The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-13

Mrs. S. T. Jefreys arrived
Friday from Cape Nome.
Victor Spencer arrived from
Portland, Friday, for visit with
his parents.
Miss Sarah Wilhelm and George
Wilhelm of Monroe, are visiting
friends in Corvallis.
IS. L. Kline has just received
some very pretty ladies oxfords.
Have you seen them?
ID. c. Rose left yesterday to at
tend a meeting of the trustees of
the insurance company at McMinn-
vile.
The quarantine of Kay Jones,
the smallpox patient is to be raised
the latter part of the week, unless
other cases appear in the house
hold. DIR. Lee visited the place
yesterday.
Cal Thrasher arrived yester
day from Pendleton, where he has
been writing insurance. He leaves
in 10 days for Yaquina on the same
errand, and those who want policies
in the McMinnville company are
requested to notify him.
Mrs. F. P. Morgan, who has
been visiting her sons family in
Wasco, returned to her home Thurs
day, accompanied by Mrs. M. P.
Morgan and daughter, Marta, for
an extended visit in Corvallis and
Newport.
Jake Hubert, one of the small
pox patients was in town Monday.
He is completely recovered from his
late attack, and the quarantine on
his home has been raised. He was
the patient of DR.. Lee, and the re-
moval of the quarantine was after a
visit to the place by DR.. Lee and
Coroner Wilkins. the latter of whom
: is member of the county health
board.
The scarcity of harvest help
is causing farmers of this vicinity
much inconvenience in getting
their hay in the stack. On many
ranches $I.75 per day is being paid
hired help. and others are offering
that amount in vain, as no laborer
appears to take the proffered figure.
The condition is unusual in this
section, where wages are ordinar-
lily from $I.a5 to $3.50 for hay
makers.
Jacob Hurlburt, who was sup
posed to have small pox, was on
the streets of Corvallis Monday.
By relatives it is stated that his all
ment was dog fennel poison. When
his fnalady was declared to be the
dread disease, Hurburt went home
and went to bed, remaining there
until next morning. Then as he
felt no illness. he arose and went to
work in the hay field, and has lost
no time from his labors since. Il
the ailment was small pox, it was
very mild in character.k
The first of the victims of the
Crefheld creed to leave the asylum
is Rose Seeley. She was practical.
ly discharged from the institution
as cured a week or ten days ago
but did not take final leave until
Sunday, when she went to broth.
er and sister at Oregon City. AT
the time other examination for com.
mitment to the asylum, held in the
Benton County court house three
months ago, she, was the chief off
Ger of the sect of Holy Rollers. Hei
sister, who is in the Boys and Girl:
Home at Portland, is said to be prac
tically cured of her trouble.
LIB. Walker left Monday for s.
Louis, whence after some time spen
in the interest of the Scientific A
merican, he proceeds to his home il
New York. Mr.. Walkers ten day!
visit to his old home in Corvallis
was pleasant, both for himself ane
his friends, of whom he has many
hereabouts. In the old days hs
was draughtsman in the O.P. Of
fee, but the collapse of the cornpa
ny he served left him positionless
He tried the stage for season, but
later lapded himself in the Office o
the Scientific American, on which
now heis leading editorial writer
on large salary.
If plans now afoot raterialize
a new brick building is shortly tt
be added to the Improvements O
Main street. S. L. Henderson