The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-04
LOCAL LORE.

LOCAL sLQRE.
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Mics Edith Howard arrived Non
day from visit Of two months in
San Franciseo.
Mics Mabel Witbycombs arrived
Monday from two weeks visit with
Salem friends.
Mrs. e. o. Will OF Albany. visited
her mother Mrs. AK Campbell, Fri.
day, returning home Saturday.
Albany Herald: Mrs w. P. Lat
ferty Of Corvallis. Is visiting in Albany
the guest Of Mrs. G. g. Parker.
-Miss Louise Gilbert returned
Sunday from weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs Frank Smith at Salem.
Albany Herald: Miss Edith
Howard of Corvallis, is visiting Miss
Helen Elkins, returning from San
francisco via steamer.
Mics Ethel Linville entertained
q number OF friends at a Chatting Dish
party at ber home Friday evening.
The guests numbered twelve.
j. 81. Harris and family expect to
leave Saturday for an extended trip
to San Francisco. They are to. be
absentsa couple OF weeks or more.
The trip combines business and
pleasure.
80 Ja-s 44-4 4ss $. ~ q .
.-Dr. .Withycombe and Prof. Kent
went to Salem yesterday. They have
been summoned to appear before
legislative committee before which
legislation affecting the dairy Inter-
ests OF the state Is pending.
-Extensive improvements are be-
ing. added to the store room occupied
by J.H.Harris. In the rear room
a second, floor, after the nnannersof a
ganeryis being. put In. Unlike the or.
binary gallery, Its Fl oor space isto COW
er the whole room, and will be occu-
pied asa gents furnishing department.
Major r. Dubbin of Portland,
the divisional officer OF the Northern
Pacific province will conduct spe-
cial meeting at the barracks We'd
nesday evening. All are invited to
be present. Heis one of the old time
ealyationists, Of some twenty four
in the service. Meeting at 8 p N.
Clarence Chipman, proprietor OF
the Commercial restaurant, has pur-
chased the Healy grocery stare and
assumed charge Monday. The st ,re
f, 20 ha tod IN NTH
the restaurant. The sale of the bust.
ness by Mr.. Healy was for reasons
of health. He expects to remain 10
Corvallis, but may be absent por-
tion of the summer
Its "Your Honor" with James
Zurcher now. He was recently elect
ed city recorder at Enterprise, Wall
Iowa county, which Is his home town.
He has already had a case, with a.
trial, the resultant clash OF lawyers
and the solemn proceedings of court
The result of the trial was that the
defendant, a young man, was found
guilty and fined $15 and costs for
disorderly conduct.
The OAC basket ball girls are to
play match game tomorrow, Thurs.
day afternoon with team from the
Roseburg High School. The Rose.
burg girls are champions Of Southern
Oregon, and are on tour of the
willamette Valley. The OAC girls
are still! unbeaten. and the game will
probably be closely contested one.
Four O'clock is the hour, and the
Armory the place.
The first steamboat to reach Cor
Wallis since the laee freshet was ths
Pomona. which arrived from below
late Sunday afternoon. The Ruth
started for Corvallis the day before
but the .freshet had washed away, all
the engine wood stored along the
river banks, aad the boat was OBJ
liged to give up the trip for lack OF |
fuel. The Pomona experienced sim.
liar difficulty, but by gathering In
snags. chips and other amisceI eIlaneous
fuel, managed to reach Sher destina-
tion. She loft down stream on her
regular time Monday morning with AL
cargo OF aour from the Corvallis
Milis.
Z Preparations are on7at the colege
for an inter-society debate for the
Catch cup. The strophy was won last
year after asuccession of contests by
the Amfoitta . society Under the
rules, the -Amicitians must defend It
against all -c1mers. Il they can ahuld
It three successive years, the trophy
becomes permanently the property OF
the society. Recently the Zetaga-
theans challenged the .Atnicisfans,
and the struggle has been set for
anseveniBg iins March. The t1ebasers
for the Amicitians are, Brodie, May
field and Wells; for the cbailengers,
Proebste1, Clark and Shepard. The
question is, "Resolved that deporta-