4.0Cm. AND PERSONAL
Dolph Norton made a trip to
Portland this week. We wonder
why. ,
Geo.rge Simpson, of Albany, ppent
a few days of last week visiting his
$rotlw John Simpson in this city.
1 Mr. and Mrs Octr Healy hav
(purchased the furniture and leased
32-room lo Iging house iu Port
iand. '
Mrs.' John Allen entertained a
dozen ladies at her residence on
Saturday afternoon with a flinch
party. ' . .
Misses Meldora and Lena Jack
eon went to Portland Saturday.
They expect to spend a week in the
mfitronnlin
Albany's third newspaper fiiled to
materialize, J. A. Finch, the pro
moter accepting a position in the
tate printing office.
Mr. and. Mrs. Hathaway went to
Nfiwnnrf, List week on a visit to
Mrs Hathawav's parents, Mr; and
Mrs. Albert -Tucker.
James Ham, of Philomath, and
a native of Canada, has filed his
declaration of intention to become a
citizen of. the Unite 1 States.
Mrs. Mary E brier who was "in
jured by a street car in Portland
six weeks ago, is still confined to
the hospital, her improvement br
ing very slow.
At a recent meeting of the Mac--cabees,
W. L. Sharp was elected as
& representative to attend the State
convention which convenes in Port
land, March 22nd.
Miss Pearl Simpson left yester
day for Lind, Washington, where
she will remain with the hopes of
benefitting her health. Mrs. Simp
eon is now in Washington and Mr.
Simpson will leave in a short time
for the same place.
Beulah Rebekah Lodge No. 33 of
"this city entertained the Alpha
Rebekah lodge of Coivallis last
evening and a most enjoyable time
vr&S had". A' special train, carrying
-about 75 members of the Corvallis
i IrtH era a rri vari ih fhia ffl AC.7..-UI
'o'clock last night and returned after
the program and banquet were con
cluded. Saturday's Albany Herald
. Miss Hattie Spencer left Sun
day for Cove, Oregm, where she
hopes to fce benefitted in health by
the. change of climate. , Her father
accompanied her as far as Portland.
On Friday night she was tendered
. a farewell party by members of the
, Degree of Honor, of which order
she is a member. Games were in
dulged in and refreshments served,
-nm-l all lo-Pf rVki V Vw-rv aa fool !nr
that the evening had been a success
socially. ;
Grant Elgin and wife went to
'Portland Sunday. Mr. Elgin was
appointed by the local K. of P
lodge to meet Mrs. Rosendorf aud
the remains of her son Edward, in
that city. The latter are expected
to arrive in Portland today or to
morrow and the body will be
brought to this city for burial.
Numerous telegrams were sent to
Mrs Rosendorf regarding the funeral,
but no answers were received and
to definite arrangements have yet
'been made about the services.
'On March 1, and continuing daily
'to and including April 30, 1904,
colonists tickets will be on sale from
the East to points on Oregon lines
via Portland. Rates from some of
the principal points are, $33 from
'Chicago, $30 from St. Louis, and
325 from Missouri river points
'Omaha aud Council Bluffs to Kan
sas City, inclusive; $27.90 from
-'Sioux City. Stop overs not to ex
ceed ten days at any one point will
be allowed between Portland and
destination of tioket on Oregon
dines.
The district convention of the
OCnights of Pythias was held in
Albany Friday and large delegations
from Marion, Clackamas, Polk, Ben
ton and Linn counties were present
In addition to the regular work of
the lodge a competitive drill took
'place, in which all visiting lodges
(participated. Prizes wee givn to
the winners, after which there was
a program and entertainment of a
social nature. At the conclusion of
the convention an elaborate banquet
was served. The next annual con
vention will be held in-Corvallis.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the First
"Presbyterian Church are making
up a party for a winter tour of the
:United States, and would like the
pleasure of numbering you among
the tourists. The special excursion
train will leave on the Funville,
Frolictown and Featherbrain R. R.
from Cork, Ireland, Thursday even
ing March 17, at 8 o'clock. The
cars are well lighted and built for
use. The itinerary includes- stops
at most of the leading cities and
points. $pf interest in the United
StatesVv The fare will be 15, cents
for the round trip, children 10
-cents. Tickets for sale at the home
of F. L. Miller on the evening of
the start.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Meeting of the Republican Coun
ty Central Committee.
The county Central Commit
tee of Benton county, met in this
city on Saturday, March 12, at
I p. m. It was called :to order
by the chairman, Geo. W. Den
man. All the necessary routine
business was transacted.
It was decided to hold the pri
maries on "Saturday. March 26,
and - the county convention on
Thursday, March 31, 1904, at
II o'clock a. m. At . this con
vention all the county officers
will be nominated.
The number of delegates at
this convention is as follows :
PRECINCT DELGATES
Corvallis, -No 1......... ......6
Corvallis. No 2 -w.8
Corvallis, No 3
7
5
3
4
4
Corvallis, No 4
Soap Creek.....
