
crowds ale attracted by the very low
rates Of fare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bartges are
visiting friends in Corvallis. The
former Was for number of years a
conductor on The G. & E. railroad
and has an extensive acquaintance ln
this part of the state. With bis
family he now resides at Ashland
aud has run on the s. P. train from
Ashland to Dunsmuir.
The Village Impre vement so.
ciety will give literary ard musical
entertainment on Friday evening
June 8, at College chapel for the ben.
eft of the society. A small admis.
zion fee will be ask ed. The next and
last regular meeting Of the society fol
the season will be held this coming
Friday evening st the county court
room. All interested in the work are
cordially invited.
James Horning, who with bis
lamily went onto chittim claim sew.
eral weeks ago, has returned to Cor.
vallis. He has purchased d three acr e:
of ground In Avery's addition, and
will go into the thoroughbred poultry
business on large scale. The trac,
that he has bought and on which he
will erect dwelling, lies just north
anu east Of the Charles Johusor
place west Of town.
Mrs. John Rlckard who resides
with her husband on their farm nea,
, Bruce was injured last week by beipe
thrown from wagon 10 Il runaway
DR.. Bennett OF Bellfountaio was has
tiiy summoned, but the extent oi
Mrs. Richards injuries could not b,
ascertained from farmers who came t
town Monday from the locality. Mrs
Riekard Is an aged lady, aud the i'm
preston Is that her injuries are ser
ious.
"A. L. McFadden was 10 town ov
er Sunday, and left Monday for Port
land. 1t was the first visit of Nj
McFadden to Corvallis since the hear
ing OF the case brought against bin
by J. B. Tillotson 10 Portland cour
aud be was the recipient Of many con
gratulations. 1t Is probably one Q
the fret cases on record In which tn
sentiment Of 3 community was en
tireiy with one side, fact due largel
10 this Instance to the well know
integrity of Mr.. McFaddep. whic
made it impossible for a people to b
made believe that charge put fort
by Tillotsor. The jury, 1t will be re
lnembered. was out but five minute:
Two or tbres minutes after retiring,
burst of applause 10 the jury roor