The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-13
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The ladies of the Catholic
church will give fair and supper
on December 5th.
Miss Edna Thrasher was the
guest of Portland relatives over
Sunday
Miss Mabel Withycombele leaves
tomorrow for a brief visit in Salem.
Things have been found, and
bargains are offered. Read about
them in the TIMES classified column.
Miss Florence Wicks, senior
nurse at Good Samaritan hospital,
arrived Saturday for month S
stay at the home of her mother, Mrs
Alice Wicks.
-Claud Cate of Hillsboro. left
today after a few days visit with
relatives in Corvallis.
An operation for appendicitis
was performed on Norma Grefoz.
ct Marysville, California, last Fri
day, and at last accounts, the pa
tient was improving. Miss Sophia
Elgin is nursing her.
| The Clionian literary society
was entertained by the Athenian
society at the college Saturday ev-
|ening. Music, recitations and read
Iings, were the entertaining features
of the evening. Herman Hector
Especially deserves credit for his
piano selections rendered. At the
close of the program, social con-
versation was enjoyed for a short
time, and then all repaired to the
reception room where light refresh
ments were served.
Erwin Dubois. who with his
father was for time in the Benton
Jail in 1904 was the subject of a let
Ter received at the sheriffs Office
Monday. He and his brother Floyc
have been in custody in Lane coun
ty. Both figured a number O
years ago in the theft of article:
from Newport cottages. Tnei1
father was also accused, and for g
time was held in the Benton coun
ty Jail for the offense. The circuit
court at Toledo, however, though
it sent Erwin to the peniten-
tiary for year, failed to convic
the father. Erwin served out hi.
sentence and in due time fell into
the hands of the Eugene author
4 tiles.
If house contains six bureaus
B eleven armories, seven chifonier!
and fifty three miscellaneous draw
/ ers, how many of 'em is the hus
\ band entitled to, and how many i
k the wife?" asked the young club
4 man.
l The second clubman LAUGHED
4 harshly.
I "You are young and have mucl
\ to learn" he said. You may a
I we'll understand first as last that i
k there were in your house a mile o
\ bureaus. three acres of armories ant
Z IS, 900 drawers, all of these woule
4 still be stuffed full of wells. ruching
+ hatpins, ribbons, silk stockings
4 petticoats, powder puffs and safet.
I pins and the best course for you t.
4 pursue would be to wrap your ow,
J things-your shirts. underclothes
, and so on,-in newspaper an
keep them under ths bed"
"A lonely bachelor, at the agt
Of II, married ayoung wife. A Sun
day or two after the wedding
widower asked the minister VIII
had oflciated at the wedding c
the bachelor, to pray for him. a
his own wife had just died. Th
minister in his prayer. therefore
did not fail to remember, sou
aged and grieving brother, upo,
whom the heavy hand of sore al
Fiction has so lately fallen.''
At these words the old bride
groom, red and snorting with rage
rose from beside his girl wife.
1T may be a sore afalction" b
growled audibly as he left tn
church, "but I'll be hanged if an
mans going to pray for me il
public that way"
There is renewal Of anitatio
for Commercial Club for Corval
lis, one that provides, not only co N
meIcial but social features. A CON,
mittee is working on the scheme
Plans were discussed at a meetin
OF tue Citizens League the, othe
night. To obtain a suitsble hom
with facilities for games and othe
/ means of spending a social evenin
] were described as desirable features
!: The matter had been canvassed
| few months ago, and a committe
: then appointed from the Leagu
/! was well provided with informatiu
+ gathered during the canvass of til
situation. The information sho &