The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-08
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guest of Albany relatives this week.
Miss Grace Catch left Sunday
for months visit with her sister
in Seattle.
Mrs. F. Berchtold returned the
first of this week from few days
visit in Portland.
M. F. Moores representing the
P. c. B. Co. of Portland, was a
Thursday business visitor in Cor
wallis.
Mrs. Rosenberg left Tuesday
for her home in Seattle after a Wis
it at the Jacobs home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Simp-
son have been Portland visitors
since Wednesday. They are ex-
pected home today.
The Reading Club was pleas
ant1y entertained by Mrs. F. Berch-
told Tuesday afternoon. There
was program and dainty lunch
con.
Miss Mae Pollock arrived
Thursday from Dallas for a visit
with Mrs. G. H. Feese, the two
being old friends. Miss Pollock
is instructor in the school of ex-
preston in Dallas College.
-Claud Clark, a former well
known and popular student of GA
c. is now secretary of the Y. M.
c. A. at Boise, Idaho. To friends
il Corvallis, he writes that he ex-
poets to be here for Commence
ment.
Tomorrow at the Congregation
al church, Morning sermon. 'The
Growth of the Kingdom how it
grows;;' evening. ''The Ancient
Jonah and the Modern Minister"
This is the first of series of ser
mons to be given on Biblical char
acters on Sunday evenings. Serv-
ice tomorrow at Plymouth at 3.
The statement of Rich Irwin
and George Garrett, who were in
town Thursday, is that grasses,
grains and foliage never grew so
thrifty before as is the case at pres
ent. Every promise is for great
crop in all lines and a season not
able for widespread thrift.
The Catholic ladies are to be
at home to their friends next Thurs
day afternoon and evening at Mar
shall Mil1er's hall. Mexican drawn
work, aprons and other useful and
ornamental, articles will be on sale,
and light refreshments will be serv-
ed.
"A wrestling bout between Mr..
Makerji and Mr.. Sinha. the Hindoo
students, a boxing bout between
two popular collegians, band con-
cert and championship indoor
base ball game transpired in college
Armory after the Times press hour
last night.
After thorough examination.
Prof. Coote says the fruit in the
college orchards is uninjured. Two
frosts and successive cold rains. it
was at first believed had certainly
wrought havoc among various OF
the blooming trees. forced into
blossoming much earlier than usual
by the warm February weather
Prof. Coote says the cherries, pears,
plums as well as the Italian prunes
on college hill have not suffered.
Wednesdays Times said the
Berry attachment was brought on
two notes aggregating $50, one Of
which was due next September and
the other in September, 1906.
What should have been said is that
1t was the debt represented by these
two notes, and not the notes them
selves that are the basis for the suit
The notes are not pleaded in the
complaint, but only the money
they represent, and the interest
thereon. The condition is in real
ity a distinction without a difference
-Mohair was quoted yesterday
at 81 IA cents. A pool of 5000
pounds sold at that figure Satur-
day, the owners being A1sea grow
ers. On the same day, a big pool
at Dallas, under the stress of ex-
treme competition sold at 81 1-2
cents, while one at Brownsville
went at 81. and another at North
Yamhil1, 81 Ia cents, Most of the
clip in this vicinity has been dis
posed of. The Alsea pool went to
S. L. Kline,
AT their hall Wednesday even
ing the United Artisans had one of
the most enjoyable affairs in a So
cia1 way that has been given by