The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-04

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Lewis Hartley has been Cor
wallis visitor this week, from the
Bohemia mines.
Miss Grace Jolly of Philomath
has been the guest this week OF
Misses Frances Gellatly and Daisy
Brown.
Marshall Miller is this week
having small cottage erected on
lots adjoining his own on First
street.
Mrs. Horace Locke returns to-
day to her home in Portland, after
a weeks visit with Corvallis rela-
tives.
AT Congregational church to-
morrow: II o'clock service, "Was
Christ Manly" Union meeting
in the evening.
The Pierian literary society is
to entertain the Jefersonians this
evening, at the college. The affair
is an old maids and old bachelors
party, and jolly time is anticipat-
ed.
An appeal has been taken, in
the Neis- Whitaker hop contract
case. The case was tried at the
November term of the circuit court
and resulted in a verdict for the
Whitakers.
: Henry Allen of Corvallis, is
now gathering statistics on manu-
featuring in Montana. He is now
superintendent in the census de-
partment, and is at the head of a
gang of men in the Montana work.
And now they have indicted
Brownel1. They say he induced
others to lie. In the Oregonian
some some years ago, Joe Simon
indicted the Clackamas statesman
of doing his own lying.
BY vote of IA to 13, the SEN
ate Wednesday turned down the
bill for a constitutional convention.
Brownel1 made big speech for the
bill, and Pierce, democrat from
Umatilla led the opposition.
The father OF Rural Carrier
Connor is seriously i'll at the home
near Philomath. During the abb
sence of O.. B. Connor, who is at
the bedside, Jay Cooper is covering
rural Route No. 2, his substitute in
turn driving on Route No. I.
Robert McGrew who has been
residing since college opened, in
what was formerly the parsonage
of the Evangelical church, has
gone with his family to his home
at Weston. A son remains in col
lege. The family expect to return
to Corvallis again next year.
-Tomorrows special on account
of the funeral of the late Edwin
Stone is expected from Yaquina
about II o'clock. 1t is for the ac-
commodation of the employees OF
the road, their families, and the
friends of Mr.. Stone. It leaves Al,
bany for the return Immediately
after the funeral.
The funeral of the late Ed,
win Stone will be held at Albany,
at 7 p. m. Sunday. The funeral
services will be held in the Mason
ic hall and will be conducted by
St. Johns Lodge No. II A. F, &
A. NJ. Temple conmandry Mo-. !
Knights Te1np1ar and Albany
lodge No. $50, B. P. o. E1ks will
act as an escort. The remains will
be inferred at the Masonic GENE.
terry,
The Christian church having
been without regular pastor since
the first of the year, arrangements
have been made with Rev. Frank
E. Jones of Selma, California, tt
act temporarily in that capacity fo1
a few weeks, and it is probable hi
may consent to continue permanent
ly. He will occupy the pulpit to
morrow at the morning services, tt
which all are cordially invited. =He
comes highly recommended as {
forceful speaker, and an energetic
and tireless worker.
"A Lincoln County customer
recently sent in a mai! order to E
local drug store. After enumerat-
ing certain drugs that were wanted
the order went on to say, "Send
also one bottle of port wine and
one bottle Of whiskey." The drugs
were sent, but the accompanying
letter bore the melancholy explain.
alton that ff1e TOWN is dry opdyth ot