The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-01-26
LOCAL LORE.
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Mrs. G. S. o. Humbert of Eu-
gene has been the guest Of Corvallis
friends this week. She will occupy
the pulpit at the Christian church
Sunday morning.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Missionary Society were entertained
by Mrs. John Richard Wednesday
afternoon. The occasion is said to
have been very enjoyable.
Miss Bessie Irvine returned
Wednesday, after a two weeks Wis
it with Salem relatives. She was
accompanied home by Clifford
Elgin.
Miss +. Graham Crozier of
Iowa, wants to put the children of
poor families to death by chloro-
forming them to save them from
the troubles incident to the life of
the poor.
Joseph Henkle is to leave Sun
day for Schenectady, New York,
where he is to join the other OAC
graduates engaged in electrical
work there. HIS many friends in
Benton unite in good wishes for his
success.
j. H. Albright sold his resi-
dence Wednesday to M. L. Earnest
who recently settled in Corvallis.
The price paid was $3.50. Just
what Mr.. Albright intends doing is
not known at present.
Presbyterian church, M. S.
Bush, pastor. Worship II a. m,
subject, Something Christ Could
not Find" Evening service 7.3o,
subject, The Parable of the Sow
en-" The sermon will be illustrat-
ed. Miss Spangler will sing in the
morning and Miss Marvin in the
evening.
There would be no race suicide
if someone would follow Senator
Clark's example and guarantee to
settle a million dollars upon each
new baby. Senator Clark gives
that amount to each new grand
child.
The musical programme given
by the Polmatier Sisters in College
chapel Wednesday evening was a
very enjoyable entertainment. The
orchestral playing and the %quartette
numbers were first class, and elicit
ed many a round of applause. The
cornetist, by reason of the purity
and sweetness of her tones as we'll
as her technique, played with very
fine effect, and was compelled to re-
spond to numerous encores.
Oregon Council No. 2, Royal
and Select Master last evening
elected and installed the following
officers for the ensuing year,. B.
Homer, Th. Ill. NJ; M. M. Davis,
D. NJ; S. L. Kline, P. c. W.; Z.
H. Davis. Captain of the Guard;
E. B. Horning, Recorder; S. N.
Lilly, Steward; E. Holgate, Treas
urer; J. R. Rowland, sentinel.
Rev. Joseph Hoberg oficiated
at the funeral of the smallest baby
in Oregon a few days ago. Francis
Gallagher, daughter of James and
Esther Gallagher of North Yakima.
died at the age of four months and
twelve days. At the time OF her
death the little one weighed eight
pounds and ten ounces. At the
time of her birth she weighed two
pounds and fourteen ounces. When
one day old she was taken to the
incubator at the Lewis and Clark
Fair, where she was kept for six
weeks until the close of the Fair
Mention was recently made it
the Times of four hogs sold at Lii
1y's meat market that weighed at
average of 328 pounds, though bn,
eight months of age In answer te
requests. attempt has been made te
ascertain fuller facts, but without
avail. They were sold at the Lilly
market by Sol King. They were
bought as pigs by Mr.. King on the
Albany prairie a short distance thi:
side of Lebanon. Even their breed
is not known to Mr.. King. Their
weight for their age was remark.
able, but not over strange as So
King always has the best livestock
to be had.
r. M. Gilbert left Wednesday
to resume his duties as inspector o.
pipe in course of construction a
Tacoma for the Corvallis water sys
tenn. He came to Corvallis in com
pany with Mr.. Russell of the Pipe
works to adjust matters relative te
the construction of pipe. Russell
claimed that pipe that contained
but a quarter of an inch of sap O.
less in thickness on the inside mex