The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-03

Mrs. hugh ". Smltn OF dOod
River is visiting Corvallis friends.
Mrs. Pelland left yesterday for
weeks stay at her farm home
near Salem.
Mrs. Cecil Cathey and Miss
Winnifred Ewart visited Albany
friends Monday.
Miss SOPHIA Elgin returned
Sunday evening from few days
visit with Salem friends.
Walter Sheasgreen and Eugene
Shea of Albany, were the guests
over Sunday of Corvallis friends.
Miss Margaret Livingston,
who is connected with the indie
pendent Telephone Co. of Albany,
was an over-Suuday visitor at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
King.
There is to be a meeting of
rural phone people at the court
house at two O clock Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. John Smith has issued
invitations fora party this evening
in honor OF Miss Helen Gates of
Hillsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Laferty en-
tertained number of friends at
their home Saturday evening.
Cards was the amusement, and a
pleasant evening was enjoyed by
all present.
-Mohair in the local market
today was quoted at 2o cents with
the prospect of an immediate de-
cline. A pool offered at Aurora
Saturday did not sell because only
28 1-2 cents we're bid. A 10000
pound pool is forming at Eddyville
and will later be thrown on the
market.
Otto F. L. Herse left yester-
day for Portland, whence, last
night. he took a steamer for San
Francisco. He expects 10 engage
in business in that state. Mrs.
Herse is to leave Saturday for her
former home in Nebraska, for a
visit with relatives prior to joining
her husband in the Golden state.
Gabriel Long, who has been a
temporary resident of Corvallis the
past few months returned Monday
to Airlie, where he will make his
home with his daughter. Mrs
Freeman Bevins. D D. Pittmar
and family are shortly to occupy
Mr.. Longs residence in Jobs ad
dition.
AT Philomath Saturday, Apri
18th, will be held parents. teach
ers' and school ofczrs' meeting
Exercises will begin at 10 O'Clock
in the morning and end with g
basket dinner at nom. An excel
lent program has been prepared,
including addresses by Supt. Ack
erman, Prof. Ressler of Monmouth
Normal, and DR.. Robt. Yenney
member of the state board of health
"A colt that it is claimed by
some will skin Sol Kings prize
yonngster as a show horse is owned
by Peter Whitaker. The young
ster was weighed the other day ane
tipped the beam at $50 pounds. Hi
age at the time was eleven months
He is out of bunch grass mare
and his sire is Fanion, which is al
so the sire of the King colt Botf
youngsters are splendid animals
His old pulpit in the Christian
church is to be re-occupied by Rev
T. S. Handsaker. He has accept
ed call from the congregation, ane
his work b,gan Sunday. For E
few weeks his family will remain
at Nashville, but from this time or
Mr.. Handsaker will be regularly il
his pulpit. His return is welcomed
by many friends, both in and ou
of the church. He has been alb
sent for period of fifteen months
during which time he has been en-
gagged in evangelistic work.
"A gang of IS men is setting
poles for the electric line that is II
bring power and light from the Al
bany plant for distribution in Cor
wallis. The party is now in the vi
cinity of Bowers bridge, and is ex
pected to reach Corvallis by th
5th. A new generator is bein.
added to the. Albany plant for us
on the Corvallis lines. The powe
for the Albany plant comes fron
the Santiam canal. The Corva1ll
plant is to be dismantled and ship
ped to Seaside where the owner
are installing an electric light plant
To-day gang of 80 odd work
men began the task of extending