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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1905)
LOGAL LORE. NEWS OF CORVALHS AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF. The Comings and Goings of People Social Gossip, Personal Men tion and Other Items of Public Interest. Usual services at the Catholic church Sunday. Mr. Tyler who recently sold his place on Beaver Creek, has moved this week into the Joseph Wilson residence in Corvallis. Services at the Methodist church Sunday as follows: Morn ing sermon, "A Marvelous Cup;" evening, "The Deviltry of a Lie." John, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Off Wilson, is quite ill at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. A dortor has been in attendance. An exciting game is expected. It will bs basket ball in College Ar mory tomo-row, Siturday evning Tbe date in the address oo your Times shows the time to which your subscription is paid. Hiw ab'jutjours? C. M and R. B. Cidy, eon? of J. J. Cady of this city, have pur chased and are now operating a steam laundry at Dayton, Wash ington. Guy Friok, one of the most de serving youag mn in Bentoo coun ty, was in from Philomath Wed nesday. He was elected to the Philomath city council at a recent election id that toA'n. Smallpox has broken out in ihe boys' dormitory of the Oregon sta!e university, &cd the place is under quarantine. Ihere are six taaap. The university ha? been closed until January 3d. J. D Irvine, formerly of Cor valHs, but now of Brownsville, whil training a young horse Wednesday "received a severe kick in the face. The blow struck near the outer por tion of th8 eyebrows and the gash! ranged downward. Four stitches were required to close the wound. Today, Miss Isabel Whitby was able to sit up for half an hour at the family home in the country. Io spite of the adverse predictions . of Portland surgeons, she is gaming etrength all the time, being able to lift herself ud in bed and to move herself about with ease. The con ditions are very cheering to ber family and friends. la the Armory tomorrow night there will be basket ball. The contesting teams will be O. A. C. and the Salem Y. M. C. A. The latter team was here last year, and put up a dashing game. A few veterans of the O. A. C. team are still in the harness., and an exciting came is antic.patea. ine aaet Reeriment band will give a concert before the g?me begins. The evening given by the Wo men'o Relief Corps at G. A. R. ball Thursday wa? very successful. A large crowd was in attendance, nod all th features were first class In tbe raffle, which created much amusement, Sam K'rr captured the big do'l that was for some days on exhibition in a local show win dow. The proceeds of the evening netted a snug sum which goes to the benefit of the order. Homer Lilly has chanted the plan of bis guessing contest. In stead of one, the weights will be guessed at of two beef steers. A $5 cash prize will go to tbe best guees at the total weight of both, and a $2.50 caBh prize for each beet guess at the weight of each steer. Teh dollars in all will be given away. Both animals will be on the etreet the afternoon of the 22d and 23d. Tickets for guessing are issued with each meat sale at the shop. The contest closes the evening of the 24th. It is announced that in the near future, the Southern Pacific will put on another freight train, giving Corvallis a daily freight ser vice. The move is in line with the . known efforts of the S". P. compa ny of late to give to Corvallis a bet ter Bervice in every respect. It is remembered that it .was the South ern Pacific that made such sacrifice as was neceesary in order to give the $2.60 rate to Portland via tbe C. & E. and WeBtside, whereby much was contributed to the perpe tuity of the Albany morning and evening train. It is said that the new daily freight to Corvallis will be inaugurated within a short time. The new Oregon senator used to be a great base ball player, and it was in that capacity that he first became known throughout Oregon. He was a member of the old Pioneer base ball club of Portland which for several years in the seventies held sway as the best team in the state. That was shortly after Mr. tieann 8 return from graduation at Notre Dame university, and. while he was studying law in the office of Mitchell & Dolph. It was at a time when the game of base ball was new, and when it was in the heighth of its popularity as an amateur sport. Gear in '8 favorite position was short stop, and he was a great player. Incidentally, he is the fourth member of the Mitchell-Dolph-Simon law firm to go to the . United States senate. The College staff left Wednes day to hold a Farmers " Institute at Dufur, Eastern Oregon. In the party are, Dr, Withycombe, Prof. Cordley, Prof. Knisely and Prof. Kent. Lon and Leonard Starr, neph ews of T. H. Wellsher, left yester day for their homes at .rtitzville, Wash. They had been at Hanford California, where , they spent Thanksgiving. Four eight months old porkers that weighed an average of 328 pounds each were marketed at Ho mer Lilly's shop Wednesday by Sol King. They brought six cents a pound, or $19.68 each, making an aggregate of $79.75 for the four. The following real estate deals have'been negotiated by Ambler & Watters! Henry Hector to R. H. Liggett, 160 acres 5 miles north of Corvallis, $5,500. W. P. Hughes to William Bullis, lots 11 and 12, blk 10 in Wilkins add, $200. The Christmas sale given by the Ladies Guild of the Episcopal church was a success in every par ticular, netting about $100.00. A feature much enjoyed by all present was the music furnished through out the evening by a local orchestra. Frank Lane, better known as Mike" Lane, who flourished as a young man in Corvallis years ago, arrived yesterday, and is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Judge McFadden It is 22 years since Frank left Cor vallis. He has spent the Interim at Pittsburg. James WnitcomD , Kiley says that he was a witness in a case tried in an Indiana court where one