Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-05-08
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

dence was in Corvallis Friday.
A. J. Rich, an OAC student
made business trip to Portland
Saturday.
0Howard Bush and wife. of Kings
Valley, were Corvallis visitors
Saturday.
Misses Robena and Eta Smith
of Plymouth, were among the Cor
yallis visitors Sunday.
Miss Madge Baldwin, the steno-
grapher at S. l.. Kline's, is ill with
an attack of the measles.
Miss Maud Wysong, an OAC
student, was called to her home
near Amity, Friday morning, OF
account OF the illness of her mother
Mrs. Gene Simpson returned Fri
day night from San Francisco
where she had been in search oi
relatives. She was met in Albany
by her husband.
The city band played another
fine program on the court yard
grounds Sunday afternoon to the
delight of a large number of people.
These concerts are proving very
popular. -. -5
For various reasons, the seniors
have given up the play that had
been decided upon, and it is not yet
certain whether play will be given
or not. TIE play abandoned was
entitled "The Honeymoon"
Miss Eta Smith has been of
fered a trip to Des Moines, Iowa,
by a wealthy uncle of that city
The young lady is considering the
proposition, and may decide to
spend the summer with her East
ern kinfclks.
S. P. Hunt was a Salem visitor
Friday. He went down to bring
home buck board automobile,
which he expects to use in canvass
ing the country with his patent
washing machine. He traded
horse and buggy for the auto.
Attorney J F. Yates has con-
sented to be a candidate at the
coming city election for the Office
which he now holds, that of police
judge. This election will be held
on Monday, May 81. Mr.. Yates
has the endorsement of many
friends.
Supt. Denman represented Ben
ton county at meeting of COM
of the first congressional
district held in Salem, Saturday
There is every indication that re-
publ:cans throughout the state are
going to line up and support their
party nominees.
A small dwelling house belonging
to Mrs. Biggs, that has long oc-
cupiei position on the EIvin
place, on college hill, was moved |
Saturday onto one of Judge |
Waters lots in the north part of |
town, where Mrs. Biggs will
hereafter make her home.
George Cross, deservedly popu-
lar student at OAC, while engaged
in tbs wood working department,
Friday, had the misfortune to cut
mis- hand severely with a rip saw.
The end of the forefinger was clip
ped off, the thumb was badly cut
and the middle finger was severely
lacerated.
The ladies of the Utopian liter.
ary society at OAC were given a
trip to Mars Peak Saturday by
thu y ,ung men of the Philadelphia
society. About fifty were in the
party and the trip was made in
hay racks, hauled by four-horse
teams. A grand time is reported.
The chaperones were Miss Helen
Crawford and Miss Aimee Leverett.
The Maccahee excursion from
Portland, Sunday, was pretty we'll
They came up on the
Eas: Side to Albany, thence on the
c. & f. to this city, and down the
West Side to P,.rtlsnd. This
route makes a loop of the valley
proper and gives an excursioni.t a
ride of about 200 miles. At this
season of the year no more pleaaur-
able trip could be imagined. The
train of 19 cars was divided into
two sections and one of the sections
was drawn by an oil burning
engine, said to have been the first
seen in our city. Although the
train was expected here at o'clock
it was about 5 when it arrived.
Sunday afternoon while driyir g
along on Fifth street. this city, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Smith had quite
an exciting runaway experience.