The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-11-08
LOCAL LORE.

Among Portland bound pas
sengers on the Westside Thursday
was Senator Daily.
There Is a new floor Ia the vesti.
bule at the postoffice. 1t was laid by
Adams Brothers this week.
DIR and Mrs q S Pernot went to
Portland Thursday. They are ex-
pected home tomorrow.
Mrs Oscar Starr and Miss Lora
Ship are guests at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs Hurt.
Maud Hoffman, the Corvallis ac-
tress, is now playing with Richard
Mansfield at Chicago.
In spite of the late rains. several
farmers, still complain that the
ground Is still too dry for satisfact
ory ploughfng.
His household goods have been
shipped to George F Eglin at Ash
land, and he has located there for the
winter.
g o Humbert will preach in the
Christian church tomorrow both
morning and evening. Sunday School
at 10 m and @ E at $50 p m.
viii Rice. son of Mr. and Mrs G F
Rice, arrived with his family last
week from Iowa, Is temporarily at the
home OF his brother, Clark Rice
mile south of town.
United Evangelical church The
pastor will preach at IL M Service
at Witham's 3 3p m. The Woman's
Missionary Society has prepared an
interesting programme for the even
ing.
The interior OF Graham & Wells
drug store is recei, ing new coat of
paint. The color ia green, with gold
trim mings and an oak base board.
Rob ert Bowman is the artist.
r M Cramer of the Carriage &
Organ Factory, left Thursday for
Eugene, where the establishment is
opening headquarters for the sale
of the products Of the factory. The
stock will comprise vehicles OF all
descriptions, organs Of all grades;and
other articles.
Half past two is the hour set for
the football game to begin this after
noon. The papers, there, say many
Albany people will come over to wit
ness the play. The indications are
for the largest crowd that ever gath
cred on OAC field.
Monday, Nat Stewart, formerly
of Corvallis, was again elected sheriff
of Santa Barbara county, California.
His term is for four years, and 1t is to
his second term that he Is reelected
The salary OF the office is $4,000 per
year.
[R F Greer a Minnesota state SEN
ator, was In Corvallis the other day.
the guest Of W Fl Dilly. Mr. Greer Is
a lawyer, and is on the Coast, looking
for location. He has gone to Cal
ifornia, but expects to return In the
spring and locate somewhere In Ore
gon.
"A sick woman came in on the @ &
E train Thursday, and after being |
trans ferred with much care to thet
Southern Pacific station, left down
the westside. She was Mrs Hanaar OF
Nashville, and was taken by DR. Pernet
as far ar Monmouth, where she is pla-
ced In care Of relatives.
In the probate court, the peti..
ton of B Arrants to be appointed
guardian of his two minor children,
Fred and Nora, aged Is and IA years
has been granted In the probate court.
The bond is fixed at 81 800, and the
surety is August Fischer.
Football souvenirs will bs on sale
at the game this afternoon. They
will include sofa pillows, pennants,
foot ball blotting pads, and other
articles, commemorative of the game. |
The traffic will be carried on by the
Y WCA Of the college, who are rails
ing funds for use Of the organiza-
tion,
If sufficient seasoned lumber can
be secured, Adolph Peterson will build
O new ,ssidence on the cite OF his |
present home near the College camp
us. The plan is to tear down the old
house and build, duridg the winter,
a $4,000 or $4,000 building in It's
stead.
james Zurcher, member Of the
senior class, and manager of the OAC |
foot ball team is obliged to leave |
college, and return to his home at
Enterprise, in all probability for the
college year. He is interested in the
electric light plant at Enterprise, and
the business requires his presence
there. The date for his departure
has not been set and 1t is possible he
may not leave until after Thanksgiv-
Ing. His going Is much regretted by
himself and many friends.
"A Halloween party given by Miss
Bertha Davis last Friday evening has
occasioned much favorable commen t
In social cir cles. All the arrangement ts
were pertinent to the occasion and the
Halloween idea was perfectly carried
out. A ghost met the arriving guests
at the door, and with broom, mol