The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-27
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Local news on fourth pige.
Services at the N. e. church,
South, tomorrow. morning ard even
Ing. Sunday school at 10 q. u.
Ira Wade, clerk OF Lincoln cour-
ty, was visitor in Corvallis Thurs
day.
Secretary Stone. of the Portland
Y.M. G. A., paid visit to the college
yesterday.
fred tWalling, Salem boy, died
yesterday from blood poisoning from
the prick Ct a buckle.
Earl Brandeberry was ever from
Albany Thursday on business and for
the pleasure CT meeting old friends.
-Vidito Bros. have ordered safe
feom the Portland branch of the Hall
Safe Company, and it Is expected TO
arrive Morday.
There is to be a meeting of the
Coffee Club Monday afternoon at the
usual hour. Members will please take
notice.
"A. 3. Coates who was out OF col
lsge week with blood poisoning In
his kree, is about recovered, AID has
resumed his studies.
Subject at the church ST Christ
Sunday, Feb. 2Sth, IL a. m.: The
Grace OF Giving" 8 p. m. 1.-The Church
Established.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wicks entertained the
Guild of the Episcopal church, We'd
nesday afternoon. The next meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. Broders
Sunday at Congregational church.
Subject in the morning, "The Greatest
Question That Confronts You;" even
ing, "Japan, Its History, People and
Institutions"
-Rev. G. S. o. Humbert, former
pastor of the Christian Church here,
is in Corvallis for few days. Mr..
Humbert is field secretary of the d.
vinity school at Eugene.
After visit of several days at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Ann Hays.
Miss Naomi Cowan left for her home
10 Lebanon, yesterday.
Twenty persons ara to be Initial
ed into Corvallis Grange at the meet
ing this. Saturday afternoon. A team
= from Willamette Grange will conduct
the ceremony.
up to Thursday evening, the to-
tai registration was about 700. The
pace will have to quicken, or many vo-
ters will still be unregistered when e.
lection day arrives.
Rev. J. Sherman Wallace, now oi
Rochester, N. Y, in writing to friend
says: "The thermometer is now IL
degrees below. Snow is from four te
10 feet deep. Have not seen the
ground since the fret OF November
-Mordaunt Goodnough aud Ru
thyn Turney of the musical depart
ment at the college, are to give re
cital 10 the College of Philomath, mex
Friday evening.
Lester Humwalt Is confined at tn
Mrs. August Knight home from scar'
let fever. The warning flag was placae
Friday morning. The malady, how
eve, is in mild form and there is lit
tie apprehension of consequences.
Thomas Whitehorn and sol
Claude etart today for Oakland, Calf.
where they will join Mrs. Whitehorn
who has been In that state during ,
large part of the winter. The famil.
will return to Corvallis in about I
month.
The Leona has completed tn
transfer of the Benton FIGURING Mills
wheat from up-rlver warehouses, an
about Wednesday the boat will hav
completed the work of moving tn
Corvallis Mile wheat fro m above.
Seven tons of bsled hay came "
from Wells Landing on the Pomon
Thursday night, consigned to W. I
Wells, who is farming eight mile
from Peoria. The Leona will conve
the hay from here.
-Thomas Day and family aud F
A. Walton and wife start for Bucl
Greek next Tuesday. or Wednesday
with household goods and provision
sufficient to last until the roads ar
better. Mr.. Day recently purchases
the Wilson place on Buck Creek, an
Mr.. Walton last fall filed on a home
stead In the same vicinity.
An unusually agreeable time wa
spent Tuesday at the meeting Of tn
Degree OF Honor. In addition to iu
itiation and refreshments an excellen
programme was rendered, conslstin
of Instrumental solo: recitation, A. E
Campbell; reading, Mrs F. G. CLARK
recitation, Mrs. Edgar Jackson; read
ing, Mrs. Jesse Spencer; vocal sole
Irs. A. b. Campbell.
sit doesn't look like you Corvallis
ties took much pride In the appear
ancs Of your town." said strange
the other day, as he pointed to bi
pools of water standing along the eds
of the pavement on principal bloc
on Main street. He was one OF thre
poonavad Eaotarnar onut Woat lool>In