The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-01-11
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public In. terest
-"Saucy Susan caps at Kline's
Born, Saturday. to Mr.. and
Mrs Grant Elgin,a daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Jones returned
Friday from visit in Independ-
ence.
Mrs. B. Woldt and daughter,
Miss Minnie, were Portland visit
ors from Saturday until Monday,
Surveyor General DAILY was up
from Portland to audit accounts at
the college Saturday.
Mrs. W. 7. Bohannon who
has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Thos. Jones, is to leave Sat
arday for her home at Seaside.
This Wednesday evening, the
Knights OF Maccabees are to hold
their installation of officers. Ali
members should be present.
j. W. Ingle left Monday for
Walla Wal1a, summoned there by
the sad news that his father was at
the point of death.
III. V. Meade, editor of the
Grants Pass Courier, and brother
in-1aw of Judge. Waters, was a
Corvallis visitor the first of the
week.
The First Spiritual Union of Cor
Wallis will hold services in Barrett
Lyceum on Sunday at 3 p. m. A
cordial invitation is extended to
everyone.
The Corvallis Band of Mercy
will meet at the free reading room
at 3 p. N. On Saturday, January
18th. Mrs. Cauthorn, president.
Mrs. Flint, secretary.
After a three weeks visit with
her daughters. Mrs. Sherman
Wade and Miss Belle Ranney, at
Oiex, Eastern Oregon. Mrs. John
Rickard returned home Monday.
I'm company with Lewis Iol-
1eaberg who goes TO Iowa on bust
ness, Mrs. Jane Harlan, aged So
years, left Sunday for q visit in
Nebraska. She expects TO return
TO Oregon in the spring. with rela-
lives who will visit the Lewis &
Clark fair.
There was installation of Off
GERS at the Rebekah lodge Monday
night, with banquet and a gener-
al good time. The new officers
are; Past noble grand. Mrs. FL
len Mundy; noble grand, Sadie
Dixon; vice grand, Grace Huff;
financial secretary, Mrs. Lee
Henkle; recording secretary, Mar
garet Fowells; chaplain, Mrs. Levi
Oren.
Two OAC students united
their lives and fortunes Sunday.
They were J. c. Wright, whose
home Is at Silver Lake, Oregon.
and Miss Mae Harris of Summer
Lake. The wedding occurred at
the home of Mrs. McDowelIs, at
high noon, in the presence of a
small party of friends. The cere-
rnony was performed by Rev.
G. H. Feese of the M. E. church.
The young people will leave in a
week or ten days for their new
home in Lake county. Only the
best of wishes follow them.
The contract to supply the
State Insane Asylum and the pen
itentiary -four has been awarded to
the Corvallis FIGURING Mills. No.
tice of the award was received by
August Fischer Saturday. The
contract requires LOO barrels fol
the asylum and 400 for the peniten
tiary. Many of the mills of the
state, including a number of East
ern Oregon mills were bidders fol
the contract. In making the award
quality and price is thei basis fol
determining which is the best bid
Last year the Pend,eton FIGURING
Mills secured a part Of the contract
"A better lecture has not beef
heard in Corvallis in many a da,
than that or, tThe Possible Man
delivered at the First Methods
church by Rev. G. H. Feese. Fri
day evening. Because of counte
attractions in town on the same