The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
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Bodine. Phone 29o.
Corvallis Grange meets Satur-
day at 3 p. m. in Agricultural Hall.
Mrs. Philip Phile left Monday
for week visit at the Fair.
Mrs. Alice Wicks leaves today
for visit with Portland and Astor-
la relatives.
Mrs. B. w. Johnson returned
Saturday from months vacation
spent at Long Beach and Portland.
Mrs. P. Avery and sons re-
turned Sunday from a visit to the
Exposition.
Mrs. Hewitt nee Kate Tiede-
mann, has arrived from Portland,
for a visit with Corvallis relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Ireland
returned home Monday after few
days visit at the Fair.
Benjamin H. Greenhaw arrived
Sunday to resume his studies at
o. A. c.
Mrs. James Barrett of the Ben
ton County Lumber Co., was the
guest of Corvallis friends the first
of the week.
Officer Dave Osburn arrived
last night from an extended vaca-
ton, spent east of the Cascades.
and is to resume his duties as night
watch.
The picking of the last crop OF
peaches in the John Kiger orchard
begins today. The variety is late
Crawford and the crop is said to be
excellent, both in quality and yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Kline, who
have been for couple of weeks in
Chicago are due to arrive in San
Francisco the first of this week.
Walter Kline left yesterday evening
to join them there.
H. B. Evans, assistant drafts
man with the o. R. & N. in Port.
land, spent Sunday in Corvallis Wis.
iting friends. Mr.. Evans is an o.
A. c. student originally from Lane
county.
"A rate of $3.50 for round trip
ticket from Corvallis to Portland
has been made by the Southern
Pacific. The tickets will be on sale
September 28 and 20 and are gooc
for ten days from date of sale.
The conference in session a
Albany last week, returned Rev
G. H. Feese to the pulpit of tht
Corvallis Methodist church. It i
understood that the return wa
unanimously desired by the congre
cation.
CONTRACTS are shortly to be lo
by the postof1ce department fo
carrying the mail on the Albany
Corvallis and Monroe-Corvallis sta
mail routes. The advertisement i
now displayed at the window of tn
local postofhce. where also blank
for bidding can be secured. Bid
are to be opened on December 5t1
at Washington, D. c. and the con
tract is to go into effect the first da,
of July next year.
j. E. Michael has resigned a
county ferryman, and left Frida,
with his family to reside at Port
land. He was more than thre
years in the county employ AM
during the time was but few day
off duty. Sundays included. He re
signed to accept better position
The removal of himself and famil
to other fields is much regretted b
Corvallis friends. Another ferry
man will be elected when the cour
ty court meets.
The seven year old son of MI
and Mrs. Spencer Bicknell who wa
so severely burned by an explosio
of powder last week is recovering
Though still confined in bed, th
pain is largely gone and the eye
sight is restored The little fellow
was playing at home while the fan
lily we're at the Al Bicnne1l sale hal
a mile distant With match b
touched off big charge of powde
with the effect that his face was Sc
verely burned. After that, thougl
in great pain, he ran the distance t
Al Bicknelp S, his uncle's, where b
received treatment.
The following real estate tran:
fers have been filed for record a
the recorders Office: George A
Houck and wf. to Matthias Wilhelr
80 1-2 acres near Monroe, SIC
Mary Miller to E. N. Miller one lc