The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-30
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY ToLD4 BRIEF.
he Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
tion and Other Items of
Public Interest.

White and New Home Sewing
machines al J. H. Harris.
Born, Wednesday, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Vidito, daughter.
Miss Madge Baldwin leaves to-
morrow for visit at the Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Johnson
are to return Monday from week.
visit with Portland relatives.
Mrs. Garrett Long, who has
been critically ill, is reported some
what improved.
James Flett, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Lura, left yes
terday for few days at the Fair.
-Emmet Elliot left Thursday
for a few days visit at the Expo
sition.
Rufus Skipton has been seeing
sights at the Fair since Thursday,
as have also Thomas Cooper and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin.
Mrs. D. S. Adams is slowly
recovering from a hemorrhage Of
the brain. with which she was
stricken over two weeks ago.
Mrs. Belle Baldwin and little
son, of Albion, Washington, were
guests this week of Corvallis rela-
tives.
Miss Mary Mcfarland. of Mos
COW, Idaho, who has been fol a
week the guest of Benton relatives,
leaves Monday to spend the winter
in California.
The J. L. Underwood residence
is rapidly nearing completion, and
will soon be ready for occupancy.
The paper hanging was completed
Thursday by Alva Miner.
Presbyterian church. Bible
school at 10, worship at II. Subject
"Defense from Unseen Foes"
Union meeting of c. E. at United
Evangelical church. Evening sub
ject, Recognition of the Spirit
ual.''
AS you may judge the size Of a
great statue by the size of the foot;
of lion by his claws, so you may
compute the size and enterprise and
Importance OF store by the vol
ume and quality ef its advertise
ments. John Wannamaker.
= Miss Mary Kittridge OF Ash
land and Mr.. Willie Kittridge Of
Silver Lake arrived Wednesday.
The latter was formerly Miss Maud
Long and came to be at the bedside
of her mother, Mrs. Garrett Long.
rear Phiiomath. who is very i'll.
The collection of taxes has
kept Sheriff Burnett On the jump
this week. Both locally and from a
distance the business has been lively
the past few days, owing to the fact
that Monday is the last day of pay
ment before taxes become delin-
quent.
The state labor commissioner
was in town Thursday, making the
rounds of local mills, investigating
the character of precautions against
danger to employees while engaged
in their daily avoeation. He is o.
P. Hoff, man who is doing every
thing in his power TO promote the
interests of those who toll. He
visited the Benton Lumber mills at
Philomath. Recommendation
were made at many places, and in
general they are carried out by en-
p1oyers.
There is a week more of hor
picking in some of the hop yards
near Independence, according to
the statement of J. w. Weber,
who passed through town Thurs
day with his family, enroute from
the yards to his home at Harris
Though there are 500 pickers in it
the Rose yard, across the William
ette from Independence, will re
quire that length of time for finish
ing up. Picking has been disa
greeable all week because of rains
and many pickers are leaving.
Manager Fred Stimson ha
completed the schedule of football
games for the season, and it is a
follows: September goth at Corval
lis, Alumni game; October 9TH a
Corvallis. Chenlawa; October 14tl
at Corvallis, Whitworth Colleg
team of Tacoma, Washington; Oct
ober 21st, at Corvallis, Washington
State College, of Pullman; Octobe
2Sth, at Berkeley, University c
California; November 18th, at Eu
gene, University of Oregon; Nov
ember 24th at Corvallis, Willamett
University; Thanksgiving day
November goth, at Seattle, Univer
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