The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-01-19

-Dolph Kerr, bookkeeper, tor
the Fischer mills at Silverton Wis
tied in Corvallis this week.
Miss Mary Nolan left last ev-
ening for a weeks visit in Port
land.
Miss Cora Newton of Ply
mouth is the guest of Corvallis
friends.
Vernon Williamson and Frank
Dodele of Wells, visited friends in
Corvallis Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. P. Moses re-
turned Thursday from a brief visit
with Philomath relatives.
Miss Ethel Alexander returned
Wednesday from a several weeks
visit with Portland relatives.
Henry Fiickenger of Suver.
has been the guest this week OF
his daughter, Mrs. Carolina Max
field.
Mrs. Ella Humbert of Eugene
will conduct the services at tho
Christian church next Sunday,
both morning and evening.
Wilbur Croft and Ike Smith
arrived home Thursday from
Washington where they went re.
Gently in search of employment.
There will be services at tho
Catholic church next Sunday at the
usual hours. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Born, January 1st, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Combs, of Markham, Texas,
a daughter. The mother was form.
erly Miss Hattie Potts of Corvallis.
Mrs. Hulburt and Miss Mauc
Whitaker are to arrive tomorrow
from California, where they have
spent the past few months.
Services at the M. E.. church
South, Sunday morning at II, ane
at 1890 p. m. Subject Of morning
sermon, 1.-The Needed Revival
J. A. Ellison, pastor.
Miss Sophia Elgin, who has beer
confined at home with illness TO
the past two weeks was able Wed
nesday to resume her position il
the Independent telephone Office
DR.. Eshelman, a supreme of
fcer of the United Artisans, cam
up from Portland Wednesday AM
conducted the initiation ceremonie
at the local lodge that evening. 1
good attendance and a banquet ar
reported as features of the evening
The switch board has arrive
that is to be used at the central Of
fee of the Independent company a
Bellefountain. An operator wi
be engaged and the Office establish
ed at once, thus giving better sery
ice locally and otherwise.
-C1aud Clark, a former popula
OAC student, arrived Thursda,
from Boise, Idaho. for a visit i
Corvallis. MI. Clark has been i
in a hospital at Boise for two month
with typhoid fever, and is just abb
to be about.
On the return of W. D. D.
Varney from the East the questio
of further extensions of the indie
pendent phone will have been sci
tied. The proposition of a cope
line from Corvallis to Portland t
be owned by the local Independ
ent people is under consideration
Mr.. DeVarney went to Kansa
City on the 9TH, and is expecte
back within a short time.
Joe Henkle is to join the OAt
colony at the General Electrica
Works at Schenectady, New York
He has received an appointment
and is to leave January 28th. to en-
ter the works February 5th. H
carries high recommendation fror
the college. Among the OAC boy
there are Bower, Abraham, Proet
ste1, Hall and others.
Police Judge Yates, who lei
for Iowa today with the Holroye
funeral party, is to be absent
couple of weeks. He has leave O
absence, and in case of an emergen
cy an acting police Judge will b
appointed by Acting Mayor Rennie
Final agreement has bee
reached with reference to the Sui
phur Springs road, and the pre-
posed new highway is to be opened
The county court accepted the fav
orable report of the Board of View
ers several months ago, but mad
no effort to open the road becaus
of the objection of parties who pre-
posed to carry the matter to tn
higher courts. Recently, however
an adjustment vas reached betwee.