The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-16
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5 Miles Pearl Simpson left Monday
for her new home near Spokane,
Washington.
Mort Cockrell, of Oregon City, ar
rived yesterday to attend the funeral
of Edward Rosendorf.
Miss Mayer returned to her home
in Portland, Monday, after Welt of
several weeks with her niece, Mrs.
John Allen.
Henry Gaynor, the shoe merchant
of Dallas. returned home Monday,
having visited Corvallis friends since
the o. A. @. Dallas basketball game.
BY a unanimous vote of the dis
trict convention of the Knights Of
Pyrhtas, held at Albany, Friday, 1t
was d cided to hold the next district
convention in Corvallis.
"A. mothers meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Prudence Chipman.
next Friday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock.
All mothers invited.
The marriage of Miss Flora John
son and Alonzo Allen occurred 10
Portland last evening. The groom's
mother, Mrs. Emery Allen. was In at
tendance from this city.
The regular monthly meeting of
the W. G. T. q. will be held at the u
sual place, on Thursday, March II. at
3 o. N. A cordial Invitation ia extend
ed to all. --.---- ---@-
Rev. a. A. Deck went to Brooks,
Monday .st, to be absent over Sun
day. he goes to assist In a protract-
ed meeting 10 progress at that place.
Prof. D. W. Metzker, Of Dallas, will oc-
cupy his pulpit, here next Sabbath,
morning and evening.
-Errick Butler, who is taking a
course In teleRraphy in Portland, was
called home Saturday on account of
the serious illness of his younger
brother, Marcus. who resides with his
parents on the Radamaker farm, a.
cross the river. The stricken child
has an attack Of pneumonia.
1t has developed that Injuries
sustained by Mrs. Wellsher 10 fail
last week were more serious than at
first supposed. Several of the tendons
in the ankle were torn and strained,
and bone of the ankle was cracked.
She IL still suffering from the effects
of the accident.
"A very pleasant surprise was CIV.
en- the Misses Rice at their home near
College Hill Friday evening. March
l1th. Pit, finch, and various other
games were the amusements of the
evening. Those present we're: The.
Misses Reed, Lingren, Mattley, Rood,
DeHarm, Heron, Herbert, Williams,
Libbie and Lulu Rlee. Messrs. Cathey,
Kelly, White, Huff and Bslknap.
-Brownie Pritchard, with Cate Bros.
has been appointed solicitor for the
Portland Journal and placed ir charge
OF the carrier list. As result Of the
new mail service via Albany, the Port
land evening papers are reaching out
for the Corvallis field, and Mr.. Brooks
representing the Journal, has been 10
town for couple OF days. His paper
begins next Sunday to issue d regular
Sunday edition.
Harold Belt. who has become
we'll known 10 the Northwest as q
baseball pitcher. left yesterday for
Salem, whence, 10 day OF two, he
goes to Aberdeen, Washington. He
has received numerous off-rs to pitch
this season, among them being a pro-
position from the Salem manager, or e
from British Columbia team, and
one from the Aberdeen team for
which he pitched last season.
-News of the tragic death of Dan
Cox, who was resident Of Corvallis
two years ago, is announced. During
a recent heavy windstorm, with two
companions, Fred Pilkington and Her.
bert Leonard, Cox was camped on Un-
ion creek, eight miles southwest OF
Riddle. While the men were slumber-
Ing side by sidein one bed, a small-siz-
ed tree went crashing through
the tent under which they
slept at such an angle that
it missed Pilkington and Leonard and
struck Cox squarely on the head, kill
ing him instantly-while he was a.
sleep as 1t were-and mashing bis
skull into sickening mass.
Harvey Sargent dlsmantled bis
shooting gallery Monday, with the in-
tention Of devoting his time to the
sale Of his gopher guns. He is having
5000 of them man nufactured-1000 here
| 1000 In San Francisco, and 1000 ID
! Chicago. The object in having them
manufactured in different states Is
that by so doing he will not be re.
quired to pay license for peddline
In those states. Mr.. Sargent, having
obtained a Canadian patent about a
year ago, 1t will be nece ssary for hin
to have some of the guns manufactur
ed in Canada within a specified time
in order to hold that patent. He ex
poets to visit that country this year
perhaps after visiting the st. Louis
fair.
A large ai.djenca WAS present al