The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-26
LOCAL LORE.
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Mrs. F. P. Sheasgr cen left
Friday for a two weeks visit with
A1sea friends.
Frank Thrasher. who has been
clerking at Kline's for the past year
left Monday for Portland.
Fred Cooper arrived yesterday
from Independence for visit with
his sister, Mrs. Clarence Ireland.
Walter Huford, formerly of
Corvallis, passed through town
Monday. enroute from Newport to
his home in Portland.
E. J. Garrow arrived in Cor
wallis Sunday from Gazelle, Calf
ornia. for a visit with his family.
Carl Hodes and family now
occupy the residence recently pur-
chased by Mrs. Sarah Elgin on
Third street. The removal occurr-
ed Saturday.
Some of the topics to be con-
sidered at the Seventh Day Advent
lists meetings. commencing tomor-
row, Thursday evening at 8 P. m
"Origin of Evil" Remedy for
SIM" "Prophetic Forecasts" :" "The
Millennium, - "The Next Univer-
sal Empire"
George Sebrell was injured by
horse in Alsea Saturday. The
horse reared with him, and fell
backwards catching the rider under
him in the fall. The pommel of
the saddle struck Sebrell in the
groins, inhicting severe bruises.
DR.. Pernot was summoned from
Corvallis to take care of the case.
At last accounts Sebrell was i'm
proving.
The Grande Ronde Indian
reservation is to be thrown open to
settlement October 3rd. The lands
are to be sold to the highest bidder.
The arrangement is such that bids
can be filed with the county clerk
of any county. Parties wishing tc
buy can at any time file sealed bids
with specifications of thelands they
want and the price they are willing
to pay for same with County Clerk
Moses.
Jerry Henkle arrived Sunday
from Portland. where he. had serv-
ed as foreman of the Williamson
Gesner-Biggs jury. He was worn
out with the long period of restraint
during the progress Of the trial,
and finally by the 46 hours of tor
ture during which the verdict wa:
under consideration. The jury
came into court twice for instruc
tions, and as many times retired
to argue over and over again the
points of disagreement over which
the two acquittal men stood out
Albany Democrat: Fred Ed
wards, once Oregon's most famou
quarter back now prosperous
stockman of Condor, mas been en-
gagged as coach for the Albany Col
1ege football team for the comm,
year and will ee here in time te
put the boys in condition for th'
campaign. The college has goo'
nucleus for team, which will b
greatly strengthened by a nu,nbe
of students who will enter il Sept
ember. Manager Uri Brown ex
poets to have a team which will b
a credit to the. college even thougl
not in the OAC or U. of o. ranks
-Workmen are raising the oil
Graham house on the corner of JET
ferson & Seventh, and new foun
dation and other establishment
are to be added. 1t and its lat
neighbor that stood so long on tn
Irwin block across the street bu
which was recently moved away
we're once the only buildings i
that immediate neighborhood. Tha
was in times when Corvallis wa
called Marysville and had but fez
houses within its limits. Th
chimney in the old house is anon
the Wornout parts that are bein
taken away, 1t was torn ava
Monday.
A dispatch from Basin, Wy
oming, says: Rattlesnakes'at 1arg
in the streets of Basin, released b
travelling doctor, are terrorizin
the inhabitants of the town VII
have been living in fear Of thei
lives. Ten days ago Dr.. Arnol
an alleged eye specialist from Mof
tana, came to town selling eye meG
icine. To attract attention the doc
or brought with him a collection {
freaks, among them being a snak
charmer. and several boxes of raj
tlesnakes. Because he had no stat