The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-06-22
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Conings and Goiugs of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
-Uda Cate of Ridgefield, Washing
ton, arrived Sunday morning, and is
visiting his brothers, Rufus and Cleve
Gate.
-Ei9hty-seven people went on the
excursion over the G & E Sunday. OF
the number less than a dozen went
from Corvallis.
Miss Claudia Anderson left Sun
day for hsr home at Lents, Oregon.
She was the guest during Commence
ment OF the Misses Chapman.
Eugene Jackson has just complet-
ed large and commodious barn on
bis farm, one mile of Wren station, the
dimensions Of which are 46 feet long,
rs feet wide, % foot posts and 16 foot
sheds.
Miss Naomi Co1an of Lebanon,
went to Monmouth Sunday to attend
the graduating exercises of herssister,
Niles Katherrn Cowan. Miss Cowan
finished three months term ofschool
in the Newton district Friday.
Mr.. 81 L. Richard son of the East
man Kodak 20. will give Public
Demonstration with Velox Paper at
Graham & Wells Drug Store, June 80,
from z to 8 P. M. All Kodak peo-
pie are requested to be present.
In the county clerks office Mon
day Frank Hughes made final proof
on his Homestead in Alsea. The
entry filing was made 10 1897. His
Witnesses Monday were Eden Bowen
and Frank Seits. The homestead
comprises 1852 acres, and lies In sec
lion 80, located on Little Lobster.
R. G. Kiger figured In runaway &C.
cident the other day. His team took
f,t-htt g" &C -I.s thrown out and
dragged several yards but without in
jury beyond few bruis es. The bug
gy was considerably damaged.
The annual school election for se-
lection of director and clerk occurr-
ed Monday. It resulted In the choice
oIGeorge E. Lilly as dirsctor and ".
A. p"chaGar IS clcGl-. The school
board now consists OF F. l.. Miller,
chairman; Charles Aout and George
Lilly.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Conrad Meyer and
their three sons, Conrad, Jr., Law
renee and Charles. drove over in a
private conveyance from Albany, last
Sunday, and spent the afternoon with
sheir relatives of the household of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Phile. They returned
TO their home about 6 o'clock in the
evening.
H. W. Hall, who has been in the
confection business 10 Corvallis for
more than doz-n years has sold out
his business, and with his family, Is to
leave today for other fields. Hie
plans for the future are not yet de-
termined upon, but location 10 Port
land Is one Of the possibilities. Mr.
Hall has many warm friends who re-
gret the departure of himself and
family.
Carl Hodes, one of the founders
of the establishment Is again behinC
the counter in the Hall confectionery
store and Bakery. He is sole propri
eeor, having purchased the interest O
both Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Read, and az
sumed charge Monday morning. Mr.
Hodes is thorough wide awake bust
ness man, and has many friends who
are glad to see him return to Cor
wallis.
Prot. @. Taillantier, of Huron
South Dakota, has been selected a,
head of the piano department at tn,
college, vice Mordaunt Goodnough
resigned. Taillautier Is a German
and was educated in music In to-
Fatherland. Miss Harrington OF Cor
wallis, has been under his instruction
for the past year, and it was throug!
her that he became an applicant TO
the vacant position at o. A. G.
The Lions had an election of off
GERS at their lodge Monday, with tn
ishowing result: President, DIR. Alt
man. vice, Lucy Dilley; secretary, NJ
T.. Starr; treasurer, 81. a. Cronise
chaplain, Anna Day; sergeant at arms
Ray Csdy; assistant, Pearl Joue;
doorkeepsr, Guy Seeley; sentinel, [
W. Fraser; physician, DR.. Altman
musician. Alpha Murray; trustee
West Newton; captain of the team, {
A. Ingall.
The county road roller figure
in an accident the other day. Be
Harris and Charles Miller also fig
ured in it. The machine weigh
six tons. and Harris and Millel
with team of eight horses wer
rSf7o II m hill GRADE near I ir