Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-10-19
LOCAL AND Persona.

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moses de-
parted for Ariz)ca, Wednesday, for
a months pleasure trip and a visit
with relatives. Jesse Moses is in
charge of the Corvallis store during
his brothers absence.
Mrs. Rankin and daughter. Mrs.
Hansen, left this week for their
home in Portland after a three
weeks visit with "Grandma" Coop
er, west of Corvallis. jesse Ran
kin remains for another week AT the
Cooper home. .
Harley Hall has purchased lot
on Main street of Mrs. Martha
Cauthorn, of Portland, and is t.
build a cottage thereon immediate
ly. The lot is in the center Of the
block on which the Fred Clark and
Minor Swick homes are located.
The Baptist state convention,
in session in Albany this week,
has been very successful and
the attendance has been large. Del
egates from all parts of the state,
and prominent ministers and church
officials are participating in the
meetings.
The subject at the First Method
ist church Sunday morning will be
"One of the Christian Forces" In
the evening five minute prelude will
De given on the deaths of Sam Jones
and Reno Hutchinson, and the ser-
mon to follow will be, "Who is the
Manw Everybody heartily wei
come.
The newly elected officers of the
Epworth League of the M. e.
church are: President, Waldo Cor
bett; lst vice, Fred Luce; End Miss
Frances Belknap; 3rd, Miss Marian
Chappell; 4th, Miss Georgia Her
bert; treasurer, Lester Marrs; sec
retary, Miss Ella Foster; chorlster.
Miss Libbie Rice; assistant, J. D.
Kelly; organist, Frank White; as
sistant, Miss Georgia White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walters of
Elmira, Lane county, were in Cor
wallis, Tuesday, en- route to the
coast for visit. Mr.. Walters is
we'll remembered in this city, where
he attended college four years and
was a star player on the footba' u
team during that period. 1t is pa
sibIe that he may be in Corvallis
tomorrow to participate in the alum
nj game on OAC field. Mr.. Wal
ters is in the sawmill business i,
Elmira.
Mrs. F. L. Moore and little son,
Layman. arrived Tuesday from
Chicago and left yesterday for
Brownsville for visit with rela-
tives. While in this city Mrs. Moore
renewed old friendships that were
formed during the residence here of
herself and husband, while the lat
ter was pastor of the M. E. church.
Rev. Moore has just been trans
ferred from Chicago to Kelso, WASH,
and is now in charge of the latter
pastorate.
A quiet wedding occurred at the
home of Rev. G. II. Feese, Monday
evening at nine o'clock, when he
performed the ceremony that unit
ed Mrs. Elizabeth Condra of Corval-
lis, and Emra A. Merchant, late Of
Oceanside, San Diego county, Calf
Only the necessary witnesses were
present. The bride is sister ofI
rof.iHolmes and has resided in Cor
wallis for two years or more. The
groom is business man, and gen
tleman of pleasing manner. He
left Wednesday for Washington in
search of location, and until such
is found Mrs. Merchant will remain
in this city.
Miss Edna Irvine, former pop
ular Corvallis girl, is now on the
road, in an ingenue role, with the
"Square Deal" theatrical company
which opened in Hartford in Sep
tember, but is now in Washington,
d. G. ,The company plays week
in each place and covers all the
large eastern cltleS, coming as lar
west as Denver. Miss Irvine has
40-weeks' engagement, and may
possibly have time for flying trip
to Corvallis in the spring She de-
clares herself delighted with the
rowing life of an actress, but says it
is very hard work. Many friends
in Corvallis will learn of her success
with pleasure.
Mr.. Buck, who is representing the
Monroe Lumber and Milling Co, of
Monroe, Washington, came into the
clerks office with batch of deeds
late last evaning to be recorded.
They represent number of claims
bought recently in the Lake Creek
region. The company has purchas-
ed something over 5000 acres in
Lane and Benton counties and if
thew can secure as m1ch more at