The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-23
w. a. Currin is confined at home

Will lilu0Ss.
20. A. Hopson of Wells, was doing
business In town yesterday.
Professor and Mrs. Schmidt are
visiting Albany relatives.
County Clerk Moses left Monday
for brief trip to Roseburg.
The estate of the late Sarah Ann
Brown was fioally settled last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. 81. Veatch Of
Cottage Grove, are visiting relatives
10 this city.
! Mrs. w. A. Buchanan has suffered
relapse, and some alarm is felt about
her condition. =
Bert Yates fell from bis bicycle
Sunday and sustained fracture Of
the shoulder blade.
Hotel Corvallis Is to serve an e.
laborate dinner to patrons on Christ
mas day, from 12 to two.
Mrs. J. Fred Yates returned Sat-
urday from three months visit with
her sister In San Francisco.
"A. r. Locke arrived Saturday
from 10 weeks visit to Missouri, the
| former home of his parents.
Miss. Mary Nolan, who Is attend
ing ST. Mary's college, Portland. arriv-
ed Saturday to spend the holidays.
In the probate court, Frank
Tharp has been named as guardian Of
his daughter Verna Tharp, aged IA.
Moses Miner, student for the
past two years at o. A. G., was marri-
ed iu Oregon City the other day to
Miss Howell.
-Mrs. r. 81. Huston and daughter
expecr to leave next Monday for Los
Angeles, wlt1er they go for the benefit
of little helen's health.
The course oflectures to be given
at the Methodist church In this city
by Rev. I. D. Driver, begin January
10th and axtend over the followii g
Sunday.
Previous to slauohterinR large
cow Saturday. Homer Lilly placed the
animal on the scales and she weighed
1850 pounds. She had been stall-fed
by Mr.. Lilly for time.
The initiative and referendum has
been declared valid by the supreme
court, which holds that the amendment
on the subject is now "a part Of the
state constitution.
-Mrs. e a. Cummings of Cottage
Grove. will spend the holidays In Cor
wallis with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. FL. Welsher. Mr. Cummings is ex-
pected for day or two only.
Marriage licenses have been ie-
sued to Delbert j. Strong aud Maud
J. Moore, and to Garfield Plunkett and
Minnie P. Girrard. The first couple
are Corvallis young folks end the oth-
ers reside in Kings Valley.
AT the evening service at the M. E.
church, an. orchestra Is regularly
on duty now. The Instruments ton
! includes first and second violin, viola,
! trombone, first aud second cornets, or
gans and other instruments. i,
| Mrs. Dowd of Portland, win spend
| the holidays with her naice, Mre.
| Harding, near Corvallis. Mrs. Dowd
! is a high-class landscape and portrait
artist and many notable paintings are
the product of her brush.
Arthur Buchanan went to Cottage
Grove Saturday, where he will visit a.
short time with the family of his sis
| ter, Mrs. Veatch. From there be goes
to Stockton and San Francisco for q
brief time.
! The Oregon Legislature assem-
bled Monday at 10, and within an hour
had o:.ganized by re election of all old
officers. At IL O'Clock the governors
message was read, and at 80 both
houses adjourned. A five hours eau
Gus of republican members during fhe
afte, noon resulted ini vote to finally
adjourn at IL o'clock tonight, and to
legislate on taxes. hanging, portage
road, car shortage, and one or two
other matters. In spite OF the caucus,
a longer session is expected.
Among the events scheduled for
the annual observance of Christmas
is an entertainment at the Presbyteri-
an church tomorrow evening. Among
other features. the programme COM
prises rendition Of the cantata .San-
ia Claus, the Second" rendered by
the children OF the Sbuday school.
The college orchestra, under the di-
rection OF Mr.. Turney will have sever
al numbers, and OF course there will
be Christmas trees and distribution
OF presents. The exercises are to be-
gin at 7: 80.
Grand Chancellor Emil Wa1dman
paid visit to Valley lodge K. of P.
Monday evening.