The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-03-22
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Miss Helen Crawford ofhciated
as one of tue judges at the Albany
Newberg debate. The decision was
given to Albany.
Mrs. M. Meeker has returned
to her home in Independence, after
a visit with Corvallis relatives.
r. E. Gibson returned to lis
home in Portland Monday, after
few days business visit in Cor
wallis.
"A new kitchen has just been
added to the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Simpson, in Jobs ad-
dition.
Monday, the wife and six
i children of Rev. Jones of the
Christian church, arrived from
Selma, California.
Mrs. E. H. Taylor left Sun
day for Portland, to be at the bed
side of sister, who is to undergo
dangerous surgical operation this
week.
Bank Examiner johnson ar
rived Saturday from a business trip
to Seattle and other Sound cities.
He also went to, Billings, Montana.
What has become of the pro-
posed extra session? Does it mean
that we'd rather bear the ills we
have than fly to others that we
know not Of?
-Crossley and Dunno, the Leb-
anon bank robbers were convicted
at Albany in a trial which ended
Friday. They were sentenced to
the penitentiary Monday for five
years.
From the movements of his
ships, it is suspected that Rojes-
venski is not anxious to buttinski.
IF he jostles against Admiral Togo
a few more Russian warships
might blowupsky..
Horace Brodie and Percy
Cupper, members of 'o4 class visit
ed college friends Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. Cupper has been ever
since he left college last June, a
member of a party of civil engi-
neers, engaged in making surveys
for irrigation enterprises iu Eastern
and Southern Oregon.
Six thousand five hundred
dollars of state taxes has been sent
by Treasurer Buchanan to the
state treasurer. In few days, the
balance of one-haIf the tax will be
sent forward. The remaining half
will not be paid until October, as
by law allowed. The total of Ben
toms state tax is $2o,7o5. =
The ). K. Berry house aud
three lots near the c. & E. depot
was purchased Saturday by Wash
ington Tom for $e25. The E. S..
Hornaday house and four lots near
the Carriage Factory went to Mr..
Butler for $3.50. Mr.. Butler came
two years ago from the East. Both
deals were made by Robinson and
Stevenson.
The funeral of Mrs. Eddy, wife
of Perry Eddy, occurs from the
f9mily residence in Kings Valley
today Mrs. Eddy died Monday
morning after an illness of several
days. According to a Kings Valley
correspondent, she suffered first
with measles, and was then attack
ed with pneumonia. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ]. T.
Franz, and was born in 1865. She
has been resident Of Kings Val
ley since childhood. The husband
and FIVE children are the survivors.
The local prohibition oratori-
cal contest will occur at the college
chapel next Friday evening, March
20. These contests are beginning
to assume considerable proportions
in the college and community, and
this year interest is aroused more
than ever before. The fact that the
prohibition oratorical association
offers the greatest honor of any
eratorical association in America
makes it the more interesting. Last
year the national winner was