The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-06
LOCAL LORE.
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the guest of Corvallis friends this
week.
Ray Walker of Independence
was The guest of Corvallis friends
over Sunday.
Miss Emma Sox of Albany,
was a guest this week at the Nolan
home.
Miss Mayme Stevens of Albany
was the guest over Monday at the
Davis home.
Mrs. Oliver Wicks of Astoria
arrived Friday fiom for visit with
relatives.
Miss Louise Gilbert arrived
from a two weeks visit with Salem
and McMinDville relatives.
Cecil and Eric Butler arrived
Saturday from Portland and are at
the home of their parents across
the Willamette
Miss Theresa Baumgart of
Albany, returned to her home yes
terday after few days visit at the
James Taylor home.
Miss Francis Gellatly returned
to her home near Philomath, yes
terday after a weeks visit with
Corvallis friends,
Mrs. Haenel and Miss Del
phina Haenel returned to their
home near Monroe yesterday. Miss,
Haenel was elected recently teach
er in the Parkplace public school,
Portland.
ALI business houses holding
bills against the 4th of July COM
mittees are requested to present the
same at their earliest convenience
to John Allen, who will attend to
the payment of same.
Ira E Allen, son of E Allen
of this city, was taken seriously Ill
at his home in Portland Saturday
and was at once removed to hos
pital where he underwent a sur.
gical operation. At last accounts
he was recovering as rapidly as
could be expected.
She is going to organize a new
society of International scope that
she says will be the largest in exis.
tence."
What is she going to call it?"
1.-The Daughters Of the South A.
merican Revolutions"
Frank F. Toevs, city editor oi
the Albany Herald was among those
who celebrated at Corvallis. Mr.
Toevs was for dozen years on the
Salem Statesman, and is thorough
newspaper men. His advent on the
Albany Herald three months ago ha.
made notable Improvement in thai
paper.
The park during the exercise:
was crowded with people. 1t is
doubtful if larger number of per
sons was ever on the grounds al
one time. During most of the time
the snn was obscured by clouds, anc
a cool breeze from the west made
conditions ideal for comfort and
pleasure. After the exercises clos
ed. basket dinner was served or
the grounds.
"A block OF lots north of Clun
Reads place in Jobs addition wa:
sold yesterday by w. A. Wells te
Gabriel Long of Kings Valley. The
price paid was $500. Mr.. Long
has sold his farm in Kings Valley
and is coming to Corvallis to locate
He will build home on it, anc
otherwise improve his new pur
chase.
1t is good fortune that the 4tl
came and went without accident
So great a crowd, so many team
and horsemen and such a carniva
of bombs and other explosives ar
conditions that often contrive tt
injure somebody. So far as know,
however, all limbs are intact and al
skins are whole although on
small boy that has been heard of
narrowly escaped being run dowi
by horseman. How nany othe
narrow escapes happened is no
known, but doubtless, there wer'
many. A big bomb exploded al
most under the skirts of a youns
woman and for time it was be
lieved that her clothing was on fire
but the CONSERVATION all disappear
ed when it was learned that luckil,
no harm had been done, except tn
wear and tear on the nerves of th