The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-29
Mrs. John Smith entertained q

number of friends Tuesday evening
in honor of Dr.. Ainslie.
Miss Mabel Withyeombe is ex-
pected home today from a weeks
visit with Portland friends.
George F. Eglin. a former Cor
Wallis boy. was last week appointed
chief of police at. Ashland, Oregon.
A. A. Hulburt recently ship
ped two settings of eggs to Honolu-
lu, and is awaiting the result with
considerable interest.
Walter Kline has been con6n-
ed to his home with q serious ILL
ness since last Saturday. Two ply
siciaas are in attendance. The mall
ady ie violent attack of measles.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Ouinlan
arrived Yesterday from visit. to the
metropolis made in the interest of
khe cadet encampuent at the Lewis
and Clark Fair.
Mics Emma Thompson aud
motherleft Tuesday for CottageGrove
where it ia hoped the change OF cli-
mate may be beneficial to the be llth
of the latter.
The Modern Woodmen are
planning to have their annual
steamboat excursion to Salem Sun
day, May 7th.
Sheriff White and wife, Of Al
bany, were Corvallis visitors Thurs
day. In the evening they were en-
tertained at the home of Sheriff
Burnett.
After a weeks illness, Miss
Helen Sprague, accompanied by her
mother, left for her home at Oregon
City On yesterday mornings boat.
The young lady will not return to
college this year.
Last year was record breaker
in Alsea country catterpillars but
the prospect for better crop this
year is everywhere evident. The
wild rose, the Alder and many 9TH
er variaties of brush as we'll as
orchards are seriously affected with
the pest.
Salem Statesman: Beach is
locked upon as star performer by
the men at Willamette University.
He has been out with the track
team less than two weeks and is al.
ready reeling off the mile in splend-
i'd form and time. He did mile
in better form in trial last night
than has been done anywhere in
the siate this spring.
M. W. Ruhle, of the firm o.
Runle Bros. sawmill, was in town
about len days ago. While here be
contracted 5o,ooo feet of clear iii
lumber to Smith & Colbert OF tne
Corvallis Manufacturing Company,
Tee company takes the lumber a.
the mill in Aisea, and haul it tthen,
selves. The price, We understand
is to be $40 per thoaaend in tht
Ircugh.
The building com mittee of ths
board is planning the coustruc
tion OF . handsome entrance 20 tht
I-cDIlege grounds at Niuth and Madl.
son. The committee Is Weather
ford, DAILY and Appersop. Th'
| plan involves the vacation, if pos
sibie, of that part Of Madison lying
wsst Of Ninth, and the conversion
of the same into a portion of III,
entrance. An arch of elaborate de
sign and other appointments in
volving the expenditure of 81, COZ
or more is described as incidental II
| the plans.
Mrs. Lincoln, deaconess 0
the Methodist church, has been 70:
some time visiting friends, -promi
nent in social and church circles, II
Portland. She has had charge fol
four or five years of the nurse de
partment at the Presidio hospital a
San F1areisco. She has won fav
orable mention from the military
department of the government ane
is very popular with our soldie
boys, both officers and privates. Sh'
is sometimes called the little moth
er," reminding us of some Of TIT
famous nurses Of the civil war
Incidentally some Of the neighbor
ing cities are to be favored with
visit, Corvallis being one Of the for
tunate number. She will lecture a
| the First Methodist church, Monda,
evening, at 8 o'clock, her subjec
/ probably being, Experiences a
the Presidio." The lecture is free
A reception will be given her b,
the church at three O'clock. Th