The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-29
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The couings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
tion and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mrs. Hash and daughter of
Alsea have been among Corvallis
visitors this week.
Ira Hines, of Be1lefountain was
seriously injured Tuesday, in a fail
from bucking horse. A physician
was summoned and Mr.. Hines will
be laid up for week q ten days.
"A few days ago a hobo went
to a farm, house in Linn county
where the farmers wife was alone,
and demanded warm breakfast,
which was given him. He after
ward demanded what money she
had. which amounting to ouly rs
cents, was also given him and he
departed.
The Utopian girls and Auici-
tia boys are matched for the sixth
debate in the series for he Catch
cup. They meet in college chapel
next Friday night. The question
is, Resolved that the United
States presidential form Of govern
ment is better than is the English
cabinet form.
Several crates of California
Strawberries have been in the mar
ket this week. The berries are
first class. This is the secoud ship
ment to reach Corvallis this season
aud sold for II 2 cents per box.
The order Of Red Men is to
run an excursion from Portland to
Corvallis and return tomorrow.
The train will come via Albany,
reaching Corvallis, as nearly as can
be ascertained, about one O clock,
leaving on the return over the
Southern Pacific an hour or two
later.
"Wednesday evening a party Of
twenty four Albapyites came over
in a tally-ho to attend the first per-
formance of Belshazzar. Among
those composing the party were:
Misses Flora Mason, E NINA Sox,
Frances and Eva Fren ch, Mary
Stewart. Mrs. French, NJ rs. E. D.
Cusick and Mr.. Payne.
This morning, I passed
through the most beautiful country
I ever saw. I had not dreamed
that there vas any spot on earth so
delightful to behold. You people
do not seem to realize how magnif-
cent is this valley in which you
live" He had arrived on the
Westside from Portland, and was
both sober and sane. He was A. c.
Reese. Of SAT- Lake, Utah.
-Oregon merchants will have a
good remedy against many Of their
bad debtors after May IS, when
the law pas d by til e
last legislature regarding the ex-
emptiou Of wages from execution
will go into effect. This act a,
nlends the law by making one-haIf
The earnings OF the debtor subject
to execution proceedings if the debt
be for family expenses.
"A yield of seventeen and three
fourths pounds of wool from a II
months old lamb, sheared several
tys ago. is reported from Mon
Chiiders' farm. The youngser
was one of a flock of sixty cne head
of sheep brought by Mr.. Childers
and Peter Whitaker from the East.
OF the 80 head on Mr.. Childers'
farm. an average of 12or 13 pounds
per fleece was secured, the exact
figures not being available. The
sheep are Of the Lincoln breed, and
are believed by their owner, to be
the best Of all for Oregon farms.
"A. c. Reese of Salt Lake,
Utah. was Corvallis visitor We'd
nesday. He is the business agent
of Frank Kelsay, a well known hy-
draulic engineer, who is building
water works, electric power plants
and other engineering undertakings
in Montana, Utah, Eastern Oregon,
Washington and other states. Mr..
Reese came to interest the council
committee in Mr. Ke1say as engi-
neer in the construction of the pro
posed Corvallis works. Frank
Vincent, a former Corvallis dentist
is a leading dentist at Salt Lake.
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