The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-08-16
LOCAL LORE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hockey Mason and
Mr.. and Mrs. w D DeVarney were
visitors in town Tuesday.
Astoria is to hold her annual
regatta and country fair September
"a. The labor unions of the city
are to join the regatta parade on
labor day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Can
non Of Salem, passed through Cor
wallis yesterday en- route to New
post for few days outing.
The rush of people to the sea-
side is slightly abated, although
many are still going. By next
week the tide will turn, and the
exodus begin shortly thereafter.
John Giblin. well-known pro.
prietor of the St. Charles Hotel,
Albany, formerly landlord Of the
Occidental, Corvallis, was married
Tuesday to Mrs. Mary Gallagher,
at Seattle.
Six fine deer, with antlers and
hides as we'll as quantities of meat
brought to town to prove it, are
what Arnold King and John Kiger
got in deer hunt of few days on
Green Peak, from whence they re-
turned Wednesday night. It is the
best luck, so far reported this sea-
son, with the exception of George
Denman and Mike Bauer.
Virgil Waters and fam
lily arrived Tuesday evening
from a camping trip in the
Yachats country. The search
ty of deer is illustrated in the fact
that Mr.. Walters, who is accounted
one of the crack hunters of the
country and rifle shot with few
equals, captured but one venison.
David Whaley, who recently
sold his farm west of town after a
FIVE years residence there, has en-
barked in the real estate business
In Corvallis. His Office is next door
north of the Blackledge furniture
store. His ad appears elsewhere,
as do many other new and lnterest.
ing announcements.
Two gangs of surveyors arr
running lines across the Cascades,
with what seems purpose to ex-
tend the c. & E, road. One gang
is encamped at Sand Mountain, and
is working along the line of the
old survey of 1890, according to
the Albany Democrat. Another
gang arrived in Albany yesterday.
and the Democrat says they are
going out to locate permanent
line for the extension across the
mountains.
The O. A. c. friends of Forest
Smithson have always believed him
to be swifter man than Dan Kel-
ly, the Baker City sprinte1. Eve
ry time they have ever met, when
both were in prime condition,
Smithson has been the victor. The
report from Portland that members
of the Multnomah Athletic Club take
the same view, strengthens the con-
fdepce of the local college men in
the well-known o. A. G. short dis
tance runner. It was always the
opinion of the late Dad Trine that
under proper conditions, Smithson
was good for 9 AS. and that he be-
lieved to be faster than Kelly can
go.
"A little chap went to his moth
er one day for a nickel. 'sOh,"
said the lady, "be industrious and
earn your money. am tired of
always giving money to YOU"
The youngster departedin thought
full silence. Thereafter for some time
he did not make a single demand
for cash. His pleased mother dis
covered the reason for this obedi-
ence late one afternoon, when in a
secluded part Of her garden, she
found her little son standing in the
center of an appreciative crowd of
urchins. Directly behind him,
quite neatly printed on cardboard
and tackled to the arbor. was this
announcement:
WILLIE JONES WILL EAT
small worm for cent
1 large worm for cents
butterfly for cents
I caterpillar for 3 cents
I hop toad for S cents
And the boy was doing a tre-
mendous business.
"A wreck on the c. & E. at
tracted much attention in town
yesterday. 1t happened to the
east bound passenger, cons St
ing of a loo motive, two box
cars. baggage and four coaches.
As the train was passing upon the
approach to a bridge between
Blodgett aud Wren the two trucks
on the forward box car left the rails,