Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-24
lUGAt AND PERSONAL

'oi okNotS0 Aeso 00So oASA
this week by Mrs. Minnie Shepard
vs.. Sylvanus Shepard.
s. H. Horton went to Monroe,
Tuesday. having received word that
his d daughter, Mrs. Ambrose Houc6,
was very i'll.
There is to be big picnic at the
Willamette Grange hall, June 2lst.
Full particulars will be announced
later.
Members OF the Washington
lodge had a social at their hall,
I. .fter the regular meeting this week.
A supper Was served and everyone
ent in for d jolly tune. -.
Mrs. Hubert Hodes left Tuesday
morning for a three months visit
iu the East. Sne will 60 to Water
town, Wisconsin, and will also visit
st Paul and other points before her
return.
w. F. and Clay Starr of Belle
fountain have. been In Corvallis
8 veraI days this wees, taking steps
t, secure claims on railroad timber
land in the vicinity of Bellefoun-
tain.
Isaac Jackson has petitioned for
letters of administration IN the es-
tate of S. w. jackson, deceased.
ihe appraisers of the estate are
Walter Wiles, S. l.. Henderson and
John Rowland.
The ladies of the Home Mission
a-y society Of the M. E. church took
III 1925 for lunches served Mon
day afternoon Ill the church dining
room. The money goes towards
rebuilding the "Oriental Home"
that is maintained by the society in
Frisco and which was destroyed by
the earthquake.
A delegation of young people
from the var.ous chui Cues of the
,.ty leave this afternoon to attend
the meeting of the District con-
vention of Christian Endeavor,
which will be held May 24-26 at
ihliomath. Rev. G.. T. Hurd and
several others from this city are Oh
the program.
1t is estimated that. 3OUO pickers
will be needed to gather the Hood
River straw berry crop. Relative to
the crop a special from there says:
Berries are much later this year
than usual and it is not expected
That the season will commence
much before the first of next week.
Growers and shippers say prospects
We're never brighter for plenty OF
berries of fne quality, and place
the output at $4,000 crates. Pre-
paratlons are being made to secure
pickers and packers, who should
commence to reacn here about May
25lh."
Miss Aida Metcalf of this city
was a guest at big dinner given
Tuesday evening in Portland by
the Commercial Club, she being q
member Of the Philip S. Bates party
of young women, now en- route to
jamestown. The BATES girls" were
tie guests at the banquet given by
the Club, Tuesday, and Hon. Wal
lis Nash, well known in this city,
was one of the speakers of the eve
ming.
A souvenir postal from Miss
Mary Sutherland, received this
week by Corvallis friend, states
that the writer was then in New
York City and was going to Brook
lyn that evening 10 see Mics Edna
Irvine in "The Other Girl" Miss
Irvine is AGO, Wallis girl, now be-
ginning a stage career in the East,
where she has 40 far met with good
success. Miss Sutherland is speud-
ing the summer in study in New
York City and Boston, t. better
prepare herself for her work at
head of the dressmaking d partmens
at the Oregon Agricultural College.
The "Seattle Rally" which was
planned to take place last night by
the Christian Endesvorers of the
city, was postponed until next
Tuesday evening, May 2Sth. A
letter received from the state secre-
tary on Monday informed the Cor
wallis Union of the fact that the
Washington Endeavorers were
sending Rev. B. H. Lingenfelter,
pastor of the Fremont Christian
Church, Seattle, and chairman of
the commit ee IN pulpit supplies"
for the big convention, into Oregon |
'r tares days in the interest of tn
International Curis tian Endeavorer