The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-20
LOCAL Lore.
NEWS OF CORVALLIstANr
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
Zgze Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
tion and Other Items of
Public Interest.

Misses Sophia and Mary Elgin
spent Sunday at the Fair.
Henry Wortham left Friday
for a visit with Lane county rel
adves-
Misses Belle and Bertha Ed
wards of Bellefountain spent few
days at Alpha Hall. the guest of
their sister. Miss Alice Edwards.
Bert Pilkington returned Sun
day night from a days fishing
trip to Newport. He was accom-
panied by Frank Stone.
-Ause1 Clarke of Portland, a
former o. A. c. student, arrived
%Satur day and is spending a few
days with friends.
Married, September nth at
the Methodist Episcopal church,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Miss Lottie
Rose of Corvallis to Melzar F.
English of Portland.
Roy Raber, who is one of the
representatives of the county in the
Benton booth at the Fair has been
in town for a day or two, gathering
samples for rep-enish the display
of products.
After six months residence
in this city, A. F. Harlan and fam
lily left yesterday for Nebraska their
fesGzner home. Their residence on
College Hill has been purchased by
Mr. Andrews.
j.. S Dennick, member of the
Life Saving crew at Bandon, was
ia town Saturday enroute to New
port On visit to his mother. Mr..
Deunick formerly lived in Corvallis
aat has been in the government ser
,'wice for the past three years.
Among old students returning
to college this week are; H. c..
'Getz, Fred Roth, Inez Colvig, the
Misses Wilson, Adah Mcdonald,
lETenry Bergman, Susie Fizer, May
Martin, Mabel Kennison. Irene
SDroat, Bertha Watrous, Otto
Simpson, Edward and Darwin
Thayer>
1t is taxpaying lime again at
fshe sheriff office, and considerable
money is being paid in over The
counter. A number of people paid
sou1y half their taxes in March, and
It is now time 10 pay the balance.
Thisgbas to be done by the second
day of October, or IL
per cent in crest and 10 per cent
penalty will be. added. The
amount of taxes still outstanding
is about $1,000.
IF the statement of one of the
Su nday papers is to be trusted, Abe
Sickle, at hammer throwing, i:
what is, in street parlance. crack
~er ia ck. 'More than 74o feet' il
the record one of the papers &C
credits.to him. with a proportion
al record in the discus Unles
they have OWNED that the state
uent is a typographical error, al
the hammer and discus throwers il
the Northwest have already takel
10 the brush. Dr. Steckle's sag
opinion is. that if Abe really throw
the sixteen pound hammer 74o feet
that while in the air the thin,
mustn't look any bigger than
buck Shot
"A former Corvallis girl wa
buried in Portland Sunday. Sh
was Miss Jessie Hufford, daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hufford
former esteemed residents of Cor
wallis. Mr.. Huford served tw
terms as county judge of Bento
county. Miss Huford was a victir
of consumption, from which nal
ady she passed away Friday night
after a long illness. She was
graduate of the Corvallis publ
schools, and most amiable youn
lady. She was aged 22 year:
The members of the family hav
the sympathy of many friends |
Corvallis.
The reception last week at tt
opening of the new Free Readin
Room was very pleasant affai
A goodly number Of our citizer
manifested their interest iu the I'll
Adertaking by visiting the room
and inspecting the Improvement
All was entirely informal, frient
dropping in for time to look abo1
and admire the light airy rooms, s
well fitted for their purpose, cha
ting while and leaving to gi1
place to others. Many stoppe
and partook of refreshments vii
1,Isa, III