The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-20


Miss Mamie Crawford has re.
turned from weeks visit In Port
land.
Mr. and Mrs. George Simpson
of Albany, have bet n guests fer a
week of Corvallis relatives.
After a visit at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. John Allen, Mrs.
Francis has returned to her home
in Portland.
Mrs. Butler, who has been a
guest of MS, Bertha Davis for sew.
eral days. returned to her home at
Independence yesterday. ...-
Mrs. Alfred Schmidt and Mrs.
James Wilson of Albany, were
guests at the party given by Miss
Kline Saturday afternoon.
Mise. O. c. Wilson and Archie
R. Kiser were married at the court
house Saturday. Rev. Merchant
S. Bush oficiated.
Saturday afternoon the Multi
nomahs defeated Willamette Is to
5. Whitman defeated Idaho at
Walla Walla. The great game of
the east was Princeton and Yale, a
tie. .
Albany Democrat: A subscriber
declares that having knockad out
the booze in Albany an effort is be-.
ing made now to knock out the wa
ter SO nothing can be drunk but
milk.
The game of basket ball be.
tween O. A. c. and Monmouth State
Normal girls scheduled for last Sat-
urday night was postponed on ac-
cnunt of the football game between
the same institutions. It is to take
place at Monmouth Friday night of
this week.
"A house being built by Fritz
Beck on five acres recently bought
OF G. F. Rice west of town is rapid
ly nearing completion.ss Mr.. Beck
came from Arkansas a few weeks
ago, and paid Mr.. Rice 1,5oo for
the five acres. Mr.. Beck is a Ger
man and a very estimable person.
IN the probate court: G.. G.
Peek has been appointed guardian
of A. M. Peek, insane, with a bond
fixed at $3.50; December 9Th is the
date set for hearing the foal ac-
count in the estate of B. Blooms;
the inventory of the estate of Ann
Comp 90 has been filed by thee ad.
ministrator. The value is $3563.
10 the estate of Andrew Hart, the
administrative has been ordered Ia
pay the cash on hand to the widow
1t is often remarked that az
unaccustomed traveller will get or
pretty we'll if he will keep his eyes
and ears open. A native of Ireland
landed at Greenock and wanted tc
take the train to Glasgow. Neve1
| having been in a railroad station
be did not know how to get his tick.
ct; but he saw lady going in, and
determined TO follow her lead. The
lady went to the ticket box, and,
putting down her money, said
MARY hill, single" The ticke,
was duly handed to her, and che
walked away. Pass.promptly plank
ed down his money and said, "Pat-
rick Murphy, married"
! Speaking of the Willamette
Valley Company, which owns The
electric light in Corvallis, and the
water system in Euger e, the Eugene
Register says: I'VE believe Of the
| people of Eugene that the patience
they have displayed in calmly and
serenely waiting for reconstruction
and equipment of the water system
has been a remarkable exemplifica-
ton of tortitude and forbearance
that will, eventually, cease to be a
virtue and unless the system is flo.
ished up speedily and put in such
condition that repetition of the
dangerous situation that has pre-.
vailed during the pact 48 hours,
| will not be repeated, criticism will
be just aud merited. We are of the
opinion that public leniency in this
matter, has about reached the limit,
and it is up to the company 10 fin.
ish its work promptly and at once
! Re al Estate Transfers---
Gerard Taillandier and wife to
Mrs. II. B. Trip, two lots In Jobs
addition, 81; Belvary Logan and
husband to John Whitaker, tract O
land, $3.50; J. P. Simpson and wife
to R. Dunn ct al, land in King
| Valley, $1;W. II. Avsrhof and wifi
to Frank G. Haller,s15o acres nea
. Albany, s. 900; United States to E
noch Cone, 16o acres southwest Q
Philomath; ), S. Ewing and wifs t
H. Hisrhberg, 100 acres southwes
of Philomath, 81; H. Hirshberg +
the Indepe ndence National Bank
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