The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-08
w. d. DeVarney was busl-
ness visitor in town Thursday.

There is to be an ice cream
social at Mcfarland chapel, Thurs
day evening, July 18th.
The regular annual meeting OF
the Board of Regents of O. A. Z.
occurs Wednesday July 10.
"A. B. Hammond is in Oregon,
and it is said for the purpose OF
making arrangements for the ex-
tension of the Corvallis & Eastern
over the Cascades.
-Prineville Journal:-Miss Una
Stewart, who has been attending
the Oregon Agricultural college at
Corvallis, returned home for the
summer Tuesday.
Misses Edna Fullerton and
Hattie Vanhoosen returned Thurs
day from a several days visit in
Alsea. They made the trip
a-wheel. .--
The regular services of the M.
E. church, South, tomorrow,
morning and evening. Sunday
school at 10 o'clock. Public is
cordially invited. ~
Another handsome switch
board, the same as the one already
in service, arrived this week for
the Independent Telephone COM
pany. Another operator will also
be added to the office force, making
three now constantly busy answer
ing "hello,'
F. W. Green, the Lincoln
county prisoner who has been con-
fined for several months in the
Benton Jail, lett yesterday for Tole-
do where he is jointly indicted with
his wife for murder, His case will
come up for trial next Monday in
the circuit court. On the same
train with her husband was
Mrs. Green enroute from Albany.
Both were in care of Sheriff Ross.
Judge McFaddeu and J. F. Yates
are to appear in the case as counsel
for the defense.
There was wide interest
throughout the county in the Wa
ter election Thursday. From vari-
Gus country homes there came in
quiries by rural phone to the
Times, asking for the result.
Good" said one we'll known Ben
ton woman; II am glad Mountain
water won; I want to come to Cor
wallis to educate my boys later and
/ the Mountain water will make our
residence there more agreeable"
Albany Herald:-Leo Jack
son, the two and half year old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
Slate. residing near Shedd, while
out playing near the house on the
evening Of July 3, wandered awey
from the house and fell over the
bank of the Calapooia river and
was drowned. The parents of the
little fellow did not miss him until
he had been gone several minutes,
when they began search. After
a few minutes they came to the
river where his tracks were found,
and below in several feet of water
the body of the child was found.
| Ellsworth Corps No. 7 of Cor
wallis, Oregon, and G. A. R. held
a reception at their hall Saturday
evening in honor of Mrs. S. L.
Kline, who was elected at the State
Convention as First Delegate to the
National convention, which meets
in Denver. Colorado, on September
4th. There was quite large
number present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kline welcomed the guests after
which refreshments were served in
the Banquet Hall. The tables
were beautifully decorated, decked
in white linen and flowers, the
| Honorary Table being strewn with
rose petals. Mrs. Kline will leave
some time next month.
AT nine o'clock today, Jacob
| Blumberg. who was arrested Wed
nesday morning on charge of sell
ing liquor in violation of the local
| option law, will have his trial. II
is alleged that he was seen to sell
the liquor and receive the money
| for it. The transaction took place
in the alley back of Blumberg'
place of business. Blumberg and
John McGee met at the corner ol
the First National bank, and after
a brief conversation, separated.
The incident attracted Officer Os-
burns attention. He followed
Blumberg, and shortly after the lat
ter and McGee met in the alley
where an Interchange of booze and
coin is said to have occurred.
Three good witnesses observed the
occurance in the alley. McGee
was searched by Officer Osburn and
the booze found on his person.