The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-01-05
LOCAL LORE.
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Mrs. T: c. Hurd is suffering
from a severe attack of la grippe.
Representative Virgil Carter of
Wells was a Corvallis visitor yes
terday.
Nathan Young of Scio, return
ed to his home Wednesday after a
visit at the A. J. Johnson home.
Miss Letha Patton of Albany
spent Sunday with friends in this
city.
20. T. Beals left Tuesday for
his old home in Douglas county,
after a week spent in Corvallis with
friends.
Clarence Vidito and wife now
occupy the dwelling recently yacat-
ed by Mr.. Patty. The removal oc-
CURED Tuesday.
Percy Cu,per, 'o4, is now at
Salem, employed as a civil engineer
in the interest of the Willamette
Valley Electric Railroad Company
Miss Jessie Hawley of O. A. c.
returned Wednesday from Salem
where she spent the holidays with
an aunt.
Miss Ella Austin returned to
Airlie Wednesday after spending
the holidays with Corvallis rel
atives.
miss Lura Flett returned to
Portland the first of the week after
a holiday visit with Miss Mary
Jones and other Corvallis friends.
Mrs. Charles Ingram came to
Corvallis yesterday from Monroe
where she has been visiting, and
leaves tomorrow for her home at
Hillsboro.
Sunday evening at the Congre-
gational church MI. Hughes will
sing The Harbor Belr' and Miss
Allen and MI. Knapp will sing the
duet Love Divine all Love Ex-
ceiling by Stainer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard and
daughter, Miss Alice. Of near Sa-
lem, were in Corvallis Wednesday
to attend the Shepard Woods we'd
ding. .ft...
Services at the NJ. E. church,
South, Sunday morning at II and
at 7.3o p. m. Subject of morning
sermon: "Christ's Unlimited Pow
en-" Evening subject. Hearing
as a Preparation to a Fruitful
Life" ]. A. Ellison, pastor.
Jesse Taylor, who has for some
years been employed at the electric
power plant ct the college, leaves
Monday for Mt. Vernon, Wash, tc
accept a position in the Franklin
foundry. His family accompany
him.
Lester, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Taylor of Blod'
gett, died Tuesday morning, aged
ten days. The funeral was held il
Albany at 2 p. m. Thursday. In
terment was at Albany cemetery.
AT the Congregational church
Sunday there will be celebration o:
the Lords Supper in the morning
In the evening the service will b
devoted to the first service of thu
Week of Prayer as outlined by the
Evangelical Alliance of the United
States. The topic will be, "Th'
Spirit and the Fire"
This week there will be un.o1
meetings of the Congregations
and the Presbyterian churches
The services on Monday, Tuesda,
and Wednesday evenings will b
held in the Presbyterian church
those on the remaining evenings O
the week in the Congregations
church. w
Jerry from Kerry" was til
bill in a very popular entertainer
at the Opera house Wednesday eve
ming. Clean humor and rich flu
was all there was in the perform
ance but there was enough of tina
element to delight and please every
body. The show is one of the bes
now making interior places.
There was an adjourned mee1
ing of the city council Tuesday eve
ming, at which the proposed 80 yea
electric light franchise was discuss
ed. After extended consideration
the councilmen adjourned to atten
the League meeting. It is expect
ed that the franchise will come t
a vote at the regular council meet
ing Monday night.
Portland people are beginnin,
to stir themselves to capture til
forestry building as indicated b
the following from the Journa,
cat the meeting of the city counc
This afternoon an ordinance will b