The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-31
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
ghe comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.

Neal Murray returned Sunday !
evening to Albany after visit with |
Corvallis friends.
Walter Wells of the class 'o3,
DAG, returned Sunday to Portland
after brief visit with relatives.
-, D. Jameson Of Portland,
attended the field meet Saturday,
returning home Monday morning,
Miss Mary Pritchard has ar
rived from Portland for a Com
menceuent visit with friends.
Mrs. J. Exton from Nebraska,
Is visiting her sister Mrs. Mark
Noble in this city.
Miss Rose Ingram returned
Monday to her home in Monroe,
after few days's visit with Cor
wallis friends.
Miss Florence Max6eld, a
seacher in the Corvallis public
schools, is suffering with an at
hack of tonsilitis.
Regular meeting of the W. c.
T. u. next Thursday afternoon at
go'olock at the homo of Mrs. Vim.
Creese-
Among Albanyites who at
aended the field meet Saturday
were, Misses Emma Sox, Lena
Miller, Vesta Wallace, Gertrude
Bu- sard, Elsie Francis, and Mrs.
G. M. Turner.
: Miss Margaret Fowel1s gave
picnic Friday tor the pupils in her
grade of the Corvallis public school.
The event took place short dis.
sance west of town, and was great
Iy enjoyed by the little folks.
Numerous Corvallisites will be
IN attendance at the Bellfountain
picnic Saturday The affair takes
place on the Oh camp ground. and
besides a bands other attractions,
there will be the usual spread at
noon. Everyone is invited.
Rev. M. Noble is assisting at
the West Willamette Association
this week at Carlton. He will re-
turn Friday and occupy his pulpit
Sunday. Sunday school at TO-
services at II a. m. and 7 and 8
p. m. Cordial invitation to all.
IN. B. Traviss and family have
arrived from Albert, Northwest
Territories, Canada. He'is seek
ing a location Three years ago,
ne went to the Northest Territor-
les from Nebraska. The Albert
eountry was not satisfactory be-
cause of severity of winters and
other conditions.
LIN spite of the many other at
fractions to absorb interest of late
the cantata which is to be given at
the Opera House Friday, June end
is claiming the attention of many.
II will undoubtedly be great af-
fair in the musical history of Cor
wallis and should be heard by an
unusually large crown. The pro-
eeeds go to the student building
snnd@
After a FIVE years absence in
Chicago, where he graduated from
medical college and has since
been practicing dentistry, Viii
Blake of Wells, has arrived at his
parents home in Benton. DR.
Blake is former student of OAC
and was in Corvallis Saturday re
aewing old acquaintances.
The G. A. R, and w. r. c
members attended a memorial serv
ice at First Presbyterian church
Sunday evening. The church wa
beautifully decorated with cut flow
eTs, and at the close of the service
these flowers were distributed
among the audience. There wa
an able address by Rev. Bush, Sou
Dead Heroes" special music by
the. choir; vocal solo by Ott
Herse, and a trio, by Mrs. Bush
Miss Lulu Spangler and Mr.. Herse
"A force of men are busy on the
task of remodeling and repairing
che old building on north Mai1
street, two doors south of the stean
laundry. The property was re
Gently purchased by the w. G. 7
u. ladies, and the front is to b
made into a free reading room
In the rear, there will be room
wherein will reside the keeper c
the free library. The cottage be
tween this building and the laun
dry has also been purchased by tn