Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-04-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

B. Huston.
Miss Vera Parker, of Albany,
was the guest of Miss Marie Cathey
several days last week.
Mrs. Bruce Burnett and little
son have been guests for a week at
the Burnett home in this city.
The Dixie Jubilee Singers sang
in college chapel Friday morning.
to the great delight of the students.
Miss Bertha Thorp left Saturday
for her home in Independence
after a weeks visit with Corvallis
relatives.
Mrs. A. J. Hall arrived Friday
from Polk county for few days
visit with her son, Harley Hall,
and family.
il. Mitchell, of Portland, su-
preme secretary of the Order of
Lions, was a Corvallis business
visitor yesterday.
Stephen A. Lowell, who wishes to
be United States senator on the r.
publican ticket, was Corvallis
visitor Saturday. He resides at
Pendleton.
DR.. B. A. Cathey was suddenly
summoned to Douglas county Sun
day night by the serious illness Of
his sister-in-law. He will be alb
sent several days.
Republicans, do you favor law
requiring congressman to pay his
railroad fare when he goes to Wash
ington, especially when this nation
allows 10 cents mileage? S. B.
Huston dCes; vote for him.
There was quiet wedding at the
court house at 4 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The groom was Stephen
A. Mcclure and the bride Malinda
Jane Nea'. Both are residents of
the Southern part of the county.
The knot was tied by Judge Wat
ters in the presence of the usual
witnesses.
Recent real estate transfers are:
Mary f. Dixon and husband to
city of Corvallis, right of way for
water pipe line, $15; United States,
patent to John Clifton and wife,
$50 acres near Bellefountain; R
Graham and wife to Rosalia Nc
Mahop, land on Kiger Island, $500;
J. A. Hanna and wife to G. B.
Long, 100 acres south Corvallis,
$3.lOs.75; William Press by sheriff
to Samuel Mills, tax deed 40 acres
near Corvallis,$6.O7
Merwin McMaines, implicated in
the club cases, who was lodged in
the county Jail week ago last
Wednesday because his bcndsmen
refused to longer stand good for his
appearance, had a hearing before
Justice Holgate Saturday after
noon. McMaines pleaded guilty to
having sold liquor in violation of
the local option law, and was se4-
fenced to five days in Jail and to
pay fine of $50 The other liquor
cases are still pending an appeal
The G. A. R. and w. R. G. will
give an entertainment and supper
at Odd Fellows Hall, Saturday
April Dist. Doors open at seven
p m. Admission Is cents. Chill
dren under ten years of age 10 cents.
The proceeds 60 towards defraying
expensis of Decoration day. The |
public is cordially invited to attend.
Come and help US to keep the flag
ever before the children. Our flag
is the symbol of the power and
greatness of eight million of free
people; it wraps US with loyalty
and devotion to our country
At the meeting last week of the
Presbyterial Society of the William
cite Presby terry, Mrs. J. B. Horner
of Corvallis was honnred by re-elec-
ton a. president of the society.
The Willamette Presbytery en-
braces the counties of Lane, Liun,
Bento', Lincolt Polk, Marion and
lamhilI. During the past year
the Presbyterial society has made
substantial gains in membership,
and the gifts of the society for the
year, amounting to $1,000 go to
the Home and Foreign mission
work. This society is lnder
the direction of the North Pacific
Board, over which Mrs. W. S
Ladd, of Portland, presides.
Leo Burnett was the victim of
an accident Friday afternoon, which
fortunately was not as serious as it
might easily have been Leo was
riding horse north near the
Abbot feed stable, and was guiding
it by halter instead of the usual
bride. The animal started to run
and met the Monroe stage just as
the latter turned a corner onto
Main street. Although the stage
driver pulled his horses to one side
the horse collided with the stage