Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

W0Dley EuW3fus is DdVluS LIE
house repainted, Sam Kerr being
the artist.
Mr.. an1 Mrs. johnson Porter re-
turned Thursday evening from
visit in Portland.
Miss Adelaide Wlthycombe of
Portland is guest of her brother
John, in this city.
A. Johnson has been on
business trip to Burns, Eastern
Oregon, the past week.
Grover Cate arrived Friday from
RiIlsboro and is the guest of friends
until after commencement.
Lewis Fischer of Silverton came
over Friday for the horse show and
to visit over Sunday at home.
John Hammersley came out from
Alses, Friday, to attend to business
and see the big livestock show.
Tom Eaton hiss arrived from
Moro, Eastern Oregon, for a visit
with his sister, Mrs. G. D. Abbott.
Miss Ryth Catch Of Salem is
guest at the home of her grandpar-
ents, President and Mrs. T. M.
Catch.
Henry Cumming and Chauncey
LeVee attended the state convention
of rural mail carriers in Portland,
tho last of the week
James Hunt of Woodbu has
been the guest the past fe" davs of
his cousin, Conductor Tom Riley,
and wife, in this city.
Miss Lillian Earnest of this city,
who is Spending the summer with
her parents at Five Rivers, has
been visiting friends here fer the
past few davs.
Miss Leona Webber, an old Cor
Wallis girl, arrived Saturday aud
until after commencement will be
the guest of Miss Mary Dannemsn
and other friends.
The annual "Junio- hop" of OAC
occurred at the armory, Saturday
night, Music WAS furnished by the
Peerless orchestra of Salem and
eplendid time was bad The pa
tronesses were: Mrs. A. J. johnson,
Mrs. J. K. Weatherford, Mis-.
Thomas Catch and Mrs. G. M. Nc
Kellips.
Amber & Walters last week sold
the M M. Davis residence property
in this citv to Gus Harding. The
consideration WAS $4,000. Possess
sion will be given at the opsning of
college next fall. Mr.. Davis and
family will spend the summer at
Newport and will probably take up
their r' sldence in Eugene. Corval-
lis regrets their loss.
Long & Cross who have the con-
tract for the galvanized iron cornice
work on the big domi,ory now be-
ing built for the Oregon Agricu tur-
al college at Corvallis, have COM
pleted the shop work on the same
and have it all ready for transport
tatioa. They have contracted with
E. w. Pollock, the drayman, to
haul it overland to Corvallis and he
will take his first load TODAY.
There are several loads of it and
they nave it stored about town in
barns.-Friday's Eugene Register.
In honor of their guest, Miss
Margaret Heron of Irish Bend,
Misses Cleo and Zeeta johnson en-
tertained in delightfully."- informal
manner Friday evening. Games,
music and conversation fill the
hours with pleasure, and tempt
ing collation. was served. Those
present were: Mi~ses Cleo and Zeeta
Johnson, Margaret Heron, Edith
Ready, Georgia White; Messrs.
Linwood Ruffell, Marshall Laville,
Sherman Chappell, Russell McCul-
ly apd Oiheo Crawford.
The latest real estate transfers
filed for record are: David Whaley
to Archibald Black 50 acres near
Phiioma,b, s52OOs VI. J. Wells to
Blanche Praiher, Ioss 7 and bl.
l.. Chase's addition to Corvallis,
$40U; II. c. Wyatt 70 f b. Becker,
lot A bl. 13, Philoma. b, $3.50;
Philomath College to J. H. Merry
man, lots 165 and 166 bl. 43, Philo-
math, $50; NJ. Scheiern to w. S.
Burnav, lots 8 and 4 bl. 20, Coun.
tv addition t. Corvallis, $2200;
Mary Richet to Frank Richet, 12O
acres near Wells, $l.0O
The town is full of strangers, old
students and former residents, all
gathered here this week for tie an
nual event of special interest at