The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-21

Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen are
Fair visitors.
Mrs. E. R. Bryson and child.
ren are in Portland for months
visit with relatives.
Miss Bertha Davis is at home
from a weeks visit with Portland
and Independence friends.
-Punderson Avery and John F.
Fulton left Saturday for weeks
stay at Scdaville.
There is a new pianola, of lat
est design, at the home of DR..
Pernot.
Miss Lulu Newhouse is to re-
turn today from weeks S visit to
the Fair.
An attractive new barn has
been added to the E. B. Horning
property in the southwestern part
OF town.
Mrs. Saylor who has spent
sometime in Corvallis. left this
week for her home in Portland.
Miss Lizzie Kester is lying
very Ill at the home of Prof. Cord
ley. 1t is feared that the ailment
is appendicitis.
Among Corvallisites returning
Monday from Portland were Mr..
and Mrs. S. N. Wilkins, DR.. and
Mrs. Harper and Mr.. and Mrs.
2. c. Hayward.
There were IS passengers on.
board the excursion train leaving
Philomath for Newport Sunday.
Twenty five went from Corvallis.
There were 13o when the train
pulled into Yaquina.
With Engineer Miller's prelim-
mary survey and estimates before
them, Corvallis citizens now know
what mountain water will cost, and
are consequently in position to say
whether or not they can afford it
They never knew before. Was it
not good thing to-get the survey !?
Considerable property has been
changing hands in the southwest
ern pa1t of town. Mrs Rosendorf
has purchased the three lots adjoin-
ing her residence property on the
south; while R. c. Wills has pur-
chased triangle tract of land near
The Herbert home. on which he is
TO build a dwelling this summer.
"A turn for the better has ap-
peared in the case of Mrs. John
Rowland, who has been suffering
FOR two months with typhoid fever,
and she is we'll started toward re.
eovery. M. Rowland wants
mountain water in order to make
sure of avoidance of future attacks
of the sort, and he expects, he says
to vote for it, if it is the last vote be
ever casts.
The funeral of the late Rev.
Thomas Starns occurred Saturday al
ten O'Clock from the First Metho-
dist church. A profusion of beaut-
iful flowers adorned the altar and
covered the casket. The choir
rendered three hymns, and Rev
T. L. Jones of Amity, an old friend
of the departed, delivered the ser
mon On the rostrum were Rev
Feese of the M. E. church, Rev
Noble of the Baptist, Rev. Bush O.
the Presbyterian, Rev. Jones O.
the Christian. Rev. Reeves of tht
NJ. E., South, and Rev. Belknap
all of whom took part in the ser
vice. Interment was in Crysta
Lake Cemetery, where the newly
rounded grave was literally buried
nnder choice roses, vines and other
bowers.
One of the events of Com
mencement, Saturdays Times fail
ed to mention. It was the senio1
play at the Opera House Tuesda,
evening. The production was il
every respect creditable alike to the
players and to Mrs. B. w. John
son, under whose instruction the
play was staged. All of the part:
were well sustained, especially fo
large number of amateurs on th'
boards for the 6rst time, but Kar
Steiwer, in particular. as German
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