The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-11-29
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AOcAG W.
William McCullom, a former OAC
student, arrived Thursday from Ath-
ena, for a visit.
w L Patterson of Baker City. ar.
rived Thursday to spend Thanksgiv
ing with old college friends.
Misses Leah and Gertrude Bar.
clay left yesterday for six weeks
visit with relatives at Everett, Wash
ington.
On account Of Ill health, Rufus
Cate of the sophomore class Of OAO,
has been compelled to return to his
home In Portland. He left Wednes-
day.
Taylor Porter, John Beach and
Harry Wicks arrived Sunday from an
extended visit in the East. The form
er spent most uf his time in Ohio,
Mr. Beach, In Illinois, and Mr. Wicks
visited In Pennsylvania.
C S o Humbert will begin a ser
les of sermons tomorrow morning
at the Christian church on the sub
ject of, "The Moral and Spiritual AS
poets of Baptism"
Louis Solover is up from Redding
on visit to friends 10 this county.
During the summer ne has been en-
| ployed 10 the Zeis Brothers ice fact
ory and bottling works. and he will
shortly return to resume work.
Dusty and Philomath young men
locked horns at football, Thanks
giving day. The game was played at
PhiIomath. Fred Walters, one Of the
old champion eleven was lead
| ing spirit in the Dusty team. The
latter won in score Of five to naught.
The Knights Of Pythias are to
have housewarming in their hall
Monday night. Members of the order
all over town are looking forward to
the event with pleasurable anticipa-
ton, for the Knights entertainments
are always synonymous Of hospital
ily and good cheer.
Al Halberman, who was for Con-
siderable time employed as cutter in
George Smiths butcher shop in Cor
Wallis, was here the first Of the week
on visit. Since leaving Corvallis he
has bean associated with John Castle
in the butcheCing business at Dallas.
until few days ago, when the part
nership was dissolved.
-What have the newspaper men
10 football towns been doing these
past weeks? Each has stood on top
Of his earthworks, and with blood
his eye. the traditional chip upon his
shoulder scanning the field to see If
any other fellow was saying anything
Of his team. In his one hand he has
held the lighted match. ready to touch
off his howitzer, and with the other
| he has held aloft the signal lantern
that told the world OF the prowess of
bis particular aggregation.
E W Strong of the Corvallis saw
mill has had various troubles with
logs OF late. During the high water
Of seueral days ago, raft Of so Nc
Keazie logs ggt away from its moor
ings along the bank, and escaped
down the river. They were finally
overhauled, and at IasU accounts were
tied up to the bank of the Willamette
below Albany. Tuesday night last,
another raft Of 25 got away, but they
were stopped short distance below
the mill.
Ed Clark for the past five and
half years a salesman at Huston &
Bogue's hardware establishment, has
accepted desirable position with the
Vale Commercial Company OF Vale,
Malheur county, Oregon, and he left
Thursday to enter upon his duties.
Mr. Clark Is fine young man, and
has a talent for his work, and there
Is no doubt that he will succeed In
his new field. 10 the same town, Ell
mer Clark, brother. formerly of
Corvallis, is cashier Of a bank. Mr.
Clark, with Frank Lilly, who goes to
,LaGrande, to accept a position, left
Corvallis together.
Chicken thieves have been op.
Grating in town of late. They enter
ed the poultry house of B Irvine
near the Southern Pacific station
Tuesday night, and carried off about
a dozen Of fancy Plymouth Rocks,
Among the fowls wac a hen for which
the owner refused three dollars, and
several roosters valued from 81 to
81 so each. The next night, the
chicken hunters tore off the door of
Bryant Young's poultry house and
carried off number Of fowls. Mr.
Irvine offels reward of $40 for, in
formation that will lead to the arrest
and conviction Of the parties who
stole his chickens.
The accidental discharge of a shot
gun made Al Kemp, the engineer see
things for awhile Tuesday. He and
his son We're duck hunting in row