The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-06
LOCAL LORE.
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White and New Home.
Mrs. R. M. Gilbert left Satur-
day for a visit with McMinnville
relatives.
Miss Eva Stats of Airlie. a
O. A. G. student, was one
of those who attended the basket
ball game Friday evening.
Misses Helen Yockey and
Anna Chesney were over-Sunday
guests of Albany relatives.
The Pniladelphians Of o. A.
c. entertained the recently organic
ed society of Clionians. Saturday
evening, and a jolly good time is
reported.
Julian McFadden and family
moved yesterday from Corvallis to
the Fischer ranch, neal town. The
house vacated by the family is nov
occupied by Jim Citizens and wife.
Miss Marie Kelland, Messrs
Hughes and Tyler will be soloists
at the Opera House Saturday even
ing. Tickets on sale at Graham &
Wortham's.
Mrs. Anna Day and daughter,
Miss Eva, who have been very i'll
for several weeks with fever, are
slowly improving. The son in the
family, however, has now been
Frustrated with the same ailment.
Miss Ruth Graham entertain
ed seventeen of her girl friends Sat
urday in honor of her fourteenth
birthday. The afternoon was pass
ed in playing games and the dainty
refreshments served were an enjoy
able feature.
"A union meeting of ali the
voting peoples societies of Corval-
lis is to be held at the Christian
church Sunday evening, beginning
at o'clock. All young people are
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Irvine
entertained a number O friends Sat-
urday night. Cards we're the
amusement of the evening, Whist
and 500 being the favorite games.
AT a late hour light refreshments
e served.
The Epworth League Of the
First Methodist church will give a
Lincoln memorial entertainment
Sunday evening at tie church, to
take the place of the regular preach.
Ing services. The affair begins at
7.so, and every one is cordially in
vited to attend.
Fifty thousand dollars is what
Krebs Brothers lost by specializing
in 1904 hops. They sold a few
days ago 1900 bales bought that
year and held for a higher price.
When they bought the price was
80. They are supposed to have
sold their 1900 bales at five or siz
cents.
"A large congregation Sunday
evening at the M. E. church listen.
ed to a sermon by Rev. Feese or
"The Ear; The Palace of Sound
This was the second in a series O.
d,seourses on the five senses, which
are arousing much interest. A
very enjoyable feature of the ser.
vice was we'll rendered select OF
by a young girls quartette compos'
ed of Misses Marie Cathey, Evelyr
Schmidt, Elsie Rice and Bessie
Ray.
Alfalfa roots eight feet long anc
half an inch in diameter are on ex
hibition at Robinson & Stevenson:
real estate Office. They came from
the farm Of Adam Radir, who re
sides beyond the Willamette. Th,
alfalfa was sown two or three year!
ago and Is very thrifty. It is be
lieved that some of the roots in thu
field extend toa depth of twelve
feet. The showing is sufficient t,
convince the most exacting that OF
the proper soil alfalfa is bound t.
be a permanent and profitable crol
in the Willamette valley.
The O. A. c. basket ball team
defeated the State University mel
in a game at Eugene Friday night
by a score Of II to IS. At the EN-
of the first half the score was ~ t
four in favor of the State College
The Eugene men rallied at the be
ginning of the second half and for
time the score stood IS to IS wit
excitement running high. A 6ns
goal by the collegians won out.
return game Is to be played in Co,
Wallis February 23rd.
Two old maple trees that hav
been landmarks on the Willamett
bank, possibly since the days of til
coyote and the Red man, have bee
cut away to make room for th
march of progress. Thew are tree