The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-26

Miss Merle Grissen of Nc
Minnville spent Thanksgiving
with Corvallis friends.
Mis- Faye Wiscarver returns
to her home in McMinnvil!e tomor-
row after spending Thanksgiving
with Corvallis friends and relatives.
"A recent cartoon in the TIMES
is from the pencil of George An
derson, a well known student. 1t
appeared first IN the College Ba-
rometer.
-Rev. and Mrs E. F. Green
left Thursday for Portland to con-
suit specialist regarding the throat
trouble of their little daughter.
Messages from the bedside CT
Mrs. E. F. Pernot in, a Portland
hospital are to, the effect that she
is recovering from recent sur
gical operation as rapidly as pos
sible, aud will be able to return
home in about three weeks.
A novelty in the way of lab
or saving device is the electrical
whitewashing contrivance, which is
being used in finishing the interiors
Of the buildings now in course Of
construction for the Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition. The
machine consists of an electric eps
CINE, giant traveller, and long
lines OF hose. through which the
whitewasl1 is squirted against the
roof and sides OF the buildings.
Prof. Gerard Taillandier Of the
College announces Piano Lecture
Recital to be given on Wednesday
Nov. 3oth. at 7:45 P. M. sharp.
Admission will be free, but children
will not be admitted unless accom-
panied by adults. The following
are the musical numbers: Prelude.
and Fugue, Bach; Minuet and Var
iations, Motzart; Local pashetique,
Beethoven; Valse, Chopin, Nocturn
Rhapsodie, List.
Maud Hurt has about recover
ed from her late serious illness,
which covered a period of ten
weeks. She is restored in mind !,
and Thursday returned to her home
in this city. Other Crefhe1d vic
tins at the asylum are much i'm
proved and some of them are ex-
pected home shortly.
-Dez Nash is now running an
automobile line in Nevada, having
left the Alaska country last year
Percival is still in the north.
This season, he is trapping on the
upper Stewart river, and is operat-
ing 200 miles farther in the interior
than has hitherto been reached by
white man. He has a partnel
who runs trading post for barte:
in furs with the Indians on th,
upper Stewart, and the two shar
profits. Marten is the chief fur
sought. The price is low now, bu
is expected to recover wheneve
the Russo japanese war shall end
"A change in the leaving tim
, of the Corvallis R. F. D. route
will be inaugurated December Isl
Hitherto the carriers on the thre
routes have left the local post ofhc
after the arrival of the noon trail
on the Westside, or about 1896
The departing time is to be set
forward three hours, leaving tn
local Office at o:3o each morning
The change is in order to give tn
carriers opportunity to make thei
trip in daylight hours, instead G
, part of the time in the night, a
= was the case throughout last win
ter. Save in the case of the Port
, land morning papers, the chang
, will make no difference in til
mail service, as the bulk of Easter
and Southern mail arrives any wa,
, by the morning stage and evenin!
train from Albany.
t He wanted marriage license
He said he wanted "it bad, toe
, 1t was apparently his first exper
. ience, and he wasn't posted 9TH
!. is Thanksgiving day, and we caa'
4 issue marriage license today,
replied Clerk Moses. eyes. bu
r the lady is here in town, and "
4 don't want to wait until tomorrow
v suggested the lover. IF the1
!. were two of the ladies we couldn
issue license; it wouldn't be le
l gall" responded the clerk. The
! another barrier thrust itself in th
e way. Further conversation elicite
the fact that the lovers reside
Lane county, and could not, {
b course. obtain a license in Bentol
d Then the sympathetic clerk, an III
e married man himself, muttere