The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-22
LOCAL LORE
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.


Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items Of
Public Interest.
Mrs. M. P. Burnett and little
son left Saturday for an extended
visit with her mother in Baker City.
Mrs. George Paul arrived Sun
day for a visit with relatives.
Logan Hays and wife and 6:
L. Paul were among the Portland
excursionists in town for a few
hours Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kohn
and daughter, arrived Friday ev'
.euing for a short visit with rela-
-tives..
"A license to wed was issued
Friday last 70 Frank Follett and
Laura G. Johnson.
Joseph Emrick, of Portland
has been a Corvallis visitor since
Sunday.
"A suit fo1 divorce was filed
Thursday by Daisy S-evens against
I.E. Stevens. The couple were
married in Nebraska in 1893. Cruel
and inhuman treatment Is the cause
assigned.
First boy-My papa knows
more than your papa does.
Second boy-I bet he doesn't. Did
YOU ever see my papa? His fore
head reaches way back of his
head.
Papa" was becoming i'm
patient at the lateness of the hour
when he remarked, II cantsee why
that young fellow who is calling on
Minnie hasn't sense enough to GO
home. It's near midnight" "The
dear little brother" of the family
Just then came in heard his fathers
remark, and ventured some light;
He can't go, father. Sisters sit
ling on him.
TIE annual Senior excursion
to Newport occurred Saturday. In
spite of threatening weather an un
a1sa1ly large crowd made the trip.
Albany and Philomath were well
represented and quite a number o1
people drove from Monmouth to
Corvallis to join the excursionists
In ali, between 500 and 600 per
sons made the trip. The o. A. c.
Cadet regiment band furnished mt
sic At the beach a few persons
went in surf bathing but the major
ity spent the time strolling along
the shore, visiting points of Interest
and in gathering great bunches o
beautiful rhododendrons.
"A large crowd attended the ice
cream social at Simpsons chapel
Friday evening, and the report is
that the occasion was very pleasant.
> An excellent program was render
ed. that included reading by Mrs.
E. H. Belknap, vocal solos by E
Fl. Belknap, Mr.. McCloskey and w.
g Belknap, mandolin solo by Mr..
McCloskey recitations by Miss Floy
Hawiey, Miss Kyle, Miss Bennett
and two children, besides which the
Yellfountain band furnished music.
About II gallons of ice cream were
sold during the evening.
Mr.. Christian Schocher and
Miss Rose Bandi were married in
Corvallis Thursday evening at the
residence of A. Leder, Rev. c. J..
Beyerlein of the German Lutheran
church, performing the ceremony.
The groom is we'll known farmer
of Blodgett and the bride had ar
rived from Switzerland the day pre-
Visus to the ceremony. Mr..
~Schocher has resided in Benton
county about twenty years. Two
years ago be visited Switzerland,
his native land, and at that time
the betrothal occurred.
Monday morning a man occu-
pied a chair in Spencer's barber
shop. His head was bowed In his
hands. At brief intervals he utter
ed stihed groans that were surely
laden with human misery, and now
and again the gentleman shuddered
from evident agony. Compassion
filled the hearts of everyone who
entered the barber shop, but the sit
1afion was such that nune essayed
to make inquiry as to the troubled
mans identity nor to the cause of
his anguish. Everybody deemed
it best to leave him with his sorrow
or whatever might all him, until