The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-30
II. HIrshberg arrived from Inde-
nandanca Monday -.


Norton, assistant al the G.
& E. station, arrived Monday from g.
visit at The Dalles.
Born March oath, to the wife of
@. B. Winn, in Albany, a ten-pourd
boy.
-Proi. Tar'ar left Monday for The
Dalles to attend the funeral Of his'
brother in law, the late Wayne Will
lisms, formerly of Polk county.
Special services at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday, Easter
tide. The choir has prepared 81 eaiai
music for the day. The services are
+, r you. Come.
"A number of prohibitionists were
passengers on the Westside for Por.-
land Monday. They went to attend
the pr 1hibition state convention. Prof.
Sheak of Philomath, was among the
delegates.
Toe Albany bound train was de-
taiDed half an hour at the crossing,
Monday, north of town. The time
was required for the transfer of sixty
delegates that had been in attendance
on Christian Endeavor convention
at Dallas.
Mr.. Isabel and daughter from
Hastings, Nebraska, who have been
spending the winter in California for
the benefit Of the daughters health,
are guests Of q. NJ. Fleming and fam
lily. Mr.. Isabel was a former neigh
bor OF Mr.. Fleming 10 Nebraska.
Mrs. o. D. Wolfe, of Portland,
lost valuable ring several days ago
and accused a 9-year.old neighbor girl
Of stealing 1t. The child was placed
under arrest and Friday Mrs. Wolfe
found the ring in an old jewelry case,
where she herself had placed 1t and
forgotten about iF.
A coal-burner locomotive pulled
the Westside passenger 10 and out of
Corvallis Saturday and Monday. The
change from wood burners was tenn
.porary expedlent, due to a shortage OF
wood. The story Is that the stoker,
on account Of unfaniltarity with the
business, let his fire go down on Sat
urday's trip and a long delay to the
train resulted.
"A broken arm and fractured
skull are Injuries that last Thursday
befelI Allen Airth, a former student at
the college. He is an Astoria boy, and
was working in a sawmill there, when
he fell from one landing to another in
the mill and sustained the ipjuries a.
bove stated. A dispatch in Fridays
Oregonian related that fatal results
might ensue. The young man attend
ed U. A. @. all last year, and was a
student this year up to the holiday
vacation.
It is probable that very arge
aud ence will gret Homer Davelnpor
at the college W eek from next Sat
urday night. he is more famous
than any other Oregon boy. He re-
Gently declined salary of $50, 900 pei
Year as carloonist for a we'll known
weekly paper. He Is known az re-
cult Of his cartoon work, wherever
newspapers are read. His rise in life
has covered a period of only about Il
! years, but In the time. he has climbed
from the bot tom to the top Eung O.
the ladder, His talks while he draws
pictures during bis lecture are sale
to be fully as striking and original al
is his cartoon WORK.
Ross Finley is at home for few
days on visit to relatives. He is as
sayer at the famous e. & E. mine
owned by Jonathan Bourne and 9th
ers at Bourne, a mining town In th'
summit of the Blue mountains, sever
miles from Sumpter. The men at tn,
mine are on a strike, which furnishes
opportunity for Mr.. Finley to make .
visit home. Ross has become trust
ed man in the service of the company
and is thriving. There has been sever
feet of snow at Bourne all winter, ane
ir was still there when Mr.. Finley lef
the place lsst week. =.
Things were lively at the 8. P
station at the noon hour Monday. 4
tie train pulled 10 over the @. & E. az
ter the arrival Of the passenger. ant
a pile driver train was already at tn
station. making three trains on tn
yard. The movements, to and fr'
Of the three engines made bustl
that gave the station yard a metropol
itsn appearance. The three train
pulled out to the northward, rh
passenger leading, aud the other tw'
at intervals of ten minutes. The ii
train is distributing ties to the north
ward, beginning at the G.. & E. cross
ing.
| On Friday evening, April 1st, Q
this week, in college chapel. will b
given the first annual concert Of tn
o. A. G. Glee Club. AS was previous
ly announced In our paper the club
a new organization 10 the college. Th
music is entirely new and contains sc
lections from the best glee composer I
In the country. The club has appear
ed from time to time during the Winte
and hae been enthusiastically received
> 1t is realized that this organizatio
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