The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-01
LOCAL LORE.

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advertisements In this column charged for
at the rate of 5<eents per line.
Born, yesterday, daughter,
Mr. and Mrs A. ]. Johnson.
-B. W. Johnson returned Mon
day from trip to Portland in the
interest of the postal service.
Mrs. F. "a Helm expects to
leave soon for a months visit
with Portland friends.
Mrs. R. H. Huston is to enter
tain the Ladies Whist Club this
afternoon.
Mrs. Adams who has been
teaching class in embroidery in
this city left Monday for Albany.
DIR. Thompson of Independence
was in the city, Friday in the
capacity of judge at the local ora
torical contest.
Miss Ivy Burton 'oI was an
Interested spectator at Friday
nights contest. Miss Barton is a
successful teacher in the public
schools Of Independence.
The funeral Of Edwin Stone
occurs atIA lbanY SandaY. A
special traifnl viii rfuft from S orval-
lis.
Rev. Handsaker, s1ate Of Cor
Wallis, has just closed revival meet
ings at Hood River in which "A
persons were converted. He is to
begin a series of meetings in The
Dalles next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. DeVar-
ney; and Mr. Wills, of the Inde-
pendent telephone company, were
business visitors in Portland the
first of this week. : 5s+s s1;,''f;=z
'zGEugenel:Guard: u Joseph H.
Templeton, "a senior; was chosen
last night at The local oratorical
contest to represent the University
of-Oregon in the intercollegiate con-
test to be held at Newberg in
March - ssg
Miss, Ellen J.. Chamberlin,
formerly teacher of German and
history at OAC IS 70 leave Michi
gan shoftlyfor California; She is
With. relatives who are seeking
health, in the Go1den state, Abou
April, Miss Chamberlin returns te
Oregon.
The Commercial -restauran
changed hands Saturday AFTERNOON
The new owners are Eli and Will
lam Spencer and A. L. Henk1e
C. c. Chipnan who has conducted
the establishment for years expect
to go-.uto. Portland to engage il
business, andsis 70 leave shortly te
look for an opening.
The Basket Ball team returne,
Sunday from the trip to Portlant
and Oregon City. Although tn
teams were evenly matched OA(
suffered a defeat atHthe hands o
they MICA at Portland. Th,
score stood 90 fos27. 4 At--Orego.
City the score was 24 to "a in favo
Of OAE.
-oregonian::rs-; The, big Unio:
County hog Whfch IS Being fatten
ed byaKiddle Bros. at Island City
for the Lewis and Clark Fair. an
which weighed eseoo pounds aafe1
months ago when purchased fror
Sam Brooks, now weighs 100
pounds and continues to grow ia,
ter. It Is intended osmake
weigheraore than the prize St.Loui
Fair FSaf'iiIrr,lhloog hog "a ~ ,,.,. ......s.
6 Another superb - pair II of E. ldraf
hpfses u is ito, leave today for Por1
land! The seller is,Rufus Skiptor
iandifhe figure has. mot been give
OUT % ! The animals are four an
five years old respectively, and Il
getherj weighma few pounds MOI
than $500. B3th are. aPercheron'
and dapple gray. Shorey, Of one /
the Portland truck com panies is tt
purchaser. He isthe man who II
Gently, bought a team of Ruff
skipton and truck Of James Hor
ing .us5,. ~, s,i ,.,., E.,
tt4Ii t1I.3tftf .iI ti;=s=.7-.5I ~ Mo,
i''i IL Eugene. Register: w. @. He,
kartythe contractor purchased trol
Mrs. Livermore yesterday fine Il
fronting 80 feet-on-s Eleventh stree
and'4ru running back "a depth Of Il
feet,li being part iof Mrs. Live
more's home place. corner
Eleventh and Ferry Streets. tt