The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-24
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Born, Monday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Rickard, daughter.
This afternoon at her home on
Eighth street, Miss Pauline Kline
will entertain the Ladies Mission
ary Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed R. Bryson
entertained several friends at lunch
con Sunday evening Covers were
laid for ten.
Miss Grace Birch, a relative of
the Cauthorn's and Purdy's, where
she frequently visited, is danger
ously i'll at the Good Samaritan
hospital in Portland.
Joseph Feirstein has disposed
of his residence property in Cor
wallis, to DR.. B. A.. Cathey. The
deal was closed Saturday. The
property consists of dwelling. a
barn and two lots. The Fiersteins
are seeking new location.
ID. S. Adams who sold his home
in Jobs addition last week purchas-
ed Saturday from Ike Smith four
lots and house, block north Of
Clum Read property in the north
west part OF town. The price paid
was $500. Mr.. Smith may go to
southern Oregon to reside.
An interesting and thoroughly
appreciated feature of last Satur-
days Rose show was the talk on
"Rose Culture by George Coote.
Many years ago Professor Coote
was factor in starting rose fair
IN London that has since grown to
be an annual affair of large pro-
portions.
Rev. DR.. Andrews of Wood
stock, India will deliver an address
on Missionary work in India in the
Presbyterian church next Thurs
day evening May 25th at s P. m.
DR.. Andrews is well informed a.
bout the work and is a good speak
er. You are invited.
-Clum Reads fine farm seven
miles north of Corvallis, has chang
ed hands with a consideration of
about SIS, 900. The buyers are
Messrs Hansen, father and son,
of Dakota. The farm comprises
4o5 acres and is one of the finest
in the county. The livestock and
farm implements on the place are
included in the deal, which was
negotiated by James Lewis.
up to Monday evening four
teen hunters licenses have been
issued N Benton county. Those
in possession of licenses follow: NJ.
P. Burnett, J. A. Woods, J. B,
Horner, Guy Frink, R. E. Pugh,
Victor Fruit, Ernest Newton.
George w. Allen, w. E. Allen,
Marsh Alien, F. M. Spencer, w.
H. Chesley, Chester w. Henk1e
and Edward F. Brattain.
I'm line with :, practice es-
tab1ished several years ago and now
followed in many of the leading
colleges of the country, series of
lectures on the principles and prac-
tice of Life Insurance was delivered
last week before the students of the
Algebra and Commercial Arithme-
tic classes of the college by Mr..
A. R. Hathaway of Portland. Mr..
Hathaway, who has spent several
years in post graduate work at
Berkeley and Stanford Universities
is logical and forceful speaker
and his instructive talks were ap-
preciated by those who had the
good fortune to hear him.
The mortal remains of Miss
Elizabeth Virginia Taylor, aunt of
James and DR.. E. H. Taylor of this
city, were laid to rest in the Odd
Fellows cemetery Monday. The
funeral occurred from the late home
near the Wilbanks residence, where
Miss Taylor has long resided.
Death occurred Saturday at the ad-
vanced age of II years and seven
months, and was caused by con-
sumption. The deceased was born
at Orange Grove Virginia, October
80, 1883. She came to San Fran
cisco about 1860 and resided there
for about seven years when she
came to Corvallis. where she has
resided until death.
Harry B. Smith. sporting ed
itor of the Portland Telegram has
the following to say with reference
to the defeat of the University of
Washington track team by o. A.
G. men last Thursday: "Dad'
Trine is to be congratulated. He
achieved creditable victory over
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