The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-15
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.

An exciting game is expected.
1t will be- basket ball in College Ar
mory tomorrow, Saturday ev aniug
The date in the address 90
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&C. NJ and R. B. Cady, sons Of
il. Cady of this city, have pur-
chased and are now operating a
steam laundry at Dayton, Wash
ington.
Guy Frink, one of the most de-
serving young men in Benton "oun-
ty, was in from Philonath Wed
nesday. He was elected to the
Phi!omath city council as a recent
election il hal tom.
Smallpox has broken out IL
ahe boys dormitory Of the Oregon
stale university, and the place is
under quarantine. There are six
cases. The university has been
closed until January Sd.
j. D Irvine, formerly of Cor
Wallis, but now of Brownsville, while
training a young horse Wednesday,
received q severe kick in the face.
The blow struck near the outer por
ton of the eyebrows and the cash
ranged downward. Four stitches
were required to close the wound.
To-day, Miss Isabel Whitby was
able to sit up for half an hour at
the family home in the country. 10
spite of the adverse predictions Of
Portland surgeons, she is gaining
strength all the time, being able to
lift herself up IN bed and to move
herself about with Ease. The con.
ditions are very cheering to bel
family and friends.
In the Armory tomorrow night
there will be basket ball. The
contesting teams will be O.. A. c,
and the Salem Y. M. c. A. The
latter team was here last year, ane
put up a dashing game. A few
veterans of the O. A. c. team ar
still in the harness, and IN excitin!
game is anticipated. The Cade
Regiment band will give a concer
before the game begins.
The evening given by the Wo
mems Relief Corps at G. A.. R
hall Thursday was very successful
A large crowd was in attendance
and all the features were first Gas.
In the rafne. which created muc.
amusement, Sam K.rt capture
the big dol that was for some day
on exhibition in a local show win
dow. The proceeds of the evenin
melted q snug sum which goes 10th
benefit of the order.
Homer Lilly has chanted th
plan Of bis guessing contest. lI
stead of one, the weights will b
guessed at of two beef steers. A S
cash prize will go to the best CUES
at the total weight OF both, and
$3.50 cash prize for each best CUES
at the weight of each steer. TIE
dollars in all will be given ava,
Both animals will be on the stree
the afternoon of the 22d and 23'
Tickets for guessing are issued wit
each meat sale at the shop. tt
contest closes the evening Of tt
24th.
1t is announced that in tt
near future, the Southern Pacif
will put on another freight trail,
giving Corvallis q daily freight &C.
vice. The move is in line with tt
known efforts of the S.. P. comp'
ny of late to give to Corvallis a be
ter service in every respect. 1t
remembered that it was the Soutl
ern Pacific that made such sacrift
as was necessary In order to gi,
the $3.50 rate to Portland via ii
c.. & E. and Westside, whereof
much was contributed to the perp
tuity Of the Albany morning an
evening train. It is said that tt
new daily freight to Corvallis wi
be inaugurated within a shorttim
The new Oregon senator use
to be a great base ball player, an
1t was in that capacity that he fir
became known throughout Orego
He was a member of the old Phone
base ball club of Portland whit
for several years in the seventh
held sway as the best team in Il
state. That was shortly after M
Gearin's return from graduation
Notre Dame university, and. viii
he was studying law in the Office
Mitchell & Dolph. It was at a tin
when the game Of base ball W