The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-12

James Zurcher, form.r well
known OAC student, arrived yes
terday for visit OF day or two.
The Portland High Sch ool
football team comes to Corvallis a
week from next Saturday to play
a game " ith the OAC second eleven.
The game will ba the next 10 take
place On OAC field. The second
team has excellent material and is
fast developing into strong eleven.
The fourteen year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Cooper, resid-
ing near the c & E crossing north
of town, fell from horse Sunday
and sustained fracture of the arm
A bone of the elbow is involved,
and the injury. by reason of its
location, is more serious than is
usual in fractures.
Two important real estate
sales were made at Philomath last
week. The residence property OF
Mrs. Ella McElroy. including two
acres of land, went to J.B. 9laesing,
of Portland for 81. 100. The Eel
ger Mill property, comprising A.
acres, and owned by J.J. Thornton.
went to Jacob Tevebaugh, of Cald-
well, Idaho, for So, 900. Mr.. Teve'
baugh has already taken possession.
Both sales wee made by Amber
& Waters.
There is to be a double wed.
ding in Marion today at noon.
The parties are Chester Laughlin
graduate Of OAC, to Miss Sybi
Cummings, also a former student
in Corvallis, and Miss Floy Cum
mings to a Mr.. Wells of California
The interesting event takes p1ac'
at the Cummings home in Marion
and for the purpose of attending i
Miss Dora Lindgren and Caro-
Cummings left yesterday.
"A Franchise was graHted Mon
day night by the city council al
lowing the Willsmet Valley Rail
road Company to operate an electri'
railroad through Third street. Cor
wallis. Acceptance of the franchise
must happen within ninety days
and the road must be constructed
and in operation within two years
or the franchise is forfeited. Th
road bed must be thoroughly mac
adamized and six inches of grave
must be put along the track it
entire length to distance of twelv
feet on each side from the ends Q
the ties.
One hundred and Fifty tons c
baled hay was purchased Monday
by I'D. .Bodine of August Fischer
at $1I per ton. The transfer of tn
hay was made Monday. Mr.. Be
dine now has 800 tons of the bale
product stored in his warehouse
formerly the old carriage factory
and as soon as location can b
secured he will open feed stor
on main street. Corvallis has nee
of young men like Mr.. Bodine, VIII
has since his arrival here built u
a first class business. He recent,
bought out his partner. Mr.. Peck
who was one of the firm when th
old factory was bought for tn
purpose of turning it into war
house.
The heavy rains of Monda
brought gladness to farmers an
storekeepers. For the one, th
downpour insured the sprouting {
hundreds of acres of wheat al
ready sown, and dollars and do,
lars in probable sheep pasture, an
grain to sell next yea1. And the
made fol the store keepers a goo
sale OF umbrellas and winter good
That's the tenth umbrella that hs
gone out of the store during ii
day." remarked a merchant as I
saw lagy pass out with a bran
new rain spread. That was at tw
O'Clock in the afternoon and tt
umbrallas sold and spread for tt
winter rains at that and oths
stores during the day doubles
went into the dozens.
The OAC football men leav
tomorrow afternoon for Seattle,
play the annual game with tt
University of Washington team
OF three games played between tt
two elevens two have been won
Washington and one by the Or,
gon lads. In the first game tt
score was OAC, II; Washington,
in the second game played tW
years ago at Seattle, the score wa
Washington. I6; OAC, E. tt
third game was played in Corvall