The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21

Dany SATURDAY evening
James L. Lewis has sold to
Ellsworth Erwin ooe lot and the
new house in process of erection
at the corner of Eighth and JeHer-
son. Tie price is $1,000.
The chicken pie supper given
Friday evening at the old Vincent
house by the w. c. T. U. ladies
yielded a profit Of $83. go. It was
widely patronized, as the receipts
show, and the ladies request the
Times to express their thanks to !
the public. ,
The frost has killed the best Of
the Chrysanthemums and the ladies
of the Presbyterian church have
abandoned their annual Chrysan-
themum show Their annual
Christmas sale will take place the
! first week in December.
Professor Taiilandier will give
another lecture recital at the Col
lege chapel On Friday, Dec. Ist at
8 p. IN. AS heretofore no admis-
sion will be charged, but children
under IS years Of age will not be
! admitted unless accompanied by
adults.
In the probate court, the exec
11trix of the estate of G. Z. Moor
has been given authority to trans.
| fer 20 shares of stock in the. First
;. National Bank to Arthur J. Moor.
All other bequests provided in the
will have been, fully paid.
The public was at the postoff-
ice for mail after the arrival of the
evening train last night, and will
} be there regularly hereafter.
: Though it is out of hours, the post
. office people, long-sufering as they
are, distribute the mail on arrival,
and the public is thereby accommo-
dated. The local postofice is a
}, mighty we'll served establishment.
Tickets are being sold tor a
humorous lecture to be given in the
First Methodist church the evening
of December 1st. The speaker will
, be DIR. Short, one of the most emil
S nent pulpit orators of Portland. and
t the subject is, "The Sunny Side Of
: Life" Four hundred tickets are to
: be sold at IS cents each. The en-
rire proceeds goes to the building
fund OF the local church.
? Erwin J. Lea, who graduated
i several years ago from 0. a. c.
: was in town Saturday, the CUES,
). for couple Of days at the Nickel
e lipss.hone. He is on his way On a
i business trip to New York it
in the interests of the Hawaiian
Sugar Company, Hawaiian Islands
( Of which he is the chemist. Mr.
. Lea's salary is S. 900 per year. 1
pays to take a college course. H
IS left Saturday for New York bu
% will be in Corvallis again in abou
three weeks on his way to Homo
!, !, lulu.
Chickering, Weber, Kimball ant
over thirty other leading makes a
le the lowest prices obtainab1e at Eli
- ers Piano House. Prof. Italian
l. dier of the Agricultural Colleg
~ represents Eilers Piano House il
II this vicinity. He is prepared tt
y quote prices and explain our terms
le moderate payment to all intendin,
~ purchasers. He is at his home O.
le College Hill Saturday and ever,
~ evening of the week.
d In this issue, the Times give
,e a large amount of space to the pro
posed electric light franchise, tn
, full text Of the ordinance bein
IL printed in another column.
Ii franchise to run for 80 years is a
- important matter. and every
y, body should nave chanee to Sc
~ what the ordinance contains. Tn
20 measure will come up for 6pal con
. sideratiop and passage at the rsgl
= lar December meeting Of tde cit
d council.
K. At t1e college Saturday 6igt
,e the Jefersouian Literary Societ
E. entertained the Feronian girls. l
C. very interesting program was give
:. by the jefersonians consisting of a
at address by Fred Adams, vocal SC
n 10, Arthur G. B. Bouquet. the Jei
e. tersonian paper read by Mr.. Davol
Sc demonstrations in magic, Messr
IS, Adams and Beach, assisted b
IS, Mark Weatherford, spieler, and
r, cornet solo by Harold Wilkins l
Il a guessing game Miss Bertha Wa
rous carried off the honors. r.
- freshments were served.
10 Transfers recently made b
wv Amber & Waters follow: WI
g. Huchins to ]. T. Sloan of Wasl
e. ington, 40 acres 4 miles south {
is Philomath, consideration ST, 30,
ell S. H. Moore to Y. F, Waters
lg lot Corvallis 81. U. S.. Gleason
~ c.. w. Cove of Washington, Gles