The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Con Sullivan spent
Sunday in town,
The Babe Fisher Company will
play Corvallis October and 6.
Miss Mary Klecker leaves today
for Eugene, where she will visit
friends.
VIII Weeks left Monday for Sa-
lem after a weeks visit with Corval-
lis friends.
Miss Mabel Withycombe arrived
home Saturday from three weeks
visit in Portland and Salem.
Miles Florence Burton Of Inde-
pendence, is q guest at the Dame man
home.
Prof Coote returned Saturday
from Toledo, where he acted as a
Judge at the Lincoln County Fair.
-Miss Mabel Davis leaves today
to assume cha rye Of drug store at
Carlton.
-M,s. NJ. M. Davis went to New
port Monday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. William Hoefein.
Mrs. N. B. Avery left Saturday
for California, where she will spend
the winter.
-Harold Belt arrived Sunday from
Centralia, Washington. where during
the summer he received much repute
as a baseball pitcher.
Miss Katherine Olson left SaturA
day for her home at Catlin, Wash
ington, after weeks visit at the
Linvllle home.
Rev. F. L. Moore left Monday to
attend the annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, 10 ses-
sion this week at Salem.
The display OF carbons that
formed the exhibit of W. G. Emery at
Salem can be seen at his studio on
Second street.
Among the arrivals on SUNDAYS
train was G. Fl. Roof, the popular
student and redoubtable half back.
His coming has been eagerly awaited
by his football friends.
After spending most of the sum
mer there, George Ca hey arrived
Friday from the Bohemia mines. He
leaves this week to resume his work
IN bo M odioo1 ooJlpoo o1pno
Mr.. and Mrs J. E. Cronk are to
leave next Monday for Chicago and
other points in the Fact for an in
defniee visit with relatives and
friends. Their absence may extend
throughout the winter
ED FELTON, has completed the
foundation for the house Fred Her
zig is to build on College Hill and the
construction of the building is to be-
gin In few days. j. A. Fleming has
the contract. The bull ding will cost
about 81. 500. The architect is Charles
Ewart.
The name Of the teacher of draw
ing at the College is Miss Belle Will
liams. She succeeds Mr.. McLouth.
18th. Her home is at Pasadena.
California, and she is a graduate Of
the well known Pratt Art Instltute of
New York. Her recommendations
are such as to Indicate that she will
prove most excellent person for the
position,
Perhaps the finest heifer In Ben
ton arrived Satur day, and is on the |
stock farm OF John Foster, south OF
town. She Is one Of the State Fair
winners, and is out Of the Ladd band |
Of thoroughbred Short Horns She is
a two-year old. aud is, according to
the Judgment of the buyer. as fine a
heifer as was among the Ladd exhibit
at the Fair. She Is understood to
have cost Mr.. Foster about 5000. /
She is beautiful animal, being re-
production In life of typical Short
Horn beauties seen in the pictures.
The drop la the price of cattle
has been emphasized In several in
stances by recent sales. John Por-
ter bought four head ofcows of John
Rickard at $40 EACH. All were three
years old and when accompanied by
calf the price was $22.50. Mr.. Rick
ard has So head which it is said that
he offers at the came figures. A fne
three year old heifer sold at the Rob-
ert L. Smith farm in Linn county Sat
urday for 1880. and another went at
figures slightly better The scarcity
Of grass, the high price OF feed and
the destruction of cattle ranges ac-
count largely for the drop in prices. +
In a few instances, farmers are taking
advantage of the lower figures to
stock up, {,