The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-31
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w. E. Yates. returned Monday
from weeks vacation at Newport.
Leslie Gray, of Toledo, was a
business visitor In town Monday and
yesterday.
-Prineville boasts OF hairless dog
but admits that the little fellow looks
chilly on frosty morning.
james J. Johnston and Sarah j
Bailey were married December 22d al
the Methodist Episcopal parsonage In
Albany, Rev. M. O. Wire officiating.
Rev. John Reeves, on account of
violent attack of grippe, was unable
to occupy his pulpit in the M. E.
church, South, Sunday evening.
Mrs Townsend grand matron OF the
Eastern Star Of the state, is to pay an
official visit to the local lodge OF the
order on the evening of January 9th.
Thomas H. Cooper and George "
Cooper have been appointed adminis-
traitors In the estate of r. E. Cooper,
deceased. g. T. Wyatt, Samuel White
sides and q. H. Davis have been
named as appraisers.
Tonight the Maccabees are to have
a big time In their hall. There is to
be joint meeting OF the two lodges
of the order, with programme, Il
basket social and a drill by Knights In
uniform. Incidentally the gathering
will be to watch the old year out and
the new one In. Everybody is invited
--Mejor Frank Edwards popularity
among the commandant Of the cadet
battalion at the college is well known.
Evidence of 1t was the presentation
the other day to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
wards OF handsome baby carriage,
given by the officers Of the battalion
as Christmas Offering and In token
Of their esteem.
There was an interesting scene in
the county clerks Office Monday af-
ternoon. A father, his son and pro-
spective son-in-law appeared at the
counter and applied for two marriage
licenses. The latter were of course
for the ouble wedding that is to oc-
cur at the Catholic church at O'Clock
this morning. The members OF the
license party were Eugene Joseph
Garrow, his son, Wiibert Garrow and
Albert Metzgar. The license for Mr..
Metzgar and Miss Edna Garrow was
first Issued, the father of Miss Gar
row vouching for the ages of the
couple, which were given at 80 and %,
respectively. He also stood sponsor
for Wilbert Garrow and Miss King,
whose ages were placed at 25 and 81.
New deeds filed for record are,
Adrian McCalman to Jefferson Myers,
eighty acres near Corvallis, $500; JEFF
ferson Myers to Augusta Miller, same
property, 81; William W. Dow and
vile to James Wilson, 81 acres In
Alsea, $500; Anna M. Staal and hus-
band to Andrew Jensen, six acres near
Albany. $500; Caroline e. Stoner to
Edward Pageot, five and half acres
near Albany. S45G; Lewis F. Wilson,
trustee, to Byron D. Arnold, eight lots
in Wilkins addition, 5000; W. D. Arm
strong to Frank Wilson, 80 acres in
the B. W. Wilson donation claim near
Corvallis, 81, $50; Charles Tower to
Ben Woldt, lot In block 20, county
addition to Corvallis, 81.
Sneak thieves, entered a fruit
house at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Irvine Mon day night, and carried
away three jars Of fruit, two dozen
eggs, quantity Of butter, bread, ba-
con, cream and other provisions. The
matter Is mentioned here simply to
warn others that the wise keep their
fruit houses locked. The operations
were carried on under the glare of an
electric light losened from it's accus-
toned place on the wall for the pur-
pose, and left lying on the floor when
the job was completed. Should this
meet the eye Of the guilty parties and
they will come to the front door In
broad daylight next time, they will, II
Il is a real case OF hunger, be given all
the food they require, and blessing.
That will save stretch of the con-
science and be more satisfactory to
the owners Of the food.
Allan Bates, manager OF the OAC
football team has accepted a position
rs prescription clerk in the drug store
of George @ Blakely at The Dalles,
and he left Monday to enter upon his
1uties. Mr. Bates education 10 phar-
macy was acquired In the pharma-
,eutical department at the college,
rom which he has not graduated,
but from advancement made success
fully passed the examination before
The State Board of pharmacy last fall.
The condition makes vacancy In the
football managership.
Crackers alleged to be lat years
Did have been exhibited about town
or the past few days, and many per-
IONS fell victims to the joke. The
late I755 and the initials 81. Fl. D."
stamped In the surface, helped to
larry out the deceit. In size the
were not widely different
rom an ordinary slap jack. One
veil known citizen bit off a piece of
he ancient biscuits and declared that
t tasted remarkably good for thing
10 old. Another said. aOh. no: he |