Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

The exc lrsion to the coast sun
day was we'll patronized and all
who attended declare they had
fine time. -
Yesterday Professor G.. Lester
Paul returned to Portland to re-
sumo his classes in elocution and
dramatic art. ,..)
Mrs. F. P. Sheasgreen and little
girls returned home, Saturday,
from an outing of two or three
weeks in Alsea.
o. J. Blackledge and family are
bone from their camping trip to
Waldport and other adjacent points.
They report a most enjoyable time
Regent J. D. Daily arrived in
Corvallis, Saturday, on the noon
train and after auditing the usual
monthly bills at OAC, departed In
the evening for Portland.
Alba Thompson, who during the
past year has been manager of a
steam laundry at Heppner, Or,
has been renewing his acquaintance
in this city during the past week.
Saturday, w. D Barclay and S.
A. Tharp returned from Portland,
where for fifteen days they were
under guard while serving as jurors
during the Williamson-Gesner-
Biggs land fraud trial.
A game of base ball played in
this city, Saturday, between Siletz
and Corvallis was very much of a
disappointment. Siletz made or
8 points, while Corvallis made in
the region of 80 points.
Four passenger coaches filed to
standing room departed Saturday
for the coast. Warm weather
coupled with the many attractions
at the coast explains the reason for
the large crowd Saturday.
Mrs. Prudence Chapman depart
ed yesterday noon for the East.
She will visit relatives and friends
in Iowa and Minnesota until cold
=. weather compels her return to Ore
gon--probably about December 1st.
Stoney Wells and party of five
other gentlemen took dinner in this
city Thursday while enroute from
Toledo to Mill City. They made
the trip by wagon. Stoney is to
do team work about the mill and
the others have employment there
Merit Clark, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Clark of this city, arrived in
Corvallis, Friday evening from his
home in Baker City. Merits wife
has been here for some weeks
Sunday all of the above parties
went over to the coast to remain
several days.
Mrs. Leonora Speidel Smith and
son, Harry, arrived in this city last
week from Buena Fark, California
and are guests at the J. A. Spangle1
home. Mrs. Smith is a niece ol
Mrs. Spangler. Mrs Smith was
born in this city and passed many
years of her life here,
A few days ago L. l.. Brooks re-
eeived a letter from Mrs. Marco,
of Belleville, Neb., who stated that
she was on the eve of departing fol-
this county. At the same time ne
received letter from another lady
who has property in Nebraska she
desires to trade for property il
Benton.
The merry go-round people took
out license for three months las
Tuesday. This does not mean tha
they will do business in Corvallis
for any length of time, but it wa
cheaper to do SO. License by tn
day costs about $40 for each day
while license for three months ma,
be had for $50. The merry-go
round will be here two or thre'
weeks and then will be taken to th
hop fields.
Quite often items of a social, o
even important, nature are receiye'
at an hour too late for press. ]
an item goes over until next issu
1t becomes stale. Our time of go
ing to press is Mondays and Thurs
days, and notes should be hande'
in by 2 p. ~. on these days at tn
latest-sooner, if possible. w
fully appreciate the kindness q
many persons who tell us of event
and thank them for past favors a
well as those we feel they will d
us in the future.
The death of Mrs. Hulda
Brown occurred Thursday afternoo1
in this city at the home OF S. F