The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-09

President Catch arrived home
from Hornbrook, California. Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Belt re-
turned Tuesday from a few days
outing at Newport.
Mrs. A. J. Metzgar, Mrs.
Garrow and Theodore Ga1row re-
turned home Monday evening from
a weeks sojourn at the Exposition.
Ed. Buxton came up, Monday
night from Portland, where Mrs.
Buxton is a patient. in the Good
Samaritan Hospital.
"A lawn social takes place in
the Court House park this We'd
nesday evening beginning at five
O clock. Ice cream, sherbet and
cake will be served. The proceeds
go to repair the reading room.
The cause is worthy, and the en-
terprise deserves support.
-chittim has apparently become
a drug in the market. Three and
half cents is the price, except for
old bark which some times brings
three and three-quarters. 1t is said
that Balfour & Guthrie of Portland
have made the statement that there
are fifty cars of last years bark
now for sale in the East, with no
buyers.
"A private letter relates that
Mrs. Arnold and son Ernest arriv-
ed at Montreal August 3rd, and
sailed from there the morning of
the 4th, They are now on the At
lantic, scheduled to reach Liverpool
next Saturday. They go thence to
| London, and after brief visit there
go directly to some spot in Ger
many not yet selected.
Monday was another hot day.
That statement, however, has ceas-
ed to be spectacular item of news.
Hot days have followed each other
this year with unpleasant, and it
: may be added, with unwelcome
regularity. Ninety five was the
temperature reached Monday,
touching that figure shortly after
midday. and remaining there until
$3.50, when breeze from the sea
r sent the mercury speedily down
ward.
= 7. K. Fawcett's stallion Potache
will be one of the figures in the big
horse show at the Portland Expo
sition, September 10Th to 2oth.
The competition against him will
be very great. Mclaughlin Broth.
1 ers, noted horse fanciers of Ohio,
4 according to the press dispatches,
: recently purchased at-the annual
= government horse show in France,
all of the prize-winning horses, and
!. has shipped them direct to the
= Lewis and Clark fair to be compel
itors in the September horse show.
Potache. however, was prize-win-
y ner at the same great show in
3 France, was winner il Royal In
e ternational show on the Continent,
and again winner at the St. Louis
exposition, and he will go into the
4 contest with good credentials. Mr.,
;, Fawcett and family 60 to Portland
i In month.
). "A memorial service Of more
5 than passing interest was held al
the First Methodist church Sunday
, evening, in honor of the late Will
mon w. Blackmar, commander-in'
. chief of the Grand Army of the
, Republic, who died at Boise City
Idaho, July 10Th. Members of the
local post, G. A. R., and the ladie:
of the Ellsworth Relief Corps were
I present in body at this service
besides good sized audience thai
4 filled the church auditorium. Spec
IS ial music for the evening was furn
t ished by a male quartette composed
:. of ]. L. Underwood, Mike Bauer
! R. N. White and S. B. Bane, aud
+ Rev. Feese delivered an excellent
r address il keeping with the occa
n sion. Rev. Green of the Congrega
tional church and Rev. Jones Of the
/ Christian church, also offered brie
!. but suitable remarks in honor o
the departed, and the audience was
dismissed after singing America. >
!, Altogether, the occasion was i'm.
l pressive and in keeping with the
e object for which it was held.
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