Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-06-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

home Monday from a pleasure trip
10 Portland.
Otto Headrick came up from
Salem to spend Decoration day
and visit relatives.
A. F. Smith arrived Tuesday
from Colorado, seeking a location.
He wishes to purchase farm.
Prof. C. /. Lewis has leased the
Aldrich house on tine college
grounds and will take possession
at once.
Mrs. J. P. Durno leaves the last
of the week for Silverton to remain
Mr.. Durno holds position there
in Fischers' mill
The time for riding bicycles on
sidewalks expires June lst, and
wheelmen should remember the
fact and avoid trouble.
Prof. S. I. Pratt and wife, OF
near Philomath, visited Corvallis
relatives. Tuesday. They leave
shortly for visit in the East.
The "Three Hundred Club" was
delightfully."- entertained Tuesday
afternoon by Miss Blanche Hammel,
who proved herself a charming
hostess.
A new sidewalk has just been
laid along the north side of the
e. B. Horning grocery store block,
extending east and west. The i'm
proyement was needed.
George Wells and family of near
Independence were guests of Cor
Wallis relatives the first of the week.
Mr.. Wells is a hop grower and
prosperous farmer of his locality.
Mrs. George Houck, of Eugene,
was in this city the first of the
week. on her way to Portland to
attend her daughter who is i'll with
the measles at St. Mary's Acad
emy.
The ninth grade public school
pupils enjoyed a picnic Tuesday.
The chaperones were Mrs. Holmes,
Mrs. Condra and Miss Mabel
Ready, and everyone had good
time.
There was a picnic yes terday at
Springer's grove at Shedd station.
1t was largely attended and very
enjoyable affair. A baseball game
and addresses by various speakers
were the features.
The opening event of commence
ment week, "On Shore and Sea-" to
be given at the opera house next
Thursday night, promises to be
something unusually fine, and
everyone is planning to see it.
A. H. Deputy, the recent pur-
chaser of the Horning's black
smith shop, has rented the Welden
house on north Main Street and is
moving in this week. Mr.. Deputy
came from the vicinity of Wood
burn.
A. the Methodist church Sunday
ever ing Miss Janet Blackledge
sang a solo that was much appre-
ciated by the large audience pres
ent. This little lady has voice
of unusual sweetness, and her solos
are always a treat.
A large nun Der of Bellefountain
people were in Corvallis Tuesday
to hear the speech of Hon. Willis
Hawley. Among those from that
section were Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Starr, Mrs. Emma Hawley, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Kyle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Heron, Elmer Dinges,
and others.
Flags, bunting, and beautiful
flowers, with splendid audience,
met the G. A R. and w. R C,
Sunday morning, at the Congrega-
tional church, where they Assem- bled
to listen tn the Memorial Serm IN,
preached by Rev. E. F. Green.
The sermon was an impressive one,
and occupied an hour. The
closest attention was given through
out the address. Solos were sung
by Mrs. G. E. Peterson and Mr..
Ed R. Hughes and two appropri-
ate anthems by the choir, under the
direction of Mrs. Green.
Half doz en- men on horseback
in pursuit of twenty frightened
steers made an exciting scene on
various streets in Corvallis Tues
day. The object was to get the
animals across the ferry, and in the
attempt to get them to the river
nearly the whole band broke away
ard swan across Mary's river, three
of them floating into the Villa
mette and scrambling up the bank