The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-18
Tine Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items Of
Public Interest.

Ed Berry sustained fracture
0ffhe leg at his home near Airlie
Wednesday afternoon, aud DR.. Per
not went out to set the injured
member.
An old soldiers and all mem
bers OF the Relief Corps are to meet
at Grand Army hal alltomorrow night
at 7:3o to arrange for Decoration
Day.
"A colored gentleman entertain
ed large crowd on Main street
Wednesday evening with songs,
slack wire performance and much
hot air. The crowd gave evidence
of its appreciation by very liberal
response to an invitation to donate.
Ellsworth Erwin has begun the
erect on Of new home on Jeffer-
son street near 10th. The building
is to cost s., 200. The lots adjoin
the Herbert property. Charles
-Heckert has the contract.
Paul B. Johnston of the AL
bany Argus, was Corvallis visitor
Wednesday. The Argus is new
publication. but it has vim and
speaks without profuse qualification
The Argus is a strong representa-: ::
tive of the ''wet" side of the LOCAL
option question.
"A new Studebaker 16-passeng-
'er wagonette is recent acquisition
to the facilities of the Occidental
Hotel. This is an elegant rig aud
would be credit to any hotel. 1t
was purchased through R. H.
Huston, Corvallis agent for the
cStudebaker vehicles at cost of
something like $500.
Mr.. Wilbanks, Johnny Zeis
and Dick Smith returned Tuesday
from their fishing trip to Nash
iake and vicinity. Their statement
generally is that they were very
successful but some member of the
party sprung a stave and the truth
Leaked out. ! ..;~z
"A. r. Locke has received a
DETER from his two sons who recent
ly started on trip East TO visit
relatives, and to see something of
the outside world. The boys wrote
>enroute and stated that they were
enjoying the trip immensely. They
went by one of the transcontinenta al
routes and expect to return by an
other.
"A party OF c. & E. railroad
Officials, accompanied by R. v.
Holder, an Eastern railroad man.
visited Corvallis Thursday morning
and proceeded to Yaquina on a
special train. Among those in the
: party are, G. W. Talbot general
! manager of the c. & E.: G. Sulli-
van, superintendent; J. G. Mayo.
general freight and passenger agent,
and Fred Weatherford. They re-
turn to Albany today. -
An event to which many pec-
pie of the valley look forward
is the annual OAC senior excur-
sion to Newport. This year it oc-
ours tomorrow and there is much
anticipation for a glorious day.
Fare for the round tip from AL
bany, Corvallis and Philomath is
$3.50. Special train leaves Albany
at $50; Corvallis, 6:I5; Philomath,
$50. Returning the excursion
leaves Newport at $50. The Col
lege Cadet band accompanies the
excursionist7.
Julian McFadden IS shipping
sheep to Postland. Two carloads
each were shippeda week ago Mon-d
doy, two carlords last Monday, and
an additional two Carloads. are to
go next Monday. About 13s head
are shipped in each carload. The
price which has been five and Eve
and a half cents is declining and
now only three and three-fourths
to four cents is offered. It is feared
that decline similar to that of
last year about this time will teke
place.
The city election takes place
Monday. The officers to elect are
-four councilmen, chief of police,
police judge and treasurer. Can
didates so far mentioned are, WM.
McLagan, for treasurer; w. G..
Lane, John w. Ingle and A, E..
Lewis, for chief of police, and J. L.
Underwood and J. F. Yates for po-
lie judge. The only names heard
so far for councilmen are Walter |
Wiles and Link Chambers, both for
the lower ward where two council
men are to be elected in the place
of Wiles and Colbert who are to re-
tire. In the upper ward P. Avery
10 ff1e retiring councilman and