The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-12-07
LOCAL LORE.

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vice again Sunday at the Pfesbyte.
rian church at 2 P. M All are well
come.
Albany Democrat: I. +. Arm
strong, the walnut promoter, went
90 Corvallis this morolng to talk
Ralnuts to Benton county people.
R. A. Thrasher left yesterday
for his farm 10 Limo county after
s4ver4l days visIt with bis brother,
Ca. Thrasher, of this city.
Miss Florence Wicks, who has
had a months vacation, returns to
Portlan today t, resume her duties
rs nurse in the Good Samaritan
hosp I'll.
M. M Long has become the
agent for the Victor talking ma
chine. Melodious etrains may be
heard issuing, from his establish
meut at all times of toe day ami
right
Twenty members of the Y. M.
C. A. of O. A. c. left today fer Eu-
gana, where they went to attend
ehe Y n. c. A. State Convention.
Delegates are to be present from all!
the associations OF Oregon.
Ore OF the big $50 organs to
to be given away at tne All-Benton
School fair next year If t. be given
to the pupil that has the best ex"
hihit. based on excellence of the dis
play 'hs age Of tina pupil. A
$25 phoooorapb and $6 worth of re-
cords will oe second prizs in the
same class.
News was received at the col.
Iege this morning of the death of
Wallace Atwood Thompaon at his
home in Ech), Umatilla county,
yesterday evening at five O'Clock.
Mr.. Thompson graduated with the
7U6 class at O. A. c. He was very
popular young student. The cause
of his death was consumption and
heart failure.
The work on the Wills build.
ing. near the college, is nearing
completion. The wiring was fn-
ished some time ago and the platt-
ering will be completed in a few
days. The building is to have 27
rooms in it and will accommodate
about 40 students. The lessee will
have no trou BILE in filing the build.
a4s With r.omers. Tuls building,
hich at ore time stood UPON a
gromirent site on college hill will
no longer be recognized as the aame
structure. The work of remodeling
will be finished by the first of the
year.
1T bad been planned for the big
school fair / ext year to encircle the
entire court house block With a row
of electric lights but ten feet apart
aud t, fill tue trees on the grounds
with hundreds of incandescepts ts pro-
ducing an effect Ike that at the
Lewis and Clark The Electric
Light Company had dooated the
lights for the purpose. L. had also
been planusd tn have a row of lights
lea ding along Main street to the
conrt house, but the aceion of the
county court denying consent for
the use of the courthouse for ex-
hibitive purpos has knocked the
plan in the head. The illumination
would have been q very attractive
feature Of the big scho,l fair.
Among those who went to Sa-
7 m frnr o. A c. TO atterd the
funeral of Clay Shepard were T. w.
Shaw, c c Clsrk, A. G. Bouquet
c. c. Cate, D: &. Thayer, John
Schroeder, the last five mentione /
with J. c.. Clark of Portlsnd, acted
as pali-bearers. 1t was a most i'm.
preseive funeral. Mr.. Shepard. hav
Tag arranged most of he service
before his death. He selected the
Scriptures and named the raIl- bear
ers, sides other details A pro
ifnsiou of flowers were placed on the
grave, among them were pieces sen
from the Y M. G. A. of the O. A
4. and the Cri-tian Endeavor Soci
ety of the Presbyterian church O.
this city of which be was an active
member while in college.