The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-27

After few days outing at Elk
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt arrived
home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan left
Elk City yesterday for few days
at Newport.
Collie Cathey returned home
Wednesday after several weeks
stay in St. Johns.
German preaching Sunday at !
the Presbyterian church. All are
welcome.
Miss Frances Belknap return
ed Wednesday evening from visit
with Mrs. F. M. McElfresh at
Salem.
Little Willie-Wake up, pa!
Here comes the collection man.
Pa-Shut up, you fool! That's
why I'm asleep!
The Bodine hay baler began
operations today on the Rice place.
1t goes next to Richard Kiger's.
For motive power it uses gasoline,
and its capacity is 40 tons per day.
Rev. F. E.. Ellington of Cot
tage Grove, secretary of the Oregon
Christian Missionary Convention,
will preach at the Christian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
-Congregational church. Wor-
ship and sermon at II, IA Study
in Faces.-The Face of Christ"
Vespers and sermon at 8, 1.-The
Great Need of the World"
wednesdays Eugene Guard:
&c. E. Ireland and wife, T. K.
Fawcett and Fred Ireland, of Cor
wallis arrived down from Belknap
Springs last evening and left this
morning for home.
well, my boy" said the good
man, 81 see you have your arm in
a sling. Did you get hurt celebrat-
ing the Fourth?' ''Naw," replied
the sweet child; 'I broke me wrist
tryin' not to let me right hand know
me left hand was doin'."
Base ball at Newport Sunday.
Kline team versus crack nine
made up of players from Astoria,
Portland, Eugene, Salem and
other places. This will be one
of the best games of the season.
Albany Democrat:-A Califor
MIA man, with his eyes on Albany,
writes to ask if our ocean breezes
are chilly, if the rain drizzles in the
winter, and If there are many fogs
in summer. Our ocean breezes are
fine, it rains about right for health
and crops, IS inches year, an6
there are hardly any fogs in The
summer.
Albany Democrat:-The Cor.
Wallis Times says last Sundays ex
cursion from the Bay out was the
scene of many sickening love cpl
sodes. Several girls and boys spen
i the time sitting on each others lap!
and stealing kisses. One case wa.
1ikened to two dying calves
Young people with so little sens
should be kept at home.
Albany Herald:-C. K. Fronk
station agent for the Southern Pa
ci6c in this city for the past l..
years, has been succeeded by E. A
| Neal, who was yesterday morning
placed in charge as acting agent
J and Mr.. Fronk went to Portland il
response to a message calling hin
to the general Offices of the com
pany. A travelling auditor wa
here and yesterday checked Mr.
Neal in as acting agent.
Albany Herald:-A divorc
suit was filed yesterday in the coun
ty clerks Office in which Elsi
Weitman is plaintiff and Franl
Weitnan defendant. The com
plant alleges that the couple wa
married in Kearney. Nebraska, OF
September 20, 1885, and that de
fendant deserted plaintiff on Octo
ber 3, 1904. There are six child
ren as the result of the union-El
= la, aged 20; Hugh F. II; Joseph
1o; Christina, II; Leona, 9; an
Leila, q. Mrs. Weitman asks for
divorce and the custody of the chill
dren. E. E. Wilson is attorney 70
the plaintiff.
Corvallis is to be investigates
with reference to a possible reduc
tion of insurance rates. The re
!. duction i it comes will be conse
quent upon the installation of tn
). new Mountain water system
| Some time ago the insurance agent
! in Town held a meeting and dis
T cussed the matter. A letter wa
formulated urging the importanc
: of reduction upon the board {
FIRE underwriters. A letter recei1