The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-01
LOCAL LORE.
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-Aionzo Allen and wife return /
ed to Portland Monday after an
over Sunday visit with relatives.
Mrs. George Irvine and little
daughter are visiting Albany rela-
tives.
Let's go fishing atHodes' Gun
Store. Biggest and most complete
line of fishing tackle in town. All
kinds of repair work guaranteed.
Glen Gillette, for several years
a clerk in the Zierolf grocery store,
left Sunday for Hood River, where
he hopes to secure employment for
the summer.
Miss Mabel Sheasgreen has ac-
cepted a position as telephone oper-
ator for Crane & Go. in Portland
and entered upon her duties last
Wednesday.
-The Detective-This is plain
case of suicide. The Coroner-1
How do you know? The Detect-
ive-Why, here in his hand is the
bill for his wife's Easter hat.
Mrs. Frank Ketchum, well
known in this city, left Albany to-
day to take up her residence at
North Yakima. A farewell recep-
ton was rendered her by the mem
bers of the First Presbyterian
church
Among the former Benton
county people suffering property
losses but escaping unhurt in the
San Francisco disaster were, J. w.
Martin, brother of Mrs. A. G.
Tunnison of this city and Mrs. 10
sic Kiefer and daughter of Summit.
Wool is IS cents in the local
market, and the market abroad is
said by local dealer to be steady
and strong enough to justify thai
figure. A few small lots are being
received and sold at that price
Shearing will begin, if the weathe,
remains warm, in two or three
weeks.
Harold Strong and family ar
rived Saturday from Stanford Uni
versity where he has been attending
college. Owing to the conditions
resulting from the earthquake
school was dismissed until the fal
term, but those students who were
to have graduated this term wer
credited for the balance of the time
Mr.. Strong has completed his stud,
of law.
Attorney Lee Paget and son O
Portland were in Corvallis from
Saturday untia Monday. During
their sojourn they paid visit t.
the college, and were greatly inter
ested in what they saw there. Sun
day morning, Mr.. Paget. who /
an active member of the Laymen'
Association of the M. E. church
spoke at that church in this city.
Miss Daisy Harding was host
ess at an informal dancing part,
given at the home of her fathe
three miles north of this city Mon
day evening. The guests were
Misses Helen Holgate, Sarah ia
cobs, Carrie Ains1ie. Mesdames R.
II. Huston, J. o. Wilson, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Richard Kiger, G. E. Nickel
lips, J. E. Andrews, J. A. Harpe,
and Grant Elgin. Messrs E. E
Wilson, Bowen Lester, F. L. Ken
and T. McDevitt.
The fourth relief car from Ben
ton, left the G. & E. station for Sa,
Francisco Saturday night. It con
sisted of bacon, potatoes, eggs, oats
baled hay and other farm products
Nearly the whole of the car wa,
contributed by Benton farmers. A
particular section that was mos
liberal in donations was the Fair
mount and Soap Greek neighbor
hoods. About three tons Of STUFF
came from farmers in that locality
There is new manager of the
c. & E. railroad, vice T. H. Curtis
resigned. He is Guy W. Talbot
recently manager of a rail road a,
Peoria, Illinois. Mr.. Curtis, who
has been with the Hammond roads
tor some time, has resigned to go
into business for himself. Mr.. Tai
bot is to represent the same inter.
ests, and his appointment to the
place is without significance. He
IS only about 80 years of age, being
one OF the youngest railroad mana.
gers in the country.
"A two manual, pedal pipe or
gan has been installed in College
chapel yesterday. Prof. Talllandiel
is bringing this instrument to Cor
wallis at his own expense for the
purpose of giving one or more
public recitals, and the organ is te
be used only for concert purposes.
Prof. Taillandier announces an or.
gan recital to be given on Friday,
May 25th at $3.50 o'clock. Ticket.
will be so cents each as the expens.
for getting the instrument is con
siderable and the total cost TO,
rental. transportation, insurance
setting up, etc., will be nearly on.
hundred dollars. The organ i.
practically new, having been in uss