The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-18
LOCAL LORE.
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"A socialist speaker is to speak
at the court house tomorrow night.
Miss Lotta McAdams has been
for several days a guest at the home
of her uncle, Lee Henkle.
Miss Ethel Linville returned
Wednesday from two weeks WIS.,
it with Carlton relatives.
DIR. P. T. Starr, the osteopath,
will give treatment until the 18th
of June at half price. Treatment
$I.oo.
--Services at the Catholic church
Sunday. Mass at 10 o'clock, and
evening service at 7:3o.
&C. L. Gardiner, a former OAC
student, but now in the mining
business in Portland, left today af-
ter few days visit with Corvallis
friends.
Mrs. Nancy Whitaker has sold
to Ira Griggs, 267 acres of land ten
miles south of Corvallis, consider.
alton 81, 900. The sale was made
by Robinson, Stevenson & Co.
Mrs. J. A. French and little
son, leave Sunday for their home
in Enterprise. Oregon, after ten
days visit with Mrs. French's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Irvine.
Presbyterian church, M. s..
Bush, pastor. Worship II a. m, !,
subject, "Otherworldliness." Eve.
ming service at 8, subject, "a
Square Dea1.'
The 14-year old son of E. A..
Pernot, of Granger, was operated
on in Portland Tuesday for removal
of a 6brous tumor from the nose
and throat. The operation was
the third instance in which the
trouble has been removed.
-Drs. Pernot and Cathey arrived
Wednesday from Portlrnd, where
they attended the annual meeting
of the State Medical Society. The
session is said to have been one of
the most important as well as one
of the most interesting in the his
tory of the organization.
"A. Welch, general manager,
and I. W. Anderson. president and
treasurer, of the Willamette Valley
Company, which owns the local
electric light, was in town on a
business trip yesterday. They left
for Independence on the westside.
Ed Strange left Wednesday
morning for Seaside at which point
he is to install the old Corvallis
electric light plants the last car o1
which left for its destination ehis
morning. 1t is expected to have
the plant in operation by June 1st.
Lee Willard who is playing an
engagement at the Opera House,
this week, is former classmate of
Miss Grace Catch at the Univer'
sity Of Washington, in which both
were students for a number oi
years. Not only socially. but as
an artist and gentleman, Mr.. Viii
lard stands very we'll. He plays
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde tonight
Wool is 70 to IS cents in the
local market. The story is thai
local buyers will not pay a fiat pric,
for it this year. but will ouly give
the top price for fine and fine med
ium. A good many sales have al
ready been made at IS cents. Some
shearing has been done. A Cots
void fleece delivered at a local es
tablishment yesterday weighed 1e
pounds. The grower was J. G
Winkle.
"A two year old child in tn,
home of Engineer Moore near tn
G. & E. depot, while playing in th'
street, ran in front of a moving
truck team near the family home
The little one was knocked down ane
appeared to passersby, to be tram
pied on, but after being rescued wa
found, by a physician who wa
summoned, to be only badly bruis
ed, without the breaking Of bones
IS. A. Miles, owne- Of the Ho
tel Corvallis building, l>Se Nednes
day. after brief businass visit ii
town. He resides at St fe1sf}s il
which town be las b. rnmi
nent citizen for near1, tall : zen
tury. He was an "a r Il
Oregon, having resided il. .>lane
at time when there were bnt sew
enteen houses in the place. Hi,
variations of early pioneer life il
the state are very interesting by
reason of Mr.. Miles unusual intelli
gence.
Mrs. w. H. Whitby re- aee
from Portland Wednesda .as
accompanied by her 4 -. lsa