The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-07

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Ronde.
! William Howell, Of the Farmers
+ hotel, drove over to Peoria Saturday
to attend the funeral Of his late broth.
or Ats In Howell.
Harris Thompson and Ralph Bill
ings, former students are making a
brief stay in Corvallis, and are guests
at the Herbert home,
Among former students who did
not attend the fall term OF college, but
who have registered for the ensuing
term, are Mabel Boerman, Maud
March, and the Applegate sisters,
| Rachel, Eva and Eyea. 49,
-Ephraim Cameron, of Union, re-
turned home yesterday after stay OF
several days with relatives In Corval-
lis. Mrs. @. deferred a visit to Cor
Wallis until spring.
Mr.. and Mra. B. F. Seeley return
ed home Sunday from Portland where
| they had spent the holidays with their
| daughters, Mre. Bette Williams and
| Maril, the latter Of whom is now Mrs
B. W. Hadley.
e. J. Frary, administrator, has
filed his final account in the estate of
Emoline Frary, and February 7th has
been set as the day for final settle
ment.
-Rehearsals of the Orato1ios for
the May festival are to be resumed to-
night. They will occur as usual here
after In the college chapel each We'd
nesday evening. The hour. for the
present Is Z :45.
David B. Ogden, assistant engin-
eer In charge OF improvements on the
Yamhill and Upper Willamette rivers,
came up on the Westside train Mon
day. In the afternoon he went up to
Haynes Creek to inspect the work be
ing carried on there by the snagbost.
1t is the report that the Wood
men, encouraged by the success of
their late fete, contemplate similar
occasion for midsummer to be given
In Corvallis on July 4th. It the scheme
materializes, 1t Is said that eight or
ten companies of the Uniform Rank of
the order will be present. The fratern-
fty will make success of the plan il
the members undertake 1t.
= Red caps on the front of which are
the figures '05 are very much In evi-
dence since the opening of school.
Several weeks ago thesophomore class
adopted and ordered this style of
cap, and during vacation they arriv-
ed. The junior caps are blue with the
letters O. A. 9. and figures '04 In front.
They were worn to some extent before
the close Of the term.
The road supervisors OF Benton
are reading up on road building these
winter days. Some time ago County
Judge Waters procured from the Agri-
cultural department at Washington,
building and each supervisor of the
county has been provided with one.
A list of the supervisors has also been
fled with the department, and copy
of each new bulletin that is issued Is
forwarded direct from Washington to
them.
: Harvey Sargent is In receipt OF
the papers granting him US. pat
ent on the goI her gun, and he has ap-
piled for a patent in Canada. In the
spring Mr.. Sargent intends to go to
Montana for the purpose Of testing
the efficacy OF his gun In killing prai-
rie dogs, of which there is said to be
large numbers In that state. He un-
derstands that the government offers
$31, 900 for the invention Of some
means OF exterminating these pests,
and Mr.. Sargent believes bis gun will
do the business.
Rather an odd specimen of a
newspaper was exhibited In THE TIMES
Office Monday by Mrs. Mary Hemphill.
It bears the sugge stive name, sThe
Daily Fraud is In folio forn,- and It's
size is by inches. The nFraud," 1t
seems was issued during fair time Ia
an Eastern town, and the copy shown
here was sent to s. A. Hemphills ten
years ago. Tom W. Windy was the
publisher. The name would indicate
q necessity for much larger sheet
than the aFraud." Anyway It Ia sure
thing that the Windies we have out
here In Oregon would initiate and prob
ably "bust" a sheet like that at every |
breath.
The death OF Cyrus Butler Is men
toned In another column by the Phil
omath correspondent. The interment |
took place at Newton cemetery, su-
day, The burial service was under
the auspices Of Backensto lodge No.
100 Of Philomath, and members Of the
order from Corvallis were In attend
ance. The deceased came to Benton
county two months ago. and was a
guest at the home OF his brother, W.
F. Butler. He was ailing on arrival,
and came in the hope Of benefitting |
his health. Tie night before death,
the deceased retired as usual, but did