Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

last week.
John A. Carter, the jovial mer-
chant of Wellsdale, was Corvallis
visitor Friday.
Richard Kiger and family ar
rived home Friday from their out
ing at Newport
Miss Abbis Wright of Portland
paid visit to Corvallis relatives
and friends last week.
n Rev. E. F Green and family
we're guests Friday at the W. Z
Hawthorne home at Oakville.
Con Gerhard and family arrived
home Sunday from their outing in
the mountains west of Monroe.
Asa Alexander and family and
Miss Louise Irwin leave tomorrow
fer Newport for a two weeks out
ing.
Claude Swami, the crack pole
vaulter of OAC, returned Saturday
from a visit with Forest Grove re-
latives.
Will School left Corvallis few
DAYS ago to accept position with
the General Electric Company of
Portland.
Misses Eva Starr aud Thia John
son arrived home Sunday from
their visit at Nye Creek. They re-
port an enjoyable outing.
A hunters license was issued
Saturday at the clerks Office, to
Gorge B. Ready, the genial head
of the OAC printing office.
Mrs. B. A. Cathey arrived home
Saturday from the East. Miss Marie
s.ayed over Sunday in Portland
wita relatives, reaching home yes
terday.
Miss Mary Jones of this city has
accepted position as teacher in
the primary department of the
Silverton public school for the COM
ing year.
Lee Kennedy of Portland was in
Corvallis Saturday en- route to
Newport, where he will play in the
Summit band, furnishing music at
the seaside.
Philip Gearhart, president of this
yes 8 graduating class at OAC, is
expected from Astoria tomorrow.
He will spend his vacation in this
part of the state.
Rev. and Mrs. Handsaker left
saturday for few days visit with
relatives in Eugene They are to
return the middle of this week.
Miss Nellie Mcpherson of Wasco,
Eastern Oregon, and Miss Gertrude
Davis of San Francisco, arrived
Friday evening for a two weeks
visit with Miss Francis Belknap.
While unloading hay in his barn
west of town, one day last week, J.
e. Aldrich fell from the wagon,
wrenching his back so severely that
he has not been able to work since.
S. B. Bane had the misfortune
last week to lose his fine thorough
bred driving mare. The animal
was valuable one and a fine
driver, and the loss is certainly re-
gretable.
''If you want to know how it
seems to hug another mans wife,
be at the depot Wednesday," is the
message that a Portland girl
s-nt last week to apprise her father
in Corvallis that she was married.
1t is safe to say he went.
Grant Elgin and family came
home from the bay, Friday, after a
few days outing. Grant stated
that it was too cold for comfort over
there, but he certainly had a
change when he reached Corvallis,
as Friday was a scorcher here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Walker of
Independence were in Corvallis,
Friday, en- rout, TO Newport for
vacation outing. Mr. Walker, fam,.
liarily known as "Sldev" in Co-vii-
lis, was formerly an OAC student,
and probably the best drummer
that has ever been a member of an
OAC band.
A four horse team belonging to
Charles TroXel ran away early Fri
day forenoon. They were attach
ed to the gear of q wagon, and were
in front of the Morris blacksmith
shop when something gave them p
fright and they bolted. They ran
west to court house street and
thenca south heinp stonDed at the