The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-17
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r. J. Moses left today for Port
land, on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Kaupisch
were Portland visitors Thursday.
County Clerk Ira Wade of
Lincoln was a pleasant visitor in
Corvallis Thursday.
Mrs. Marshall Miller returned
the first of the week from Portland.
where she spent the past month,
receiving medical treatment.
Miss Florence Wicks arrived
Tuesday for a months vacation,
after spending a year in the nurses
training school in Good Samaritan
Hospital in Portland.
&C. H. Burgraf, the we'll known
Albany architect, paid Corvallis
visit Thursday, and while here took
look at some of the residences
now building in Corvallis.
The Empire Theatrical Com
pany concluded three nights en-
gagement at the Opera House We'd
nesday evening. The casts includ-
ed a number of very good people
and the productions as whole
better than many companies that
visit Corvallis. They played to
only fair houses.
Suit for divorce was filed in
the, Benton county circuit court
Tuesday by Margaret Norton VS..
Nathan Norton on the grounds of
alleged ''cruel and inhuman treat
ment, The parties were married
in Benton county March 20, 1873,
and after nearly 80 years of con-
nubial bliss have decided to go
their separate ways.
"A favorite device with many
farmers in blowing now is the disc
plow. 1t came into use few years
ago, and has gradually become
more and more popular, until now
it is favorite implement on many
farms. The claim is that it Is
lighter on horses, but some farmers
dispute this. The usual size is a
twenty-inch, for drawing which
four horses are used.
AS many buildings are in pro-
oess of rrection as in the palmiest
days of the good old summer time
Three foundations for residence:
were laid this week as follows
Oscar Gustafson, George Brown
and Victor Moses. The noise o
hammer, saw and carpenter wer,
never more in evidence in Corvalli:
than now. It looks as if the build
ing would go on the winter through
An immense acreage of lane
is being seeded this fall. The earl,
rains enabled the plow to start
and all the teams that could b
mustered have been steadily a
work. A farmer in town yesterda,
expressed belief that the acreag
sown this autumn is even large
than last fall when it was the great
est in years. The present weathe
is favorable and if it continues mos
of the fields that farmers desire t
plant to grain this fall will hav'
been seeded.
Miss Elsie Gresham, leadin
lady of the Empire Theatrics
Company is cousin of Fred Stim
son. She is also Benton count
girl. The family resided in Faii
mount precinct, a mile west of Al
bany for number of years. Th
name was Payne. About 10 year
ago they removed to Ogden, Utah
where two years ago Miss Gresh
am went on the stage. Mis-
Gresham is the wife of Frank Clay
ton, the leading man Of the Empir
Company.
"A tally-ho party from Alban
had merry time Monday evenin
at the farm home of A. R. Locke
Various games, music and refresh
ments were features of the evening
First prize in the games was wo
by Mr.. Richards and the boob
prize by Miss Steel. Those pres
ent were, Mr.. and Mrs. Richards
Mr.. and Mrs. Harnish, Mr.. an
Mrs. Terhune, Mr.. and Mrs. FL. W
Locke, Misses Emily Hill, Leon
Nancy, Mabel Steel, Pearl Smith
Maude McBee. Elsie and Ida Lock
Messrs Fred Ward, Hiram Nett1e
ton, Roy Yates, Harry Wilkins
Walter and Otto Locke.
NO football game played in tn
Northwest this season ought to b.
superior from any standpoint t
that which is to be played on OA'
field next Friday afternoon. Their
is practically no difference in th
strength of the three big colleg
teams in Oregon, Willamette, Eu
gene and OAC. That has bee,
proven in the two battles that hay