The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-06
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Adam Wilhelm Jr. was down from
Monroe Saturday, to attend the races.
Born Monday iu Albany to Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Hodes, a twelve pound
son.
Miss Adelaide Hecker OF Wells,
was the guest this week of Corvallis
friends.
After a weeks visit with friends
Misses Naomi and Kathryn Cowan left
yesterday for Lebanon.
Miss Anna Bauna Cf the '95 class
at o. A. c., is the guest of Crvallis
friends. Her homo ie in Baker City.
-Mre. Munday, who resides in the
southwestern part of town, is 10 Port
land for medical treatment, with pros
poets Of surgical operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. 81. Baldwin of H.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall over the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hall of Polk
county, returned yesterday to their
home, after visit Of several days
with relatives 10 Corvallis.
After spending the 4th In Corvallis,
Neil Newhouse left yesterday for To-
ledo, where he Is head sawyer In the
Gray sawmill.
Mrs. c. E. Burns and her little
daughter, Bonnajene of Oregon City,
is 10 Corvallis visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Nj.
Wheeler.
Mics Grace Catch is entertaining
house party this week at her New
port cottage. Her guests are Mr.. and
Mrs. McKellips, Miss Holgate and W.
T. Shaw.
-Mr5. Md -1,. 1.-.;1.,, aao Esther Reid,
of Seattle, visited her mother In this
city for day last week. On her re-
turn home she was accompanied by
her sister. Miss Anna Jones.
The U. B. church at Pleasant
Valley will be dedicated on Sunday
July 10, by Bishop Castle. Basket
dinner and services in the afternoon
All are invited.
After ten days visit with Miss
Alta Altman, Miss Celia Nelms lsf
yesterday for Newport where she will
spend the summer with friends.
Hon. Lawrence T. Harris, who de-
livered the oration on the 4 h, lett fol
his home at Eugene Monday after
noon. While In Corvallis, he was ths
guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bryson
Mr. Harris is one of the rising young
men OF the state.
The new firm of Hollenberg
Cady have added another room tt
their furniture business. 1t was tn,
original purpose to occupy but TIVE
rooms bat the exigencies of business
have made the addition of third ne
cessary. ~
Monday was good day for Geo
Oathey. he captured $27 so 10 prize
In the athletic contests at the celebra
tlon. He was winner of the 220 yart
run, prize $3.50; the sack race, S.
wheelbarrow race, SIS; motor bicycl
race, s.; and was member OF th
winning team 10 the hose race, SIS; to
tai s27 so.
The 4th was howlipg success
While great credit Is due all othe
members of the committee, the one In
defatigable worker who never los
sight OF the arrangements, and VIII
gave of his time and talents withou
stint, was John Allen, and to him l
due much praise for the fact that th
celebration and all it's appointment
was big enough to be satisfactory t
everybody.
When he returns to Berkeley, 8
bout August 1st, Jack Arnold will tax
position as an Instructor in Englis
In the University of California. Sine
his graduation at the university fou
years ago, Mr.. Arnold has had yea
In English at Harvard and two pos
graduate years work at Berkeley, an
he is undoubtedly we'll qualified fc
his new position.
Pears that were entertained col
cerning the hay crop are being rea
lied as hsying progresses, as som
land that was In hay last year is M
yielding as much by over half, accorc
ing to the acreage, as the same so
produced last season. 1t Is proph
sled by many ranchers OF experient
that hay In the local market will /
$40 to S25 per ton before spring, jud
ing by the present prospects. I'll
past winter 1t reached SIS.
-Forty-two already dead, and s
estimate that 200 more will ultimate
succumb to their injuries, Is the II
OF casualties reported Monday mig
IS result OF the 4th of July celebr