The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-05
LOCAL LORE.
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ut the rate offs cents per Line.
Wheat 70.
-0ratorical contest at he college
tonight.
Local news usually in this coll
umn is to be found on fourth page.
Born, Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. R. V. Moor, daughter.
Miss Mabel Withycombe retur-
ned Wednesday from a ten days
visit with Miss Mabel Jones at
Brooks.
AN advertisement in Port
land paper says, Wanted boy
to sell oysters that can ride b1cy-
Gle, ,"and the wonder is where that
strenuous breed of oysters came FROM
L. Herse and family of West
point, Nebraska, are to arrive in
Corvallis tomorrow, to reside. Mr..
Herse is the father of Otto F. L.
Herse of this city.
The number of pieces of mail
collected and delivered on the three
r. F. D. routes out of Corvallis
during February was, Number I,
1870; Route 2, 3,73I; Route 3,
1885; total, 1886.
Wheat is now 70 cents in the To-
cal market. The advance came a
day or two ago and is the result of
activity in the Eastern markets. No
local sales have resulted, farmers
generally having sold long ago.
B. F. Brattain and family of
Philomath, send the following card
of thanks to the TIMES for publica-
ton: We take this means Of thank
ing the people OF Philomath and
vicinity for their kind help and
sympathy during the last sickness
of our companion and mother.
-Pcrtlanders are compelled to pay
more to see theatrical attractions
than are the peopleef interiortowns.
A notable instance is the case of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" to appear
in Corvallis next Tuesday evening.
The prices here are to be IS and
so cents. At the Marquam Grand
where the same company appeared
in matinee yesterday afternoon
and last night. the prices were IS
cents and dollar.
I'm college chapel tonight occur:
the local oratorical contest of the
Prohibition League. In it three
orators will compete for selection
as representative of the local league
in the state contest to take place al
Philomath in the near future. The
contestants and their subjects are
Mark D. McCallister. ''Alcoboli
Slavery" Alice Wicklund, eth,
Life RADIANT" Waldo E. Colbert
"The Whirlpool of Intemperance.'
Other features On the program viii
be, vocal solo. Miss Spangler; seng
Utopian Quartette: duet, the Misse
Adams.
For several days past the off
GERS have kept close watch ON a
trains arriving in town, for R. G
Keller, hypuessst who did var
ious stunts in town last summer
He was wanted at Stockton, Cal
ifornia, for burglary. and MUCK {
the time this week, the wires hev
been kept hot with descriptions {
him. and requesting his arrest if b
came to Corvallis. He is rememb
cred here as a handsome, youn
man of clerical appearance, who
while blindfolded, took severe
citizens on a daring ride ,aroun
town. A telegram yesterday al
uounced his capture in a Calitorni
town.
Rev. F. NJ. Burg, president ,
the Western Conference S. D. A.
held an instructive meeting :
the Knight hall in Corvallis Thurs
day evening. There was a goo
attendance, and upon the whole
the Adventists created considerabl
interest here, in their doctrine
While in Corvallis Mr.. Burg d,
cided to hold the annual S. D. A
campmeeting here. The locatio
selected Is vacant lots in the vicin
ity Of the City park in Jobs add
ton. The exact date of the meet
ing has not been settled upon. bu
it will be in the latter part Of May
From 800 to 500 tents will be upo
the grounds.
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