The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-09
BENTON CATTLE

1 HEAVY PRICES BROUGHT BY
! MACK PORTER'S POLLED
! ANGUS
Eastern Oregon Buyer got Them
Basket Ball Tournament at
| OAc Next Friday Night
Other Corvallis News
A masked ball is announced to
occur in the opera house on Dec.
nth. It is to be under the manage
| ment of J J ard G E McHenry.
| Rev. A. A. Winter, pastor OF the
United Evangelical church of Dali
las. passed through Corvallis Sat
urday enroute to Alsea, where he
preached the following Sunday.
Mrs. John Lenger arrived home
Tuesday from Salem where she had
been for some days. She went to
Salem in response to telephone
message announcing the serious ILL
ness of her father, George Ross.
Mrs. J A Walters has arrived
from Curtis, Nebraska, to remain
for come time if not permanently.
She is daughter of E. A. Morgan,
who came to Oregon from Nebraska
a short time ago.
Work on the sewer to extend from
the new schcol house to connec-
ton With the lateral between Dr.
Farra's residence aud the Christian
church, is we'll under wav. J r.
Smith & Co. are the contractors.
T L. Burnaugh, a graduate in
last year S class. a student who did
much to maintain o. A. C.'s stand
ing in athletics. and who was al
ways credit TO the Institution in
every particular, arrived Monday.
This morning he is 10 take on the
mantle of matrimony.
At business meeting of the K.
L. c. E. of the United Evangelical
church, held last Friday evening,
the following officers were elected:
President, James Chambers; vice
president, Emma Thompson; secre.
tary, Leona Jackson; treasurer.
Luella Wagner; organist, Pearl
Hotchkiss; chorister, G. F.. Hotch-
kiss; Jr. Supt:, Mrs. G l.. Heck,
art; asst. Jr. Supt., Leona Jackson.
A basket ball tournament occurs
at the college armory Friday night.
It is the annual tryout for places on
the boys and girls teams. Commen-
cling at seven O'Clock, two games
will be played, one by girls and
one by boys. The players are
working under direction Of Zophar
Tharp and Physical Director Trine
and are making good progress.
Among the players available for the
girls teams are. Misses Linville.
Edna and Ray Smith, Logan, Gel.
latly, Wicks, Harrington, Dame
man, Adams, Nichols and Van
Cleve. Some of the above are of
last years famous team, while 9TH
ers are new. Of the old players on
the boys team, there are. Moores,
Stokes, Claud Cate Rinehart Broth
ers, Steiwer, Grover Cate and
Swan. Of new players, there are
Davis. benson, Smithson and Bur-
noagh. Next Friday nights tourna-
m@nt is sure to attract a large
crowd.
Mr.. Balch, a business man Of
Dufur and extensive stock raiser,
vas in Benton last Friday and Sat
urday to purchase such cattle as
might improve his herds. The
black po1led angus stock of Nc
Porter's struck his fancy and as al
result he purchased four registered |
two bulls anc two heifers, |
paying for them sum not far from
$1,000. These animals were brought |
to Corvallis Sunday and on Mon
day were shipped by boat to Port
land. M. p Fruit being in charge
of them. From Portland they are
to be shipped by boat to The Dalles
and thence be driven to Dufur. The /
sale is but one of many that Mr..
Porter makes during the course of
business. His cattle have become
known throughout the western
country, some of them having been
sentto the extreme limits of the coast
British c ,lumbia on the
north and Southern California for
other limit. Her fine cattle and
sheep, not only on Mr.. Porter's but
on other county farms, are FAST
making to gold and fame for Benton.