Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Nick Tartar has been the
guest this week of friends at Airlie.
She left Tuesday.
Mrs. J. G. Hammel and daughter
Blanche, and Mrs. Woods, of Port
land, left Tuesday for an outing at
Newport.
Mrs. Anna Mills and daughter,
Miss Clara, arrived home Tuesday
from a weeks visit with McMinn
vile relatives.
DR.. Bowen Lester has returned
from his extended sojourn at Belk-
nap Springs. He derived much
benefit from the trip.
Rev. G. H. Feese has been assist
ing S. B. Bane in the hay field this
week, and taking on the complexion
of a farmer.
Mrs. John w. Simpson and Mrs.
Gene M. Simpson were guests from
Sunday until Tuesday of Indepen-
dence ani Dallas friends.
Miss Minnie Woldt left Tuesday
for Albany, after visit with Cor
Wallis friends. She goes from there
to her home in Portland.
Miss Frances Belknap left We'd
nesday for Gearhart Park to attend
the Y. W.C.A. conference, which be.
gins Friday and continues for ten
days.
Henry Amber and wife are to
sail from England for the United
States on September 18th. They
are expected i'll Corvallis about
October 1st.
Mrs. J. D. Wells returned Tues
day from Kings Valley, where she
had been visiting relatives. She
was accompanied home by her
mother, Mrs. E. A. Chenoweth.
The room occupied by the Jesse
Wiley lunch counter is being re-
modelled. The old front has been
torn out and glass front takes its
place, adding very much to the ap-
pearance of the resort.
the Epworth League of the ME-.
church had a social in tae basement
of the church Tuesday evening.
The League members and a few Of
their friends were present, and
fine time was had by everyone.
The county board of equalization
has been in session this week over
at the court house. II is cog. posed
of the county judge, county CLERK !
and assessor. But very little busi- I
ness was up before the board at this
weeks session.
Several royal good fellows expect
to leave Monday for Alsea and Tide
water for a weeks outing. They
are Arthur Belknap, Claude Swami,
Bobby" Burns and Harry Belk-
nap, and it is safe to say that they
will have "time."
Warren Hinton, Of Bellefountain,
was in Corvallis Tuesday, arranging
for his removal to this city next
Monday. He has leased the house
formerly occupied by the Dame
man family, and also the one next
door north, and will keep a board
ing house.
Rev. G. T. Hurd and family will
reach home today from five weeks
recrest tion trip to Nye Creek. There
will be regular services at the
United Evangelical church Sunday.
The ror"iNg subject will be, THE
Joy of Doing Our Duty" evening,
Dread in Egyp,."
Ed Loonev and family are t.
mova to Corvallis tomorrow from
Monroe, to take up their residence.
While busy about their packing this
week the house in which they lived
caught fire, and although all the
goods were saved the building was
considerably dsmsged. 1t belongs
to Wilhelms.
Suit for divorce has been brought
by George w. Parker vs.. Mary J.
Parker. The attorneys for plaintiff
are Hedges & Griffith, of Oregon
City. bv which it is presumed that
Mr.. Parker resides in that city.
Mrs. Parker lives near Phiomatn.
There are four children in the fami-
ly.
DR.. and Mrs. Orr and son went
to Albany this week, after a several
days visit in Corvallis. They are
from Texas and are in search of
location. Their stay in Corvallis
convinced them this is fine place
to live, and they expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
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