The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-10
LOCAL LORE.
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Mrs. H. w. Kaupisch left Sun
day fol a visit in Portland.
w. E. Yates of Vancouver ar
rived yesterday for few days visit.
Frank Thrasher of Portland,
was an Sunday visitor in Cor
wallis.
The greatest actor that ever
visited Corvallis in any capacity is
Frederick Warde.
The indications are that the
Opera House next Friday night
will house the largest, intellectual
and best dressed audience in its
history.
Miss Mayme Crawford return
ed Saturday evening from Portland
where she has been engaged in mil
linery work for the past two
months.
In the probate court Cynthia
E. Jackson was granted authority
to sell at auction to the highest bid
der, the real property belonging to
her ward, Archibald Johnson. Her
bond was fixed at $4.ooo
The seats in the Opera House
for Frederick Warde's engagement
will be arranged so as not to be as
close together as they usually are.
This is done at the expense of the
seating capacity, but for the con-
venience and comfort of the patrons
next Friday evening.
Frederick Warde. the eminent
Shakespearean actor, who stands
at the top of his profession, paid
Corvallis high compliment when
he included her in his itinery.
The large audience that will greet
him next Friday night however,
will reciprocate the compliment and
Its show Of appreciation will con.
vince Mr.. Warde that Corvallis,
though small is metropolitan in its
intelligence. -
Portland Welcome: If there
is anything that gives us longing fol-
eternal rest and deep solitude, it is
a man who comes to a town OF
city, builds up a paying business,
grows rich from the sources of q
prosperous country, and then squat:
down on his pile of money like E
clucking hen on door knob anc
is even too internal stingy to let the
gravel grind in his own gizard.
The Knights of Pythias are tc
have charge of Frederick Warde' s
Portland engagement. However, or
Monday night, he will be entertain
ed by the Elks lodge. On this oc
casion Governor Chamberlain, or
behalf of the Portland Elks, will
present Mr.. Warde with a hand
some stein, especially made for th
presentation. Arrangements hav'
been made for 1000 Elks to b
present. " ..-
There was reunion of tht
family of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blu
chanan last Saturday, in honor o
their Golden wedding anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan were mar
ried in England April 7, 1856, am
shortly afterward started across, the
Atlantic for Oregon and settled OF
the farm which they now own. tel
miles south of this city. Member
of the family present at the reunio
were: Mr.. and Mrs. William Cur
rim and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
H. H. Veatch and son, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Arthur Buchanan, Miss Mar,
Buchanan, John Buchanan, ant
William Buchanan. Andrew, {
son, residing in New York was TN
able to be present.
Saturday evening, James 1
Pussard and family, late of Golde
City, Missouri. settled In a new hom
few miles southwest of Philomath
Their arrival and purchase of
farm in Oregon involves an intel
esting fact. On the 3rd of March
Secretary Allen answered Mr.. Pu:
sard's request for informatio
about Benton county. The reques
was the result Of advertising issue
by the Citizens League the latte
part of February. @ Within a 1ittl
more than month from the time th
correspondence between the Leagu
secretary aud the Missourian oper
ed, Mr.. Pussard had come to Bet
ton, purchased a farm and settle
with his family. He bought th
farm of Fred L. Strain, near Phile
math.
Dallas Observer: JIM. Staat
superintendent of construction I
of the Independent telephone sy:
TEN between Dallas and Corvallis
= was in town Saturday. He is worl
ing to secure a commercial wire b.
tween these two points, and is NEE
ing with hearty ENCOURAGEMENT