The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-10
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 Interest.
Clyde Fox, c. & E. agent at
Phi1omatt, was the guest of Cor
wallis friends over Sunday.
r. E. Gibson of Portland has
been in Corvallis for several days.
--Born, Monday, to Mr.. and
Mrs James K. Berry, a son.
-Barnum and Bailey's circus,
the largest show on earth will
exhibit in Portland in August.
--E. E. White departed Satur-
day for the East. where he will
look after business interests.
Miss Nellie Jones of Summit
is the guest of friends in Corvallis.
She arrived yesterday.
Rev. Handsaker, formerly
pastor of the Christian church in
Corvallis, has been in the city the
past few days.
Mrs. A. J. Hall returned Sun
day to her home in Polk county,
after a several days visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hall.
Mrs. Woldt and daughter left
Monday for Portland, to reside.
Otto joins them there on the I5th.
Robert Horning and Will
Lane spent Sunday with relatives
at Rowland, a few miles East of
Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Alex
ander of Kings Valley came in Sat
nrday, and Mr.. Alexander went to
Portland Sunday, returning the
same evening.
Mrs. Charles Everett, accompan-
led by two of her little sons, leaves
today for a three weeks visit
with Portland relatives.
Mrs. Nettie Stow of Holbrook
Nebraska, arrived Sunday for a
two months visit at the home of
5 her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B.
&Sramer.
Miss Edna Groves returned
Saturday evening from Hood Riv-
er. where ske has been teaching
in the public schools during the
past year.
Mrs. J. A. Mears of Polk
county was the guest last week OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. N.
White, in Corvallis. She returned
home Monday.
Miss Lulu Locke returned tc
her houe near independence Sun
day, after a two week visit with
relatives in and near Corvallis.
Jay Cooper was a Portland
visitor from Saturday until Mon.
day. During his absence, rura'
route number one was served by
Chancey Levee.
AT the nesting of the Mems
Club of the Congregational church
on Friday evening of this week a
1890. Prof. A. B. Cordley will
speak on Insects in Relation tt
Public HEALTH" and Prof. Perno
on Bacteria in Relation to Public
& Health" You are cor5ially in
vited 10 attend.
There were several especially
good features in the services Sun
day morning and evening at th'
First Methodist church. Two an
thenas. .'Great is the Lord" ant
''Thy Viii, not Mine, o Lord,
were well rendered by the choir
Ia the evening, Collie Cathey CAV
an excellent vocal solo, "Face t
Face" that has since been spokel
highly of by many who were pre-
ent.
"A large stretch of street grad
has just been completed by the city
In all, 81 blocks, covering a dis
kance of nearly two miles has bee
graded and rolled, and is nov
ready for gravel. The streets i'm
proved, cover 10 blocks on Polk i
Jobs addition, eight blocks on Va
Buren in Wilkins addition, fv
blocks on Harrison from White
horn house to the United Evar
gelical church, three blocks nea
the carriage factory and five block
in various stretches of one bloc
each in Wilkins addition.
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