Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-06-28
Additional Locals.
]. E. Farmer has been at Newport for
several days, on business trip.

yesterday, after an illness of several days.
Mrs. S. L. Kline is in attendance at
the Department Convention of the W. R.
c. at New oerg this week.
Mrs. Erma Bayne of Bellefountain is
the guest this week of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Grier. in this city.
Regular services at the United Evan
gelicaI church, Sunday Rev. @. T. Hurd
will preach. The public is invited.
Prof. and Mrs. Fulkerson, the newly
appointed teachers in the Corvallis public
school, went to Eugene, Wednesday, for
visit.
Miss Lulu Rice, the book keeper at R
v. Wade's hardware store, was confined
to her home the first of this week with
illness.
A substantial new bridge has just been
completed across the Five Rivers country
in Alsea. The bridge is at the Dr.. Mills
place.
Ed FELTON,, Jr., paid fine in the
poiASO Souih3 loCSAdys 1OE dIlONl1&
minors to play csrds in his place of busi-
ness, contrary to law.
Mrs. James Benson of Cottage Grove,
who visited the first of this week with
Mrs. q. H. Feese, has gone to Belle
fountain for a visit with Mrs. j. H. Ed
" wards.
Mr.. Klecker and wife of Alsea WE re in
Corvallis, Wednesday, with their house
hold goods. en- route TO Portland, where
they have purchased property in Albina
and " ill reside.
Rev. G. H. Feese will preach short
sermon on the Sacrament of the Lords
Supper, SuHdav morning, at the First
Methodist church. The congregation
will also partake of communion. The
evening subject Is "Ideal Joy.''
Rev. M. S. Bush, former pastor OF the
Presbyterian church in this city, who
has resigned his pastorate at Baker City
and has gone East. writes the Gazette to
send his paper to Pittsburg, Pa. He will
probably remain in the East. 4
Miss Laura Chapman, who has been
employ ed in Portland millinery estab-
lishment for long time, arrived in Cor
wallis, Tuesday evening, and left yester-
day for Newport to join her parents for
vacation.
The graduation exercises at the Ply
mouth church, Tuesday evening, were
largely attended and a very interesting
time is reported. Many went out from
Corvallis and enjoyed the ice cream So
cial that followed the literary program.
Excavating is in progress for the addi-
ton that is to be built by S. L. Kline to
his large store on Main street. The ad-
dition will give 25 feet more frontage on
the north side, and new front is to be
put IN the entire store, making it modern
and handsome.
Miss Margaret Smell yesterday enter
tanned thu 16 ladies who are members of
the Afternoon Reading Club. A picnic
at Sulphur Springs was the mode of en-
tertainment adopted, the trip being made
by carriage, and 'a delightful time" ia
the verdict of all.
Claude Swami and Haman BilYeu 60
to Antelope, Eastern Oregon, to play
baseball during threedays' celebration tn q
occurs there next week. The boys have
their expenses paid and will no doubt
"nake good in their respective positions
on the nine.
Little Miss Mary McFadden celebrated
her third birthday, yesterday afternoon,
by giving lawn party at her home on
Main street. Sixteen little folks enjoyed
the hours from two to four, and Mrs. Nc
Fadden made the event delightful for all.
Refreshments and games we're the order.
Alfred johnson fell from cherry tree
at the Fischer home in South Corvallis,
Tuesday night, sustaining injuries from
the effects of which he has since been
confined to his home. No bones were
broken, but as he fell a distance of Is or
26 feet, the shaking up which he received
was quite serious.
The vote for goddess of liberty up to
yesterday afternoon was: Miss Iva Bar
clay $50; Miss Nellie Marvin 636.
There is opportunity in this contest tor
a display of public spirit, by making the
race little more spirited, thus adding to
the funds for celebration purposes. Why
not make the contest worth while by
voting little livelier, just to show your
interest in the matter?
The judges in the Journals beauty
contest this week completed their work
aud awarded prizes to those adjudged
the most beautiful women in Oregon.
The first prize of SIS goes to Miss Vira
Stuart, beautiful young woman, now a
resident of Portland but reared at AL
bany. The second prize of $50 goes to