The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-31
LOCAL LORE.
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Earl SWeea<, a well known
student, left Sunday for his home
at Burns.
Miss Ethel Linvi1le left yester-
day for two weeks visit with Nc
Minnville and Carlton friends and
relatives.
Born, at Athena, Tuesday, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre, nee Frank
lie Cauthorn, a daughter.
The Post Office at Alsea is
now in new hands. NJ. L. Sets,
the new Post Master, assumed the
duties of the office Saturday.
Jack Hamme1 of Albany, was
the guest Sunday of his brother,
7. c. Hammel, at Hotel Corvallis.
Mrs. F. A. Swingle arrived
Monday from Pendleton, for six
weeks visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kyle.
j. D. Starns arrived Saturday
from Crook county, having made
the trip on horseback. He was
three days on the journey, and
found 20 miles. of snow il crossing
the mountains.
Next week, beginning Sunday
morning, mission services will be
held in the Episcopal church. Rev.
E. 7. Simpson, who is missioner
in the chnrch and very able man
as we'll as a most persuasive speak
er, will conduct the meetings.
The very latest dispatch from
the big naval battle is that Admir-
al Rojesvenski has probably saved
the ferry boat at Tkowhegan though
Admiral Bustupsky who command
ed it only succeeded in saving his
craft from Togo by a desperate but
brilliant hopupski in the darkness
when the fight was thickest.
After a. separation of 22 years,
the children of Mr.. and Mrs. Thom-
as Starns all gathered at the home
of the parents in this city, Sunday.
Twelve grand children also parti-
cipated in the reunion. The mem
bers of the. ,Starns family present
were, J. B. Starns, from Crook
county; o. B. Starns. Thorp,
Wash; Mrs. Maggie Browning,
Lane county: Mrs. NJ. 7. Starr,
Corvallis; Mrs. Belle Cochran, Wal
la Wal1a, Wash, Mrs. William
Deweese, Dixie, Wash; Mrs. VIM.
Macnab, Rufus, Oregon; and John
Starns of Albany. The Sunday
gathering was occasioned by the
illness Of Thomas Starns, whose
health has been falling for some
weeks.
The annual student excursion
to Newport and return transpired
Monday. 1t is called the Senio,
Excursion, because always given
by the senior class. The latest one
was extremely successful in all par:
ticu1ars. One hundred and ninety
four students participated, and
enough others joined in to swell
the aggregate to 225. The railroad
company provided them with five
coaches, and there was ample room
for all. The occasion was one ot
youthful exuberance without the
usual rowdyism and hoodlu1nisn
so generally characteristic of the
average excursion. The train pull
ed out of Corvallis at $50, and OF
the return trip arrived at 1890 p
m.
"A preliminary survey of {
route for a mountain water system
for Corvallis, is in progress. En-
gineer Miller with a force of five
assistants left Saturday, and ha:
been prosecuting tie work all week
The survey is Under the direction
of the city council and is not in any
way connected with the Water com
mittee created by the legislature
The committee has not met for the
purpose of organizing, but there is
said to be talk of holding a meeting
Thursday evening, Such a meet
ing ought to be held. and thereat
action should be taken that will
divest the water matter of all ex
traneous influences, so that if at
election shall be called, mountain
water may be voted on, upon it:
merits.
The parents meeting at A1ses
Saturday was well attended. Hon
= E. H. Belknap was unable to at.
tend which occasioned some dis,
appointment. The address of Sup
Denman, on the subject of succes.
in life was well adapted to youns
and old alike. while DR.. Witty.