Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-12-06

"a" "eH III luesudyIs g Eugene Register
says: Quite little excitement was
created among the students Yesterday al
ternoon by the report that OAC had a.
| sued challenge to Oregon for post
season game. to be PLAYED in Portland.
TIE youne men 'gsthered in groups ana
discussed the probable outcome, and con-
graduated themselves on the chance to
regain lost honors. Manager Kes.ly,
however, soon dispelled their :rising
! hopes by stating that no such challeng3
| had been received" -w.-..,,
building site 100 feet bv 200 feet,
east of the medical school of Willamette
University, has been offered to the Salem
Public Library for a proposed fewilibrarv 2
building. The present library building /.
is in the city hall and is becoming crowd
ed. The Salem Woman's Club has been
promoting the new library, and will, it
is understood, accept the site. When
this is done there will be campaig n -.
started to secure funds for the erection ne
a suitable building as soon as possible.
The location is an excellent one, as it is
on the campus and almost opposite the
State Capitol on the south side. The
building may get Carnegie appropria:
tion.-Ex. ,,.. ..,,.-..-.4,. 1,
Portland will have a chance to see the y
famous Arctic Brotherhood basketball
team, which is to tour the United States,
on the night of December IA at the Multi.
nomah club gymnasium, the Alaskans
meeting the winged ''M'' quintet. This
should be one Of the best games of the
season and will be more interesting. to
Oregonians from the fact that Claude
Swami, Oregon Agricultural colleges
great player, is coach OF the northern =
ers. Ten thousand dollars was raised by
the Arctic Brotherhood to send the team
around the United States for the purpose
of advertising the goldbearing territory.
The State Basketball league. will open
here with its first game on December 13,
the contesting teams being Multnomah
club and the Y. M. O. A. five. The con-
test will be pulled off on the association
| court. On the same day the Oregon
"Agrics' will meet Dallas College at Dali
las and the Salem Y. M. c. A. will line
up against Willamette University in the
capital city.-Journal.
Next Sunday, December Sth, the Cath
olic church throughout the United States
will observe with special solemnity the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. Besides being
the titular patron of this country she is
in particular way the chosen patron of
st. Mary's church in Corvallis. The con-
gregation is preparing for lis observance
by Novena or Nine Days pl aver, which
is conducted by Rev. Father Dinner ev-
cry evening at Z 80. He is giving
series OF short instructions on the devo-
ton to Gods Mother at each service.
Next Sunday mass will be celebrated at
s O'Clock, a. m., and at 10 80 a. m. The
last mass will be high mass for which
a suitable musical program 3 being pre-
pared. During this mass Rev. Father
Dimier will speak on "Do Catholics
Adore the Blessed Virgin?" In the eve-
ming the pastor will resume his Sunday
night talks on the Sacraments OF the
church. A cordial invitation is hereby
extended to all mem bers and particularly
to non.members to attend these as we'll
az all services held at any time in our
church. Geo. P. Butler, S. j., pastor.
The Casteel murder mystery in Marion
county deepens dav by, day and will
probably remain forever unsolved. This
is the case in hich a mother, daugh-
ter "a years old and son of 80, besides
Mort Montgomery, for 20 years the trust
ed foreman of the farm, were butchered
and the house burned to conceal the
crime The murdered woman was Mrs.
| Casteel, who was to marry Montgomery
about holiday time, and Martha Casteel,
the daughter, was to be married at about
the same time to young man of Myrtle.
Creek named Rice. The family is sup-~
posed to have had from $4,000 to $1,000 in
!; money but it had not been deposited in
| any hank and only little melted gold
was found in the ruins of the home. The
bodies were burned to such an extent
1
been any. could have been discovered.
| The son was weak minded and one :Deo.
ry is that in breeding over the coming
marriages of his mother and sister he
may have done the deed in fit of jaal
onsy. Another theory is that Mont
| gomery, the foreman, became insane and
killed the family and then committed
| suicide. The prison bloodhounds we're
taken 10 the scene but nothing remained
| from which to pick up a trail News
from Mv1tle Greek, where the family
formerly resided, is that they were mem
| bers of the NJ. E. church there and high
! ly respected. The finding of q savings
bank, which had heen broken open and
| the contents removed, lends color to the
theory Of the murder having been COM
| mitte6 for purposes of robbery bv some
| one who knew the family had money.