The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-13
Rev. NJ. S. Bush has been ap.


parents of the mayor, ara Corvallis
visitors for a few days. Their home
is at Salem.
DR.. Charles Lee is very i'll at
the fHmily residence. Or. Davis
of Albany was called this morning
into the case.
Grant A. Covell has been ap-
pointed guardian for his mil or chill
dren, Spencer, Margaret, Walter
and Kenneth. pending the settle
ment Of life insurance policy, In
which they are interested.
The twenty-fourth annual con-
vention of the Benton County San.
dav School Association opens in
college chapel at Philomath Novem-
Der 18th. The session covers two
days and promises to be intere esting
and instl uctive.
"A double wedding transpired
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mre. S. c. Dixon in this city. The
contracting parties. were: Miss Ada
Dixon and Dan l.. Read and Miss
Efiie M. Dixon and Estel T. Will
son. Rev. Hurd officiated.
Toni hear Fred Is married.
[ always thought he was too timid
for anything of that kind. Jack
Oh, be married widow. Tom
A widow! Where did he meet her?
Jack--He didn't meet her at all;
she overlook him.
Mat wilhelm, of the firm of
Wilhelm & Sons, of Monroe, was
10 town Saturday for a few hours
on business. He is enthusiastic in
support of the big three days fair
to be held in Corvallis next year,
aud predicts that the occasion will
be the biggest thing of the kind ev-
er seen in Benton.
The date for the Coffee Club
dance has been changed from Sat-
urday to Friday evening of this
week. The change is due to the
date for "The Royal Slave" having
been shifted from Thursday to Sat.
urday evening.
twenty-five ladies participated
in function at the home of Mrs.
Josephine Wells Friday afternoon.
The entertainment was game in
which prizes were offered for the
greatest number of words to be
made from certain name. Prizes
were won by Mrs. Bush and Mrs.
Moore. There were toothsome re-
freshmeuts.
The Woman's Home Mission
Society of the NJ. E. church, S,uth,
is making this its annual week of
prayer. Service will be held in the
church by the ladies each afternoon
during the week at 2:30. The pas
tor of the church, preach on the
work of the society next Sunday
morning. These meetings are open
to all who may wish to att nd them.
George Cathey, who is studying
medicine in Portland, was operated
On in Portland hospital yesterday
morning for appendicitis. The op.
Grafton was successful, and a dis
patch received from there says a
speedy recovery is expected. Dr..
and Mrs. Cathey, parents of the
patient, went down to be present at
the operation. The mother will
remain several days.
Until the evening train service
is restored to some sem mblance ofrun-
ming on it's schedule, the mail that
it carries will not be worked in the
postof6ce until the following morn
ing. Since the Interruptions on
the Eastside, the train has been ar
irving from Albany at all kinds of
hours up to midnight and in the
effort to keep track Of it and work
the mail from it, most of the post
office help got nearly bughoused,
as they call it nowadays. That is
why the mails wont be worked any
more until order comes out of the
train chaos.
The revival at the Christian
church closed Sunday evening. The
audience that attended the closing
service taxed the seating capacity
of the church to its limit. There
were sixteen additions to the church
during the meetings and the mem
bership of the Sunday school was
greatly increased. Rev. Handsaker
will preach sermon especially for
the new converts next Sunday
morning. There will also be re-
cognition service for the 81 persons
who have been added to the church
since April first, the beginning of
the present pastorate.
The following real estate trans
fers have bean filed for record: :Anna
M. Osburn and husband to Eli and
William Spe ncer, six lots in block
F, $40; A. F. Peterson and wife to
M. Burnap, two lots In block %,