The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-30


ing Por land frierds.
-Mrs. John Allen leaves tomorrow
fer yisIt with Portland friends.
Brady Burnett left Yesterday for
New NJ xiro.
-Uhta' services at the Catholic
church, toms rrow.
Services at Mt View school house
on Sunday a. 2-30 p. N. by 81. A.
Deck.
-MIss Grace Catch returned Wed.
neseay from d months visit with her
sister at Seattle:
--Mrs. Prettyman returned yester-
day 10 b home in Portland after a
visit with fiiends.
Bartle ,s home Mrs. W. 8. Gilbert r.
turaed Wednes day to her home id
Portlaad.
Mrs. Ella Wright Rosenberg of
Seattle Is guest at the Jacobs home
She is enrouie East whittier she goes
TO Vltlt er OauRntel.
Henry LUZ and family pa.sed
through Corva lis Monday enroute to
Philomsth. Mr. Luiz is late arrival
from Eastern Nebraska.
The Oregon Christian Eudeavor
convention meets in Pendleton, Feb
ruarv 1922, The Southern Pacific
has made round trip rate of OIL e
and one third fare.
TIE OAC basket ball team and
subs, with Physical Directer Trir e
went to Dallas yesterday to play a
game last night with the Dallas Col
1ege teau.
The regul4r bi-weekly session OF
Wednesday the home OF Mrs. A. L.
Knisely. Mrs. G. A. Uovell was a
guest OF the club.
The First Spiritual Union Of Cor
Wallis will hold services Sunday in
Barrett Lyceum. Doors open at $50
Service at 3 p. m. A cordial invita-
tlon is extended to all.
Drive Whit diverted coterie of
friends az the Jacobs home yesteI day
afternoon. The guest of honor was
Mr.. r 'senbsrg of Seattle. The
gue,ts numbered twenty -four.
The Misses Ranney entertained
about tweniy friends at their home
Wednesday evening, 10 honor Of Mrs.
Pr-ttyn an { f Portland. Pit aud Finch
were TIE amusements.
-Mrs. Azsriah S.arr of Tulare,
Calf ,rni4, IL for the first time 10 IS
years a visitor 10 Benton county, her
old HON :. being the guest a, present
OF NJ z. N )ah s arr, her sisrt r-ln-la W
The f'-t Intercollegiate basket
ball game Of the Sc aeon takes place iu
the O.liee srmor, this Satur Jay night
Il will b. between the OAC aud Nc.
Mionvll'e e College teams, and will pr :
badly be an exciting contest. The
OAO team IL better now than at AMI
time In he past and the men against
whom they are to go are from th.
county that is noted for athletes arc
fine ar 10. The game will uudoubt
sdly tract a large crowd.
Next Tuesday, the 2nd Of Feb
ruary. is the day for opening 10 Wash
ington the bids for the proposed rev
star ronte mail service between
Corvallis ard Albany, It is upder.
stot d that thele is strong competi.
tlon r the contract. About half 9
dozen hids were sent out from Cor.
Wallis. aqd a number equally large is
believed to have gone from Albanr
II the bi 1s are satisfactory, the serv.
ice will go into effect March 18th.
"A new Or Ter has been promulga'
cd by the postoffice department with
reference to the R. F.D. routes. H.re.
toto re, special delivery letters have
been delivered by ca riers to all Pa.
trons, regardless of the distance the
house may be from boxes, oftentimes
the distance covered In such delivery
In the trip being three to five miles
Hereafter such letters will not be de.
ltverei at houses that are more than a
mile fcom the box. In the caee Of
registered mail, special arrangements
have to be made where the distance
is greater than~a mile.
-Needlework and smart luncheon
provided the nucleus for delightful
afternoon voachsafvd lady friends a,
the home OF Mrs. Berchtold W.does-
day This was the first OF a series ot
tsas to be given by Mrs. Berchtold
Those present were: Mesdames,
Simpson, Woodcock. Fulton, J. Tay-
Ior. Wilkins, E. Taylor, 81. s. Pernot
Brunk. Lafferty, Keadv, Horner. Elgtn
Richard Kiger, Fred Yates, John AL
len, Schmitt. Gibbs. Waggorer Port
er, Pretrymaa OF Portland; Misses
Rauney, Oauthorn, Williams, CrswfoId d
Sarah Jacobs aud Edua Allen.
Newcomers who arrive in Benton
seeking new farm homes, have thefact
before them that every facility for an
every day mail service is at hand. A
careful estima'e shows that mere than
half the homes In the county are
SER ed every day with mall, left al.