Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-26
LOCAL AND Personal

John Day was business visitor
in Albany the last of the week.
Joseph Howard went to Mon
mouth, Friday, for brief visit with
friends.
MRS. W. w. Ireland returned
Sunday from a visit with her par
ents in Independence.
Miss Edna Wooster of Albany
was the guest of Corvallis friends,
several days the last OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Veatch Of
Cottage Grove have been guests of
relatives in Corvallis the past week.
Mrs. II. Woods of Independence
has been the guest for a week of
her daughter, Mrs. George Belt, in
this city.
Mrs. jim Blodgett of Wrenn has
been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Isaac Jackson, in this city the past
few days.
Mrs. William Newman returned
home the last of the week from a
visit with her daughter, Mira. S. B.
Finnegan, in Eugene.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wesley Jones of
Portland have been visiting ct the
Purdy home the past few days,
having come to attend the Buchan-
an-F'inley wedding.
Miss Margaret Heron departed
Saturday for Seattle, where she will
spend the winter with her sister.
Her many friends wish her pleas-
ant visit.
DR.. c. A. Mock, president of
Dallas College, gave an address at
the Y. NJ. G. A. meeting, Sunday,
which WAS an able effort and warm
ly received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walters came
in from Elmira the latter part of
the week, the former going on to
Newport and the latter to Bruce to
visit relatives.
Miss Bessie Ireland returned Sat-
urday from Albany, where she went
Friday to attend the production of
1.-THE Alaskan at the Albany opera
house that evening.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mil
Ter, at Marshfield, on the Goth, a
son. The proud papa is an old Cor
Wallis boy, and many friends ex-
tend congratulations.
Prof. Horner gave one of his very
entertaining lectures on Rome" in
college chapel, Thursday evening,
before his history class. 1llustra-
tions were furnished by the stereop-
tioon.
Fred Ewing and Miss Hazel Rs-
ber returned Sunday from Portland
where tney had been to attend the
wedding, on Thureday, of the form
er's sister, Miss Jane Ewing, to
Palmer Pomeroy.
George Dorcas of Portland was in
Corvallis, Friday, and assisted Fred
ireland in loading the latter's hops
for shipment to Portland. The
amount of baled product amounted
to something like 10000 pounds.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of George Byron Taylor and
Miss Sophia Ann Dixon, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dixon. The
affair takes place ut the Us. Taylor
home on the Minor Swick farm,
next Thursday.
There is third partner in the
grocery firm of Thatcher & john
son. He is George Whsley. who is
to enter as a partner the first of the
month. Mr.. Whaley has been
clsrking for Victor Moaes, and is a
worthy ysung man.
Local commission men have been
shipping turkeys by the hundreds
during the past week, to supply the
Thanksgiving demand. The price
paid in Corvallis has been IA cents,
which has meant good returns for
those who had birds for sale.
Ira Rowe and Charles Brumfsld
returned to Corvallis q few days
ago from the Benton county sawmill
where they had been working for
the past three week. The mill and
logging camp have shut down for
an indefinite period.
Albert Dobbin and family lsrt
Satur day for Long Beach, California,
10 take up their residence. They
came to Corvallis from the East,
but on account of the wife's health