The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-27

Corvallis business visitor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Garrow
are visiting in Portland this week.
Born, last Tuesday, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Williams of Belle
fountain, son.
James Pfouts and Ernest Brim-
ner of Monroe are in Corvallis this
week, serving on the jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and
Mrs. Lulu Wilson are visiting in
in Portland. They left Sunday.
H. L. Mack and Floy Johnson
returned yesterday from few days
visit with friends at Bellefountain.
Sam Hartsock returned Mon.
day evening from few days busi-
ness visit at Astoria.
Miss Mabel Sheasgaeen spent
Sunday with her parents in Port
land, returning Monday evening.
Miss Frankie Payne, who has
been a student in the college musi-
cal department, left Saturday even
ing for Albany to remain.
Mrs. Ed Graves left today for
Wilbur, Washington, being called
there by the serious illness of her
sister.
Mrs. Alice Wicks returned
Monday evening from months 9
visit with Astoria and Portland
relatives.
R. M. Gilbert left this morning
for Detroit to resume charge of the
Gilbert saw mill there. He was
accompanied by his grandson,
Oscar Groves.
AN elaborate literary and mu-
sical programme is to be given in
college chapel Wednesday evening.
The proceeds go to the Village
Improvement Society.
Physical Director Trine arrived
, last night from Portland where he
underwent an operation for remov.
al of an liberated tooth. A.sssssg
The union evangelistic meetings
in the Opera house are continuing
with increasing power. Many are
finding Christ and from tie intense
interest manifested many more will
come. The meetings will be con-
tinued indefinitely until the work is
done.
There is to be review of the
cadet regiment by Governor Cham
berlain on the college campus al
eight o'clock Friday morning
. Governor Chamberlain was invited
by President Catch to make the
review, and in a telegram today
signihed his acceptance.
Joseph Mitchell has sold hi!
property in Jobs addition to John
W. Simpson. It comprises two
lots and a small house, and The
consideration was 5000. Gens
Simpson is to operate the place ane
will convert it into pleasan
ranch, in connection with the pre-
misses that he already occupies.
"A little more than half of Ben
tons state taxes was paid by Coun
ty Treasurer Buchanan last Satur
day. The amount rernitted wa
$500. The entire tax, including
the Agricultural College tax i
$I2,625. TIL amount last yea
was S2o,745. The year before i
was $24,7Io, the present am un
being only about half what it form
erly was. Governor Chamberlain
vetoes helped to make the reduc
ton,
The second debate in the ser
les for the Catch cup took place i,
College chapel Friday night. Th
question was, Resolved, that tn
Monroe doctrine as it is at presen
construed, should be abandoned b
the United States govprnment. Th
debate was between the Philadel
phians and the Jefersonians, tn
former having the affirmative ant
the Jeffersonians the negative. Th
decision was unanimous in favor O
the negative. The judges were R
]. Nichols, Prof Holmes and Rev
Vincent. The winning team wa
J. G. Shredder, Harold Wilkin
and E. R. Selleck. The Philadel
phian speakers were L. B. Russet
N. H. Gunderson and Elmer Raw
son.
The time of the circuit coul
was occupied yesterday and tn
most of today in the trial of th
Lewis-Bicknell damage suit. Th
jury in the case was, Bob GeIlatly
George Hall. Charles Franklin