The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-07
COLLAR BONE BROKEN.

| COLLAR BONE BROKEN.
Big Postoffice Receipts ESPECIAL Elec-
tion Possible in Benton-Other
News.
Miss Kate Shannon of Forest
Grove, is a guestsBat the Elgin
home.
Miss Florence Tongue of Hills
boro is guest at the Withycombe
home,
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will give a
dim e social at the residence of F.
L.. Miller, next Tuesday, Novem
Der 10th.
DR.. and Mrs. Withycombe are
to give a reception for the Pacific
University and OAC football teams
at their home this evening from 8
to 10.
A petition is in circulation, ask
ing the city council to pass an or:
dinance forbidding wheelmen use
of the walks that surround the pub
lie school blocks. The paper sets
forth that the presence of wheel
men on such walks is a constant
menace to the pupils of the public
schools, and that riding there
should be prohibited. There are
numerous signatures to the petition
1t is to be presented to the coun-
Gil at Monday nights meeting.
The big game of football in which
Oregon will again be pitted against
Washington, tax place on o. A.
c field next Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington players are from
the State Agricultural college of
Washington, located at Pullman.
They are to play the University Of
Oregon team today, and are expect
ed to arrive in Corvallis Monday.
They have engaged rooms at Mr..
Healvs, where they will remain
during their stay in town. They
are strong team, and there is much
interest in the outcome of the game.
The receipts of the Corvallis post
Office for October were the largest
in the history of the Office, save for
the mouth of December last year.
The aggregate was over 5000,
which maintained throughout the
year would make total of more
than 81 900. or over $1,000 more
the heaviest years business Of the
Office. The occasion for heavier
receipts last December was On ac-
count of the holiday business, which
always makes December receipts
the heaviest of the, year.
The special council committee on
street lighting, has. during the past
few days, held several meetings at
which was considered the proposed
contract with the Electric. Light
Company for street lighting for 20
years. Various phases of the pro.
posed contract were under discus
sion by members of the committee.
The latter are, Councilmen Avery
Henkle and Rose. It is understood
that the committee will submit
report with reference to the contract
at meeting of the council to be
held next Monday night,
Miss Bryan II year old daughter
Of Williams Bryan Of Wren, suffered
a fracture of the collar bone the
other day. She is pupil at the
Wren school. and the accident hap
pened on the school ground. Among
The devices for the amusement Of
he pupils is a Flying Dutchman,
which is a long board balanced on
! pivot. Miss Bryan was on one
md of the board and other pnpils
vas pushing it swiftly around, ike
/ Merry Go.Round. The board
broke and Miss Bryan was precipi-
ated with great force tot the ground.
She alighted on her head and shoul
lers, and the fracture of the collar
zone resulted. Dr., Farra went
,ut and reduced the fracture.
In case of an extra session of the
Oregon legislature, special elec !
ion would be necessary in Benton
County. occasioned by the appoint.
nent of John D. Daily to the Sur
veyor Generalship, which creates a
vacancy in the Office of senator from f
Benton. The state constitution
:ontains provisions that makes the
of one bar to holding +
mother lucrative Office tits made the
Luty ofthe governor in such cases to
leclare the office vacant, and to or
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