The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-05
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Mrs. Helen E. Borst left yes
terday for few day $ visit in Port
land. \
Mrs. Carl Hodes returned
Thursday evening, from a visit
with Albany friends.
Miss Louise Irwin left Monday
for Albany, where she will finish
her course in the Eclectic Business
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Price. ar
rived Friday from ten weeks So
journ in California, whittier they.
wen on pleasure trip. They were
at Tulare, Los Angeles, Redlands,
San Francisco, and various other
places of interest. California has
had heavy rains and good crops are
assured,
p. c. Stewart, proprietor of
the Stewart barber shop in Cerval-
lis, and Miss Carrie Hurlburt were
married at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hurlburt, ten miles
south of Corvallis, at noon Sunday,
Rev. P. A. Moses officiating. Only
the immediate relatives were pres
ent, and after the ceremony de-
1icious wedding dinner was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart will reside
in Corvallis, where they have gone
to housekeeping in dwelling just
east of the Wilbanks home.
; Eugene Guard: Prof. Haroun
likely in short week has changed
his estimate of fraternity obligation.
An Eagle, K. of P. and an Odd
Fellow, he had to lie in Jail nearly
week before securing $3.50 bond
There is no fault though in the or
ganizations. A man is a man there
in as in every walk Of life. If an
Eagle, K. of P. or Odd Fellow does
not get aid and sympathy from his
fellows when in difficulty, it may
be depended upon that the fault
lies with himself, not the lodge.
Fifty four towns and cities in
Oregon and Washington own and
operate their own water works.
The number is far larger than most
people would have guessed The
information was obtained by the
subcommittee that is securing data
for the use of the water committee
in devising a plan for construction
Of plant for Corvallis. Letters
are being sent to each town that is
working under municipal owner
ship, requesting information as to
cost, plan OF operating, water rates,
and much other information of val
ue. The,sub-committee is Robert
Huston aid J. R. Smith.
What readers of the TIMES
hail from Wisconsin? The Wis
consin Society Of Oregon was or
ganized recently in Portland. The
purpose of the society is to gather
information with respect to the
present residence in Oregon and the
former residence in Wisconsin, to-
gether with name, age. present
business. address. and other par
ticuiars of all persons who have
moved to Oregon from the former
state. The TINES is requested tc
bring the attention of all former
residents of Wisconsin to the society
and to ask them to get in touch
with the new organization. The
address is, Wisconsin Society q
Oregon, Chamber of Commerce
Portland.
Sunday night, telephone
call summoned DR.. Cathey to visit
a patient at what he understood the
voice in the phone to say Henry
Witham's place. Under that i'm
preston he journeyed out in the
darkness to Mr.. Witham's farm,
distant two or three miles frou
town, only to learn when he got
there that no one was SICK IN the
house, that no doctor was wanted,
and that none had been summoned
by telephone or otherwise. It wa:
about 10 o'clock when DR.. Cathey
knocked at the door of Henry
Wortham's house. only a few
blocks from his own home in Cor
wallis, and there found the patient
who had summoned him by phone
Henry Witham and Henry Worth.
am are not words astonishing1y
alike ordinarily but they are ap-
parent1y twins by telephone.
In town Monday, on his way
to Salem was Holmes Blair, known
to old timers in Benton. He is the
son of Cobb Blair, and brother O.
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