The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-10
LOCAL. LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
j. Fred Yates spent yesterday
i n Albany on business.
"A brother of w. E. Dunham
has arrived from Dakota for a visit,
and to have look at the country.
j. H. Harris, Henry Nee and
w. J. Wilbanks returned home
Monday from very enjoyable fish
ing trip to Nashville.
Mr.. Nowak who has been the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Flint for
few days, left Sunday for his home
at McMinnvilfe.
Mrs. Irving NJ. Glen who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Bry-
son, for couple Of weeks returned
TO her home at Eugene Sat, lay.
Miss Daisy Harding and Miss
Rummelin of Portland are visiting
at the home of Gus Harding north
of this city. The young ladies are
euroute home from a trip through
Southern California.
The Norton place of FIVE acres
has been purchased by Samuel Kei-
ser, who arrived in January from
Iowa. The price paid was s., 600.
Mr.. Keiser is to have possession in
June. The Nortons talk of going
to Hood River to reside.
Eugene Guard Mrs. R. S.
Bryson is down with scarlet fever
following the sickness of her hus-
band and baby with the same dis
ease. She passed very bad night
Tuesday night.
"A small boy rushed up to a
doctors Office and shouted, "Say. I
want tie doctor to come to our
house right away "Who are
you?'' asked the doctor. "Gee,
dom you know me? Why we deal
with you regular; we had baby
from here last week"
Mrs. J. B. Horner president of
the Presbyterial Society of the
Willamette Presbytery left today to
attend the sessions of the society in
McMinnville, tomorrow. Others
who went from Corvallis were Rev.
and Mrs. M. S. Bush, Capt. and
Mrs. J. w. Crawford and Mrs. J.
H. Harris.
H. c. Durham and family
who have resided in Corvallis fol
about year, left Monday fol
Mound City, Missouri, their former
home, to reside. Mr. Dunham has
been clerk in the J. H. Harri:
store for some time. Mrs. Dunhan
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lev
Oren.
"A number of Corvallisites at
tended the parents and teachers
meeting at Bellefountain Saturday
and report fine gathering. Ths
affair was held in the Grange hall
and there was a fine musical anc
literary program. Addresses wer.
made by L. N. Edwards, M. M
Waltz, J. B. Irvine, E. H. Bel
lknap, 7. 7. Vincent, Supt. Den
man and others, and a basket din
uer was served at noon. Their,
was splendid attendance.
"A box of fine dahlia bulbs lef
Corvallis yesterday morning TO
Higginsville, Missouri. They wer'
sent by E. B. Horning to Mis-
Georgia Page, lady who saw ant
greatly admired some of the bios
SONS from Mr.. Horning's yard tha
were On exhibition in the Bentol
county booth at the Lewis ant
Clark fair last summer. Miss Pag
stated that in her extensive travel
over the United States she had nev
er seen such beautiful dahlias a
those exhibited by Mr.. Horning
and the order shipped yesterda
was the result OF her desire to pre-
cure some of the coveted flowers.
Moses Kline has purchased tn
plum bing business of Corbett
Failing & Co., one of the larges
establishments of its kind in Port
land. 1t was formerly the estat
1ishment of Goldsmith & Lowen
berg, well known in its day, havin
been acquired by Corbett, Failin;
%& Co. several years ago. A cur
Gus IA ct in connection with the la
est lie of the business is that tn
new proprietor, Nose Kline, then
Corvallis boy, entered the emplo
of the firm seventeen years ago O
salary of $40 per month. tt
stride from the former position t
the present one is long one, and
constitutes a very good busine:
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