Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

re-painted, Sam Kerr being the ar
fist.
The C. W. B. M. OF the Christian
church meets this afternoon at tn,
home of Mrs. Byron Hunter.
Mrs. Alice Wicks of Carlton visit
ed relatives and friends in Corvallis
from Tuesday until yesterday.
License to wed was issued Tues.
day to Seth 3. Smith and Mae J
Foster, both of Benton county.
License to wed was issued We'd
nesday to George E. Witham and
Lula McCaleb, both of Corvallis.
Mr.. Fitzmaurice, formerly of Cor
wallis, is now running the "Ccndon
Times" in Eastern Oregon and is
prospering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Witham
arrived home the first of the week
after spending a few days sight
seeing and visiting in Portland.
John H. Starr and family arc
moving from Junction City to the
G. B. Starr farm near Monroe,
which they will occupy the coming
yea.
Mrs. Janet Smith of Corvallis,
who is spending Ihe winter at Con-
don, is now entirely recovered from
her regent serious illness with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold King are to
move the first of the week into one
of the Ben Woldt houses. Mrs.
King has been quite ill for several
weeks.
Reuben Kiger is reported as very
low, and Mrs. Kiger is also on the
sick list. Their friends hope for
more favorable news in the very
near future.
Mrs. B. A. Cathey returned Wed
nesday from Roseburg where she
had been to attend the funeral of
Samuel Collins Flint, an old friend,
who died last week.
Mrs. A. J. Williams of Philomath
started Wednesday for Tygh Valley,
Eastern Oregon, for visit with her
uncle, John End, formerly a resi-
dent of Benton county.
A piece of property cut in the
"College Crest" tract has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Marquis aud her
three sons who have moved here
from near Eugene to make their
home.
Bert Geer of Eastern Oregon ar
rived Tuesday for visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Geer.
1t is the young mans first trip
home since his college days. He is
successful new spaper man.
Mrs. Charles Small went to Port
land, Wednesday, to enter hospi-
tai. An operation may be neces-
sary. Mrs. Small has been in i'll
health for several years. She was
accompanied by her husband, who
has returned.
Miss Lillian Ranney, a Corvallis
girl now in Eastern Oregon, has a
class of rs music pupils in the city
Of CJndon and is doing we'll. She
has been heard to declare she will
live and die in Condon-ths town
having many attractions" for this
former popular Corvallis girl. Our
loss is therefore Condon's gain.
The property owners on either
side of Jackson and VanBursn
streets are showing spirit OF COM
enterprise BY graveling
that street for some distance in a
place that is always very bad in
winter. 1t is along the George
Fuller block in Jobs addition.
The six year old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivan Winkle of Bellefountain,
who was visiting relatives in Port /
land, died in that city the first of
The week. The remains arrived
tuesday and were taken TO Belle
fountain !or interment. Much
sympathy is felt for the bereaved
parents.
1t is Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Swingler
now. The marriage occurred in
Salem, Tuesday, the bride being
Miss Mary Doyne of the capital
,ity, according to the Capital Jour
nal. Mr.. Swingler is proprietor of
The City meat market and his
friends extend congratulations and
good wishes.
DR.. Benjamin Swick and wife of
Dayton were guests Tuesday and
W ednesday of the formers brother,
Minor Swick, and family. The Wis
tors bod haen to Rosahurp tn at.