The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-13
LOCAL LORE.
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at the rate offs cents per line.

Mrs. J. G. .Hammel retuFne Sat-
urday from a visit 10 Portland.
The Afternoon Whist Club meets
today at the home Of Mrs. Helm.
Cedar shingles, Stars, for rals at
the Corvallis Saw Mill, at S1.75 per
thousand.
Rev. Father Springer was pas-
senger Oh Mondays Westeide train
for Portland. He will be absent sew
eral daye.
There will be special meeting OF
Ccrvsllis grange on Saturday next at
Q O'Clock p. IN. Important busin ess.
All members are urgently requested
TO attend.
Louis Hollenberg of Stuttgart.
Arkansas writes a Corvallis friend
that he tas sold bis farm, and expects
some tire In April to arrive In Cor
wallis on trip of inspection with a
view to securing a new location. His
farm brought SIl 200 and repres ents
but portion of the landed as we'll
as other property he is selling.
Miss Mildrs I'd S ar was tepdered
q surprise party Friday afternoon in
honor Of her birttday. Those present
wese, Frances Wiles, Laura Himpan.
Josie Holmes, Ruth Horpa ~, Esther
Graham, Ade' aids Sheesgreeo, Myrtle
Spauldlng, Gertrude Lilly, Vivian
Wel,sher, Grace Smith. Flossie Rap
perset, Evaline Cathey, Ruth Avery,
and Jares Blackledge.
Many OF the letters received by
Ctrvallisites now from friends abroad
contain references to the Holy Roller rs
kererally In joking vein. Even
business lie ters contain alluslons.
local drug store man having received
from tha Standard Oh Company q
letter 10 which 1t was suggested ttat.
since tar bad become 90 fashionable
at Corvallis that perhaps a big sup
ply of turpentine also would te 1e-
quirei.
Jerry, a good old horse which
worked ir Smith & Hout's delivery
wagon many yesrs, departed this lifs
few days ago, at an age unknown to
the Oldest inhabitant, but seemingly
he was little past the prime of l!fe
His death was the result of an acci-
den:. While running loose In an en-
closure at the slaughter houae bis
head became fastened In feed rack
and 10 his efforts to free himself be
broke his neck. His kindly disposi,
ton and valuable services while in lif=
will doubtless be rewarded by high
station 10 horse heaven.
The appointment of E. D. Ress-
Ter of the Monmouth Normal School
as an official for restoring athletics t1
amateur standing 10 college athletics
has been announced by Prof. Hors er
Authority for the appointment Was
veste1 In Prof. Horper at meeting
of college representatives. bed a.
Portland la At summer. The meeting
was attended by college pr -sidents
aud other members OF the faculty
from all the leading educational in-
stitutions of the state. Prof. Resslel
will have authority to herr all cases
OF alleged professionalism aud II he
sees fit, to restore such athletes te
amateur standing.
The Farmers Hotel was raopen'
ed to the public Monday, with Man
fred L. Sets as landlord. The build
ing has undergone complete system
Of repairs, aud is 10 better shape now
than at any time In twenty lears.
new roof has been added. rev foun.
dation and new floors have been put
10, complete sewage system with
new toilets has been placed, and the
building throughout has been reno
waited and renewed. Mr.. Sets ex-
poets t. make speciality of farmers
trade where visitors will flpd clean
home place. with good substantial
meal at lowest possible rates.
"A novel as we'll as a coed adver-
tisement OF the town appears on an
envelope received In this city from
Cottage Grove. Below the ordina ry
request for return 10 the left hand
corper appears the following: "In
all this prosperous Northwest or Pa,
cific Coast country no town or sec
ton offers more liberal Inducements
to the investor and home seeker than
Cottaae Grove aud the country trlbu
tary thereto. In this territory Is In
cluded a thriving, growing town.
miles of undevelope1 rich valley lard
adapted to fruits. berries, hops au d
field crops. Almost limitless forests
OF msrketable timber, and Bohemia,
a mining. zone of great richness Cor
vall'sites might help the vicinity
by adopting the plan.
AT the Opera Houee this. We'd
nesdsy evening, ls to be presented,
"Are you Mason?" 1t Is believed
that the attraction Is first class in ev-
erv particular and that Coryall llisifa n +.