The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-19
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"A visitor in Corvallis this
week, is Mrs. w. O. Heckart' of
Eugene.
Friday visitors in Corvallis.
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Owen of
Halsey-
Miss Amelia Mccune Of
Shedds. was a guest. OF Corvallis
reltives during the week.
From visit with friends in
Albany. Miss Emma Crawford re-
turned home Saturday.
Guests Saturday and Sunday
of relatives near Independence,
were Mr.. and Mrs Harley Hall.
Miss Louise Gilbert returned
Sunday from weeks visit with
Dallas relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wolf of
Alsea, are the guess of Corvallis
friends this week.
Mrs. Horgan, of Salem, who
has been the guest of her niece,
Mrs. H. c. Mangas, for the past
week, returns to h-r home today.
From an extended ip to var
ious points in the East. Thomas
Cameron returned home day or
two ago. .
The sad intelligence that his
father, J. S. Gruggett, of Vincita,
Missouri, had just died of cancer,
reached A. T. Gruggett Saturday,
in this city.
I'm search for health, Mrs.
Charles Small left Friday tor Burns
Eastern Oregon, where she will
spend the winter Her ailment is
an1affec,ion of the bronchial tubes.
I'm their hall Monday evening,
the members of the Lions lodge
had a most pleasant affair. Cake
and cider were refresh ments served
in the earlier part of the evening,
supper being given later.
"A fracture of the hip is the
accident that befell Mrs. Simpson
few days ago. The victim is the
mother of Mrs. c w. Davis, re-
siding in the north part of town.
Mrs. Simpson is quite aged.
His 47th birthday was cele-
brated by G. c. Chapman Sunday
evening. An informal dinner,
with a small party OF guests, was
served at the Chipman restaurant
at nine Sunday evening, and was
most enjoyable affair.
Fire Chief Berry arrived Mon.
day from attendance at the annual
meeting of Pacific Coast fire chiefs,
held at Vancouver, B. c. The
meeting was school of instruction
in how to extinguish fires and was
largely attended. Methods, ap
pliances and many other instruct.
i've influences in the work of fire
men were exemplifed.
Many people are planning to
attend the spectacular performance
to be given under the auspices o
the College Athletic Union at the
Opera House Friday and Saturday
nights. Those who have seen the
little folks in their elaborate cos
tunes, in which they appear as but
terhes, bees and in many other
shapes and forms declare the en-
tertainment to be of very great in.
terest. When the stage setting.
are all complete, and to them are
added the play of electric lights
the finished performance is likely
to be charming.
The old gray is dead. He i.
the horse that was sold at auction
as an estray in Corvallis, where SC
cents was the price that he brought
After that merciful man from AL
sea started to take him home for {
smooth journey down the shady
side of life, but the spent equin,
couldn't travel so far, and was lef
unclaimed and uncared-for by the
roadside. For several days he lin
gered in the vicinity. an object o
pity to passersby, and finally thu
attention of the county court wa
called to the matter. The othe
day R. c. Kiger, to get the anima
out of his misery, despatched him
and now there is an end of the in
cident that was for a week or two
subject of frequent reference.
There was theft the othe
night. AS usual, it was the coun
ty and the city ferry that the thie