The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-20
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Otto Woldt lett yesterday for |
Portland, to reside.
j. J. Cady and family were
Albany visitors Wednesday.
Misses Emma Sox and Mary
Stewart of Albany were guests of
friends in this city Thursday.
Miss Minnie Buxton of Port
land is visiting her parents in this
city.
-Dolph Kerr came up from
Si1verton Thursday for visit at
the home of his parents.
-Chauncey R. Bishop of Salem
was an interested spectator at the
Washington-O. A. c. meet Thurs
day.
A very pleasant dancing party
was given by the Carmencita club
last evening at Fischer's hall.
j. w. Walters returned few
days ago from a several months
visit in Nebraska. The family re-
sides in the western part of town
DIR. R. D. Burgess and family
arrived in Corvallis Tuesday and
are domiciled in the cottage one
door south of the Christian church.
Recorder T. T. Vincent and
family now occupy their commo-
dious new residence in Jobs addi-
ton. The removal occurred We'd
nesday.
Robert Graham and Mrs.
Anna Clifton are to arrive today
from Portland for visit at the A.
Kyle home. The visitors are to
leave shortly for Alaska.
The ladies Guild of the Epis-
copal church were delightfully."- eu-
tertained at the home of Mrs.
Charles Hout Wednesday after
noon. Ice cream was served. and
a pleasant time enjoyed by all.
Walter Kline aud Frank
Thrasher, both of whom have been
confined to their homes several
weeks with illness, were able to be
on the streets Thursday. Many
friends welcomed their re-appear-
ance.
-Congtegationa1 church. E. F.
Green. pastor. Morning sermon,
martha and Mary or Two Types
of Christian Character. Evening
sermon, Nehemiah and John
Knox. Their times and their work.
A comparison between the ancient
and the modern reformer.'
Presbyterian church, M. S.
Bush. pastor. Morning subject,
"God Owns U.s. The evening
service will be devoted to a study
of the life and work of John Knox.
This being the four hundredth an
niversary of his birth, it will be OBJ
served by the Presbyterian church
es throughout the world.
The vote cast in Mondays
election was officially canvassed
Wednesday morning by Justice
Holgate and County Clerk Moses.
The official figures on mayor are,
Johnson, 2o1; Davis, 200. Chief
Of police, Lane, 2r8; Howard, 155;
Plaster, 22. Police Judge Greffoz,
384. Treasurer, McLagan, 1913.
Councilman, first ward, Lilly, 113;
second ward, Covell, 144, Hout,
1856, third ward, Francisco 10.
Miller, 81.
Mrs. Belle Cochran of Walla
Walla, Mrs. Maggie Browning of
Lane county and Mrs. William
Deweese of Dixie, Wash, have ar
rived and are at the bedside of
their father, William Starns, who
has been ailing for the pass few
weeks. A son, o. B. Starns, from
Thorp, Wash. is expected to ar
rive Tuesday.
"A social affair that will be a
little out of the ordinary is to occur
at the First Methodist church next
Wednesday evening from eight to
ten O'Clock. It is a semi-annual
"At home, given by the pastor
and oficiary of the church, and all
friends and members of the church
are invited to be present. Ice
cream and cake will deserved in the
church parlors for ten cents. An
elaborate musical and literary pro-
gramme. dealing with church and
kindred topics will be features of
the evening.
The Japanese entertainment