Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-07-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Lizzie Dunn left this week
Tor visit at Newport.
Adam Asseil has gone to Newport
on bis annual vacation.
Mics Lillian Rannsy g,es to Port
land today to remain until the first
Of September.
Miss Ethel Hollister left Wednes-
day for Newport, where she will
spend the summer.
Prof. A. B. Cordley and family
expected to leave yesterday for
Newport for prolonged visit.
Miss Mary Cauthorn expects to
leave tomorrow for Portland for a
visit Of some length with friends.
Miss Lena Taftar has gone to
Portland for two eeks' visit with
her brother Herman and his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bodine are ex-
pected home this week from an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Chica-
20 and South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Bryson and
little son of Eugene were in Corval-
lis, Wednesday, en- route to New
port for two weeks outing.
Miss Edna Allen has gone to
Portland for two weeks visit With
friends. She was to attend the
Pllkington-Bleeg wedding on the
17th.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Whitehead
have been in Salem this week, where
they went Tuesday to attend the
wedding of Charles Brague to we'll
known Salem young woman.
Rev. C.trL. McCausland will
preach at the M. E. church, South,
next Sunday morning at II q. ~,
this being the time of the 4th Quar-
terly Conference for that church.
S., f. T. Clinton, who has been hand
liA pianos and organs in this city
the past few weeks, left few days
ago for Portland to remain. and the
instruments were shipped Wedhes-
day.
Mike Bauer and family have gone
to upper Soda Springs for a couple
of months outing. They were ac-
companied by DR.. Harper, who will
remain at the springs about two
weeks.
Con Gerhard came back from
Newport the first of the week and
Miss Mae Gerhard went over to
spend week or two. Mr.. Ger
hard's family will remain for the
summer.
George Cathey returned Tuesday
from Seaside wnere he had been to
attend the encampment of the Ore
gon National Guard, of which he is
a member. He had fine outing
and a good time in general.
Excavating has been in progress
again this week under the First
National Bank, the work having
been suspended for some time.
Some CT the dirt is being purchased
by residents to make curbings and
the idea is worth thinking about.
Tony Hanson and Miss Ella Ty-
Ter of Harrisburg were united in
wedlock at the parsonage of the M.
E. church, South, last Sunday at
$50 a. M, Rev. G. H. Gibbs Off
ciating. The bride and groom left
Immediately after the wedding for
their home at Harrisburg.
A city can prosper only as the
country which supports it prospers.
The wonderful prosperity of Oregon
is reflected in the building record Of
Portland for the 81 months ending
June 3Oth. This city led the "a
principal cities of the country in the
percentage of increase in building
over the same period of last year,
with gain of IS per cent.
Lester Armitage, the popular
electrician ct the Willamette Valley
Company of this city, surprised his
many friends last week by bringing
home with him from Salem pretty
blushing bride. According to the
grsom's story the wedding occurred
week ago Sunday. The BRIDES
name was formerly Miss Elva
Crissinger and she resided in Cor
Wallis in receut years. The happy
young people have gone 70 house
keeping in dwelling belonging to
Mrs. Armitage the next door north
of the Barrett Lyceum ON : Third
street.
Mrs. Je-sie Petit Flint, now at
New Era with her husband, DR.
Flint, in attendance at the spirit