The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-16
-Miss Anna Thom nson a visi,

iuS Lei olStc1 III OItlouu. OuS loIt
Thursday.
John Carpenter, OF Monroe was
in Corvallis on business Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mics Sarah Story left Thursday
for an extended visit with her
mother at Airlie.
-Protracted meetings began at
the M. E. church last night, with
Rev. J. L Jones, of Amity, as lead.
er.
Rose Eytinge, assisted by Ed.
ma Irvine, is to gives dramatic
reading in the Grand Opera House
at Salem tonight.
Mrs. Mary Platt has been quite
Ill for several days atfthe home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stone, in this
city.
II. T. Vincent returned Tuesday
from Portland, where be was sum-
noned TO preach the funeral SER
mon of an old friend. ~ ~
j. Fred Yates has moved his
office from the old location over
Zierolf's store to upstairs rooms in
the building occupied by Small &
Son. y -zs.e
The Independent Telephone
comIany has now ansall night SER
vice in Albany. It was1established
Tuesday night, and will prove q
great9coDvenience to patrons. s.-l
The Norwood Trading compa-
ny of Bruce has soldf,out to r. B.
Tleo holm, of Alsea. The deal was
completed last week. Mr.. Norwood
will 60 to farming. IL
The Bsnton county circuit court
convenes a week from today. The
number of cases cannot yet be de-
termined, as new ones appear each
day. .~
Harry Meier, a travelling man,
well k nown 10 Corvallis, is 10 be
mt rried the 25tb, in Portland, and
go to San Francisco on trip. Mr..
Meier is with Mason & Erhman.
Miss Ella King was rendered a
surprise party at her home Wed.
nesday evening. in honor of hel
birthday. About IA guests were
present and the occasion was
pleasant.
Tomorrow night parents and
teachers meeting is to occur a.
Wells, and much interest is taken
in the affair, by the people in thai
locality. There are papers by sew
eral leading citizens, and Supt.
Dsnman is to be present. =.
The frame ia up on the ferry
house, of which Contr actor Hecker
has begun the construction. It il
to contain elk rooms, and will b,
for the occupancy of the county fer
ryman.
Toe W. O. w. had socia
: tine at their lodge Wednesda
night. There was the initiation o
a candidate, storytelling by ,vari
!, Gus members, and good supper
: The occasion was enjoyed by all.
: -Isadore jacobs, who fell on th
: court house steps Tuesday, severel
: lacerating the igaments about on
knee cap, is resting comfortably II
!, the good Samaritan hospital at Port
5 land, where he was taken for trea.
:. meut. While painful, the injur.
+. is not necessarily serious.
Waiter j. Cathcart. of Alsea, wa
21 years old Wednesday. On tina
day he took out his naturalizatio
papers and became citizen of th
: United S'stes. and also registere
! as d Tgal voter. Mr.. Cathcart wa
! !, born in Canada, but has spent mos
! of his life In Alsea. His witnesse
|swere R. i. Moses and Willis, Niditt
THE claws and conscientious
amend ments proposed for eaac,
ment Riunder the initiative have bee
: published in pamphlet form at th
; state printing Office and afezsto /
: supplied county clerks for free7dis
tribution. Those who have sui
: felt Of time and want to study thes
various measures can get copies {
them on application at the clerk
Office. 'si
) The new directory for the Ir
8 dependent phone people is read
). for distribution. It contains mir
: pages and involves over 1,20
4 names. W. D. DeVarney has bee
. operating in the telephone bushes
for nineteen years. in such section
as Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahe
ma. He says thateinaH his exp'
risnce he has never organized asys
tenn that distributed phones E
j. widely and so thickly In 80 short
. five NoryoI1io ord ifa r,1ro1 GU,