The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-04-13

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Hawley of Bellfountain, were Cor
wallis visitors yesterday.
The o. A. c. track team is
preparing to take part in the indoor
meet to be given at Columbia Uni
versity On Saturday of next week.
Easter Sunday at the Catholic
church; first mass at 8 and the
second mass at 10. 80 a. m. Yes
pers and Benediction at 7.3o. pm.
Mrs. Dora H. Peters returned
this week to her Nebraska home af-
ter spending the winter with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Har-
Ian.
"A special feature of the even
ing service at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening will
be solo by Miss Lulu Spangler
with cornet obligaso by Harry
Beard.
...re.--Aftner a brief visit wi rela-
tives ibid this city Mr.. an Mrs.
Harley Laughlin left Tuesday for
some hot springs near La Grande
where it is hoped that the health
of Mr.. Laughlin may be improved.
Ole OF the best things at the
Opera house in long time was the
Original Dixie Jubilee singers, last
night, and the house was perhaps
as small in proportion as the bill
was good. The basso was one of
the best voices ever heard in Cor
wallis.
Prof. E. F. Pernot whose ter
rible struggle with pneumonia is
recent history, was able to be down
stairs at his home for the first time
| today, and to communicate with a
few friends by telephone, among
them the Times Office.
Mrs. Humiston who recently
sold her home in Corvallis arrived
day or two p ago from Portland
where she has been seeking To-
cation. She will probably leave
soon for the metropolis, to reside.
Mr.. Watt, who bought the
home of Mrs. Belknap, which his
family occupies, has purchased a
half interest in a merchantile es-
tablishment at Vancouver. His
partner 10 the business is Mr.. Ma
ryatt who was in Corvallis for a
short time.
DIR. D. Ward of Forest Grove
was the guest of Father Springer
:: Wednesday. While here hevisit
ed the college and talked to the
history classes of Prof. Horner on
his impressions of London gained
while a medical student for two
years in the British metropolis.
Legislation is pending in the
city council with reference to N TX.
ing the curbing OH streets uniform
It is certain that within the neal
future curbs will be regulated BY
the city authorities, as IS done il
Eugene and all other up-to-date
towns. A narrowing of that par
of the street used by vehicles make
it easier to keep such streets il
t best condition as we'll as cheape
S to do so. a committee of th
council is now 6g CURING on the mat
ter with plan not yet adopted O
making the curb on so foot street
16 feet and of 60 foot streets I
v feet.
In announcing the resignation G
S Fred c. Stimson as graduate man
>. ager Of athletics the other day, tn
:. Times stated that there was "witl
4 all bills paid" a balance on hand il
!. the athletic fund of $500. Nov
). comes Prof. John Fulton, secretar
S of the association, in a note to tn
Times, and says in effect that ther
:. is balance of only a few dollars o
e hand and that there is $22o in ur
.e paid bills. Prof. Crawford, trea:
urer of the fund stated this mort
), ing, on inquiry, that there is a ba
|, ance of student athletic tax in b
It hands of $615. After paying ou
4 standing bills which Prof. Fulto
e says aggregate S22o, the balane
= should be S395, or sos less tha
.e what the Times originally statee
1t As to the merits of the controversy
d the Times knows nothing. VIII
b it does know is that if the studel
h athletic tax is tobe bone of confer
ct ton, it should>be abolished. Fly
At years ago big petitions, signed t
IS students were presented to Il
r board of regents. asking for Il
l. athletic tax to be authorized, but
!. una7imous vote the board refuse
'r to grant the request. The re:
year, much larger petitions, sa
le then to have been signed by evel
te student in college, and asking th
Y, the faculty be authorized to levy a
is athletic tax of one dollar per ter