The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-05
LOCAL LORE.
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Floyd Williams was Corval-
lis visitor Sunday.
-Mrs. J. B. Horner left Monday
for visit to Newport.
Guy Benight of Albany spent
Sunday with friends in Corvallis.
Mrs. William Crees is confined
to her home with illness.
Arthur Belknap returned Sat-
urday from ten days business
trip to Eastern Oregon.
II. W. Espy. a member of the
class of 'o4, has been the guest of
Corvallis friends the past week.
Miss Louise Cooper left Mon
day for visit with Falls City
friends.
Miss Letha Patton and broth
er were Sunday visitors at the home
of M. M. Davis.
Miss Agnes Klecker has ar
rived from Portland for a three
weeks visit with Corvallis relatives.
Mrs. w. L. Patterson of Baker
City, arrived Friday for visit at
the home of her father, w. S. Lin
vile.
Mrs. H. A. Hemmenwey of
Eugene, arrived Monday, and is
guest at the Linville home.
Mrs. A. E. Wilkins returned
Saturday evening from a visit in
Portland.
Mr., and Mrs. c. A. Peterson
left Sunday for Portland, for
weeks visit at the Fair.
Miss Lottie Kilgore of San
Francisco has arrived for an ex-
tended visit with her aunt, Mrs. M.
M. Davis.
Frank Howell arrived in Cor
Wallis Monday from Grays Harbor
Washington, and went on to Alsea
for visit with friends.
Mrs. E. T. Woo5s of Albany,
was the guest Sunday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Woods. She left
Monday for a visit at Philomath.
Mrs. Julia duMou1in completed
successful term of school twelve
miles west of Corvallis, Friday, and
has returned to her home in Cor
wallis.
The first Benton county peach.
es of the season were in market
Monday. They were from a tree
owned by DR.. Withycombe and
were large and luscious.
Mrs. w. P. Rogov<ky and
children Of Chicago are the guests
of Charles Hout and family, Mrs.
Rogovsky and Mrs. Hout are sis
tiers.
Mrs. George Stevens ane
grandson Of Gold Hill have arrived
for two weeks visit with the fam
lily of c. E. Hout. They were
joined yesterday by Mrs. D. P
Blue.
Mrs. V. E. Waters is improv
ing rapidly in a Portland hospital
and may be sufficiently recovered
for return home the latter part o
this week.
Married at Benton Harbor
= Mich. June 26, Warren S. Clark
formerly of this city, to Miss Ma
Ellsworth of Chicago. In Sept
ember the young couple will visi
the Exposition in Portland, Will
on their way to their future hom
in San Francisco.
The following sales have recent
1y been made by Amber & Wat
ters: Martha Scheiern to w. E
A1bin, so acres miles southeas
of Corvallis, S1,25o. Sarah F
Elgin to W. H. Thompson, 3 l.
acres on College Hill, $3.50. Pau.
inc Kline to Sarah F. Eglin, hous
and lots Corvallis, 1000. Lev
Joy to Mr.. Er1ckSon, store proper
ty Granger, $1,000. A. R. Brow
to Oscar Gustafson, 80 acres ives
Of OAC, ST. 900. Prof. Cordley t
Hilda Gustafon, 2-3 acre Colleg
Hill, $500. M. Burnap to Geors
ina P. Am bier, house and lot:
$1,000. I
1t was seven yea RS ago yestel
day, the Fourth of July, that Mrs
Captain Geary was burned out {
house and home in Corvallis. He
husband was commandant at OA(
but went into active service whel
the war broke out. He was kille
in action during the.year while ser1
ing with his battalion in the reg
ment in the PHILIPPINES. AS sta
ed, it was On 4th of July that th
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