The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-08

Gale Perrin, Of Inavale, was
the guest of Corvallis relatives this
week.
DIR. and Mrs. Bennett, of B lie
fountain, visited in Corvallis We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mr.. S. L. Shedd left
yesterday to spend the summer in
their cottage at Newport.
Miss Pauline Davis returned
Wednt sday from three wesks' Wis
it in Portland.
Miss Ruby Lewis arrived
Thursday from Portland for visit
at the Lee Henkle home.
will McCullom arrived Thur
day to join his wife at the Lee Hen-
kle home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor S1ick and
Mrs. Stewart are to leave Monday
for an outing at Sulphur Springs.
%. J. Blsckledge and family are
to depart Wednesday for a months
outing at Newport, Waldport and
Yachats.
Mr.. Burnap and family are to
move the first ot the week into one
of the W. 1. Price hous,s, in the
south western part of town.
Mrs. Virgil Waters is EXPECT
ed to reach home tonight from Port
land, where she has been in a hos
pital. Her many friends will be
pleased to learn of her recovery. .
Henry Amber and family are
TO take up their residence in Cor
wallis wi thin a few day IS. They will
occupy residence recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Amber of Mr.. Bur
nay.
Mrs: B. L. Aroold and son
Ernest w. expect to sail August
4th for Europe. where the latter
will study for year OF more. They
leave today for a week S stay at
Newport.
The first waterme1ons to reach
Corvail : this season were on dis
play at Horning's grocery, yester-
day. They came from Texas, and
were ripe and sweet. They sod
from 80 cents up.
"A party consisting of Misses
Leah and Gertrude Barclay, Misses
Edna and Ada Finley, Mrs. Hewitt,
Arthur Buchanan and Marx Meal
lister of Salem, spent the Fourth
on NJ rs Peak. In the evening
d soIays of fireworks at many OF the
distant valley towns formed strik-
ing panorama.
Mr.. and M S. w. B. Brown, of
F,etcher, Ohio, have been visiting
relatives in this vicinity for the
past two weeks. Mr.. Brown is a
son of s. K. Brown, deceased, and
j. visiting the scenes of his child
hood for the frs lime In five years.
After a months stay Mr.. and Mr..
B'oTn will return to Ohio, visitiug
/ California enIoute.
j What came near being disas-
trous hre irauspired on the w. FL.
McBee farm near Willamette
Grange hall Thursday. About two
weeks ago McBee fred q strawstack
| 1t was damp weather at the time
and it was expected that the stack
conld be safely burned. The fire
how ever, emouldered, and in a ttlf
breeza OF Thursday was famed into
active flames. A fence took fire aud
u half nile of it was burned. Mr.
McBeR lives on another farm, but
t1e WhitbJs discovered the trouble
and by use of the rural phone, soon
got sufficient force Of neighbors
together 10 arrest the fire. Wher
hoally put out the flames had ad
vanced to within a few yards OF the
McBee barn. Fortunately the grain
fields were hardly dry enough, ol
the story of the burn would hav;
been far mere serious,
The absence of Police Judge
Greffoz was in part explained
Thursday by the receipt of two let
tiers from him. Both were dated a
Albany and one was to P. Avery
and the other to F. A. King
Both related to business matter
and gave directions with referenc'
to private affairs in Corvallis
They were mailed at Albany whil
Mr.. Grehoz was enroute to the Cas-
cades. He was i'll when he lef
home and is supposed to have still
been unwel1 when the letters wer
written.
Wallace Baldwin, who frs
came to Corvallis more than 8
years ago. and who for many year
was one of the leading business me
of the town has been local vlsito
ri for q dow or two He was to