The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-01
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items OF
Public Interest.

Miss Ains1ie of Portland is Wis.
iting friends in this city.
Miss Emma Sox of Albany ar
rived Saturday for briet visit with
Miss Nolan.
"A debate in college chapel with
the Zetagatheans Saturday night
was won by the Jeffersonians.
John Cummings of Halsey is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. George
Irvine.
Miss Daisy Harding and Miss
Rummelin returned to Portland to-
day after a two weeks visit with
the formers father.
Mrs. Mary Webber arrived
Saturday night for a visit with
Corvallis friends. She is at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen.
Sheep for shipment are quoted
by a local buyer at s. to IS per
head, and beef steers at four cents.
DIR. and Mrs. Bennett of Mon
roe were Corvallis visitors yester-
day.
Reuben Kiger went to Portland
yesterday to attend the sale of fine
horses.
Mr.. Logan, the Kings Valley
miller, was a visitor in Corvallis
yesterday. Mr. Logan is Mrs. Will
Mornings S father.
j. Tiffany of 0. A. c. is rapid
1y recovering from his recent seri-
Gus illness and expects to be able to
leave Sunday for his home in Port
land.
George Brown is said to have
refused an offer of $225 for the four
year old horse that recently figured
in race with Gene Tortora' mare
There was delightful party at
the John Whitaker home, Saturday
evening. About 20 guests were
present, several attending from
Corvallis.
DR.. Starr and family arrived
Friday from Albany and now occu-
py their property recently purchas-
ed of Mrs. Elgin. DIR. Starr has
his Office in the National Bank
building.
Another horse race of some i'm
portance has been arranged. This
time it is Gene Tortora's mare and
four ear old mare owned by
Frank Hughes Of Alsea that are
matched fer a race to take place
during the month of June. = The
distance is to be mile. A forfeit
has been posted.
L. L. Porter, son in-law of Mr..
and Mrs. John Spangler of this city
was defeated for the nomination for
senator in Clackamas by Brownell,
but by only slight margin.
Brownell is under Indictment in the
land fraud cases, but asserts his in.
nocence.
The Presbyterian Missionary
society was pleasantly entertained
by Mrs. Mike Bauer, Wednesday
afternoon. The program embraced
a vocal duet by Mrs. E. R. Lake
and Mrs M. S Woodcock; reading,
Lena Tartar, paper by Mrs. Lee,
instrumental solo, Lillian Ranney,
paper, Mrs. George Waggoner, vo-
cal sole, Lulu Snangler and re.
marks by Miss F<azier, national
secretary of the Y mans Board of
Missions of New York City.
The plans are ready and car
penters are preparing bids fora new
cottage to be built by Prof. Craw-
ford, clerk and purchasing agent at
the college. The site of the struct-
is the southwest corner of the
Irwin block on Eighth between JEFF
ferson and Adams. The foundation
is already there, and the lots have
been tiled and lawn started. There
is to be a seven foot basement, a
first floor with 10 foot ceiling and a
second floor of nine feet. Work is
to begin as soon as the contract is
let which is expected to be in few
days. All tie arrangements will
be modern, an6 lie building an or
nament to the .ock. Exclusive of
the basement, the cost will be 81,
800 to 1900.
An interesting base ball game
was played on the athletic grounds
at the college Saturday lternoon
between the Rock IT am near
Lebanon and a nj 1posed of
o. A. c. students. score was
eight to FIVE in favar q the local
players. The ade Regiment
band was in atten 1T and there
was a fair crowd he eeaas play
game next Saturd ~ at. Albany
with the Albany Ccfts;. = The local
players are Svann, 2nd base; Jones
3rd base; Wilkes, s. S.; Cooper, Isl
base; Groves, c.; Thompson, c. f.;
Roorer. n. fafIfftaV. / f. Sniree r