The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-03
LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements In this colurnn the rate
of IS cents;per line viii be charged.

Miss Grace Catch returned
Monday from an extended visit
with her sister in Seattle.
Wilbur Weeks returned yes
terday to his home in Salem after
weeks visit with Walter Wade.
Miss Louise Irwin returned
to Albany Monday morning after
spending Sunday at her home in
Corvallis.
Miss Leila Woods returned Sat
urday evening from brief visit in
Salem.
Miss Mabel Davis returned
Saturday evening from two
weeks visit with Hood River
friends.
Mark Fruit and Leo Burnett
went to Newport Saturday, re-
turning Monday.
Mrs. John Heron arrived
from Washington Saturday and is
a guest at the home of her mother
at Irish Bend.
Mrs. John Rowland is serious
1y Ill at the family home in this
city. It is thought the ailment is
typhoid fever.
Among the excursionists who
came up from Portland Sunday was
Logan Hays.
Mrs. M. P. Burnett and child
left Saturday for two weeks visit
at the Casper Zierolf home near
Monroe.
Parsons orchestra of Portland
has been engaged for the Junior
hop to take place about Commence
ment time.
W. D. Barclay and Richard
Irwin were in town Monday. They
reside in Southern Benton, and
Mr.. Irwin was consulting carpent-
ers relative to construction of new
building which he proposes to build
in the immediate future.
Will Johnson. who held a
responsible position at St. Louis,
during the Exposition. arrived in
Corvallis Saturday and left Monday
for Portland where he has accepted
a position at the Lewis and Clark
fair.
DIR. E. L. House, pastor of the
First Congregational church at
Portland, is to deliver the baccal-
reate sermon at the OAC commence
ment. The address to the class is
to be by Mrs. Waldo, an important
figure in the Oregon State Grange.
A feature of Commencement day
program will be vocal solos by Mil
lard O. Lownsda1e, one of the best
known baritones on the Coast.
Things are moving, over in
Alsea these days. Three farms
that have been, occupied by the
owners for some time. have chang
ed hands lately and the way the
new owners are making the dirt
fly shows they mean business.
One of the places is the w. ]
Howell farm, now owned by Mark
Adams, and of the others one was
purchased of A. Wilhelm Sr. oi
Monroe and one of Maria Allen OF
A1sea. The two latter are now
owned by M. B. and M. V. Wade
twin brothers who recently arrived
from Oklahoma. All are well
pleased with Oregon in general and
Alsea in particular.
An infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Young, who arrived
a few weeks ago from Indian Ter
ritory, died at the family home in
the western part of town Sunday
morning. 1t was Only few months
of age. The ai1ment was an af-
fection of the heart caused from a
severe cold contracted by the little
one while the parents were enroute
to Oregon. The funeral occurred
from the residence Monday after
noon, and the interment was in
Odd Fellows cemetery. The par
ents, strangers in Corvallis, have
the sympathy of all in their trouble.
Miss M. J, Lee and Miss Mae
Smith of the class of 'o4, OAC,
were guests from Friday until Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hall.
The former is postmistress at Bue-
ma Vista, Polk county, and the lat
ter assistant principal in the public
school of the same place.
The sale of hard cider has been
stopped in Corvallis. For some
TINA fla oitxx aAaox. haze l.1ie.-e 4