Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-03

land Friday evening for a bried
visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 7. Phillips went
/ to Turner, Sunday, to attend the
Christian camp meeting.
/ The new officials were sworn in,
and their bonds were approved by
the retiring court, Saturday.
Edna, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Williams of Belle
fountain, IS very i'll with appendi-
citis.
Mrs. RiaIto Weatherford and
children of Harrisburg are visiting
at the Horning home in south Cor
yalIis.
| Miss Minnie Phillips is at home
after spending two weeks with
friends in Portland and other
places.
Mrs. Sutherland arrived from
Snedd station Friday evening for a
few days visit with her daughter,
Miss Mary.
Miss Alice Edwards has returned
home from a tive weeks visit with
friends in Portland, Eugene and
other points.
w. S. Tomlinson. substan-
tial rancher of the Wells neig hbor-
hood, was a Corvallis visitor the
last of the week.
B. F. Grant, the well-known
Alsea rancher, was in Corvallis
Saturday, having brought out his
wool to the local market.
Mrs. James Brown and children
have arrived from Portland for a
visit with Mrs. Browns parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blakeslee.
Daniel Cameron, OF Portland,
was an over Sunday visitor in Cor
wallis with his brother, Amv. He
is a travelling man for a Portland
extract firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. J. Blackledge
and daughter Janet, Mrs. Alice
Jackson and Miss Olive Eaton left
Saturday for Newport. They ex-
pect to return about Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orr, and son, of
Rickreal, were in Corvallis the last
of the week, en- route to Bellefoun-
tain for a few davs' visit with their
nephew, R ,bert Kyle, and family.
The retiring offcers of the COM
messioners' court held an adjourned
session Saturday after noon. These
officers are Judge Virgil E. Walters
and Commissi ,ner w. A. Jolly,
Peter Rickard, the third member.
holding over.
The graduating exercises of the
Sin and 9th grade pupils of South
ern Benton, held at Simpsons
chapel Tuesday evening were very
interesting, each pupil on the pro-
gram doing exceedingly we'll. A
.srse audience wit, essed the ex-
9 ecises and participated in the ice
cream social that followed. About
$1S was realized from the sale of
cream, and everyone had good
time 10 the bargain.
Miss Agness Wil-on expected to
leave on the early train this morning
for Portland, to join the Oregonian
party for the trip to Yellowstone
Park. Besides the "a prize winners
there will be thirteen maids of
honor in the party, the two mar
ayers and the lstters' wives, who
will act as chaperones. The young
ladies will spend the Fourth in
Portland, go to Long Beach on the
morning of the 5th, return to Port
land on the morning of the 7lh and
leave at once f,r Salt Lake city.
They will see Salt Lake and Boise
City and then the wonders of Yellow.
stone. In Portland the party will
be entertained at Hotel Oregon.
Mrs. Charles Everett and children
left yesterday for Portland, to reside.
In honor cf Mrs Everett a farewell
reception was given Friday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS.
Beach, by the w. II. NJ. S. Of th~
NJ. E. church. Those present were
the mem oers Of the society and their
husbands and very happy evening
was spent. Light refreshmenis
were feature and q general social
time was enjoyed. Mrs. Everett
has been very active member oi
the society for years, and her Co
workers deeply regret her depart
ure from Corvallis Only good
wishes follow the family to their
new home.
George Hodges was in Corvallis,