The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-12-12
LOCAL LORE.
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Levi Wooster and family NOV
ed yesterday into the Wills house,
near the foundry.
Frank Thrasher left yesterday
for Portland to accept a position in
the general Office Of the 0. R. & N.
company.
Miss Alice McNeal arrived to-
day from Albany for a visit with
Mrs. Taylor Porter.
Mrs. George Rycraft is the
guest this week of her brother,
Grover Headrick and wife.
Mrs. Joseph Smith of Wells
has been the guest since Friday of
MI. and Mrs. John Smith.
The adjourned term of the
Benton county circuit court con-
venes Saturday at 9 a. m.
Miss Ella Johnson was a bust
ness visitor in Portland yesterday
returning home last night.
Miss Mary Nolan returned
home Monday evening from a visit
with Miss Emma Sox at Albany.
Mrs. B. w. johnson visited
Portland friends over Sunday.
Mrs. Johnson returned home last
night.
Sam Dolan, All Northwest
tackle, returned to Corvallis last
night after a visit with Albany
friends.
j. M. Howard purchased
the Lee Henkle place, near the
S. P. depot and moved into it the
last of the week.
Robert R. Liggett, of Polk
county was in Corvallis Monday
and made a filing OF a 40 acre
homestead tract in the Soap Creek
precinct.
Miss Louise Cooper leaves for
Portland tomorrow morning to at
tend the wedding Of Miss Mae
Bachelor and Will Scott, a former
O.. A. c. student. Miss Juliet Coo
per has been the guest of Miss
Bachelor since Thursday.
&C. B. King, wife and daughter
arrived Sunday from Occur d Al
enc, Idaho, for a visit with the for
mer's nephew, J. D. Wells and 9TH
e~rerelatives. The visitors are en-
route to California to spend the
winter. +
Invitations are out for the
marriage of County Clerk Moses
and Miss Lavinia Woods, which
will be solemnized at the Methodist
Episcopal church South, at ter
0 clock Christmas morning. A re.
ception occurs at the residence i'm
mediately after the ceremony.
George Balm of Wren, who re.
Gently purchased the Croft place E
few miles from Corvallis, in Linz
county, has taken possession of the
property. He moved yesterday
Mr.. Croft and family have moved
onto a farm they have leased in the
same neighborhood.
AT their meeting Friday after.
noon, the W.R. c. ladies elected
the following officers for the coming
year: President, Mrs. Sarah Cronk
ST. vice, Melinda Robinson; If
vice, Elizabeth Huber; sec. Emily
Henkle; treas, Fannie Oren; con.
ductor, Agnes Young; chaplain.
Jane Lane; guard, FRANKIE Smith
assistant guard. Ada Farmer.
The beginnings of the annua
Christmas rush is now appearing a
the local postofice, and for 10 day:
to come the force will have a siren
uous life. In ordinary times, tbs
volume of business is great enough
to make every employe earn more
than the salary the governmen
allows.
"A basket bali game between
the Pacific College and OAC team
has been arranged, and is expected
to take place next Friday night
though the date is Still unsettled
A squad Of 80 men has been prac
ticing the game in the college ar
mory for weeks past, and it is tn
expectation that agood team will b
available. Of the old veteran play
ers, Swan, Rinehart, Grover Cat
and Bilyeu are available. Add
tional men of much promise ar
Reid and Rooper as we'll as man:
others. A possible lineup as sug
gested by the above names is, Cate
center; Rinehart and Bilyer
guards; Swami and Reid, forwards