The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-15

"A. T. Grugett spent Sunday
at Junction City with his family.
George Lilly, of the First Ma
tional Bank. is confined at home
with la grippe.
Joseph Garrow of Salem has
been the guest of Corvallis relatives
for several days.
-Hout & Jones are placing
2o-foot awning in front of Their
butcher shop.
"A. w. Darby and family arriv-
ed Friday from Ransome, Kansas,
and will make their home in this
city. They occupy a cottage in
the extreme western part of town.
Clay Gilbert left few days
ago for Falls City, to take posi-
ton in a drug store. His family is
to leave this week to join him.
Among horses lately purchas-
ed by c. J. Cook in Benton, was
fine draft team sold by Jud. Smith.
The horses were shipped to Port
land the last of the week.
Asa Johnson arrived Sunday
from Portland and is the guest of
his sister, Miss Thia, and other
relatives.
About 100 Corvallisites patron
lied the Woodman excursion to Sa-
lem Sunday. The boat reached
Corvallis on the return at O clock
Monday morning.
While out strawberrying Fri
day with two girl friends, Miss Ivy
Campbell fell from the buggy in
which the trio were riding, and the
wheel passed over her body. She
was only slightly injured.
Until interrupted by rain about
twenty teams were hauling from
the city and county gravel pit
across the river. 1t is hauled fo1
various purposes in town. but the
greater portion of it is used on ths
highways leading to Corvallis.
Albany Herald:-The snag
boat Mathloma, working on the
river between this city and Corval
lis, spent Sunday in Albany. Yes
terday morning the steamer agair
went up the river and is at work or
snags few miles up stream. Th'
channel is being cleared up by th'
Mathloma and a number of serious
distractions have already been re
moved.
AT the M. E. church Sunda,
evening Rev. Feese gave an excel
lent sermon on The Christian il
Politics. A brief prelude on til
Smiths and Crefields of societ,
contained a warning to all to b
guarded in their speech and let n
remark be uttered that might in
fluence a younger person towar
the committing of a crime such a
:, young Mitchell has committe'
against the state. Mitchell's act
however, was not condemned, an
the general tone was expressive Q
sympathy for the young man. N
matter what the provocation. how
ever, people should not be hasty
Mr.. Feese said, in giving expressio
to opinions that might induce som
; one else to do rash act.
The last but one of the serie
; of college society debates for tn
Catch cup occurred at the chaps
, Saturday evening. Those takin
part were Miss Zena Chapman
l Miss Ethel Higdon and Miss Laur
t Pratt, comprising the Utopian tear
. of debaters, while Miss Kate Ac
e ans, Miss Alice Edwards and Mis-
! Mamie Scoggin represented the P
: erians. The question was. Re
e solved: That Arbitration will SUI
? ceed War" the Pierians having th
e negative and winning the debate
S This team has won two debates
r the series and the Jefersoniar
o have won two. The next and fin;
u debate will occur in the. near futul
between the last named teams fc
possession of the Catch trophy du
ing next year.
f After much research attorney
b and city authorities decided tha
9 Notwithstanding some provisions
}. the primary law, Corvallis may an
;. shall hold her city election in IL
:. good old way which has serve
d quite satisfactorily in the pas
r Next Monday is city election da,
: For police judge two names ha,
:. so far been submitted, that of
Il Fred Yates, the present incumben
e and that of ]. L. Underwood, bot
l. we'll known citizens. For the ot
e ice of chief of police there a
Ia r.