The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-11-15
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Mr. and Mrs Brunk have been In
Portland for several days. They are
to return today.
II Htrschberg Of Independence,
was In town to attend the meeting Of
the Rsbekahs Monday evening.
The First Spiritual Union of Cor
wallis will hold services at Barrett
Lyceum on Sunday at 8 p IA. All
friends Invited,
Mr. and Mrs Allingham of Har-
risburg were Corvallis visitors Mon
day. Mrs Allingham is state treas
urer Of the Rebekahs.
Mrs Walter Wiles has returned
from the bedside Of her father, who
was seriously Ill at his home near
Plainyiew, but who ia somewhat i'm
proved.
The University Of Oregon foot
ball team has three coaches. now.
Besides Coach Dolph. zsigler and Jak-
way, former members Of the Uniyer.
sity team, are instructing the eleven.
Miss Pauline Kline and Mrs Anna
Beach are to leave next week for New
York for a two months absence,
They are to be guests Of honor at a
reception this afternoon at the Jacob
home
DO you know that you have an
oculist and optician in your own town?
Give DR. W T Rowley an opportunity
to correct the error Of your sight.
Lenses ground to order. Work guar
anteed. -
Omitted Evangelical Church
DR. @ @ Polling will preach tomorrow
evening. The pastor will preach at
the morning service. Communion
service in the evening. Quarterly
conference Friday evening,
Thomas Flett, who has been SER
iously i'll with pneumonia for two or
three weeks. and whose recovery for
time was a matter Of some doubt
has taken turn for the better, aud
convalescence is now hoped for.
Mrs Ella NJ Humbert will preach
at the Christian church tomorrow.
Subject at II m, mortgage the
Future" at 7:30 p m, 'Joseph-a
Character Sketch" Sunday School
at II m, aud G E at $50. You are
cordially invited to attend.
Arthur Rich, who has been in
college from Clatsop county, since the
beginning Of last year, left Thurs day
for Astoria. where he and Frank
Carnahan, one OF last years OAC
students, are to conduct a stock farm
q mile and a half from town.
james Zurcher left Thursday for
his home at Enterprise, to remain.
He received from there Wednesday,
a telegram eummoning him to come
at once and assume charge Of his
electric light plant. Mr. Zurcher was
a popular student, and his departure
from college on the eve of hls gradua-
tion IL regretted.
The first steamboat of the season
reached Corvallis Tuesday night. 1t
was the Oregon Transportation Com
pany's steamer Pomona. She left
down Wednesday morning with a
cargo Of -four from the Corvallis
mills. She arrived up again Thurs
day evening, and will hereafter make
three trips per weew, arriving Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
The story Of how Benton Tracy
was murdered, how his murderer
made off with the booty OF his crime
and how he told down Ia California
that he had had ga fight up ia Oregon
In which Betsy served him well,' is
told on the first page OF this issne.
Il will be read with interest by thu
many Corvallis aud .Benton county
friends OF the vicsim of the midnight
tragedy.
james Fegiey who arrived with
his family In Corvallis last January
and endeavored to buy home In the
and who subsequently pur-
chased a $I1 900 farm two miles east t
o. Halsey, is dead. He died at his
Linn county home last Monday morn
ing,s5 and was buried at Browns
vile Tuesday. He was a member OF
the Corvallis lodge Of Modern Wood
men, and held a $1,000 Insurance
policy in the order. He was about
SO years Ct age, and came to Corval-
lis from lowe. His aiiment was
stomach trsab1a. The surviving
memssrs egi4e family are a wife and
i've children. Mr. Fegiey was highly
ia Corvallis by al who met
him. o E BIackIedge,. Peter Bilyeu
J 3 Vinegar. W 81 Di1iy aud other
members OF tne =yRoodmen OF this city
attendeditho fnneral.
Rev q ID Irwin, well knosn in
Corvallis by zreasea OF his former con-
nection with the 0AC board of regents
Of which he was an ex-officio member, i
8 on trial 10 Juneau for malfeasance
n offic, a SEATTLE 5isnatc;1 In Tues