The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-16
LOCAL Lore.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

ne COnlngs anu OO1ngS OF PeOple
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
The o. A. c. basket ball girls
ro 10 Salem tomorrow to play
.pafue with the Willamette Univer-
sity team.
- What are money orders, pap
erYour mothers letters to me when
she is on a vacation"
Miss Juliet Cooper left Thurs
day morning for an extended visit
in Portland.
Father Springer returned We'd
~nesday from a visit with Salem
friends.
After a weeks visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Johnz,Allen,
Mrs. Walter Dey left today for her
home in Portland.
A meeting Of the Barnacle club
is scheduled for tomorrow evening
at Fischer's hall. A royal time is
anticipated.
Miss Mary Sutherland is able
TO be about, after a severe illness
with Ia grippe.
Miss Gertie Barclay returned
Thursday to her home at Irish
Bend after a visit with Corvallis
relatives. !
Misses Myrtle Shonkwiler and
Rose Grehoz arrived Wednesday
for a visit at the Spangler home.
They expect to return to Portland
Monday. =.
Presbyterian church, M. S.
Bush, pastor. Bible school 10 a.
M, worship at II. Subject, 1.-The
Great Supper" c.. E. meeting a,
$50 p. m. Let every member be
present. Evening song service al
100, worship at 8, subject, Johns
Axe"
-''Uncle." said the scientific
youth, don't you know that you
ought to have your drinking water
boiled. so as to kill the microbes?
"Well," answered the old gentle
mar. thoughtfully, 81 believe
would as lief be an aquarium as
cemetery"
Mrs. R. J. Nichols entertained
her Sunday school class, Tuesda,
afternoon, with a v,lentine party
that was a most enjoyable affair t
the little guests. In the wor'
building contest, first prize. a larg
valentine, was taken by Miss Jessi
Adams.
Mrs. Mary Barclay cam
from Eugene Wednesday, wher
she has bsen at the bedside of he
daughter, Mrs. w. o. Heckart
who is i'll with typhoid fever
When she left, Mrs. Heckart's fey
er had broken, and although yer
weak she was thought to be on th
mend. Mrs. Barclay returned t
Eugene Today.
The choir Of the Baptist churc
is to give a Washington social {
the church Wednesday evening
Feb. IL. There will be no admi:
sion fee, but coffee and cake wi
be served for ten cents. The pull
lie is Invited, and a good time
assured to all who attend.
Mamma" said little Will,
81 gave Freddie my apple to hol
while l was fixing to play a gam
and he ate it up" Jaw, mamma,
replied Freddie, that was part
the game. We was playing life i,
surance. Willie was the policy
holder
congregational church. Sur
day school and young mems elias
10 a. N. Worship at II, subjec.
Hidden Treasure" Vespers an
sermon at $50 p. NJ, the sui
ject, Pride md Humility" is II
first in a series OF Life's Contrast:
Sunday evening music will includ
a duet by Miss Won der HELEN an
Mr.. Hughes and the solo by Mis-
Edna Allen with violin obligato b
Mr.. Rosenstein will be repeated b
special request.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Wilbur ne
Emma NJ. Schimmel died of tuber
culosis at Tulare California, Febrr
airy 5th. MreWilbur was the dat
ghter of Mrs. Carl Schimmel an
spent her girlhood in this city
The following is from the Tular
Register: Mrs. Wilbur had been a
Invalid for the past two years an
for the two months just past sh
had been confined to her bed. Sh
was a woman of an exceptional
,lovable character, a cheerful dis
position, and was an attentiv
mother and a devoted wife. Mr.
Emma M. Wilbur was born i
Pennsylvania thirty-one years az