The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-04


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Born in Salem October 27, to Mr.
add Mrs. Charles Elgin, daughter.
Mrs. B. W, johnson returned Sat
urday from three-weeks visit with
friends In Portland.
Born in Baker City, October 25
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lsvinger, nee Miss
Lyle Lawrence, daughter.
"A marriage license was issued at
1.-The clerks office Monday to E. F.
FSmall and Miss Alva Prior, both OF
Fairmount.
-Wayman Mason is In Corvallis on
visit to bis mother. He has been In
Portland some time, but thinks of 60
ing to North Bend, in Coos county.
"A. J. Meizger hae installed new
upright chow case In his jewelry store.
He is crowded for room and the form
of the case enables him to economizs
space. It Is six feet high, three wide
and two deep. and there is provision
Tor three glass shelves.
A deed transferring the Onas
Brown farm on Soap Greek, by J H.
Ruiter to L. G. Marks. of South Dako-
ia, was placed on record Saturday.
Mr.. Ruiter takes 10 part pay 160-
acre tract in South Dakota and will
shortly move there. J. L. Lewis pro-
noted the trade.
Niles Anna Denman has new work
this year In thu Union public schools
She has all the Eaglish in the high
school, and the same work In the
eighth grade. A new eight room
school building Is about completed,
and Is soon to beoccupied.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. DAVIDSON
who have been for so many years,
retldents OF Corvallis, have their
home now In Oregon City. Mrs. Dav-
isson left Saturday, and was followed
Monday by Ralph. The best wishes
OF many friends go with thom 10 their
new home.
w. T. and Charles Small have
purchased the Seeker business prop
erty on Main street, occupied now by
Spencer's barber shop and Chipman's
restaurant. Tue price paid was
SI,80O. The frontage Is twenty feet.
brick Is to be built on the site in
the spring.
William Maekey, former sheriff of
Benton county, who has been in the
far North the past few years. has re-
turned to this locality to spend the
winter. He arrived in Corvallis Thurs
day and remained until Saturday
when, accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Owens, OF Independence, hewent
to the bay for time. Mr.. Mackey Is
located at Nome, and says that por-
: tion Of Alaska is a favorable f-ld for
the man who is Industrious and will
attend to business.
There are to be three games OF foot
ball on o. A. @. field within the next
ten days. The first happens Friday
afternoon and Is first team game
between o. A. @. and the Pacific Uni
versity team, OF Forest Grove. The
next takes place on Wednesday of
next week. and is to be between the o.
A. G. frat team and the Washington
Agricultural College of Pullman. The
other Is a second team game between
the State University and o. A. G. eIev-
ems.
"A new feature has been added to
the musical arrangements at the
College, that promises to be of much
assistance at public functions given
there Ruthyn Turney has organized
an orchestra among his pupils 10
music and there is practice every
Tuesday evening, The orchestra
numbers IL pieces, and the instru-
mentation is as follows: First violins
Ruthyn Turney, Verna Kerker, Max
Miller. second violins, Harry Kerker,
Mr.. Rosenstein: clarinet, Mr., Proeb-
efel; cornets, Mr.. Wetmore. Bert
Yates; trombone, viii WicRs; tuba,
Glen Goodman; plano, Lillian Ranney::
traps, Guy Walker.
-Corvallisites will have oppor-
tunity to see an interesting football
game next Friday afternoon. It hap.
pens on OAC field and Is to be be-
tween the Forest Grove and OAU
elevens. Two years ago, in spite of
the fact that they were very light, the
Forest Grove men defeated the local
eleven by score of II to naught.
Last year the tables were reversed
and the Oollegians administered a de-
feat by a large score. In the latter
game some Of the Forest Grove men
only weighed 120 pounds. while their
center only tipped the beam at las.
This year, their average weight is
nearly as great as that of the OAC
lads, and their strength Is much
greater than ever before. Among
them is John Sweek, heavy fierce
player, who was once a formidable
tackle on the local team. The kickoff
will be at three o'clock, and tue ad-
mission 25 cents.
"A dispatch in Sat aturday's Portland
Journal Indicates that George E. Eg-
lin is married, at Ashland, although
none of his Corvallis friends had been
apprised of the fact. The news is