Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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gress.
Walter Wllss, wife and daughter,
went to Portland, Tuesday, to visit
the Fair.
L. D. Knighten, Of Peoria, was q
Corvallis visitor last Monday and
was attending business.
DR.. G. R. Farra went to Portland,
Tuesday, to attend the congress OF
the medical association.
Jack Arnold and his mother went
over to the coast few days ago to
try the ozone of that locality.
> E. w. S. Pratt has been remod-
cling and improving his jewelry
store during the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Martin ar
rived home. Monday, from a week
at the Exposition. They report it
to be very fine.
Once again the song of the now
er can be heard on all sides. From
various parts of the country comes
the report of abundant crops.
Miss Mary Vim, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. A.
Hencye, of this city, for the past
month, returned, Wednesday, to
her home in Portland.
D. G. Rose went to McMinnyille,
Tuesday, to attend the quarterly
meeting of the directors of the Ore
gon Fire Relief Association. Mr..
Rose is one of the directors.
Tuesday, Mrs, Geo. Dickey went
> to Portland to attend a married
daughter, whois i'll with the measles.
Tomorrow, two daughters, Myrtle
and Rose will 60 to Portland, the
former to secure treatment for her
heart.
w. E. Paul went to Portland
Wednesday, to meet his son-in-law,
Frank Conover, formerly Of this city.
Mr.. Conover is now living in Butte,
Montana, and is doing exceedingly
well. He was down this way on
business and Mr.. Paul embraced
the opportunity to see him. Mr..
Paul will see the Exposition before
he returns.
Prof. J. B. Horner arrived home
last Tuesday evening from a trip
through Cen raj and Eastern Ore
gon. He has good reports of crop
prospects in that section, and, as
good crops make it possible for far
mers to send their children abroad
to school, it naturally follows that
= the professor is counting on good
attendance at OAC from Eastern
this fall.
Subjects for brief sermons at the
Christian Church for the next few
Sunday evenings are as follows.
July 16, Ruth and Orpha;" July
%, "John, the Beloved Disciples" !"
July 80, Jonah, the Runaway
Preacher Next Sunday morning
the subject will be, "Part Second Of
a Sermon on The Greater Work
Than Miracles" Other services
will be held as usual.
During the past few days, work
men have been engaged at the task
of laying out and preparing for a
new walk on OAC's campus. The
new walk starts from a point in
front Of the administration build
ing, and, diverging from the other
walks, takes north-easterly course
across the campus to the street neal
the Denman property. Wher
graded, graveled and rolled thor
oughly it is thought that it will b
~treated to coating of granite sane
as have the other walks. Really
this new walk is much needed.
Brookside, the pretty home 0
Hon. and Mrs. E. II. Belknap, wal
the scene of a pleasant gathering
of relatives and friends, Tuesda,
evening, July, 10th. Mrs. I. B
Anderson, of Spokane, Wash, sis
ter of Mr.. Belknap, and Mrs. Emf
Wommelsdorf, formerly Of Helena
Mont, and sister of Mrs. Craven P
Persinger, were the guests of honor
It was the eve Of the departure 0
the ladies, Mrs. Anderson return
ing to her home and Mrs. Wom-
melsdorf going to her new home a
Salem, Ore. Mrs. Belknap, th
charming hostess, had arranged al
interesting program; the refresh
ments were delicious and the enjoy
}. able evening will be long remem
bered by those who were present.
- H. E. Spencer, who is farming
the Joseph Yates place across il
Linn county, reports an expert