The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-19
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&c. S. Benson returned Monday
evening from a few days visit IN
Portland.
Mrs. A. B. Cordley left Sun
day for Portland, where she is to
enter hospital for surgical op-
Grafton.
There is new clerk at the FL
gin bakery. She is Miss Ida Shupp7
of Albany, and she assumed her
duties Saturday.
Red Horse Dan.-'tKin ye
handle gun, stranger ?" Strang-
er.-"I don't have to. | own an
auto. It's more deadly than any
gum
Mrs. Charles Beach was taken
to Portland Monday, where she will
take treatment at a hospital for
stomach trouble from which she
has been for several weeks, a suf-
ferer.
Easter services will be held at
the Episcopal church on Sunday
next at II a. IN. and 1890 p. m.
by the Rev. I. T: Simpson of Van
couver, Wash. Special Easter
music. A cordial invitation to all
to attend these services.
-"Do you expect to send your
son to college?" "Wel1, 1 have
MT decided yet. In view of the
hazing and the football, I'm half
inclined to believe it would be
more mercifu1. to finish him up
with ch1oroform.
In the State prohibition ora
torical contest, held at Nc Mimi
vile last Friday night, first place
was won by Chester Gates of Dali
las, well remembered in Corvallis
as a basket ball player in the con-
tests of the season. The winner
takes part in the interstate contest
to be held in Portland. Second
place was won by Miss Alice Wick
1und of o. A. c. The newly elect
ed president of the Association is
Miss Mary Sutherland, which indi-
Gates that the contest next year
will be held in Corvallis.
Manager Stimson returned
Monday evening from Salem where
he met representatives and arrang-
ed for the state intercollegiate
track meet. Four places instead
of three are to be given in each ev-
ent, and are to count as follows:
1st place, five points; second, three;
third, two; fourth, one. The fifty
yard dash is to be cut out of the
schedule, but the relay is admitted
with a count of FIVE points. The
other three colleges wanted to cut
out both the relay and the fifty,
but Manager Stimson contended for
both to be left. in, and compromised
with admission of the relay. A
gold medgl is to go to the winner
of each first, and a silver medal to
the winner of each second place.
Preparations on an elaborate
scale are being made by the local
lodge Of Odd Fellows for an event
that is to take place on the evening
of the 18th. The 10th is the 8oth
anniversary of Odd Fellowship,
but owing to some difficulty in hav-
ing access to their hal1>on that ev-
ening, the event is to be celebrated
on the evening of the 25th. An
anniversary programme is furnished
by the order for this occasion. and
besides this, there will be music.
a banquet, toasts. and other fea-
lures of interest. There is a de
sire on the part of the local lodge
to make the occasion memorable III
the history OF the order in Corval-
lis. All members in Corvallis and
vicinity will be heartily welcomed
There will be a great battle oi
sprinters on OAC field two weeks
from next Saturday. Kelly, the
great Columbia athlete will be
here at that time to contest for
supremacy over Smithson and Will
liams, He is great athlete In
build he is more slender than Smith
son, about as tall as Williams, and
with an immensespring and beau
tiful stride. He nearly defeated
Smithson in the fifty, and at time
when Smithson was breaking the
worlds indoor record. He defeat
ed both Williams and Smithson in
the 22o, all in Saturdays great
meet, but out on college hill there
is a pretty well settled conviction
that he can't and shan't do ii
again. Kelly and his admirers