The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-07
LOCAL LORE.
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Lieutenant and Mrs. Quinlan
returned Sunday from Portland.
Mrs. Harley Laughlin, nee
Mabel Cronise, is visiting her IA
ther in this city.
Miss Mabel Sheasgreen return
ed Monday from few days visit
with Portland friends.
Miss Emma Baber is expected
to arrive Friday from Portland for
a commencement visit. She will
be the guest Of Mrs. c. M. Nickel
lips.
After month visit IN Corval-
lis, Miss Hattie Moses left Monday
for her home at Brownsville, Ten
nesee. Miss Moses is cousin OF
County Clerk Moses.
The Citizens League was
scheduled for a regular monthly
meeting after the Times press hour
last night. It was expected that
various important subjects would
be discussed.
Mrs. NJ. S. Bush, wife of the
pastor of the Presbyterian church
was in critical condition Sunday
afternoon, as result of an attack
of appendicitis with which she was
seized at choir practice Saturday
evening. Two physicians were in
attendance large part Of the after
noon. At last accounts she was
much better, and an early recovery
is anticipated.
The final debate in the series
for the Catch cup takes place in
College chapel tomorrow, Thurs
day evening. The subject is,
"What is Ambition? 'Tis a G1or-
ious Cheat" The contesting So
cieties are the Utopian aud Soro-
sis. The frsthas the affirmative,
and the Sorosis, the negative. The
Utopian debaters are. Miss Par
sons, Miss Wright and Miss Hill;
Sorosis, Misses Agnes Sweek,
Pauline Davis and Edna Irvine.
"A. E. Beckwith and sist er of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, arrived
Sunday on ten days visit with
their brother and sister, O. w.
Beckwith and Mrs. Fred Clark.
Miss Beckwith was in Corvallis on
visit several years ago. 1t costs
$45 for the round trip from Mime
apolis to Seattle, Portland and any
point in Oregon thence via the
Short Line and Denver and Rio
Grande, with stop over privileges
for any point, tickets good for 90
days.
A most pleasant social event in
college circles was the launching
party given Saturday evening by
members of the Amicitian literary
society, in honor of the Sorosis
girls. The young men left nothing
undone that would add to the COM
fort and pleasure of their guests
and for three hours merry laughter
could be heard on shore as the
launch glided up and down the
river. The party numbered thirty
three.
The new officers of the city
were inducted into their positions
at council meeting Monda, ,% t.
On taking the chair, Mayol Inn.
son made brief speech 10 which
he announced purpose to keep
the expenditures of the city within
the revenues. Councilmen sworn
in were, George Lilly, upper ward.
Charles Hout and G. A Covell,
middle ward and Frank Francisco,
lower ward. The retiring council
men are, Taylor Porter, in the up
per ward, Ed Buxton in the mid.
die ward and W. R. Hansell in the
lower ward. In the middle ward,
G. A. Covel1 is successor to him
self.
AT the Congregational church
last Sunday the whole day was
given to the children. In connect
ion with the sermon to the child
rem in the morning were two excel.
lent solos sung by Mra. Frederic
Berchtold and Mrs. c. E. Peterson.
The exercises by the children came
in the evening. One very pretty
feature was an exercise given by
FIVE little girls, Decking the cross
of Jesus" with flowers and accom-
panied by appropriate music, sung
by Miss Edna Allen, also duet
by Messrs Knapp and Hughes, and
solo by Mr.. c. A. Ingle.
Elsewhere is the appeal of
County Judge Walters for samples
Of NJ g.. L. .