Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-20
local AND PERSONAL

MISS Ju1a Il UIitet dITlVcu uoLne
Tuesday from visit in Portland.
Mrs. Biggs left Tuesday for Alsea
to camp with Rev. Feess and fam
ilY.
Lewis Edwards and family of
Beltefountain were visitors in Cor
Wallis Tuesday.
C. B. Starr of Monroe was the
quasi of his daughters in this city
during the week.
Francis E. Diil,y left yesterday
FIR Little Falls, Washington, for
visit with relatives.
Con Gerhard and family left
Tuesday for q camping trip In the
mo lntains beyond Monroe.
Two nieces CT Mr.. Schrack of
Jobs addition arrived this week
from the East for a visit.
Mrs. Henry Stone and her
mother, Mrs. B. N. Thorp leave to-
day for ten days visit in Port
land.
Miss Eta Wrenn left this week
for her home in The Dalles, after a
visit with her cousin, Miss Helen
Hoigate.
Miss NJ. Eva Starr left yestei day
for O. ten days visit at Newport.
She will be the guest of Miss Thia
johnson.
Miss Florence Kohn of Portland
arrived Tuesday and is a guest at
the home Of her grandmother,
Mis-. NJ. Jacobs.
Subject of sermon at M. E.
churcn, South, Sunday morning,
"a Forward Command At 8 p.
m "A Heroic Band"
w. H. Smith of Kings Valley
made final proof on his homestead,
this week, before County Clerk Vim
cent. The witnesses were II. I.
Maxtield and F. J. Chambers.
Ike Porter and daughter of
Bellefountain were in Corvallis
Tuesday to meet little Miss Porter
of Portland, l2-year old grand
daughter who came to spend the
summer.
The task of plasteripg the Ger
hard book store is now on. Mr..
Barker is the workman. The
pIastering was cracked and broken
while the building was being moved
to the new location.
Mre. Iva Bartholomew of Wis
cousin and Mrs. R. A. Tinda!l of
Scio are in this city visiting rela-
tives. The former is cousin and
the latter a grandmother of Miss
Daisy Brown.
Dealers state that there is a
scarcity of tents this summer, owing
to the thousands that were shipped
to San Francisco to provide shelter
for the homeless refugees. Even in
the large cities the supply of ready
made tents is insufficient to meet
the demand, and local residents
who own canvas are in luck.
J. j. Flett was Tuesday appoint
ed by the county court administra
tor Of the estate of Mrs. Ann Comp
ton, deceased. The property is
valued at $4, 2CC and James Flett
is the only child. There is, how
ever, a grandchild somewhere in
California, address unknown, who
will come in for a share of the es-
tate.
Rev. Marshall will fill the pulpit
at tne NJ. E church Sunday, both
morning and evening, in the alb
seuce of Rev. F--ese, who LETT Tues
day for several weeks vacation in
Alses. There will be services every
Sunday at the Methodist church, at
the regular hours, either by the
pastor or a visiting pastor, and the
public is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Looney Of
Monroe were in Corvallis this week,
and while here they leased the resi-
deuce on Third street Just vaca,ed
by Mrs. Downer uad family. Mr..
and Mrs. Looney will occupy the
premises the first of September.
They expect to keep a lodging
house, having been in the hotel
business at Monroe for long time.
The order of Washingtons had a |
social time at their lodge room
Tuesday night, ice cream and cake
being served at the conclusion of
the installation ceremonies. The
new officers are: President, Norton |
Adams; Past President, w. H. |