The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-22

The Coffee Club Shirt Waist
dancing party will occur Friday
evening April 2Sth.
Miss Mary Nolan returned
Wednesday from several days
visit with Portland friends.
Miss Weller, a popular teacher
in the public schools, left this morn
ing to spend the Sabboth with her
parents at Brownsville.
Subject at the M. 3. church
South tomorrow-"Pet Petition of the
Greeks to see Jesus An Easter
sermon, services and Music ap-
propriate to the day.
At the home of Mrs. A. Peter
son last night, the intermediate
League of the Evangelical church
gave a reception in honor of the
new pastor, Rev. Hurd, who has
arrived from Salem and now oc-
cupies the parsonage.
The Jefersonian Literary So
ciety last evening had as guests the
Sorosis young ladies. Dancing,
with literary program intersperc-
ed, constituted the entertainment.
The IS acre tract of land be-
longing to w S McFadden, situated
on Mary's river, was purchased this
week by Albert E. Bell, who re-
sides on College Hill. The deal
was closed Thursday. The con-
sideration was 81, 100. The sale
was made by Robinson & Steven
son.
New arrivals in Corvallis Sat
urday were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shafer and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Turner, all of Fayette, Iowa, and
relatives Of the Franciscos, in this
city. The new corners are to re-
| main at least year in Webfoot. and
if satisfied with the country, they
will dispose Of their property in the
East, and locate permanently.
The Frank Francisco ranch of
100 acres, located about three miles
from Corvallis, in Linn county,
changed hands Wednesday. The
new owner is D. c. Pierce, who ar
rived few days ago from Oklaho-
ma. The consideration was IS, 900
and the sale was made by Amber
and Waters. For the present, Mr..
Pierce and family occupy part of
the Charles Everett house, on
| north Main street.
/ The seventh annual session oil
the Women's Home Mission So
ciety Of the Columbia Conference
i NJ. E. church South, will convene
in this city, Friday afternoon April
28, and Will continue until Sunday
night. Annual missionary sermon
/ by Rev. c.. McCastland at II
| o'clock Sunday. Missionary ad,
dress at night by Rev. John Reeves
and R. Wright. Much business
of interest will come before this
meeting. The public is cordially
invited.
/ "A new master clock, eight fee
high, was installed in the 1oca
Western Union Office Thursday.
1t is connected by wire with the e
| lectrica1 clocks in use at the post
| Office, jewe1ry stores and Other
places about town. The regulating
is done every hour, when if the
branch clock is off even the slight
est part of a second, it is automat.
ically changed by electric current
to agree with the master clock il
the locel telegraph Office. At moor
every day the master clock is regu
lated from Portland. Each of the
branch clocks winds Itself every
hour. It makes a curious noise il
the process that invariably interest
. the observer who hears it for tn
first time.
Sheriff Burnett has received
for his Rogues gallery a photo 0
Torturici the murderer who is be
ing hunted with bloodhounds ane
levery other means of detection
known to man. He murdered
young man named Vilardo. cut of
his head, arms and legs and threz
them in San Francisco bay. HI
was in the act of carrying the head
less and imbless trunk to the sam'
place in a sack, when surprised by
the police. He dropped the ghast
1y burden and made off. success
fully eluding pursuit up to the pres
ent. The body Of the murdere,
man was warm and the flesh still
quivering when found by the
; police.
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