The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-24
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Con:ags ani Goings Of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
tion and Other Iteu1s of =
Public In. terest sEg

Public Interest
Prof. Bercbttli went to Portland
yesterday OIL i brief business trip. 1
-Mra. Lucy Francisco las arrivsd
from visit Of several Gays at Stay
ton, Marion counsy.
R. G. Kiger, Peter Whitaker and
J. N. McFac den aIeattending the Faii
at Eugene.
The DrVarney telephoUef auchise
has b5 en read twice in the Salem city
couucil and Ieierred.
"A marriage license has been issu-
ed at the clerks office to Richard E.
Brabham aud Miss o. Hurluurr.
Albany Democrat: Miss Mar
6aret Wevley after few days visit
at the home Of Mrs. Chris Holman.
has gone to O,rvalIis to enter OAC.
Services t4morrow at the Eveu-
gelical church bIth morning and
evening, by the pastor. Rev. Deck
will also hold services al Mount View
at 2:30 10 the afternoon.
M. E. Cnu,ch: Cl,@!ag Sunday
Of conference year and membership
day, II a. M; pleachipg also at 7:30
p. m. Students and strangers made
Welcome.
"A meeting OF the student body at
she college was held Thursday, aud
officers FIR the year were elected. They
r n Stinfcnn nrocfdonfs
Roberts, vice president; Mary Dame
man, secretary, and Claude Swan,
treasurer.
Recent letters to friends relate
that the Farras and Wilkins are at St.
Louis. En route they stopped over at
At the time of writing, the Farras
we're TO leave in few days to visit
Missouri relatives. -s 't +.
Roy Raber has been In town a
f>v days For sevc"ei -noushs he has
been operating huge dredge In gold
mining In the Snake River, ard good
success has attended the work. " Mr..
Raber leaves tomorrow for Glenns
Ferry, Idaho, which Is the headquar-
sers OF his mining enterprise.
The Citizens League held special
meeting Thursday evening. 1t was
called to consider the question cf TAX
jng action for securing, If possible, the
location Of the proposed cavalry post
In the vicinity of Corvallis. A com
mittee was appointad ID to take the mat.
ter In hand. The committee is, E. r.
Bryson. A. J. johnson, NJ. S. Wood
cock and E. E. Wilson.
AT meeting Monday night, a
committee was appointed by the Citi.
gens L. ague to conter with the coun.
ellis committee relative to the fran
ehise to be granted the Willamette
Valley Railroad Company for running
its lines through the streets of Corval
lis. The committee is, Kline, RISE
and Irvine.
The enrolment at noon yesterday
at the college was 472. The total on
the evening of the same day last year
was 3S2. The increase is ninety. The
attendance is so great that at the
chapel exercise large number of stu.
dents must remain standing, or not at
tend. An enrolment of more than
500 during the year is practically as.
sured. When President Catch came
to the college seven years ago, the to.
tai enrolment was 217. -'.
Rev. and Mrs. Moon were made
che objects of surprise by the young
people OF the Epworth and uterine.
diate League on last Wednesday eve.
ming. A pleasant evening was spent
and during the serving of refreshments
Mr.. ". @. Swami, on behalf of the
league, presented t. Mr.. and Mrs
Moon beautiful fruit dish, with few
we'll chosen words expressive of the
appreciation of the young people for
the kindly interest the pastor and hls
wife have taken In them, during the
past four years. Conversation and
music, with some eiocutionary num-
bers were the features of the evening.
Football practice at the college is
not progressing with that enthusiasm
that enthusiasts admire. Up to Yes
telC Cay some Of the first team men OF
last year had not even appeared on
the field. while among the new mate
rial as yet the big fierce man or two
That were longed for have not appear
ed. Two old men, Spagle and Bundy
have not even returned to college
while another, Capper graduated in
June, and will be at o. A. G. no more
Perhaps revival ofenthusiasm, work
and men will come in time to put the
seam where it belongs.
There Is good prospect for q
game Of football on 0. A. @. field next
Saturday. John Gault has written
the local management, proposing al
alumni game in which old gridiror
warriors will give this years team its
fret serimmage work. Among the OLD
players mentioned as likely to partici
pate are Fred Edwards, Mcbride
Gault, Bodlne, Thurston, and dozer
other players of past renown at the
college and in the state. Captain Pill
kington has given Saturday, Octubel
first, for date, all other dates In tn,
seasons scbadrIIs having baan rp-nn