Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-18
local AND PERSONAL

will be of inde6dits duration.
> Saturday afternoon Mrs. A. E.
Wilkins gave an 'sat home in
honor Of her friend, Mrs. Pressley.
A delightful. time is reported.
Miss Ida Shupp, Of Albany, has
accepted a position in the Grant |
Elgin bakery. The young lady |
entered upon her duties last satur-
day.
There was dance at Wells last
Friday night and John Kiger !
drove g party of, Corvallisites to
the scene of the festivities. A fine
time is reported.
Last Saturday the stock recently
ordered by Clarence Vidito to be
kept in connection with J. K.
Berry's repair shop arrived and
has been placed on the shelves.
Last week, from Tuesday even
ing to Wednesday evening, the
spring session of the Willamette
Presbytery. was held at Dallas.
Rev. M. s. Bush, of this city, was
in attendance and served as report
ing clerk.
E. A. Jones and family arrived
in Corvallis from near Green Bay
Wis. Mr.. Jones is farmer and
represents himself to be highly de-
lighted with this section of the
country. It is his intention to
locate permanently. They came
Saturday.
During the period covering the
year of 1874, W. E. Yates, James
F'lett and Nicholas Tartar were
fellow schoolmates at OAC. How
affairs go in this world! Last Fri
day evening a daughter of each of
the above-namel gentlemen took
part in debate at OAC.
On account of the captata to be
given soon by the ladies of the
Presbyterian chnrch, it has been
considered expedient to postpone
the lect1re-recital to be given by
Prof. Taillandier for the benefit OF
the Village Improvement Society
from April 2Sth to May 9th.
Early last week rifle that was
raffled off was won by Homer
Lilly. A day or two later another
rifle was raffied and Carl Porter
won the guu. AS both Homer
and Carl are attached to the same
meat market it looks as though
they were making preparations to
<skill."
Although many men were at
tracted to Corvallis from various
parts of the county on account of
the horse sale advertised for Satur-
day afternoon, it seems there were
few sales made. Those who are
supposed to be judges of horse
flesh claim that the animals were
held too high.
William Gellatly was in from
his Kings Valley farm last Satur-
day and while here stated that on
the preceding Wednesday he had
completed seeding for the present.
He now has 500 acres sowed to
grain and it all looks splendid. II
the weather continues satisfactory
it is probable that he will SOW q
number of acres yet this spring.
It was the intention of Harley
Hall to start work on an 8-room
house, yesterday, on the lots which
he recently purchased of Rey. F.
L. Moore, These lots are situated
just north of the house at present
occupied by Prof. 7. H. Crawford
and will make nice home for Mr..
andssMrs. Hall. Newton Adams il
to build the house.
During the past few days Mrs
J. E. Presley, of Myrtle Point, Or.
has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
A. E. Wilkins, in this city. Mrs
Presley has just returned from
Pittsburg, Pa, where she passed
the winter. She owns a fine farm
near Myrtle Point and it was hel
intention to depart for that place
yesterday. She is an old friend o
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkins.
Mrs. J. B. Horner, of this city
was elected president of the VIII
lamette Presbyterial Society at tn,
animal session held in Dallas las
week. This association during th
past year collected about 81 900 70
home and foreign missions, and to
gether with the Olympia Presby
terial Society, is maintaining DR.
Maude Allen, of Portland, as
medical missionary in India. I
very good half-tone of Mrs. Hor
ner appeared in the Sunday Ore,