The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-14
LOCAL LORE.
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Mrs. L. F. Wilson retur ned
Saturday from a week at the Fair.
Miss Mary Jones is to return
this week from Canada where she
has spent the past few months.
DIR. and Mrs. H. S. Pernot
were passengers on Thursday
mornings train enroute to Port
land.
and Mrs. R. H. Huston
and Mrs. Martha Burnett returned
Wednesday evening from ten
days visit in Portland.
An improvement that might be
copied with benefit to the town is
the new cement sidewalk being
placed along two sides of the John
Smith property.
-Workmen are engaged in re-
pairing the building on Third St.
operated by Mrs. Lille J. King as
a lodging house. An addition is
to be built on the east side, and the
property otherwise improved.
In Wednesdays Telegram is a
fine picture of Louis Burnough,
who has just been elected Inside
Guard of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias.
David Hirste1 of the 'o4 o. A.
c. graduating class, after a busi-
ness visit In town, left Wednesday
for Portland. He came to be bid
der on the construction work of the
Mountain Water system, but de-
clares the bidding got to be too
swift and he and his business asso-
ciate dropped out of the contest
without putting in bid.
The annual game of football
between the y. of o. and o. A, G..
second teams is to take place Fri
day, November 3rd. and will be
played at Corvallis. Two years ago
the score in this highly interesting
game was to o. Last year at Eu.
gene it was to 6 in favor of the U.
of 0. men.
Al Harker, logger went into
Eugene from down the Siuslaw last
week with $500 in cash. Saturday
night it had all been distributed in
the saloons. Several months hard
work gone for a spree. Besides
that he was fined $12 after his
money was gone, and had to pay
for it in Jail, not friend coming tc
his support.
The following sales have beer
made by Amber and Waters dur
ing the week; c. A. Rust to D. R
Grouse of Nebraska, II a. mi. so
Philomath, ST 900. A. S. Stone te
Chas. Zies1er of Kan. "a a. 5 mi
east Corvallis, $4,000; M. Snuff te
Louis Benson of Kan. II a. f mi
east Corvallis, $3,o5o.
-Albany Democrat:-An Al
bany football man differs from tn
Democrat and makes the prediction
that U. of Q. will be first, William
cite second and the o. A. c. third
His view of the o. A. G. is tina
though good, they are too slow il
getting into action, and that in the
first half instead of using many
players they run the halves tt
death, SO that their second half i
always weak.
The game against the Taco
mas is the fourth Washington elev
en- o. A. c. has met on colleg'
field. She beat Seattle here il
1897. but lost to her in 1908. Il
the latter year she defeated Pull
man on the o. A. c. grounds, max
ing three Washington elevens in al
that have journeyed to Corvallis t
play. The Tacoma team toda,
and the Pullman team next Satur
day will lift the list to FIVE. Thu
Tacomans are lighter weight thar
o. A. c., but are said to be an ag
gregation of sprinters and kickers
The Tacoma team that play
football against o. A. G. on colleg
field this afternoon is known t.
have strong ofense, a poin
wherein the Chemawans wer
weak. They have also a man VIII
made place kick in a game las
Saturday from the As yard line
Things might take a turn tha
would make the game extremel
interesting. especially if this Wash
ington kicker gets into action. /
place kick was never made in
match game on the local field
There are those who predict tha
such stunt will come to pass thi
afternoon.
The Village Improvement So
ciety will hold a special meeting il
the county court room next Tues
dav eVanif1or at 7.rr All ruat1har