Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-23
Philofnath Snapshots.

lne LII gram l6 almost all thfesneQ
and few machines are waitingto proceed
with the spring grain in week or SO.
The Hood machine stopped threshing
last Friday and the Wyatt machine will
stop in day or two to begin little
later. The crop is generally thought to
be quite good considering the very dry
season since planting time.
Miss Alvena Fehler returned to Port
land last Saturday. She was accom-.
panied as far as Corvallis by her
brother-in-law, J. R. Fehler.
Miss Metha Fehler will visit at the
home of her grand mother. Mrs. J. A.
Becker, for the remainder of the summer.
Miss Carrie Pimm accompanied by a
girl friend of Corvallis will Join the ex-
cursionists to Newport next Saturday to
remain over Sunday.
Mrs. Eldridge Hairless, accompanied
by her little daughter Emily. aud Verna
Vosberg visited at the home OF her sister.
Mrs. Frank Wyatt, Wednesday.
Prof. and Mrs. @. G. Springer, former
ly of Phi lomath, who drove over the
Cascade Range from Summerville, where
they had been emplo. ed as instructors
in the public school at that place, after
a short visit with friends and rela.-
tives here drove on to Yolo Co., Cali
fornia and have secured good positions
as ppipcipoJ opd ,ocictos+ II, n rrr, -, M n -
school that employs five teachers. at
Winters, the second largest town in Yolo
GO. In the same block with the gram
mar school is a high school employing
four teachers. Prof. Springer reports
that Oregon pupils do the same work in
eight grades that California children do
in nine.
When Miss Keezel's visit to Kansas
was reported last week, through misinfor-
nation an error was made, as her mother
Mrs. Keezel accom- panied her the entire
distance, in place of to Portland. Miss
Florence Boyle is assisting Prof. Enos
Keezel with his duties in the P. O. dur
ing the absence of Mrs. Keezel, the regu-
lar postmistress.
The Rev. Hoy and family Joined the
resorters at the seaside last Thursday
and on Saturday passed through Philo-
math, where they had been visiting
several weeks previous, bound for their
home in Portland.
Mrs. Cynthia Henkle,, who had been
at the seaside for several days, accom-.
panied her nieces, the Misses Vesta and
Leta Newton, home on Sunday.
Miss Fay Newth, daughter of DR.. G. H .
Newth, has returned to her home after
visiting relatives in Portland.
Miss Leila Yocum, whose mother died in
Portland last May, is at the home of hel
great grandmother, Mrs. VIM. Irwin.
Miss Mabel Crabtree, who has been
visiting relatives in Portland, has re-
turned to her home in Philomath.
Mrs. E. P. simms, who has been at the
home of her brother, J. G. Springer, since
last March. viii, return to be with hel
daughter, Mrs. Susan Nickerson, at St.
Johns, Oregon, within few weeks.
Our genial merchant, T. P. Clark, is
contentment personified now. since his
Children and grandchildren are all in
Philomath. His two daughters, Mrs.
Tongeland and Mrs. Blackerby, and fam.
lilies are here at present.
Miss Bessie Puesley is assistant "Hel-
10" girl at the Independent telephone
station in Philomath at present.
Earl Afford, younger son of W. N. Al
ford, has been afflicted with severe abs
cess on the throat for several weeks. 1t
has been necessary to lance the abscess
three or four times. He is under the
care of DR.. Psrnot.
J. E. Henkfe made business trip to
Portland last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hunter returned
to Philomath from their honeymoon out
Ing in Douglas county on Wednesday,
and report having had q good
time. They viii join the .resorters at
Newport next Saturday for an outing at
the seaside.
Mrs. O. c. Henkle and childred joined
%. c. and Rodell Henkle at the seaside
on Monday. e..
Mr.. F. A. Nichols, recently of Reese
burg, was passenger on the Corvallis
bound stage on Tuesday On route to Port
land on the evening train. He ia much
pleased with this portion of the William
ette Valley and praises the hospitality OF
the people.
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