Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-05
Additional Locals.

Tor an indefinite period and the plant al
Weudling closed down the day before
pending settlement on freight rates on
lumber from the coast to Eastern states
The Saginaw mill was closed down 6
f. couple of weeks ago for the same reason
and on account of the car shortage, and
the Coburg mill will follow suit just a.
worked on can be filled. This will be
inside of a week. All he mills will re-
main Idle until such time as the rate
| matter is finally determined upon, and il
the railroad company insists in maintain
ing the tariff that it has announced on
lumber shipments to the East it may be
long time before the plants are placed
in operation again.-Eugene Guard.
The Oregon State High School D ebat.
ing League, organized during the past
, summer, is meeting with hearty CO.
operation from all parts of the state. Up
to the present time fifteen of the larger
| schools have signifed their intention ol
joining the league, including Pendleton,
Baker City, La Grande. o talio, The
Dalles. Astoria, Salem, Eugene, Rose
burg, klamath Falls, Medtord, Grants
Pass, Bandon, Marshfeld, North Bend,
and number of smaller ones. On &C.
count of the Reorganization of it's high
schools, Portland was not able to enter,
but will do SO next year. The state has
been divided into four districts, and a
championship team will be chosen from
each district. The final debate will be
held at the University of Oregon. A
handsome silver cup will be given to the
winning team.
Their annual reception to students and
friends generally was given by the
Cauthorn Hall boys. Friday evening, a
large crowd attending. The program
rendered included violin solo by Allan
Collette; address of welcome, Renton K
Brodie; mandolin and guitar trio, Gilbert
Winslow, Elmer E. Gosshorn and Will
liam G. Dyer; "Some of Captain Jacks
Philosophy" Herbert E. Cooke; solo,
Harry B. Moore; pantomIme-farce, "Ac-
tions Speak Louder Than Words" by
the "Hall-Beaty Shack Co. =" clarinet
solo, Albert Utsinger. The rooms were
suitably decorated, refreshments were
served and the evening spent in gen.
eral social time. The boys are royal
entertainers and their social functions
are always among the most successful
and enjoyable of the winter in Corvallis.
Misses Cleo and Zeeta johnson gave a
Halloween party a their home, Thurs
day evening, that was very happy at
fair, the young ladies being charming
entertainers. The rooms were beautiful
ly decorated with jack-o'- lanterns and
auutmn leaves. A witches corner. ar
ranged with seat, cushions, and tapest-
ry curtains, made an ideal place in which
to hear ones fortune from the beautiful
and be-witching occupant of the niche
Miss May belle Ready. A witch game,
numerous halloween "tricks," music and
conversation were features of this de.
llghttul occssion. The guests were
Misses Maybelle and Edythe Ready.
Georgia White, Mabel Cady. Inez Munk-
ers, Carrie and Mildred Buchanan, Ada
Compton, Aida Young, Cleo and Zeeta
Johnson; Messrs. Joe Howard, Philip
Smith, Fred Porter, Averv Applewhite
Richard Landes, Howard Haskell, George
Burrell. Elmo and Darrell johnson; Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Graham.
Mrs. Virgil Waters and BABY
daughter have been visiting in
Portland the past week.
"Under Southern Skies" which
is probably the best dra matte at
traction ever seen in Corvallis, is a
delightful picture of Southern life
1t is from the pen of Lottie7 Blair
Parker, author of "Way Down
East" The costuming is very
pretty, following the fashions of the
period, as there are eleven ladies in
the cast, and there is a variety of
feminine fnery that is very pleas
ing. The plav is of such marked
success and possesses so much re-
fined entertainment that none can
afford to miss it.
]. R. Flynn, Prof. Markham and
Frank Will of Albany were visitors
in Corvallis, Saturday.
There was but one lone deed filed at
the office of Recorder Newton last week.
1t was not that Corvallis real estate is
not changing hands at rapid rate, be-
cause it is, nor was it because Recorder
Newton was off on bear hunt, for he
was not. It all came about because Ore.
gonIans were given five days holiday
by the proclamation of Governor Cham
berlain, and all legal business was at
standstill. The Corvallis banks closed,
out of respect to the Governors edict,
but business was carried on behind
the placard on the door illegal Holiday"