The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-10-30
LOCAL LORE.

Monday.
The Fisher piano house has
been moved to the rooms formerly
occupied by the Centennial meat
market on be east side of Second
street between Madison and Mon
roe. The building has undergone
extensive refitting to render it suit
able for the new purpose.
"A bert Gerking of Portland
and Miss Beula Harden of Stayton
were married October 25th at the
home of the brides parents. Both
are members of the 0 A. G. class
'o3.
The condition of Joe Graham,
who has been in Portland hospi-
tai several weeks, having under
gone two operations for tumor, is
said to be very critical. The sur
geons are not as yet able to give
his friends any assurance as to the
result of the operations.
Rev. Chambers. diocesan ms
sionary OF the Episcopel church,
held services here Sunday morning
and evening. The Episcopal con-
gregation hope in a short time to
have a resident minister. The re-
Gently ordained Bishop Scadding,
who succeeds Bishop Morris is ex-
expected to OCCUPY the pulpit Of
the Good >,ammarltan church in
the near future.
Frank Sets came out from
Five Rivers Wednesday with a
four horse team, and loaded at
The S. P. depot with wire fencing.
The road over the Alsea mountain
has become worked up to such an
extent that, as Frank puts it, 1T
takes one team to haul wagon
and another to haul light load.
Mr. Sets was accompanied out by
his daughter, Miss Kate. who ex-
poets to speud the winter with the
family of G. Harding.
Mayor Johnson returned yester-
day from Seattle where, two weeks
ago, he placed an addition of lots
on the market. In all, he had 18o
lots, and of these, during the two
weeks. 1856 were sold yielding a re-
turn of about $33, 600. 1t is ex-
pected that during the coming week
the balance OF the lots will be dis
posed Of.
The excursion 10 the Bay
Sunday was in every way as
pleas surable an event as the one of
the previous Sunday. Although
there was great crowd, the num-
Der of cars was entirely adequate.
From Albany there were o3 ex-
cursionis,s, from Corvallis 1o4, and
from Philomah 22. The day was
delightful at the beach and all
spent an enjoyable day. A similar
excursion is announced for next
Sunday. s..
Halloween was fittingly OBJ
served at the College Saturday
evening by the Sorosis girls. A
party was given for the Amicltia
boys in their hall on the third floor
of the administration building.
The rooms were artisticly and
elaborately decorated with autumn
leaves and jack-'o-lanterns. The
banquet room being especially pref
ty. A literary program was fol-
lowed by fortune telling and a
banquet of pumpkin pies, ginger
snaps, fruits and cider. The cider
was served ftom large pumpkins.
Toasts punctured with humor and
repartee formed a fitting close to a
very pleasant evening.
Corvallis is in line with many
otner localities, i'll that it is ex'
perieucing fuel famine. Unless
something favorable happens.
good many people in Corvallis will
will feel the icy hand of winter.
The citizens of an Eastern Wash
Ington town are threatening. on ac-
count of fuel shortage, to forcibly
take the coal OF passing trains, be-
cause the railroad company under
one pretext or another, refuses to
deliver coal to them. No seriou:
consequences, however, are likely
to result as it is belived that, not
withstanding the trying circum-
stances, all will keep cool until tn
condition is remedied.
An Independence party of hun
ters composed of Leyton Smith
Newt Jones and Frank Smith passe
through Corvallis Saturday on thei
way home from Mary's Peak, wher
they had spent several days. Tn
Allen brothers of Philoma,n accom-
panied the Independence men Q
the hunt. Eight deer, two bea1
aod wildcat were killed. A liz
yearling buck obtained at Phil'