The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-28
is A sWINDLER.
Mail Route Changed Ito, Corvallis
josar mentof Circuit Court

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/ Miss Anna Allen of. Portland
:, visiting her parents in this city. :
Miss Maud Brodie of Portlan,
is spending Thanksgiving with he
br otberH. c, Brodie.
Miss Alice Wells of Portland ar
: rived Thursday and is the guest O
her brother Albert Wells at eau
thorn Hall.
Dolph Kerr, bookkeeper of the
Fischer Mills at Silverton, is
Thanksgiving guest with the ole
folks at home.
/ Have DR.. Lowe cure your head
and eye ache by removing the
cause with pair of his superior
glasses. They are the best.
The marriage of Miss Princess
Belt and Ralph Foster occurred al
the home of the groom's parents al
Silver Lake, November I7th.
Regular services at the M e
/ church South tomorrow morning
and evening. Sunday School at
10 m. and League at 6:4'5.p m,
The Episcopal church: Rector S
class at 10 a, m; Morning prayer
and sermon at II a. m; evening
prayer and sermon at 7:3o p. M
All are cordially invited. Rev.
MacLean Ph. D.
A basket social was given at
Wells Wednesday night by the Ar
tisans of that place. There was a
short programme, banquet and
dancing. About $7o was netted
from the sale of baskets.
A fine gray fox was killed the
other day by Jesse Brown after an
extended chase in which. his three
favorite hounds distinguished
themselves. Mr.. Brown says Path
mark is standing the winter adj
.mirably, and that he will be in fine
form for the coming season,
3 The officials at the football game
Thursday were E, R, Bryson. ref
cree, and Zophar Tharp, umpire.
Though both are Corvallis men,
their decisions were so fair, prompt
and impartial that the Nevada men
raised neither raised objection nor
criticism, and after the game ex-
pressed full. satisfaction at,the judi
gments rendered during the play,
The most notable article in the
Pacific Monthly for December is by
c. E. S. Wood on the subject, "The
Suppression of Vice by Law" In
view of the Tremendous fight which
is, now going on, especially in, our
larger cities, between the, forces of
law, and the forces of, evil, as mani
tested in gam bling, the saloon, and
the social evil-so called this
keen and, Vigorous discussion is of
the greatest interest. @
i The Dusty mail route that has
hitherto been operated from Philo-
math is hereafter to make connec-
tions at Corvallis. The changed |
service goes into effect December
Ist. The route is by Inava1e, and |
boxes along the route will be SER
ved. The carrieris Byrd Rickard. |
He, will leave Corvallis at two
o'clock every day, making Dusty
that evening. On the return trip
be leaves Dusty in the morning,
and at Corvallis at 1890 a m. Mott
,e of the proposed change was recei.
ved at the Corvallis Office Thurs
lay. q M
A swindler, whose scheme is i to
raise the figures in money orders
and then i.,.scash them g. is
operating in this section ,ofthe
country. His plan is to enter "A
store or other business house late
n the,evening, and after making a
small purchase offer, the bogus
money order in payment, expecting /
ash in return. When asked for
Identification. he displays !, letters
addressed toihimself. Inevery in
figures in the money or
ler turn out to have been raised,
put by the time it is presented at
he postohiee, the swindler is far
away. Business men should be on
he lookout for the performer.
Circuit court adjourned at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, after
session that began Monday morn
ng. During the session two, jury
:ases were heard-that Of Lewis
7ersus the Polk county bank. and of
he State versus Wagner. The jury
vas excused at noon yesterday. An
adjourned term of court is to con-