The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-17
LOCAL LORE.
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-Major-Is your fancee blond?
Colonel-No; she's a roam.
". A. Vidito and family left |
yesterday for an outing at Cascadia.
&C. w. Denman and family are
in Alsea on a two weeks camping
trip.
Prot. and Mrs. Taillandier are
expected to return tomorrow from
ten days stay at Cascadia.
Miss Margaret Mccormack of
Lebanon, arrived Sunday and is the
guest of Miss Mary Elgin.
Miss Kate Gerhard left Satur-
day for Monroe, for a visit with
friends.
F. L. Kent arrived Monday
from sojourn of several days at
Newport. Cool, cleudy days he
says have been much in vogue
there.
Nine coach loads of people
participated in last Sundays ex-
cursion to Newport. In all there
were AIS persons. of whom about
so went from Corvallis. Most of
the crowd was from the Cascades.
Mrs. Haenel and daughter
Delphina, of Monroe, were the
guests of Corvallis relatives over
Sunday. Mrs. A. Schubert ac-
companied them on their return
to Monroe Monday, where she will
spend her vacation.
-She-Did you ever see the
Homer twins?
He-Yes.
. She-Don't you think the boy
is the picture of his father
He-Yes; and I also think the
girl is the photograph of he,
mother.
"A large number of binders are
starting today and tomorrow. A
few began operations yesterday
By the end of the week cutting
grain will be in progress generally
Fall sown oats will be the first te
receive attention. The crop i
good.
Rev. Feese and family left a
four O'Clock this morning for Alse:
for months outing. The pulpi
of the Methodist church next Sun
day will be occupied morning ane
evening by DIR. Z. 3. Marshall, o
Oakville. During the absence o
Rev. Feese his pulpit will be regu
larly filled, either by a supply O.
the pastor himself.
I'm a few days, Charles Heckar
:. is to begin the erection of a new
residence for DR.. Cathey on the
southwest corner of the block il
which he resides, formerly ths
, Fierstein property. 1t is to be :
modern structure with basemen
q and other conveniences and will
cost about 1900.
The figure at which Sam H
: Moore sold his home place tn
other dayis considerable advanc
over the purchase price. Whel
he bought of Herzig. he pai'
$1,000 He subsequently pur
chased an additional five acres
: paying about $3.50 for it, and max
ing IS acres in all. He sold th
other day to Ole Palson of Nortl
Dakota for S.. 500. Possession
to be given this fall. Extensiv
poultry conveniences have been &C
ded to the place since Mr.. Moor
acquired it.
"A telephone dispatch to th
Times announces the death b
drowning yesterday of Williem M
| MILAN at Tidewater. Mr.. McMi
Ian was one of the witnesses in tt
George Mitchell case at Seattle r,
| Gently, and had just returned hon
| from there. At the time of the a
cident he had been visiting h
brother in the vicinity of Tidew
. ter. The accident happened viii
he was trying to swim a horse aero
the Alsea river, full details u,
being available. Mcmillan w;
il about 20 years OF age, and reside
at Waldport.
1t was 32-foot column of fl;
ures with which they figured o1
the amount of taxes collected Fl
1905 with the adding machine
the sheriif's Office. 1t was eigI
feet shorter than the column f
sIIoo4 taxes, but it was long enoue
to stretch across the sheriff S sp
cious Office. a column of fgur
of such length is urquesi ionab
unique for those who see it for Il
first time. There is apparently /
limit to the adding that the m
chine will do if the operator al
the Da rer hold r,,1t Tho tbirr