The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-09

& Cady's.
"A poverty dance was given
Thursday night at Fisher's hall, by
Prof. Raymond and was greatly en-
joyed by the poverty stricken"
guests.
The Ladies Whist Club was
entertained Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs. J. o. Wilson at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs John Smith.
The pipe line is now in two and
a half miles of the city limits, and
is coming ahead at the rate of 1000
feet per day. Twenty FIVE men are
employed, and more are wanted.
United Evangelical church:
Sunday morning subject, "The
Christians Relation to the State"
Evening subject, 1.-The Joy of Vic
tory" G. T. Hurd, pastor.
The Rev. Albert Loughridge,
a missionary from the Telugus,
will speak at the Baptist church on
Monday evening. Everybody in
vited. Usual services on Sunday.
A letter received from him
yesterday relates that W. A. Wells
has left Las.Vegas and gone to AL
buquerque, New Mexico. His
health is improved. Mrs. Lafferty,
who Is a member of the Oregon col
ony in the Southland, is still at Las
Vegas, and expects to return home
next month.
In the John Day home, a third
victim has succumbed to typhoid.
He was Joe. the 18-year-o'd son in
the family, and he was buried yes
terday. The funeral occurred from
the Christian church, and the inter-
ment was in Crystal Lake cemetery,
where three new mounds tell the
story of a decimated household.
Joe died Tuesday evening.
DIR. c. H. Newth, of Philo-
math, left Wednesday for three
months absence, to be spent in the
East and Europe. He is to be a
month in New York and month
in London in postgraduate work,
and on his return will visit Boston
to attend the meeting of the Amer
ican Medical Association. He ex-
poets to return home about June
18th.
One day an Irishman was
walking along country road, when
golf ball sailed suddenly over the
fence, and hit him behind the ear.
He was rubbing the spot ruefully
when man appeared on the other
side of the fence and inquired:
why didn't you get out Of the
way?"
AN pwhat shud Oh get out ol
tn way for?' replied the Irishman
Indignantly. "Oi didn't know there
were any assassins here"
''Didn't you hear me say 'fore'?'
queried the golf player. when
say fore that means to get out ol
the way"
"Oh. it does, does it, said Pat
approaching the fence. "An whir
Oh say 'foive' it means Oi'm goin
to paste ye in the oye-'foive'.'
The Prohibition Oratorica
contest held in the college chapel a
Philomath Thursday evening wa:
we'll attended and much interes
was manifested in the outcome
The program was as follows: piano
solo, Grace Finley; oration, "Tri
umph of Political Justice" J.. S
Webster; Grafton, 'Perpetuity O
the Republic" o. G. Weed; voca
solo, E. H. Castle; oration. 1.-The
Need of the Hour Livia Z. Bond
oration, "The Record of 1906
Mrs. R. N. Lewis; piano duet, Mil
dred White, May Allen; vocal solo
Prof. A. N. Fulkerson. First plac'
in the contest was won by Livia z
Bond, to whom was presented
gold medal and tuition for term il
the college at Philomath; secont
place was awarded to Mrs. R. N
Lewis, the prize being terms tu
ition in the same college. Miss Bon'
willrepresent Philomath in the Stat
Prohibition contest.
Judge c. A. Johns of Bake
City, candidate for the republica,
nomination for governor, arrive,
at noon for few hours in Corval
lis. Mr.. Johns boyhood was spen
on the banks of Thomas Greek il
the Forks of the Santiam, Lin
county, where he was for years tn
playmate of the editor of this paper
From Scio, Mr.. Johns went to Sa
lem. where in 1873, he was grad
uated with honors from Willamett
University. He studied law an,
practiced for several years wit
success in Dallas, where he serve,
as county judge of Polk county
Baker City began to boom then