The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-11
LOCAL LORE.


The Corvallis public schools open
next Monday for the fall term.
Peter Whitaker, who has been
confined to his bed for the past week,
IS able to beup and around.
j. M. Nolan arrived last night
gron brief business trip to Port
land.
H. W. Kaupisch left Monday
for couple of days business trip to
Falls City.
Harold Strong was Portland
business visitor Saturday and Sun
day.
Roy Bell left Yesterday morn.
Tdng for few days recreation in
Portland.
Mrs. E. J. Taylor left the last
of the week for ten days visit in
Portland.
%. J. Blackledge returned last
night from business trip to Port
land.
Mrs. DR.. Holt of Mill City,
zEormaly of Corvallis, was the guest
rsof friends III this city Monday.
Miss Gertrude Barclay is the
guest of Miss Gretta Loney at the
Reform school.
Mrs. Andrews returned last
night from an extended visit with
relatives at Eugene.
-"Tis to the Pen and Press we
mortals owe,
All we believe and almost all
we know"
R. v. Hollenburg returned
Sunday from Portland where he
purchased another car of furniture
>for the firm of Hollenburg & Cady.
Clay Gilbert and family arriv-
ed in Corvallis Saturday. Mr.. Gil
Sbert has accepted a position in Gra-
Gaam & Wells drug store.
Among those who left for the
Eair this morning were Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Huston, DR.. Witty
scSmbe, Woods Jackson and score
ofotehs.
Entrance examinations for the
lall term at the college begin Fri
day. A Jew early arrivals OF the ar.
Gny OF students that will soon put
IN appearance, are already here.
BY sudden start of the loco
motive, the cars in a train were
shroWn violently against each other.
A small boy who looked on. solilo-
quized thus: Them cars is but
tin in"
-Twen'y-two sacks averaging
Eo2 pounds each, of oats Welding
at the rate of $50 bushels per acre
zare the returns T. A. Logsden re-
sceived from a half acre of ground.
This field was previously in clover,
(which was plowed under as ferti.
EMer and accounts for the unusual
yield.
In short time Manager Frank
Groves will begin renovating the
Corvallis Opera house. AN up-to-
date Nesting plant will be installed
sad'new carpets, scenery, etc., are
among the improvements contem-
plated. Manager Groves has re-
Gently become a member of the
North West theatrical Association
and has already booked Is first !
class shows for the coming season. |
Saturday, September 2eth. is the !
sdate for the opening performance.
John A. Gellatly, county audi |
tor at Wenatchee, Washington, left
yesterday after a weeks visit in |
Benton. The state election in |
Washington transpires this fall but
Mr.. Gellatly will not be acandidate
for reelection. He is in the alb
stract business, and says he loses |
money by being auditor. Mr.. Gel |
-latly says all the Benton county !
ooysel elnfhis vicinity are doing we'll.
Ira Hunter and Johnnie Irwin
am ong them. The latter is buying
wheat for Seattle firm and has a
good position. Clyde Trapp has
a ferry there, and since he went to
the place several years ago has
amassed a competence of several
thousand dollars.
Harry and Don Holgate left
yesterday after visit since Saturday
with Corvallis relatives and friends.
Don has been for some time secre-
tary to the traffic manager of the
Great Northern at Seattle, but is
aenroute now for klamath Falls
where he enters the law Office OF
his brother Harry. The latter is
homeward bound from Boise City
where he was a member OF the
klamath Falls delegation to the
Irrigation congress. According to
Harry Ho1pate il is definitely un-