The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-30
Mrs. w. o. Heckart of Eugene
is visiting Benton county relatives.

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is visiting Benton county relatives.
Mrs. McKellips returned Tues
day from Comstock where she at
tended the funeral of her grand
mother.
Miss Flora Mason of Albany
leaves Monday for New York City.
where she will be joined by Maud
Hoffman, the actress. and together
they will journey to Paris.
Leon Montgomery left Thurs
day for Scio, his home. He is
student of o. A. c.
Lets go fishing at Hodes Gun
Store. Biggest and most complete
line of fishing tackle in town. All
kinds of repair work guaranteed,
AT the Episcopal church Sun
day there will be celebration of the
Holy Communion at 8 and at II a.
m, evening prayer at 7.3o. Rev.
H. B. Chambers will preach.
Miss Mary Jones left yesterday
for Silverton where she has been
engaged to teach in the city schools.
She received the appointment on
the recommendation of President
Catch over IS other applicants.
She graduated at O. A. c. in 1901.
Thomas Fawcett arrived Tues
day, and is likely to be joined by
his family to remain for the sum-
mer. They have resided at St.
Johns since they left Corvallis last
year. Mr.. Fawcett's announce.
ment in business way is to be
found elsewhere in the Times.
While working in the planning
mill Thursday, Ed Buxton had a
narrow escape from losing the sight
of one eye. A stick flew up, strik-
ing Mr.. Bnxton on tie side of the
nose, almost in the corner of the
eye, but only slight cash was in
f1icted.
The Artisan lodge of Lebanon
this week sent word to the Corval'
lis lodge of the order, requesting
that the local team and officers pay
a fraternal visit to that lodge this
evening, and assist in the initiation
of class of IS candidates. The
local lodge has large membership,
and has achieved some repute in
the work that is done by the degree
team.
Misses Mary Nolan. Edna Ir
vine and Louise Cooper, Messrs
Lyman Bundy, Rae Walker, San
Damon and Kenneth Cooper leave
on tomorrow mornings early trair
to attend a house party given by
Helen and Karl Steiwer at thei
country home near Jefferson.
"A Parents meeting is to bt
held at Bellefountain on Saturday
April 9TH. Features of the pro
gramme are, address, What shoult
the school expect from home" L
N. Edwards; what should home
expect from school," M. M. Waltz
Formation of character. J. H
Edwards, The old and the new,
J. B. Irvine, Education. it's valu
to the Individual and the state" E
H. Belknap, remarks, 7. 7. Vim
cent and G. w. Denman. Their
will be literary programme fo
which each school in the south en-
of the county has been invited t.
contribute two selections. TIL
music will be in charge of Mrs. ]
H. Edwards. There will be bas
ket dinner.
Matt Wilhelm of the big mer
camille firm ofSouthern Benton, wa
down today from Monroe. Th'
Maud farm owned by him nea
Monroe has been sold through
Amber & Waters, to Mr.. How
lands and Mr.. Chatterlin, latel
arrived from Iowa. The farm com
prises 100 acres, and the price pait
was $40 per acre. The purchaser
are to return East for their families
Both are railroad conductors VIII
are planning to retire to life which
they hope will be less strenuous
Mr.. Wilhelm returned on the af
ternoon stage to his home, He
one Of the brightest business men il
the country, as well as youns
man of highest character.
Next Monday taxes becom
delinquent. After that it takes
10 per cent penalty and r. per cen
interest to get squared with th
county. Many who did not get th
rebate are now paying half thei
taxes and taking until October fo
the balance. One man who too
that tack today explained that
had been his purpose all along t
get the rebate. He had none
enough to do it, but a friend cam
along and borrowed some to pa