The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-28
LOCAL LORE.

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st the rate offs cents Per line.
Whitesides came up from
Portland Wednesday, for a visit
with relatives.
{ Among others in attendance at
the Grange meetings this week
was II. Hirschberg of Indepeud-
ence.
The senior class, numbering
thirty Eve, were guests at the home
of Miss Margaret Smell Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Sophia Elgin returned to
Salem Thursday, to again take up
her course in nursing at Florence
sanitarium,
Rev. Frank L. Moore returned
Thursday from attendance at the
Methodist General Conference just
concluded at San Francisco.
Last night at the court house,
Binger Hermann and Senator c.
w. Fulton discussed the political
ISSUES of the day to a good sized
audience
"A college romance eliminates
next Wednesday at Turner in the
marriage of Miss Virgene Wittsch-
en- and Ernest Redd. Both were
popular students at OAC.
Rev. Carrick will, preach on
"Angel Ministry" at the Presby.
terian church Sunday evening. The
choir will furnish excellent music
for both performances.
The graduating exercises of
the Sth and 9th grades of the Cor
wallis public schools are to take
place on the evening of June 3rd,
instead OF June. 4th as was pre-
viously given out.
"A message from Miss Bertha
Davis, written in Kansas City, re-
lates that the trip of herself and
party had SO far been very pleasur-
able. and that they would leave i'm
mediately for St. Louis.
DIR. w. H. Davis of Albany,
has fled suit for divorce against
his wife. Dora B. Davis. On ac.
count of the high position Of DR..
Davis. the suit is attracting much
interest.
-Elvin Witham's large new
house on his ranch west of Cor
wallis is rapidly nearing compile
tion. When finished, it will be
one of the most slightly residences
in that locality.
Walter Sheasgreen, who has
been assisting in the Western
Union office at Albany for the past
three weeks, has been visiting his
parents in Corvallis for the past
few days. He returns to Roseburg
today, to resume his regular duties
in the office there.
There will be public recita,
Tuesday evening, May 31st, it
College chapel by the following
pupils of the vocal department
Misses Mabel Matteson, Anna
Walker, Una Stewart. Mrs. F. L,
Miller. Mrs, Berchtold, Miss Edna
Allen. Mrs. Woodcock, Mrs E. F,
Pernot and J. c. Kilpack.
Because none of the churches
can accommodate the crowd wher
all unite on Memorial Sunday,
there will not be union service
this year. The G. A. R. and W.
R. (. will attend services at the
Presbyterian church and Rev. T.
T.V incent will preach the mem
orial sermon. The other churche:
are also expected to hold mem
orial services some time during the
day. -->
Members of the family of Mel
son Thompson, who were expected
in Corvallis Tuesday. were delayed
by washout near Cheyenne, Wy
oming, and their arrival is now
daily expected, Meantime, Mr..
Thompson has rented of M. c. Mil
ler a cottage near the college, and
will have things in readiness fol
the arrival of the travellers. The
family are recent arrivals from Ne
braska.
-Meager information reached
this city yesterday of an accident te
Wilbur Starr residing near Monroe
The trouble occurred Thursday, and
it seems that in hauling gravel nea,
his home, Mr.. Starr in some man
ner fell, the wagon load of gravel
passing over him. A physician
was summoned but further than this
relatives in Corvallis have not beer
able to learn of the extent of the
injury.