The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-01-12
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

VICINITY IOLD IN BRlEF.
TIE comings and GoIs of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
MES. F Morgan left today for
a weeks VI t with salem friends.
W G En- nv ~>s apass-ng~r'
for Portland tniay 10 <at'e"d n
meet,og Il IT. photographers AS
ISOLATION.
e r Lake attended the annua
meeting of the State Horticultural
Sue ely in Portland this week.
Mr. P rde1ca Chapman air.v-
ed S nda ttom a visit Of several
months among Eastern relatives.
After a visit with Bento \ rpla-
tigez Walter Mercer ant family
havs returned to Ritzvi.ie, Wishing
tog.
Prof. John Fulton is to be a
pa t of the musi',l programme at
Res Eytinge's dr. ma ic recital at
the Opera honse 1t KIT F'idsy nigh.
Miss Beulah Henk!e of Pt.iln-
math ia the owner OF the dlamobd
ring given away by E w S Pratt.
Toe lucky number wa 0145
&C W Adams left this NOR ing
for q Portland hospi al, where he
is to undergo a surgical. Operation.
h was accompanied by his dauga.
ter, Florence. -
Misses Grace G stch and Helen
Holgate are hostesses al a dancing
party given tonight at Fishers
hall N
The total tax rate that Benton
county people outside Of Corvallis,
and exclusive of special levies will
have to pay Is las mills, as |
lows. State 81 mills; county, SIS
state school, 81; road 2; school, II
brars Il; total Ia ?. People in Cor
Wallis will pay 20 mills, includi 6
7 for city and 3.5 for districtsuum'
Der nine. ~
"A damage suit has been hl-G
with the clerk Of B.n,on by H H
Horstan versus, John W Ingle. Tbs
former4sues fer possession f q. bers'
or for s15O dollars. TIE valu- there
of, If possession oauun, re hae Is
for damages in tie amount of $3.50
Corvallis n,c chants are max
ing a mighty hh for arade, ant
from all aro ls.4 'esponses are com
ing. The prize, hey are makiGs
rs seen in the announcements thrs'
merchants make in the TINES, az
go low that people are purne,i 6
from sfar to take advantage of Tbs
bare ins, offered.
AT th- college tomorrow nigh
the AmicitIa literary society is t.
enter aissth. Pierians. L. will h,
a"k>a" party and all the guest
will he arrayed in child's attn.
The ocoasionought to sfordsmuct
amusement.;s r4
The topic for,the morning ser
mon at the First Methodist church
Sunday, is, '..Job's Comforters,4ver
sus CHRISTIAN Burden Bsaripg;'sanc
for the evening sermon, Building
on a Solid Foundation q sermon
for earnest inquirers afterathea truth
At the latter service there will be &
five minutes prelude on the topic
Items Taken from the Message %
the City Mayor" i
Corvallis business men can aiG
those who aid them by bringing
their advertisements 10 before pres.
day. 1t takes time to set ads. I
there is time, they will be b=ttel
set. II they are handed in on pub
licatioa day, they may be too lat
because there Is a limit to tbs mum.
Der of ads that human hands car
set 10 limited space of time. II il
is to be a page ad, hand it in Satur.
day Or Wednesday morning. i
any other kind, Monday or Thurs.
day.
Lester Portef6eld who has beer
in bed with q broken leg tor eigh1
weeks or whereabouts Is able to eli
up now. and in q few days will bs
out. The statement of the surge
ms is that the knitting Of the brok'
en- parts of the limb is perfect and
the job from the surgeons stand.
point, a splendid one, making j,
certain that in due time, the limt
will be as good as ever. The Lao
leaves in a few days for home, .bu'