The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-20
LOCAL LORE.
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Now is the time to buy buggy
cheap at Simpsons.
Wanted, Hay and oats. l. D
Bodine. Phone 29o.
j. H. Simpson announces cut
of 10 per cent on all buggies and
carriages in his stock for 80 days.
The estate of William Wyatt
has been finally settled and the ex-
ecutor discharged.
The annual convention OF the
w. G. T. U. of the state of Oregon
will meet at The Dalles, October
3rd to 9th.
Ed Peterson and Clay Gilbert
spent Sunday at Newport. Mr..
Peterson is to leave in a few days
for Oklahoma.
The W. c. T. U. will meet in
their Reading Room on Thursday
Sept. 23rd at 3 o'clock. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
in order to reduce stock 1 will
offer for 30 days any buggy or car-
riage in stock at 10 per cent OF reg
ular price, at ]. H. Simpson S.
Chester and Kirkwood Brodie
of Portland, brothers of Horace
Brodie, class of 'o4, arrived Fri
day and are registered as sopho-
mores at o. A. c.
Rev. Hiram Gould, formerly
pastor of the Methodist church in
Corvallis. was, with Mrs. Gould,
in town Monday, enroute to attend
the annual conference Of his church
now in session in Albany.
Mrs. Marion Higdon arrived
Monday evening from Newcastle,
Colorado, and is to remain. She
has taken house in Jobs addition.
Her husband is to arrive in short
time. She is the sister of Charles
Heckart and the two have not met
for many years.
The will of Mary A. CARING
house has been filed for probate.
The document was executed Aug.
80. 1904 with F. W. Osburn and
E. o. Potter as witnesses. E. u.
Lee has been appointed referee to
take testimony of witnesses and to
report the same to the county
clerk.
The Blakeslee prune drier be-
gan operations Monday morning.
1t will dry the prunes from large
number of adjacent orchards, the
picking of which is already in pro-
gress. The big drier of Lassalle
Brothers in Albany, valued at
$4,000, burned Sunday morning.
1t was insured for $500.
Prof. McKellips arrived Fri
day evening from three weeks
trip in the East, He visited the
great drug concerns in Detroit and
other cities as we'll as Purdue and
other universities for the purpose
of getting in touch with all that is
new in pharmacy for use in his de
partment at OAC. He also spent
three or four days at his old home
in Indiana.
"A farewell surprise was given
Saturday evening at the home ot
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley in honor ot
Miss Eva Myers, who left Monday
for her home in Illinois. The eve.
ming was spent in social conversa'
ton. Those present were, Rev
Feese, Mr.. and Mrs. Blackledge
Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bane, Mr.. and Mrs. Swan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellsher, Misses
Libbie and Lulu Rice. Maud and
Belle Mattley, Mr.. White. Mrs.
Hartley and Miss Sophie Hartley.
AT Minot, North Dakota. a
few days ago, August Young, a
former Corvallis painter, committed
suicide by hanging. A few weeks
ago, he left Corvallis after beating
his wife for her antics with annoth-
er man. He went to Oregon City,
where later, the wife followed him.
There he beat her again, and was
heavily fined and required to pay
her 500 for use in securing a di-
vorce from him. He was also re.
quired to leave Oregon City. This
he did, and the news of his suicide
is the sequel. A note on the body
directed that his watch be sent to
his little daughter, now with the
mother in Oregon City,
Mr.. Sheldon, representing one
of the wood pipe companies on
Puget Sound was in town Monday
for few hours, securing informa-
ton for making bid on the pipe
to be used in the nronnsed orauit,,