The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-06

Services at the Catholic church
tomoIIoW as Usual,
-ce. vice. at Witham school hou.
tomorrow at $50 p. m by 81. A. Deck
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Davis gives q tea to
number OF lady friends from half past
two to five this/afternoon.
After a weeks Absence from
college on account of sickress, Henry
Shannon has resumed his studies.
Me-. Martha Burnett and Mrs.
Canon who ave beeu at Los Angeles
are expected in Corvallis within few
days.
-Plas e-ing Is now In progress on
the cement building. Ed FELTON, is
doing the work.
Subject at the Church of Christ
t,molr- W m' rning, Goods Elect:i
evening, Fifteen minutes 10 He'll"
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Gilbert re-
turned to their home at Dallas Thurs
day after visit with rela ives.
Miss Lettie Wicks is now teach
er at Hemmet, in the San Jacinto val
l.v. Riverside county. California. Her
health is much improved.
Captain B.r Pilkington, who has
been on a leave of absence from col
lege f business trip to his home
10 Douglas county, arrived We dnes-
day, ani has resumed his studies.
Mr.. Robert Huston AID daugh-
ter are now at Redlande, California.
Little Helen's health is very much
impr wed. Rsdia IDS is 65 miles
southe ,st OF Los Angeles.
The enrolment 10 the Philomath
public schools Is some hing over 180.
Pr f, 8. ]. Pratt is principal and fur
t achrr. are employee. 10 an educs-
tional wav, Philomath is far ahead of
most country towns. h
j. A. Montgomery, the South
Dakotsn. who has been looking at
Benton ,unty f.rms with view to
making purchase. left Wednesday
for S .lem. He Is expected TO return
here today,
Since January 9th, Mrs. W. I.
Price las been at Tulare, California,
where she IL the guest OF Mr.. and Mre
N. G. Waltz f,rmerly of the Belknap
settleme 1T In Benton county. She is
to re main ee eral weeks yet 10 the
hope Of benefitttng her health.
After an absence OF several
months, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Smith
have rturu d to O'rvallis. Mr.
Smith has been emplo, ed in a big
numbering establishment 10 the vi
cinity f Bart ID, Oregon
The organic alton has been per
fected by which OAO Is to maintain :
growing exhibir at the LIE Wis aud
Clark Fair. The arrangements ere
ptrfectt at a meetiog of the eXecu
tive committee + the board held IL
Portland Saturday. DR.. Withycombt
Is to have charge cf the livestock ar
raueements, Prof. Lake of the horti
cultural display and Praf Onote tn,
vegetable exhibit. A tl,t of IL acres
on the exposition grounds has beer
set aside f the purpose.
The next game of basket ball Il
take place In the College Armory will
be between the University nf Wa ,h
inRton and OAC teams. II occurs
next Thur-day evening, aud Ia expect
Ell to he spirited aud exciting con
tes-. Basket ball Is rev thing witt
the Seattle men. and they are out u
honors 10 that line for the fret tim
THE year. They are to play OA(
next Thursday evening aud the q. o
o. men at Eugene the following
night.
-Taxes have been rolling 10 at th
sberiff's Office ever since the book
were opened last Tuesday morning
The three per cent rebate Is allowed
under the, law enacted at the lat
special session on taxes paid befor
March 10Th, and 1t is apparent tina
tax payers are as anxious as ever t,
get 1t. The other provisions of tb
law remain the same as befor'. ]
half is paid by April 4th, the taxpay
er has until October 3rd to pay tn
balance. II none Is paid by April 4
ten per cent penalty and IL pc
cent interest from April All to til
date Of payment Is added.
An entertainment that is sure t,
be popular is to occur In college chap
el on Saturday night of next week.
is to be for the benefit of athletics a
the college, aud all the talent 10 tow
Is on the program. Those who kno,
what the bill is, say it will be S1.5
performance but that only 25 cent
admission VII be charged. Some
times 10 benefit entertainments th
public believes 1t Is to get about -ha