of the witnesses evinced some dis inclination to state her age. "Is is it really necessary?" she asked, coyly. "It is absolutely necessary, mad am, the judge assured her. "Well," sighed the maiden, "if I must, I suppose I must. I don't see how it could possibly affect the case, for you see " "Madam," observad the judge rather tartly, "I must ask you not to further waste the time of this court. Kindly state your ag.", 'lam. that is I was " she stammered. Madam, I must beg you to hur ry!" implored the judge. "Every minute makes it worse, you know !" AT THE PEOPLE'S STORE Our Holiday Stocks were never so beautiful and comprehensive as they are this year. You can make your Christmas purchases now out of full assortment and at your leisure, avoiding the great crowds that will come later on. We will hold purchases made now and deliver them to you any day in December that you want While we have given much time to our Holiday merchandise, we have also provided an immense variety useful articles suitable for Holiday gifts and every department has a liberal display. of ' Dainty Kerchiefs and Laces For ladies and gentlemen in linen hemstitched, lace and embroidered edge, and initial. All new 5c, 10c, 20c. 25c to 75c Beautiful patterns in Mechlin and Oriental laces for Christmas kerchiefs and fancy work from 5c to 50c per yard. Dolls Christmas Fair 1905 Here we have grouped dolls of every description and nationality from plain undressed kid and bisque dolls to handsomely gowned Belles, surpassing values 5e, 10c, 25c all prices to 5.00 fn m c Crokinole and combination game boards for 50 different games matchless values 75c to 5.0(X A UQfuGS large assortment of small games and game boards that afford amusement and education 10c to 50c . Decorated Wares and Pictures Every new idea is represented in Japanese and Aus trian ware, lamps, plates, ornaments, and dishes 5c to 5.00. , Iridescent vases ah shapes 25c, to 1,50 , each complete. Pictures and burnt wood, new ' subjects tastefully mounted 10c, 15c and 25c. Boxes and Baskets, Product s of Japanese handicraft ingeniously put to gether and handsomely decorated, square, round and oetogon shapes in many sizes for sewing glomes hand kerchiefs, etc, baskets may be trimmed at 5o, 10c. 15c, to 3.00. Art Needle Work Cuebon tops, 25c, 50c, 75c to $1.50 of fancy art material with backs; tops stamped and tioted floral cross stitch and conventional de-igu?. Supplier aod accessories for doiog all kinds of needlework, including Hardanger and Mt. Mellick; tbe largest assortment of colors in Romai, Brainad & Armstrong silk in holders 4c per skein. .. . Filo and Hirdanger silks in town. GONE BACK HOME. And Divorce Case off Motion to Dismiss it Expected in Court Tomorrow. There is peace now, so far as ap pearances go at least, in the Bar don home. There was trouble there recently, when the wife, Mrs. Nel lie Bardon, instituted suit for di vorce, and asked for the sum of $50 per month for her maintainance as well as for a share of the proper ty. The case advanced far enough that the judge ordered the husband August B." Bardon to pay plaintiff the sum of 300. Yesterday morniug. carrying a package of clothing, the plaintiff in the case, left the Swick home, where she had been staying, and rejoined her husband at the family home, formerly known as the Cau thorn residence, but which was pur chased by Mr. Bardon when he came from Iowa to this city to re side, two or three years ago. The whole matter has, according to the statement of friends, been satisfact orily settled, and when court con venes a motion will be made for the divorce case to be dismissed. Friends of the family have a very high regard for Mr. Bardon, who is not, they say,-ihe .. - character of man that the divorce complaint al leges him to be. He has been Known personally tor many years to nearly all of the Iowa contingent in tnis city, and is highly esteemed among them. For Sale Holly Flour. " The same as we make our bread of at $1.40 pet sack. Small & Son Bakery. Ties, Mufflers and Gloves In Holiday suggesting dedigns and colorings, beaten, 25c, 50c, 75o and $1. " values can't be Albums Photo, postal apd autogriph albums, handsomely decorated, new patterpp, 10c to $5, Boxes Embossed, celluloid and leatberfitte, glove, baodkerchiefs and work boxes of all fcinls. than ever, 50j o $2.50. Old Miss-iou court boxs $2.50 each. AijQ)ra complete tusirtoaea Hand Bags Walrus and seal leather, black and fancy colors, envelope to $3. ' 25c Ladies Furs . Rich fure, new shapes, at low prices during he Holidays, $1.50 to $2o. Clothing Special Very acceptable gifts in H. S. & M. clo thing and overcoats $5 to $3o. Toilet Cases Latest novelties in matchless assortments 5oc, 75c, $1 to $5. Christmas Slippers , For men, women and children, large at tractive line, 5oc to $2.5o. READY Every department is ready, so come early and see our Christmas display. The Peoples Store is at its. best Established 1864 g J KLjlNB Oregon MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLir FTLXJED Now is Your Chance During the month of December will offer all of our Talk - aphone and Columbia. Graphophones at 25 per cent discount REMEMBER for one month only. We have also ad ded to our stock The Victor and Edison Talking Machines. We also carry a good assortment of records as follows: Victor Records : Zonophone Records Columbia Records American Records Edison Records. The same old rm in the same old place. Grade Get your husband one of those fine razors or pocket ' knives from Hodes gun store. No Prizes go with our Chase & Sanborn COFFEE In fact nothing goes with our coffee but cream, sugar and SATISFACTION P. M. ZIEROLF. . ' Sole agent for - Cbase & Sanborii Higb Grade COFFEE The Grocer horning We are not inclined to spend much time in writing advertisements we prefer to let our goods and customers speak for themselves. OUR TRADE IS GROWING FAST. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. WILL ASSURE SATISFACTION & B fiornirig S . - m . Try the Times Job Printing . ,.',VViO