Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

luesday.
Mrs. Harry Buxton returned a
few days ago from weeks visit in
Portland.
Miss Emma Sox, of Albany, was
the guest of Miss Mary Nolan sew
eral days this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Perry VanFleet
and children returned Tuesday to
their home in Portland.
W. w. Vinegar moved Tuesday
onto the Dixon dairy ranch where
he is to assist in the business here
after.
Mrs. M. L. Weber, formerly a
resident of this city, but now of
Portland, visited Corvallis friends
during the past week. She re-
turned to the metropolis, Wednes-
day.
Student, Jeffrey Tiffany who is
recovering from long illness, in
which he twice underwent cper-
ations for appendicitis, expects to
be able to leave Sunday for his
home in Portland.
A few days ago Homer Lilly pur-
chased for his meat market 585
pound hog of Sol King. The porke
was young and was OF Poland China
stock. Mr.. King has always been
noted for raising good stock.
Mr.. Packard, who came to Cor
wallis this spring from Iowa, moved
Wednesday into the J. e. Dunn
house, in this city, vacated by Mr..
Snow. The latter now occupies the
residence just north of the Chip
man house on court house street.
Sidney Trask spent several DAYS
in this city during the past week
packing bis household goods pre-
paratory to moving to Falls City
where Mr.. Trask is manager of a
large general merchandising estab.
lishment. Mr.. Trask and family
left for their new home yesterday.
The pipe organ on which Prof
Taillandier will give recital soon
is 10 the city ard will be set up in
the college chapel tomorrow. A
pipe organ recital is something out
of the ordinary for places the size |
of Corvallis and we look forward to
the event with anticipations of
pleasure. A fine program is to be
rendered.
Mrs Dr. Royal, of Portland, and
Miss Frickey of Salem are to ar
rive tomorrow, and tomorrow after
noon they will be given an informal
reception at the M. E. church by
the ladies of the w. Fl. M. S.
Sunday evening Mrs. Royal is to
address the Epworth League and
Misc Frickay will give an address
Sunday evening On w,man's work.
When Judge Waters returned
from San Francisco few days ago
he brought with him a number of
souvenir photos of that city pic
lures taken after the devastation
wrought by the earthquake and
fire. Few, no matter how we'll ac-
quainted they may have been in
San Francisco would recognize the
places as they are revealed today
by the camera. There is scarcely
enough left of the once magnificent
city for seed.
At the request of leading demo-
Gratis of this city we invite the gen.
eral public of Corvallis to attend
the meeting to be held in the court
house next Monday evening, the oc-
casion being the address of Hon.
Charles Galloway, of McMinnville.
The democratic boys here are anx-
ious to secure good house for Mr..
Galloway. In reality he is very
able young man, a native son of
Oregon, and will make gentleman
ly address which will give no Of
fense to anybody.
A petition of adoption was filed
in the clerks office Tuesday by Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas L. Grail, of Phil
oma,h, who desire to legally adopt
Marion A. Scomp, IL minor. The
petition states that the petitioners
have kept the boy since 1886, and
have moved to Philomath in order
to properly educate him; that they
possess sufficient property to further
ssre for and educate him until he
attains his majority. They wish
him to be given the name of Marion
A. Grail, by which he has always
been known. The witnesses are G.
A. Scott and A. L. Pugsley, while
the consent of Henry Amber,
'tnext friend" to ths minor is given.
''The republican party has
mission. Its mission is to devise,