The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-14

by Mrs. Hayward.
/ james McCaustland, who is in
business at Wilbur, Wash, is in Cor
Wallis for brief stay.
B. F. Jones passed through town
yesterday. en- route to Toledo after a
! business visit to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCaustland
are to go to Wilbur to reside, accom-
panying their son James when he re-
turns.
About twenty of their friends,
rendered a reception to Mr.. and Mrs
McCaustland at the home OF Captain
Robinson, Monday evening.
Ernest Elliott and wife returned to
Corvallis recently. They expected to
remain in the East ten years, but re-
turned within seven months.
"Wednesday two lots owned by J.
D. Letcher in McEIroy's addition
changed hands. The new owner is J.
@. Wuestfeldt and the price paid was
$3.50.
MIR. A. r. Locke and wife, who
have been in Missouri for the past
month, are enjoying their visit great
ly, and will probably stay until the
new year.
Arthur Belknap, clerk at the gro
Gerry store of E. B. Horning, went to
Portland yestefday to consult an oc-
ulist. His eyes have been troubling
him for some time and hehopes to fad
relief under the care of spe cialist.
The O. A. 9. Glee Club, which
was organized a month ago made its
first public appearance Wednesday
MOI ming at the chapel hour. At that
hour the club rendered .March of the
Nations" A demonstrative encore was
declined
"A portion OF the material is on
the ground for repairs to the Farmers
hotel. New sills are to be laid under
the building and the front is to be i'm
proved or made new. Many improve
ments are to be made to the Interior
in the way Of papering, painting, etc.
The merchants OF Corvallis did an
excellent business In the stiff hat and
umbrella trades Wednesday evening
after the football game, and it was all
because of Roots touchdown. The
Widest scenes OF demonstration ever
Witnessed on the local football field
were enacted Wednesday, surpassing
even the great hurrah some years ago
on the gridiron when Daddy Hairless
lambasted Mrs. Bloss with an already
hn ha
Ing but the crook Of the handle, and
the lady admitted that she enjoyed
1t.
What promises to be a highly in-
teresttng game Of football, occurs on
o. A. q. field this afternoon. It will
be between the second teams of the
University of Oregon and the Agricul-
tural College, and is certain to be spir-
tied and sportsman like. The local
eleven recently defeated the second
team Of the Chemawa school In a
score Of 80 to naught, a fact that has
aroused lot of coIfi lence in the
prowess OF the junior college men.
The University men also have fine
record and good game OF ball is sure
to be the result Of the meeting. The
kickoff will he at three O'Clock.
The steamer Pomona arrived up i
from Portland Thursday morDiog, re-
turning Immediately upon taking on
three car loads OF dbur from the
Fischer mill anAtw from the Benton
Mills. The Pomoparwas expected up
Wednesday morning but the high wa
ter at that time pfexented her from
attempting to psss the Albany bridge.
For time theFe Is to be tri-weekly
river service between Corvallis and
Portland, ths boat leaving here Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday morn
ings. It is probable that daily SER
vice will be put on in the near future.
O. J. Blackledge, formerly a
member of the firm of ]. D. Mann&
Co, has purchased the secondhand
business of E. E. White, who was
located near the Burnett brick. In
voicing was in progress Monday
and Tuesday and the deal was con-
summated and Mr.. Blackledge took
charge Wednesday. The stock
purchased included much new fur !
niture as well as second hand goods
and it is the intention of the buyer |!
to close out the latter class of goods
and supplant it with new. Mr..
Blackledge will also keep stock
of musical instruments. In other
words, he is to devote his energies I
and capital in maintaining in Cor
wallis a combined music and furni-
ture store. He will also be pre-
pared to rent pianos and organs.
The store has been moved into
the well lighted and commodious
building occupied by Graham &
Wortham's and later by Miss
Johnson as millinery store.
Mr.. Black1edge is an enterpris-