The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-20
MIR. and Mrs. o. J. Blackledge
were Peoria visitors Thursday.

Judge McFadden returned yes
terday from trip to Junction City.
Mrs. c. A. Bushnell of Seattle
arrived Friday for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Heron.
Mrs. E. H. Taylor arrived
home yesterday from Portland,
where she has been at the bedside
of her sister who was seriously i'll.
Albany Herald-Prof. H. M.
Crooks of Lisbon, Ohio, has ac-
cepted the Office of president of Alb
anyCollege~ e~and is expected to reach
Albany in time for Commencement.
ID. S. Adams this week sold
his residence property in Jobs ad-
dition, to Samuel Jackson. The
price paid was $500, and posses
sion is to be given July Ist.
"A special meeting of the Coffee
Club is called for three o'clock
Monday evening. A full attend
ance is requested. By order Of
Mrs. F. L. Miller. president. =
"A. L. Clark of Alsea has de-
signed a gravel loader aud is at work
a model. If it works as planned
two men and a team can make it
load as much gravel as would be
possible by ten men.
The quarantine of the S. L..
Kline home on account of the ill
ness of Walter, was raised day Or
two ago. For three weeks Walt
er was abed with a violent attack
of measles.
AT the M. E. church tomor-
row morning the topic of the SER
mon will be "The Breaking of the
Alabaster Box" In the evening
a brief prelude will be given on the
lessons that are taught in the late
election held in Corvallis. The
evening sermon will be entitled,
'tNan Patterson S Return Home"
The annual excursion of the
seniors to Newport occurs next
Saturday. The train leaves Cor
wallis at six a. m. and on the re-
turn trip leaves Yaquina at six P.
m. The fare for the roun,
S1.5o The excvrsion is one of tue
notable events of the year at the
college, and is always literally
patronized. Tickets are on sale at
Graham & Wortham's drug store.
The quar- artine on account of a
case of diphtneria at the Hartley
homehas been raised. The patient
wasthe nine yearssold son of a newly.
arrived Eastern family, abiding tor
the present at Hartley's. The at
tack was severe but the recovery
was swift. The house was tho
roughly fumigated by Chief Lane
Wednesday evening, and the prom
ise Is that the town is we'll rid of
the disease.
-"Pat" Macarthur, graduate
manager Of athletics at the Univer.
sity of Oregon. and William Hay.
ward, trainer of the U. OF o.
track team. were among those
from abroad who watched the track
meet on o. A. c. field Thursday
afternoon. Trainer Hayward il
particular. was getting pointers 70,
his hard contest a week from to-
day with o. A. G. at Corvallis.
Albany Herald: Cottage Grove
will bond itself for $4,000 water
bonds to run for rs years at S per
cent, the election Monday having
been decided victory for the i'm
provement element of the city. The
vote stood 100 for and only &c
against bonding. The vote was
small but it represents the general
sentiment of the people. There IS
good water system there, but the
reservoir and mains are too small
and ~ inch main will replace the
present q inch one.
"A ring that was worn by he,
grandmother, and that is over 200
years old, was received recently
by Miss Mary Sutherland, from
Scotland. The heirloom was last
worn "a years ago, at a grand
ball given by the then Prinse of
Wales, now King of England. 1t
is set with four emeralds and a
diamond, and is quaint in work
manship and design. The initials
of some of the former owners are
engraved on the inside of the circ-
let. Miss Sutherland is justly
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