The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-28

Mics Gertrude Nolan gave n
party Friday evening for the 9th
grade class Of the pubic schools.
Miss Lillian Ranney returned
Suuday evening from altendanc, at
he grand lodge OF Rebekahs at La
Grande.
p. M. Zie1olf is at his Iost of
duty again after a wsek's confint-
ment to ais room with rheumatism.
The next annual meeting OF the
Boys Conference js to occur III
Corvallis in May 1908 Atthe Sa-
lem meeting just concluded, there
was an attendance of l6l
-M.. and Mrs. Lcu.s Burno1gh
of Enterprise, have arrived TOR
C,mmencement visit with Corvall
relatives.
MIR. aud Mrs. Logan Hays left
today for P1rtland, after visit OF
several days at the home OF Mr.. aud
Mrs. Will Horning.
-Mrs.A. Hays, who has b. ten a
Corvallis visitor for snme time, left
today for Spokane, Washing on,
where shs is to make her home, sf-
ter short visit at Independence.
Brady Burnett is to retire as
superintendent of thu mountain
water works the fret of the month,
and is to bs succeeded by Frank
Aldrich.
EM-Jasper Newton, former B-n-
ton county man, ha. soil his farm
at Thornton, Washington, and with
his son has taken up a homestead
at Chesaw, the same state.
Fred Porter arrived Saturday
for 81 ,urn at,home. He has BET n
travelling for the past three months
10 Montana, Idaho and osher states
in the employ Of Portland electro
cal house.
-Forty-6ve dollars is applicable
10 the deot on the w. c. T. u.
building as result OF the entertain
ment recently given. To all WHO
assisted, the lad;e are profouL dly
grateful. The average weekly al
tendance at the reading room is 12o.
&C. A. Dobell. wife and childrtn n.
and his father and mother arrived
yesterday, and occupies the house
formerly owned by Prof. Mex Hips
on College hill. Mr.. Dobell is .e
be assistant cashier ip the johnson
bank, when it opens July 1st.
In the matter of fancy stock il
il doubtful if any county in Oregon
can beat Benton in competitive ex.
hibits. Benton farmers are pro.
gressive and have been improving
their herds for long time. The ar
ray of fancy stock that should 5t
seen at the live stock show on Fri
day and Saturday will be worth
travelling many a mile to see.
The team of the Philomatl
mail carrier took spin Saturda,
that cleared the streets of Corvalli
for minute or two. Starting a
the Kaupisch creamery they race,
up past the postofice and out to
ward the Methodist church. To
driver cluDg to the reins desperate
ly however, and after steering hi
horses between several trucks b
managed foally to stop them afte
passing Fourth street. The onl
damage was the wear and tear O
the nerves of passing pedestrian
and truck owners.
The fifty prizes to be awarde
In the big live stock show on Frida a
and Saturday of next week shoul
attract q great many exhibits. The
should, in fact, attract to Corvall
all the fancy stock in the count
as we'll as much from abroad. II
occasion will be taken advantage
by many to make purchases, al
for this and other reasons the
should be great crowd in atten
ance. The committee has atrang
to supply pens free of charge to .
hibitors of sheep, goats and hogs.
The excursion annually run
Newport by the seniors at the G
lege transpired Saturday, and
point of numbers was the most gu
cessft1l one that has yet taken pla,
About 7OOstudents and others ps
ticipated. leaving Corvallis early
the morning, and arriving on t
return trip after eleven p. M. The
were eight coaches, but even Il
was not sufficient car accommod
tion and many had to stand throua
out the journey. The day at /
seaside was pleasant and the seasi
and the trip was much enjoyed.