The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-06
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comlngs and GolngS Oh People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest
DIR. ard MrsFarra returned Thursday
from a Few Gays. t,lp to Portland,
DIR. Benrets of Bellfountain was
a business visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Beach was a passenger for
Portland Wednesd4y.
"A new sidewalk was lad Thurs
day along the south eide Of the Meth
odist church.
Mics Georgia Hairless returned
Wednesday, from visit with eIatives
at Philomath.
Mr.. Biggs now occupies the cot
tage next dor south OF the opera
house.
-E.C.Hayward and family are to
leave Monday for a vieit with r, lati-
yes at Victoria, 30.
-W.O.T,,1c ard family # Thurs
day for weeks outing at Newport.
They are to camp with Mr.. Wo cd
worth and family.
Passengers from Eugene to pass
through Corvallis Wednesday. enroute
to Newport for an outing, we're Mr..
and Mrs. George D. Linn.
Charles Shenofield was summon
ed flom Newport, Thur-day, because
of the serious Illness of his step-fath-
er, NJ. Brunk, of the Occi ientai hotel.
Mrs. Glen Winslow is expected In
Corvallis rext week, on visit to her
mother, Mrs. Ruth Clark. Both are
to veit the coast. and then they go to
Mrs. Winslow's home in Perdleton,
where Mrs. CLARK expects to make her
home hereafter.
Prof. Caldwell. the newly elected
married last Sunday 10 York, Neb., to
Lena E. SchelI daughter OF President
SchelI, OF York college. They will be
at home at Philomath after Sept. L.
ID. B. Taylor, an Independence
hop man was In town Wednesday, en-
gaging hop pickers. A number were
secured II { Jaeis that thuy were to
receive the top price. It is supposed
that on account II the prevailing good
prices for hops, pickers will generally
receive fifty cents per box.
In spite Of the excellent and sue
cessful character of the late Fourth OF
July celebration, the general commit
tee closed the campaign with a bal
ance on hand. The amount Is 1925
and it was turned over by the commit
tee for the benefit of the fire depart
ment, which gave the celebration.
AT Monday nights meeting of the
fire department, Fire Chief Rennie ten
dersd bis resignation. The occasion
for the resignation is the election ot
Mr.. Repnie as member OF the city
council, and he complains he has moi
sufficient time to devote to both. The
resignation was laid over to the mex
regular meeting Of the department.
Orders for phones are pouring 10 sc
rapidly on the Independent telephone
system that the original supply O
wall and desk phones Is already ex
hausted, and Thureday an additiona
invoice of so wall phones was ordered
by telegraph. The will be shipped i'm
mediately, and subscribers will not b.
allowed to suffer delay on account O.
the unexpected demand. The condl
tion Is very gratifying to local stock
holders 10 the company.
The big switchboard for the Inde
pendent tel lsphone office at Corvalli
was shipped by express from Kansa
City August 1st. Seven days are re
qu!red for the trip, and the board |
expected to reach Co. wallis by the Stl
inst. The delay In the shipment Q
the board was caused by some of th,
strikes of which 30 many have been o.
In the East. 10 order to make up fo
the delay, the board, which alway
goes by freight, is being transporte
by express at an increased cost of 81
per hundred as compared with tn
S2S2 per hundred by freight. Glas
jars for the storage battery In the cen
Iral Office, for the same reason wer
likewise shipped by express at eos
OF S37.S5. The jars are now in Cor
wallis, as are al other appliances 70
the battery.
Delegates who attended the meei
Ing Of the Oregon Developmer
League at Portland, returned enthus
astic for best Oregon. They describ
the session as productive of splendi
results, an6 express great hope of fl
ture good to be accomplished throug
the newly knit ties. DR.. Withycomt
was spokesman for the Benton delegs
ton, and presented the claims of ii
county resources and attractions. \
S. Woodcock was selected by the de
egstion to sit with similar represents
tives from other counties on the pla
form. A permanent organization wa