The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-04


Saturday and will fill his pulp
next Sunday morning and evening.
An impromptu watch party at
tie Cof- e. Club sHall New Years
eve was thoroughly enjoyed by tie
twenty couples who attended.
Rev. Fsese is to deliver a lecture
tonight in the college at Philomath.
Bis subject ia; "The Other Fellows
Girl"
-Mrs. J. W. Ginley Ct Cre.well,
aud her son Dale, are visiting at
the home of Bev. Hapdsaker, the
form er's brother. The son expects
to enter college.
Rev. Haodsaker leaves tomor.
row lor Cottage Grove to conduct
revival. During his absence the
pulpit at the Christian church will
be supplied by DR.. E. c. Sander.
son. Dean of tbs Eugene Divinity
:cnoUl.
Henry Drees, soldier Of the
civil war, residing at Walker, Ore
gon, is guest Of Mr.. end Mrs.
Fees. He lett today for P hilomath,
to visit az old comrade in armp
whom he has not met since the two
were clustered out ut the close Of
| hosu-4tief.
The big publishing house Of
CHM aud Company, has shown its
interest in the Big Fair next year
by coming TO the front with an ex-
csllent Home apd School Libra
ry," embo: SD back and gilt edged,
consisting Of "A volumes and valued
at S25. This will be one Of the
grand prizss for TIE best exhibit
furnished by the Individual pupil,
based on ezceilency of exhibit and
age Of pupil. A prizs Of this char
acter ia vel! worth the effort put
70 tn to win it. The wirner of such
a prizs will have q library OF books.
filled with the best fiction, history
and literature to bs had. This
company, like all other contribu-
tors to the Big Fair, deserves COM
mendation.
| This is what the storm did for
Albany: The entire country south
from this city, says the Herald, re-
| Io1y
tremely difficult for pedestrians to
reach the depot as the water had
invaded the land around about,
covering the sidewalks in places to
the depth Of several inches. Base
men.s were flooded in both the bus
iness aud residence sections and
those who had to depend upon a
turr ace for warmth, were forced to
do without. Several of the busi-
ness houses closed before five o clock
last evening, on account of the lack
of fire. The Central and Maple
schools and also the college we're
forced to suspend operations yes
ttrday noon. The basem ents were
Inundated with water, and as no
fires were possible, it vas deemed
best to dismiss recitations until the
water abates. 1t Is doubtful wheth-
er the water will have gone dswn
sufficiently this morning for the re-
sumption of the school work. In
savsral of the churches the regular
weekly prayer meeting was given
up, because of the impossibility OF
building a fire in the furnaces.
The lecture scheduled to occur at
the First Presbyterian church did
not take place on this account.
1t was the intention of Mr.. Inman
to proceed homeward with the sto k
received on the boat, mention of
which Is made elsewhere, but at the
junction of Third and Jeftrson
streets large bull became enrsged
and the difio ulty fol owing, delayed
progress. The animal had a mix
up with Jake Blumberg's wagon,
which stood on the street, and the
vehicle was speedily put out fcom.
mission. The bed was smashed,
an axle broken, a number spokes
were riddled, and the vehicle was
injured In other respects. In course
of time the bull was enmeshed in
a maize of rope, and tied to three
maple trees in front of the Lee res
idence. For half an hour a large
crowd was interested 10 the hercu-
lean efforts of the animal to free
himself. The big brute fought and
beloved aad wallowed to the en-.
tire satisfaction of his audience.
One of bis stunts was to turn q
complete sommersault, and it met
with general applause. At length
the bull was gotten into a stable
near the scene, and no effort will
be made to remove him until his
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