The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-16
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of Peep lie
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Miss Belle Ranuey left Tuesday
to begin term Of school at Gem,
Oregon.
Mrs. J. W. C aRford retrr e !
from Albany Thursd4y. accompanied
by Mrs. Voc rhies, who will visit at
the Crawford home.
Mr.. and Mrs. MeKe!Iips ara to
entertain the Saturday Evening
Whist club this evening at tier home
on College Hill.
The Harrls- -WilIbauks-Pricefi fishing
party returned Wednesday from Slide
lake, near Nashville. They say the
number was ITO.
Among those attending the Pre,-
bytery at Albany Wednesday were,
Mrs. J. W. Crawford, Rev. and Mrs.
Carfick, Mre. NJ. NJ. Davis ard Mrs.
Altman.
AT the regular meeting Monday
night, the Rebekahs appointed Mrs.
b. M. Brunk. Miss Eda Jacobs, and
Mise Bessie Dauneman to attend the
grard lodge at Astor'a, May II.
"A special meeting of the Easte u
Star ledge has been called for this
evening, In homer of the visit of the
grand natrop.
JIM. Howard who has teen a
Corvallis visitor during the week,
left Yesterday to look after his busi-
ness interests 10 Crook and Laue
counties and the Sacramento valley.
The Gland Council Royal ard
Select Masters of the Masonic order
met In annual session at Albany
Wednesday. M. S. Woodcock. s.
Chipman, s. N. Lilly, NJ. M. Davis,
J. B. Horner ard .. A. Dea1ing of
this city were In q te d4dce.
The marriage of Ebert HClIIster
and a. Christlne Anderson of Albany,
occurred at the home Of the groom's
mother 10 this city Saturday. The
groom was formerly employed at the
meat market of Smith & Hout but is
now a resident of Albany.
H. B. Cramer. who arrived from
Neoreska year ago, began the cree
tion Thursday of building on the
DeHaven five-acre tract of lard pur-
chased some time ago In McElroy' g
aud Wells addition. The structure is
to serve temporarily as a dwelling
house, but later when a rev reeiderca
is erected is to be converted into a
barn.
Miss Pauline Kline entertained
the Tuesday Afternoon Reading Club
at her home Tuesday aFteraoop. A
program was rendered, after which a
dainty luncheon was served. TIE oc-
casion was the last meeting of the
club this yelr. Officers for rext year
were elected as follows: President
Mrs. j. B. Horner; vice president
Mrs. NJ. E. Lee, secretary, Miss Paul
Inc Kline.
Thursday evening was the occas.
lon OF a theatre party given at the
Wiedemann performance by Messrs
Ed Wilson, Travis McDevitt, Il. W
Kaupisch and E. @. Clement. Oysters
were served after the play at Chip,
mans. Those present were, Misses
Catch, Bessie Dauneman, Mabel
Withycombe, Carrie Danneman, LULU
Spangler, Grace Huff, Edoa Irvine
Juliet Cooper. Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Elgln and M. and Mrs. B. W. John
son.
The D. @. Rose prunes are to ga
to st. Louis In the near future, where
they will be sol / out In job lots
A. W. Rose is to 60 with them an6
have charge of their sale. He made
a similar trip with the output of the
Rose orchard several years ago. ant
the success Of that venture is the oc
casion for the Present one. Tht
prupes are to be proce sscd ard pack
ed at the local plant, and 1t Is hopet
to have them ready for shipment Ii
Is days. A. W. Rose left Thursd \,
for his Lincoln county ranch to pu
things in order for the proposed East
era trip.
"A thousand pounds ofalfalfa seet
Is to be sown this year by Richard an,
John Kiger. The seed is sufficien
for eighty acres, Of which the forme
will SOW fifty acres on his farm nortI
of Corvallis. Fifteen acres soWn ther
last year yielde1 two satisfactor
crops and has a stand this seaso
that Is very thick and a'r7ady a foo
high. There ara many who believ
that alfalfa is coming crop In viii
lame.te aud one that will be profit
able. Land that will produce 1t |
abundance will at ( nee take on a va
ue of 5000 per acre or mere.