The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-10

-B,rn 1T Vale, Oregon. Feb. 3. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed NJ Clark, sup.
surveyor General Daily was 10
town over Saturday night on busi-
ness trip.
Waller Sheasg,esn returned
Monday from Albany. where he went
last week TO relieve the Western
Union telegraph op, r4tor.
An examination of teachers for
etate and county certificates begins in
the circuit court room at the court
house at nine O'Clock this morning. It
is the semi-annual examination.
4 -Eugene's well known oculo-op-
sician, DR.. G. W. Lowe is now at the
Occidental Hotel, DR.. Lowe has been
coming to Corvallis for over 13 years.
He &C es to Albany Thursday morn
ing.
$. L. Kline left SATURDAY. for San
Francisco to complete spring pur-
cbases that will be on exhibition at
his mammoth establishment early
10 March. Mrs. Kline accompanied
him.
-Meigs BaItmess cf Hood River
has been choeen valedictorian and
Miss Maud E. Cochran cf Aurora,
salutatorian, Of this years gradual
ing class. Other things being equal,
the selection is the result Of rest
grades. The class this year will
number about 35.
The Feronian literary society of
the college was entertained at the
home of Miss Ethel Linville Saturday
evening. In honor of Miss Mary
Sutherland, who represented that So
ciety 10 the recent local oratorical
contest.
The we'll known farm Of Mrs.
Delilah o. Houck, which has been In
the Houck family for years, was sold
last week. The purchaser is W. @.
Metcalf, who arrived year ago from
Nebraska. The farm comprises 104
acres, and the price is SIS per acre,
Or In all, 1900. Possession Is to be
given by the 18th of March. The
property owned by Mr.. Metcalf 10 the
western suburbs of town went on the
purchase price at valuation of
$4,000.
New talent is now 10 the pulpit
at the evangelistic meetings In prog
ress at the Methodist church. DR..
Driver who has been preaching there
for two weeks, left Monday for his
home 10 Eugene. His place has been
taken by Rev. G. II. Feese, an East
ern preacher recently arrived In Ore
'goD. Rev. Feese Is described as a
powerful aud graceful ep: aker, who
breaches with much spirit and effect
iveness. He occupied the local pull
pit for the first time yesterday even
Ing. The meetings continue at 7'30
In the evening every day this week.
Tomorrow, Thursday night at the
Armorv. occurs the basket ball game
between the OAC men and the Uni.
verslty of Washington team. In the
latter team Is Mcdonald the big tackle
and Hill, the effective end, who played
In Corvallis with the Seattle football
team last fall. Another player is Mr..
Shoudy. who was manager of the
football team. and is now captain OF
the basket ball aggregation. The
other players are all experienced d bask-
ct ball men, and the team conceded to
be a very strohg one. The play will
be called at eight o'clock, and it is ex-
pected to attract large crowd.
The OAC basket ball men defeat
ed the University team at Eugene
Friday night bY a score Of Is to %.
The game was evenly played through
out, OAC leading usually with three
or four points to her credit. A few
minutes before the close, 1t was a tie
at 81. After that OAO threw two
goals and Eugene made goal on a
foul, leaving the final record as above.
Rlnehart was out OF the game on ac-
count of Illness, and Stokes was only
able to play In the first half for the
same reason. Coates entered the
game at the beginning ofthe last half,
playing guard against Thayer with
good results. Steiwer was the Other
guard, aud Grover Cate played center
,Moores played good game at for
ward. and Swami held down the same
position with his usual ekill. A re
turn game between the two teams is
to be played at Corvallis on the: 26tt
Inst. - -
Police Judge Greffoz is the owner
of a blue-blooded canine of anelen
and perfect pedigree. The animal Il
q bull terrier, and is about two
months old. She is the gif1 to tn,
judge from a friend In Ohio, and made
the trip across the continent In {
small box, arriving Saturday after :
journey OF eight days. Most of tn,
fanclers In town heard of her arrival
and during the afternoon of Saturday
paid her visit and their respects
Dogs of the kind are noted as ratter;
and 1t Is for the defense of bis hom,
and fireside against marauding rodents
that the judge has made the impor.
tation. Incidentally, the new favor