The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-06-25

Miss Gladys Borst returned
Sunday from few days visit with
Suver friends.
The Catch Horner fishing par
ty arrived Yesterday from weeks
sojourn in Alsea.
| Postmaster Johnson and Mike
Bauer arrived from fishing trip at
Five Rivers Saturday afternoon,
with ample evidence Of the success
of their efforts. They were absent
| several days.
H wing operations have begun,
but are net yet general. The crop
is uni, ual Y light, being il s,rik-
1 ing contrast with last So ison. when
it was very heavy. No prices are
quoted Yet
-Graduatiug exercises of eighth
! grade pupils occur tonight at Ply
mouth chapel, and Friday night at
North Palestine church.
Prof. Holmes aud family left
Friday for Ostrander, Washington,
where they are to reside, and where
Mr.. Holmes is 10 accept position
as bookkeeper in a sawmill. The
residence property in this city has
been purchased by Mrs. Mary H.
Whitby.
Thomas Callahan arrived Sun
day night from Sacramento. where
he was called by the death of his
sister, Nellie Callahan Smith. He
brought to his home, little Robert
Smith, aged eight, left motherless
by the melancholy event at Sacra-
mento.
The annual Safe Conference
of the Church of God" in Oregon
will convene at their church in Jobs
addition beginning Friday evening
June 28, and hold over Sunday.
About rs delegates and severa
prominent ministers will be present
from abroad. All are invited te
attend.
The schools of the Kings Val
ley country had very successful
picnic Saturday. There was lit
erary and musical program, provid
ed by the schools, and addresses BY
Superintendent Denman, Prof
Shipe and Prof. Goodrich of Philo
! math. One of the features wa
music by the Philomath quartette
These, with the usual sports, mad
the day very enjoyable.
-Onus Brown, a we'll knowl
Corvallis boy, now a resident o
Brownsville, is meeting with yer,
good success in the sale of Eastern
Oregon horses, of which he has
bunch to sell. They run from eo'
to 1900 and are broken and unbrok
en-. Half a dozen were sold Fri
day at the Willamette Grange pic
: mic, three were sold at the Bell
fountain picnic, three at Monro
and several yesterday. They vii
j, be on the grounds during the race
!, >on the end and 3rd of July.
Sunday was day of picnic
! ing. Most Of those who utilizet
4 the day for an outing, travelled i,
, the direction of the b1ackberr
patch on the Willamette Islam
near Dick Kiger's place. In all
2 about 100 Corvallisites rendezvous
ed in the vicinity. Some of ther
picked berries, while others, Rob
ert Johnson among them, saw tha
: the lunch didn't spoil. About 3
gallons of fine blackberries wer
\ gathered in all. One young girl
= Minerva Kiger. picked nearly fv
4 gallons in two hours.
I Mrs. A. N. Harlan was pair
I fully injured in an accident Sur
day. With two Howard children
she was enroute home from da
in the country. While descendin
a hill near Dixons, a shaft of tn
l buggy broke, and the vehicle ra
against the horse. The anims
ran, and broken end of the shat
stuck in the ground. The bugg
was lifted high, and Mrs. Harla
thrown with her face against
stump. The forehead was lai
\ open to the bone, and the face CT
and bruised in many places. Sh
was carried to a house and afte
her wounds were treated, anothe
h vehicle was procured and she wa
\ brought home. The children es
+ capped unhurt.
4 The general committee ha
hung up prize of 60 to be award
/ ed for the most attractive float tha
4 appears in the parade on the 4th
( The invitation is extended to a
business houses. societies an
lodges to prepare floats and com
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