The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-05
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Rev. Bush went to Portland
Monday, to be absent a week.
Mrs. Post of Nashville visited
Corvallis friends the last of the
week.
Wild geese have been observed
flying northward during the past
day or two.
Miss Florence Burton of Inde-
pendence is the guest this week of
Miss Marie Danneman.
Mr. and Mrs. w. O. Watkins
of Inavale, were Corvallis visitors
on business, Monday.
Mr.. Farmer, student of Will
1amette University, has been the
guest this week of Corvallis friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Groskey have
returned to their home at Blodgett,
after few days visit at the Woldt
home.
e. E. White has sold the City
restaurant to J. H. Matt1ey. The
new owner took possession Satur-
day. =
w. c. Swami and family NOV
ed yesterday into the house on
Fourth street vacated recently by
Mrs. Mary Ingram.
Reuben Wills, the IS year old
college student who was operated
on for appendicitis, is recovering
rapidly and will soon be about.
Mr. Hummer was in town
Monday, buying materials for in
side finishing of residence he is
completing for himself in Philo-
math.
In their hall, this evening, the
United Artisans are to have social
time, with a program and luncheon.
as features. All members ere ure-
ed to attend.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Schmidt. both of whom
formerly resided in Corvallis, fell
into the Albany ditch Saturday af-
ternoon, and was drowned.
"A daughter was born Saturday
to Mrs. Mathena, in Corvallis. The
parents reside in Washington, but
the mother is staying with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. 7. Vincent,
at present.
Willis Vidito left Monday
morning for Alsea. He is to be in
charge OF the railroad land in that
vicinity again this season, and in a
few weeks will move back to that
valley for The summer.
-E. E. White is to leave about
the 18th inst for Iowa, for a brief
business visit. He aud his family
now occupy the recently completed
house across the street from the e
lectric light plant. The removal
occurred Saturday.
The old pews have been re-
moved from the Congregational
church, and new chairs were put in
last week. A furnace is the next
Improvement to be added by the
Congregational people to their
church.
Bishop Castle, of the U. B.
church of ,Philomath. accompanied
by his wife and son, departed for
the East Monday. While absent
they will visit Indiana, Kansas and
Iowa, and Bishop Castle will be
present at the dedication of a mum
Der Of churches of his denomination
at different points.
1T is expected that in little
time there will be telephone con-
nections between Waldport and
Corvallis. The A1seans now have
a line to the head of tide on the AL
sea Bay, only 10 miles from Wald-
port. The statement is that the
people of the latter place will short
ly complete the extension to their
own town.
Though inhabited for nigh on
to 10 years, there has never been a
road from the head of tide on A1sea
Bay to Waldport. Much travel pass
es that way, even in spite of the
tedious and difficult method Of flat
boating up and down the 10 mile
stretch between the two points
After all these years, the construct
d ion of q v,oUot, road fn iair the tuf