The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-01-02
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.


Social Gossip, Personal Men
tion and Other Items of
Public Interest.
M. Sc Tbia Johnson is visiting
friends at Pni'omsth. She returns
tomurrCW.
William Kirtr dge arrived yester-
dag t.,nl Silver Lake for d visit
with ms family, now spending The
wia.t~r il Corvallis.
Stated Communication of Cor.
vall,e L mge No. A. F. & A. M.
W=dues, a., January 3 Election
ard ins alla'ion Of secretary.
"A marriage license vas Issued
ibis morning 10 Robert 81. Holgate
and Mlqe Emma Ashby, Of C1rval.
liz. Bnth ara from well-known
families, 1T Gently located here from
Fayetle, Iowa.
-CoIleg9 opens f,r the winter
term tomorrow, when registration
takes place. Recital on begins
Tnucsday. The advance guard of
the returning students arrived YES
Lerday, but the main body is COM
ing IN to-day and tomorrow.
The contract has been let for
saon, wing wood TO the college next
year. The amount is 900 cords
and P. A. Z ioe is to supply it.
The price IS sac per cord,
and y rs cer;s oheapfr than the
w"n; n2s -a rsbt for fereto-
lore. There we're bout IS bidders,
"a The felres ar as hign as SO
per cord, and ever.
About fifty people celebrated
New Ye rs al the home Of Eli and
Willjam Spencer in this city yes
terday, Amocg them were the
hosts and their.tamliies, John Hyde
and family, Frank Spencer and
family. The same party observed
Christmas With roast turkeys, chick
ems, r,ast pig and the other condi
menls incident to a family dinner
on a biz sca.e.
Eugene is in the midst of a big
fight for 3 municipal ownership OF
public utilities, including electric
light. The corporation that is ask
ing g 90 years light franchise in
Corvallis has acquired the electric
ligh5 pl4ut 10 Eugene, Albany and
Sal II, and IN Eugene a large body
OF cilizens arr lighting tbe e cor
poratlon for municipal ownership.
-L1cal opsioa has just been put
in efset in most Of tie precincts q
Mslheug court They went dry
in the election more than a year ago,
bat las Il ce been in the courts,
with the result that the opt;onist=
won cur IN every fight. One of the
county cnumi<sion+rs refused it
sign tie o der putting the law insc
effect,
Whisam Leye cit, who came tt
Corvallis iast September 70 attenC
college, leaves tonight for hts home
in Arkansas. He is a brother O.
Miss Leverett, teacher 10 tbs All
department at 0. A. G. He W.
sized with rheumatism a mol;t
after arrival, and is compelled, or
account of constant recurrence O,
the malady, TO return home.
Several persons have already
applied at the county clerks Office
for new hunters' license. All for
mer licenses are low void and il
order to hunt, a new license must
be paid. So far tbs blank licepsei
have cot been received from the
secretary Of state, bit the c'erk re-
ceivee the money and issues a re
ceipt which is accounted a proper
c%redential for hunting until blank
licenses are obtained.
Speaking Of the marriage O
Floyd Williams, the Independence
enterprise says: He quits schoo.
only because Of appointment by tht
government in the constabular5
service in the Philippine Islands
The name of Floyd Williams is ia.
milisr wherever football is known
in the West. He has been one O
the strong members that has made
the 0. A. G. team to rank among
the best on the coast. It was MI
Williams who introduced the sen
sational Kangaroo leap in the O..
c. team. Aside from his STANDING
as an athlete, the groom has a large
circle of friends among the best cit
iznns Of Polk snd Ben'on countie.
and the best wishes of all go will
Floyd Williams and his bride
John B. McLennon, who hal
long suffered with cancer, died al
the family home in this city abou'
6 o. "a. Sunday. Deceased wal