The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-01

day 10 his home at Stayton, after
few days visit here.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, of Suver,
is the guest this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith.
Ivan Pooler returned to his
home at Salem Thursday, having |
been for few days the guest Of his
nephew, Mark McAllister, of 0. A.
|C.
"A con was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Hartley, at Cottage
Grove, Tuesday. The mother was
formerly Miss Aileen Peterson.
Mrs. Mary Ingram is to leave
10 lay for her ranch near Monroe,
" here ebe will hereafter reside. The
house on Fourth street vacated by
Mrs. Ingram is to be occupied by
Mr.. & Mrs. Swan.
Thursday the job of scfaping
and removing the accumulations OF
dirt from Main etreet was complet.
ed. The undertaking was COM
nenced 1T time when weather
conditions were .favora blr, but ad-
ditional rain prevented expeditions
work.
| To-day, Postmaster Johnson is
to hold civil service examination
for R. F. D. carriers. Instructions
to hold the examination usually
precedes the establishment of a new
route. Postmaster Johnson has
an application in for new route in
the direction of Bellfountain and it
is probable that the examination of
today pres ges the es aolishment of
that route.
"A teacher in the public schools
of Corvallis is reading to the pupils
"Stories of old Oregon, by our G.
. A. Waggoner. While the book is
not, strictly speaking, historical
work, it nevertheless presents prom
inent features of early Oregon life
lin such manner as to impress
them truly upon the mind of the
reader. The book Is not only very
! interesting, but it is Of real value
to persons who have lived only il
. the New Oregon.
Arrangements are about. com
d plete for the establishment of .
Y county road through the. Hone,
S Grove settlement in Alsea Valley
e The proposed road leaves the mail
e highway at a point between tn
Buster and the Rider farm residen
ces, crosses north Alsea river ant
:. extends eastward a distance Q
. about four miles. Benton count,
= is to furnish decking and nails fo
the necessary bridge, which will b
! Of pretentious proportions. Settler
= are to provide othsr materials an
the labor.
! ! -On display at Pratt's jewelr
= Establishment this week was
;. handsome gold medal worth $1(
, 1t was awarded last Friday evenin
- 10 Miss Alice Wicklund in the loca
:. or&,orical tryout for selecting
= speaker to represert o. A. G. a
- MtMinnville in thes state prohibltio
- - contest. On the medal is preftil
: engraved the name, "Alice Wick
lund," and following that, "Proh
IS bition Contest, No. L." The en-
rt hlem is one Of which the owner ma
es well feel proud.
. Montgomery Robinson, WI
:. returned week or two ago from
- - six months absence in the Eas
- = declared to friend in Corvallis a
- ter his arrival home that he nev
- was SO astonished in his life as
" was when he saw the boom tn
was on in Corvallis, and the nur
a. ber of new houses that had bee
IN built since his departure, besid
ed those now in construction. II
ir- growth, he said, was nothing eho
7n of phenomenal, and that it wou
ed continue, to the gleat and lastil
nd benefit of the town and county,
ge had no doubt.
II Practice Of the big game Of
y. door base ball to be played at t
IS Armory next Friday night is bel
carried on by both teams with gre
III diligence. The college men q
I'D said by those who have seen the
nd play, to have a great team. b
lite Pilkington is one Of the playt
ret and he is said to be as formidal
N on the diamond as on the gridiro
ed The downtown men are also p'
to forming most creditably, and the
ret is promise that lovers of base b
to will see game well worth tn
of while. Two side attractions ha
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