The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-12-04
LOCAL LORE.

Tom Nolan returned yeste--
day from a Portland visit.
j. H. Harris left Sunday for a
business visit in Portland.
Floyd Huff was Portland
visitor during the holidays.
-Chas. Cropp returned Sun
day from Dallas where he spent
the vacation.
Miss Helen Ga,es arrived Sun
day for visit at the John Smith
b me.
Waldo Finn a member of the
football tam arrivei III Corvallis
Sunday after spending few days
at his home in Mccoy.
Harry Fryer o'5 left Sunday
for Portland after visit with col
lege friends.
Miss Lamb of Portland was the
guest of Mss Kate Moo during
the Thanksg wing holidays, she re-
turned Monday.
Miss Agnes Won der Helen
member of the 'o6 class was in Cor
wallis for the vacation-she returned
Yesterday to her dulles as school
teacher at Yaquina. ..
Miss Ada Mcdonald of Alpha
Hail was guest at the Simpson
home in Polk county during the
holidays, she returned Sunday
noon.
Tine annual Thanksgiving ball
at the Armory Wedn- sday even
ing was very pretty one, and not
withstsnding the absence of many
-,dle"ts wa, well a,leoded. The
music was furnished By Steelham
mer's orchestra of Salem.
"A parents meeting is to be held
by Supe intendent Danman at Sum
it next Saturday. Afull program
me with literary and musical feat
urrs has been arranged, and thete
will be a basket dinner. 1t takes
place at the Summit School house.
There will be services at the
Good Samari an Episcopal church
on Sunday the 9th. conducted by
the Rev. c. H. Powell of Colu sa
Cal. at II a. m. 1880 P. 10. Also
services will be held on Monday
evening the 10th. Conducted by
Bishop Scadding at 7:3o p. IN.
All are very cordially invited to
each Of these services.
"A much needed improvement
Is being carried out at the college
under the direction of Prof. Coote.
TIL old fence along tbs walk which
leads from the Administration
building to Alpha hill, has been
removed ard new wire fence is
undergoing construction The
shruobery is | ling pruned into
shape and the trash burned. The
t'',,, :, ve. noticeable.
The side track 10 be used in
h ulinr brick, lumber and other
materials to the Woman's building
%at the college is nearly completed
and viii Be dy for use IN a few
daye. The iron and ties are all
laid and only the finishing touches
arefto be added The siding be-
gins near Oak Creek bridge and
rurs northeasterly TO the !,uilding
site.
Marshall Miller has received
letter from Portland man max
ing inquiry about the prospects
and opportunities fo- uuildtng an
electric linz into Corvallis. The
letter doe not give full information
and its character is such as to leave
the impression that the writer is a
promoter and thai he expects the
vicinity to furnish the cash for
the enterprise.
The apperan = C. Prof Tail
"a ndier and Miss Shelby at an
organ recital next Friday night
vii he 'haAed with delight by the
music loving people Of Coz Wallis.
Both OF thee artists have just en-
tered the ullzerith C their powers
and will do ample JUST ito the diff
ficult numbers on their program
The robust maje.tic tones of the
organ and the sweet human oics
will be found blending in beautiful
harmony.
"A citizen was in critical frame
of mind yesterday. The city, he
said, had required barbed wire tol
use in protecting hedges along the
side walks to be taken down
Much st 'ess had been laid on tn
enforcement of the law in that par
ticular, and in many cases wir