Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

parents at the olg prune orcnaru.
Dolly Wilhelm, of Monroe, is
spending ten daysin this city, hav.
ing dental work done.
1t is stated that 81. H. Glassford
has this week purchased the Ar
mold block, near the depot.
c. L. Troxel and family expected
to leave yesterday for Kings Valley
TO reside for the summer at least.
Harry Ackers returned to AL
ba y lhe first of the week, after
spending ten days in this city.
w. A Palmer left yesterday for
Hood River, where he will spend
two or three weeks at work liz the
fruit orchards OF that section.
Mrs. Ellsworth Irwin and chill
1ren have returned from an extend
I'd visit with relatives at North
Yanhill.
O. J. Blackledge, wife and daugh-
ter returned the first OF the week
from brief visit with Bellefountain
relatives.
CAPTAIN Crawford and family
moved Tuesday and Wednesday.
into their new home, recently pur-
chased Of J. l.. Underwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Off Wilson attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. w. D.
Washourne in Brownsville, Tues
day.
A marriage license was issued
Tuesday to Jonn w. Gortmacher
and Mrs. Julia Ellis. The groom
resides in Jobs addition and the
bride is understood to have just ar.
rived from the East.
Mrs. w. L. Price, formerly of this
city, passed through here Tuesday,
en route home to Portland from
Newport, where she had been called
by the iiln sss her daughter, Miss
Reeta. The latter accompanied
her mother home.
Cold weather in the entire Mis-
souri, VALLEY, which has cut short
the fruit crop, serves to impree s
Oregunians with the special attrac-
tiveness of their own ctim lte, where
fruit is uninjured and promises an
abundant yield.
There will be meeting of the
Corvallis Grange at 2:l5 tomorrow
afternoon, in the administration
building at the college. "A very in
te1esting program has been arrang-
ed and the meeting will no douot be
very much enjoyed by the mem bers,
all of whom are supposed to attend.
The Il. T." girls club of the
Christian church was given a re-
ception in the caurch basement,
Monday evening, by Rev. and Mrs.
Handsaker. The hours were spent
in playing games, and light refresh
ments conclu led very happy eve
ming.
The Corvallis opera house has
been very greatly improved by a
coat of paint, and with Its fresh
white dress and brown trimmings
Is much more attractive than ever
before. Let other property owners
follow the example of Mr.. Groves
and Corvallis will soon present
different appearance.
Tickets will be on sale June 20th
to July 18th, good to return until
SPIT. 18th at one fare for the round
trip from all points in the United
States to Oregon. These are made
on account of the big conventions
held in the diffsren, cities on the
Coast, and Oregon should get busy
and WORK for this great summer
travel. These rates are open to
everybody and are not by any
means confiued to the delegates.
The East Willamette Association
of ofCongregational churches convenes
in this city on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week at the Congre-
gational church. 1t promises to be
one of the most helpfuI and inspiy-
Ing meetings in the history of the
association, as foremost among the
questions to be discussed will be the
uniting OF the Congregational church
with the United Brethren and
Method, Protestant churches the
world over. Abe speakers will b5
p assnt and viii assist in making
the meeting one of great suc-
cess.
The fifth and last entertainment
in ths Corvallis Lyceum Cou-se
was the lec,u ure of Governor La Fol-
leste at the opera house, Tuesday
evening. A large and attentive
aud 'ence listened for probably three
hours in spsIl-bound admiration of