The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-23
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.


TIE Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip. Personal Men
tiou and Other Items of
Public Interest.
BASKET ball at the Armory to-
night.
L. L. Swan of Albany was a
Corvallis visitor Wednesday.
Carpets at cost at Hollenberg
and Cady's.
Mrs. Ketchun came over from
Albany Wednesday to play for the
students practice dance.
Miss Emma Sox arrived We'd
uesday night from Albany and is
the guest of Miss Mary Nolan.
Miss Alice Dougherty of Port
land arrived Thursday noon and is
the guest of Miss Mary Nolan.
Miss Pauline Kline returned
Tuesday evening from a months
visit with Portland relatives.
Over 200 cases of typhoid few
Ct have been reported at Eugene,
the doctors announcing the new
cases as of virulent form.
e. w. S. Pratt attended the
recently organized Oregon State
Optical Association which met in
Portland February 10.
Eugene Guard:-Fred D. Her
bold has sold his East Park phar-
macy in Butte, Mont, and will re.
turn to Eugene shortly.
Up to yesterday, 3.64 inc hes o
rain had fallen during the current
n1onth,-all of it since the clear
weather gave place to the s'orm
that has since been prevalent.
News from Sam T. Thurston,
who went about six months ago
to Phoenix, Arizona for the benefit
Of his health, is that he is very i'll
witt pneumonia.
The friends attending the Bap-
list social on Wednesday were de-
ightfully entertained, aud the
young people feel very grateful for
SO much kind patronage, aud hope
TO receive it again in the near
future.
There is talk of a bank at
Philomath' The proposition is to
make it a National bank, if it shall
be started. The man who is 6gur-
ing on the enterprise halls from
Idaho. He wants a few Phiiornites
TO take stock in the enterprise. .
Eugene Guard:-Four young
men, students at the university
"fuuked' or failed in the recent
examinations, and they have left
for their respective homes. These
tour men belonged to no fraternity
are Dct members of the football.
team, the basket ball team, the base
bail team nor the track team.
The condition of Mrs. Mary
Wyatt Of Philouath, who under
went al operation for cancer of the
breast last week, is improved. The
operation was performed by DR.
Pernot, assisted by Drs. Cathey
and Newth. A large portion of the
breast was cut away. Mrs. Wyatt
is the widow of the late Err
Wyatt.
Tonight in the Armory occur:
the annual game of basket ball be
tween the rival teams of the STATE
university and state college. TIL
greatest interest of all the year i
usually in the contests at sport be
tween representatives of the tive
institutions. In basket ball, thu
college men have always a 1ittl'
more than held their own with tn
university players. Whether they
can keep the record clean tonight
remains to be seen.
The installation of new boiler,
N the Corvallis saw mill is now II
progress. Along with the improv
ment go a number of others. A e
by ~ feet extension on the NORTH
now houses the planers. a new
$500 affair among them. TIL
carriage for the log way is to b.
newly built. Adozen other renew
ais equally important are to go in
When all are completed, the inter
ior will be almost wholly new. Tel
or Is days will yet be required t,
complete the task The shutdow,
and the beginning of repairs wa.
Instituted several days ago. Th'
extension of the railroad sidins
down Water street was completed
to the mill yesterday.
"A pleasant surprise party wa
given T. H. WelIsher, Tuesda,
evening fhe occasion heino tbar