The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-12-04


The Ladi Whist Club is 10
be entertained tomorrow afternoon
at the ccuutry h>me of Ms. Gus
harding
--Fr4ok Pendergrass returned
Monday from visit with relatives
at Amitv,
---F, .. MeL.euth spent a. few
days in Portland during the Thanks
giving hesiaays. visiting friends.
Miss Minnie Stevens gave a
dancing party in Albany last eve-
ming, John Wlthyoombe, Charles
Shenotield, Reuben Wills and Miss
Edna Allen attended from this city.
The plumbers are at work to
day putting in the pipe for heating
the new postotire building. The
heat is to be brought from heat.
iag apparatus located iD the base
ment of the bank brick.
| Attend the meeting of the Ben.
ton County Citizens LEAGUE tonight
in Firemep's hall. Pans will
be discussed at that time for the
organization of Commercial club,
and for the leasing and furnishing
of permanent quarters.
The Woodm men Of the Wcrld
have elected officers for the ensuing
year as foliows:C. c., J.. G. Porter;
A L., A. K. Russ; banker, George
Fuller; Clerk, w. A Buchanan !;
physicians, G. R Farra and B A.
Cathey; escort, w. J. Moore; watch
man, A. E. Lewis; sentry, George
e. Lilly; Manager, A. P. johnson.
The car shortage meeting at
Eugene tomorrow ia attracting
much attention and promises to be
largely attended. President John
son will bring the matter up at the
Citizens lie .gue meeting tonight
and will probably appoint delega-
ton from Corvallis to attend The
paralysis of various industries re-
sultant from the car shortage is far
more serious than anything of the
kind yet seen in Oregon where car
shortage has been a disease for ma:
ny years..
Eighty -eig hit business men have
signed the call for organization of q
commercial club in Corvallis.
Twenty more members are expect
ed to sign a call sent out for circu-
lation among members of the col
lege faculty. With more than loo
already on the list the success of
the final organization of the
enterprise is considered certain.
| Prelimiparies will be discussed aud
action taken at a meeting of the
| Citizens' L'ague to be held tonight.
In the probate court: j. F.
Yates has been authorized to pro-
cure the Benton Abstract mpanv
to complete al abstrscted digest OF
all property belonging to the estate
of T. E. Hogg 10 Lincoln and B n
ton counties. Eva I. Miller, admin
istratrix of the estate of w. F. Mil
Ter has fled her bond for S6,o
with Titus Ranney and E. F.
Strouts as sureties. e. F. Strouts,
Robert Mcfarland and William
CLARK have been appointed apprais-
ers B. w. Johnson, M. M. Davis
and G. R. Farra have been appoint
ed appraisers of the estate of G. H.
Lee.
Corvallis is in the en- brace of a
brick famine. An advertisement
elsewhere relates tbet the Corvallis
bri, k va d is without a supply. The
! chiei stock of the yard was exhaust
ed by w. O. Heckert for use on the
new bank brick. The brick for the
woman's building comes from Sa-
lem and along the West=ide. The
amount required is over 400, 900
aud in securing this huge quantity
it is said Contractor Suook eobbied
up everything in sight. A man
who wanted $50 for sn exteneion Of
a hue for his nome was unable to
secure them day or two ago.
Sunday was pleasant, and ma.
nv people journeyed out to inspect
the work on the new Woman e
building at the college. The exca.
vation is in progress and is rapidly
approaching flushed stage. The
frames are going for the concrete
basement and everything is moving
. along with Systematic precieion
The com pletion Of the sidif 6 will
be of great convenience In getting
materials on the ground. 1t il
,, probable that every pereou who ha:
been at the scene end observed
the immensiiy Of the founda ior
was astonished st The p opo ton
the proposed building.