The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-31
Rose Finley is to return to Port

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"A. d. Morrison left yesterday to
resume his studies in medical col
lege at Portland.
-AIiss Florence Paupa of Portland
has been the guest Of Miss Martha
Fischer, since Friday.
-Prineville Journal; Miss Una
Stewart gave her parents a pleasant
surprise by arriving home Sunday,
one day ahead Of time. She viii
spend the holidays In this city.
After a weeks visit with relatives
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Avery left
Monday for Vancouver, Wash
ington, whence, later they proceed to
their home at Walla Walla.
Typhoid fever Is prevalent at the
state penitentiary, and there have
been two deaths. Among those all
ing with the disease Is Frank McDan-
lei, the notorious Portland murderer
Ed Horner. formerly of Corvallis
but later sent from Eugene to serve
six years term In the Oregon pen
itentiary, recently completed shis term
and is row conducting barber shop
on the eastside in Portland.
Rev a. A. Deck announces q
Watch Night service at the United
Evangelical church this, Wednesday
evening, at 9 p. NJ. Rev Vincent
will preach next Sunday morning and
evening. No preaching at Mt View
next Sunday.
-Four lots In Jobs addition were
sold Saturday by W A Wells to Mrs
Rebecca Harlan, who resides at the
Milton Young home In that part of
town. The consideration was $120
The lots lie west across the street
from Ryder's. A dwelling house is
to be built on the property In the
spring.
Out of the wreck of financial
reverses, G W Hunt, who used to be
a big contractor on the Oregon Pa
cjf1c ane other railroads, saved fine
farm In the vicinity Of Walla Walla.
One Of his sons now operates the
farm and is doing we'll Mr. Hunt at one
time after his reverses engaged In
preaching on the streets of Portland.
The steamer Leona has been run
ming on the upper river since Thurs
day. She Is at present hauling wheat
from Peoria and Finleys for Fischer's
Mills. She is also to transfer wheat
from the Bonneville and Cummings
houses for the Benton Mills. Up to
the present the water has. been too low
to make Bonneville.
An Fastener who had been to
Prineville left the town, and told it,
after leaving the town that beefsteak
there tasted like sausage, due to the
fact that the cattle had lived so long
on sage brush. The Prineville Journ@
81 rejoins that the Michigander had
probably always lived on hors emeat
and didn't know good beefsteak when
It was put before him.
Civil service examinations are to
be held at Pendleton and Portland
during next March and April for ad-
of young men and women to
places in the employ of the govern
ment. The number of appointments
by the commission last year was
IA ,933, or 1862 more than any
preceding year. Corvallis young
men came In for number of them.
Operations on the Farra house
are delayed by long waits for the
plaster to dry. The work of putting
on the second, which is also to be the
Io O ~ nj Ioka
Friday. Over this there is to be
coat Of alasbastine, leaving the walls
with a rough surface, similar to that
on the walls Of the new Agricultural
Hall at the college. 1t Will be sew
eral weeks before the building will be
ready for occupancy.
Mrs 0rpha Clark of Phiiomath,
recently closed her second term of
school in district No So, commonly
known as the Witham school. The
last day Of the term was fittingly
closed by exercises and a basket so
cial for library purposes. The ex-
ercises by the children were highly
and were well rendered.
They consisted of recitations, songs,
and dialogues. superintendent Den.
nan after few remarks on school
work, auctioned eff the baskets, and
he neat sum of .85 was received.
rhe most paid for basket was 81 .95,
and Charles Rexford won this honor.
rhe following received certificates of
perfect attendance from the super
ntendent, Gertie. Bertha and Pearl
Nc cHenry, Julia Slater, and Fannie
and Flora Smith. The house was
nicely decorated for the occasion. The |
interest OF the patrons of the district |
vas such that standing room was at a |
premium. All patrons pronounced |
well pleased with the
made by the children and 1t !
8 the general sentiment to have Mrs |
Clark teach the next term of school.
To the Public,
Beginning January 1st, the delivery
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