The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-26


ed at home with illness since Satur-
day.
Harry Holgate made a brief
visit to his father and sitter Sun
day, leaving the next day for Port
land.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Village Improvement Society
will be held next Friday evening at
at the County Court Room at 800
O'Clock.
MIR. and Mrs. DeVarney, Mrs.
/ B. w. Johnson, E. E. Wilson and
Fred Stimson returned Monday
from brief fishing trip to Elk City.
James Mckenzie, who is a
junior at o. A. c., left yesterday to
accept position in the Office of the
Dornbecker Furniture Company at
Portland.
Miss Matte Strong, who is a
student at St. Mary's College in
Portland, is home for few days
visit with her parents.
1t is told in town that B.~R.
Job of Cottage Grove is part owner
in a mine that is about to be sold,
and that if the sac goes. his share
will be $50, 900. The report does
not give the location of the mine.
Reports from the bedside of
Mrs. Cordley at the Good Samari-
tan Hospital, Portland. are to the
effect that the danger period is
passed and that her Improvement
is rapid.
The cantata given at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening
was witnessed by throng of peo-
pie. Solos by Profs. Fulton and
Herse, Miss Spang1er, Mrs. Lake.
Mr.. Pruett, and Mr.. Bouquet were
especially fine and have since been
the subject of much favorable COM
ment. The entire affair was a
highly creditable production.
delegates are to leave on the
early train this morning for Port
land, to attend the meetings of the
Oregon Development League in
session there today and tomorrow.
all members of the Corvallis league
are invited to attend. There are to
be special trains for the aecommo-
datiou of the delegates from all
parts of the state, and it is certain
that great good will result from the
| meetings. -,4
"A ninety acre tract oflaud four
miles west of Corvallis was sold
Friday by Mrs. NJ. Bohannon to
Frank Francisco. The price paid
was $40 per acre, and the sale was
negotiated by Amber & Walters.
Mr.. Francisco expects to build a
| house and barn on the place next
year, after which he will occupy
the property, with his family.
In single day at Elk City re-
Gently nearly 800 trout from eight
to 10 inches in length were taken
in the Yaquina and Elk rivers,
within a radius of three miles Of the
town. Marsh Simpson headed the
| list with catch of 56, a boy of IA,
resident of the place was next with
| 81, while party of Corvallisites,
over there for the day captured rs.
Jack Pernot the young son OF
| E. A. Pernot of Granger, was taken
to Portland specialist yesterday
for an operation for removal of a
/ growth from the nose. A similar
operation was performed few
| months ago., but resort to the
knife has again become necessary
in order to effect permanent cure.
| The boy was accompanied to Port
| land by DIR. Pernot and wife.
/ The sale of the stock and We.
hicles in the brick livery stable oc-
ours this, Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock. The firm has to give
up the building on account of ex-
piration of the lease, and a deter
mination to go out of the livery
business is the consequence. Every
thing in the barn will be sold, il
there are bidders to buy it.
Easter was day to be remem-
bered at the Congregational church
In the morning the church was
we'll filled, while in the evening
chairs had to be carried in to seat
the throng. The choir of 20 voices
rendered music in solos, duets and
anthems, the male quartette of
students holding prominent place.
A pleasant feature of the evening