The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-06-18
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mics Edith Brlstow of Portland, !,
is guest at the Linville home.
Miss May Smith of the class of
1908 of OAC, is Ia town for a week.
Miss Letha Patton returned to
her home 10 Halsey Friday, after a
weeks Welt with Corvallis friends.
Misses Besse and Ethei Smith of
Salem have been guests Of Corval-
lis relatives.
-Roes Nelson CT Independence,
returned Thursday to his home affer
a few days visit with friends.
Miss Mayme Stevens returned to
her home in Albany Thurs Jay after
weeks visit at the Allen home.
Clifford Benson returned to his
home ia Roseburg Thursday. BE
will return to OAC next year,
Among the Westside passengers
for Portland Thureday, was Punder-
son. Avery and J. L. Lewis.
-Mre. Frank Lilly aud little
daughter of La Grande. are guests at
he home of G.. A. Waggoner.
Miss Ivy Burton and sister drove
mp from Independence to attend the
gradua ing exercises Wednesday.
Mrs. A. O. Schnitt of Albany
has beeh guest at the Catch home
during the week.
by a majority of "a, Henry How
ell was defeated for assessor 10 Lin
coin county. J. H. Lutz was the sue
cessful candidate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell of the
Farmers Hotel, are to leave shortly
to spend two months on chittiu
ranch on the Coast.
Thomas B!lyeu, who has speu
the past year 10 Oorrell University
left st. Louis for Oregon on the It'll
Inst, and Is expected In Portland a
any time.
A new cottage Is about completed
just across the street to the westward
Of Prof. Covell's home In Jobs ad
dition. Leroy McReynolds ia th'
owner.
About 80 teams are hauling gray
el on the county roads. Most of the
eupply Is going on the roads In to-
district OF Harley Hall west of town
aud 10 Albert Wilson's district to tn
northwa, d.
Miss Ellen Chamberlin of th
OAO faculty is again in Michigan
after an extended visit 10 Virginia
She has asked for leave of absenc
fer another year.
Wilbur Weeks returned to Sa'eu
yesterday after a few days visit wit
Corvallis friends. He was accompan
led by Clifford Garduer, who will Wis
1t q few days at the Weeks home /
Salem before returning to Astoria.
A sale Of forty head of fine bee
cattle occurred Wednesday. The av
eTage weight per bead of the bunc
was 1900. The seller was Jess
Foster and the buyer, P. Avery. Th
price paid was three cents.
Prof. Charles johnson js>to leav
to-day for the East. His<frst destiI
alton Wfrr-bs-St. .louis>s6r a sight {
\ the exposition and18 sis--Rith bi
brother William %ho with othersis I
charge of the Oregon exhibit. He wi
be absent several weeks.
* force of men are>putting roc
on what rerAains of We carriage fac,
ory building \Tw stories of th
main building % still intact, al
when all is osmpAte this Is what wi
be left of the former preteuticu
structure.
A petition is pending 10 the cit
council for the CONSTRUCTION of la
eral seweN to conVection from th
north with<he Va6 Buren main.
Is to be two Neoks in length. aud on
of the blockS Involved Is that
which the SpangMr residence is loca
ed. Thepetiticn isin the hands {
the sewer committee, consisting I
Rennie, Avery and Cameron.
Account Mardi Gras and Ca
nivai to be held at Portland Jur
IS to July 8, 1904, inclusive. Roun
trip tickets will be sold by Southes
Pacific Company, Corvallis to Por
land at S2S5 including admissic
ticket to Carnival. Sale dates Jul
~ and July 9Th. Limit 6 days b.
not good going after July 10th r
turning, @
Frank Aldlich and family no
occupy new dwelling house built
NJ. George during the winter. tt
= inside finishing of the building b,
just been completed by Norton A
ans. In the latter especial psi