The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-12
Miss Eta Smith is the guest
this week of Miss Esther Purdy.

this week of Miss Esther Purdy.
A son was born Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Rails, of Monroe.
ID. B Irwin, of Salem, was
Corvallis visitor yesterday.
IT. J. Anderson and family left
Saturday for Albany, where they
will reside.
Mrs. w. G. Emery returned
Monday from ten days visit with
Newport relatives.
-Mra. Ellen Beach, who has been
seriously i'll for several days. is not
much improved.
Mrs. VI. M. Davis returned
Friday evening from two months
visit IN Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco.
M. M. Davis went to Salem
Monday to attend a meeting of
Knights Templar.
Mrs. T. Whitehorn and little
son left yestei day for six weeks
visit with relatives at Spokane.
Lieutenant Quinlan. Alex Rem
ME and Stanley Hamnel were Al
bany visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Cauthorn left Mon
day for visit with her daugh-
ter at Athena.
There are several cases of
measles in Corvallis this week.
Among the victims is Thomas Vid
ito and Floyd Farmer.
Mr.. Sargent and family, re.
Gently from South Dakota, row &C
cupy the T.. D. Wells residence
north of the college.
The infant son of Mr.gand Mrs.
George Humphrey, was buried al
Bellfountain, Saturday, having died
Friday evening.
| Those who have seen it, say a
fifteen acre field of alfalfa on
Richard Kiger's farm is sight to
delight the eye Of the observer.
The growth is now about eight
inches high and of most thrifty ap.
pearance.
An ordinance is pending In the
city council which provides that all
pavements and crossings shall be en-.
tirely unencumbered by displays o1
wares, or in other manner. Fol-
violations, fae not to exceed $40
is provided.
w. D. Bigelow, in the chemic.
al department at O. A. C. in 1885
and 1890, left Monday after having
| been a Corvallis visitor for few
days. He Is now in the Pure Food
department at Washington, D. c..
where he holds an important posi-
ton. Mr.. Bigelow notes vast chang
es in O. A. C. since his time at the
institution.
| Will johnson, who held sim
liar position at St. Louis last year
is to be an assistant in the depart
ment of horticulture. at the Lewis
and Clark Fair. He, is taking q
course in medicine at st. Louis, ano
finishes his second year and will
leave for Oregon in a lew weeks
| He is to have two more years al
the medical college.
Mem bers of the crack company
that is to drill for 0. A. G. at the
Lewis and Clark, are to be ar
rayed in new drab uniforms. The
color and material is the same thai
will be used hereafter at the college
being the new standard uniform o1
the United States army. The uni
form costs about $6 less and
is said to be superior in quail.
| ty, appearance and durability to
| those now in use. A cutter and
filter from San Francisco is to be
at the college the latter part of this
week to take orders and measure
ments for those who wish to order
the new uniforms.
The claims of the fremen or
account Of the sawmill fire five OF
six weeks ago, have been cut. Some
Of the bills were for 1Oa hours serv.
ice for the men at 5Ocents per hour
making the bills $5.35 per man,
The matter was referred to the fire
department. and special commit
tee from the department recon-
mended that six hours's service be
the extreme allowance. This was
done by the council, and payment
has been made accordingly. A res
/ olution was adopted, fixing the pay
of the fire chief at not to exceed Il
cents per hour and fremen not Il