Willamette ......
Monroe..
Kings Vallev.
Alsea ..6
Summit .
Philomath ...
Blodgett
Bell fountain
Wren
Fairmount . .
3
9
3
........8
' -3
5
One delegate at large for each
precinct, and one for each 15 or
nearest fraction of 15 votes cast
for Hon. T. H. Tongue at the
last general election, June, 1902.
Pacific University the Winner.
In the intercollegiate oratorical
contest Friday night at Forest
Grove, first place and the gold
medal were awarded to Frank
Peters, of Pacific University, on the
subject, "The German Patriot."
Kay Goodrich, of the University of
Oregon, took second honors with
the subject, "The Passing of Abso
lute Leadership." , Theother insti
tutions were markd in the follow
ing order. Oregon State' Normal
School, third; Oregon.. Agricultural
College, fourth; villamette Univer
sity, fifth: Albany College, sixth.
These six institutions . were the
only ones represented, although ' the
association at present contains eight
institutions. McMinnville College
was debarred from representation
by the executive committee because
of plagiarism discovered in their
representative s oration last year.
Pacific College was also unrepre
sented as their orator, Aubrey
Kramien, was taken ill just before
the contest.
The enthusiasm shown in -the
contest by college ,yells and songs
was unbounded, each contestant was
supported by a large delegation and
cheered to the echo. When the
decision was announced the students
of Pacific, were in the gallery rush
ed down to the main floor and
wrapoed their speaker in crimson
and black.
Sunday Journal.
On the 11th day of this month
The Journal will be two years old.
It is safe to say that during the
last year no American newspaper
has made greater proportionate
strides in business, circulation or in
influence. From a modest and
purely experimental plant it has
in that time grown into a thorough
ly equipped and well established
institution. Six months ago it
more than doubled the capacity of
the floor space at its disposal. It
is already becoming so cramped for
room that further expansion is again
a problem which is immediately be
fore it! The demand for a Sunday
morning issue of The Journal has
become so widespread that it can no
longer be resisted. Following its
usual custom to meet every reason
able demand made upon it by the
people it serves, and who have faith
fully stood by it from the start, it
has determined to put forth a Sun
day morning istue on the 20th of
the present month. This means
that for six days each week, that is
every week day, The Journal will be
printed in the evening, while on
one day in the week, that is Sunday,
it will be printed as a morning
newspaper.
All arrangements are now practic
ally completed for a superb staff of
writers, men and woman of national
fame. It is purposed to make of
the issue the most popular news
paper ever issued in Oregon. "It
will have its own leased wire service
to cover the news fully and adequate
ly and much more picturesquely
than it has ever before been done in
Portland. It will embrace many
novel features, many new rind strik
ing methods, but will stick closely
to the fearless policy which in two
years has placed the evening issue
far in the forefront in its field and
which i we venture to say will in
much less time give its Sunday is
eue unchallenged first place in that
particular held.
A BATTLE ROYAL
Dallas .Wins Championship by
; Defeating O. A. C. ,
Dallas, 17; O. A. C, 15. Such
was the result of the fastest and
most exciting game ; of basket
ball ever played in Corvallis.
From the time the contest began
up to the last moment of play,
the state championship for :; 1904
was in the balance. It was in
deed a game worth winning." DalT
las and Corvallis have made an
excellent showing this season and
by their magnificent playing both
teams knew what.; they had to
compete with. Never since the
football team defeated the Neva
da eleven, has there been such
breathless suspense and nerve
racking enthusiasm. Spurred on
byover one hundred Dallas en
thusiasts who came up by special
train to .lend their -encouragement,
the plucky visiting team
fought the' battle of their lives,
with a determination not to dis
appoint their . faithful followers,
and they fulfilled their fondest ex
pectations and for one more year
they can float the championship
banner for having the best basket
ball team in Oregon. ;
Fully five hundred Corvallis
people and students turned out to
yell for their favorite team, and
the local boys played like dem
ons to wrest the coveted victory
from their opponents and from
the excellent start they made,
prospects were exceedingly bright
on the Corvallis side" at the end
of the first half. .1 '
The game was postponed until
the Dallas crowd arrived at about
8:30, but the large audience who
were kept : waiting for nearly an
hour, were given a treat in the
way ot music by the OV. A. C."
band. The whistle blew for the
play to begin as soon as the vis
itors arrived.
Following is the result of the
first half. Moores and Steiwer,
one each irom field; Swaun three
from foul line, and missed one.
For Dallas, Wilson one goal from
field and two fouls. Score, O.
A. C. 7; Dallas, 4.
In the second half Dallas took
a brace and succeeded in passing
the home team, who tied . the
score at 14 to 14. Dallas finally
made a goal from field and after
numerous attempts threw one
from foul line, while O. A. C.
were only able to make one point
from foul line. During this half
Teats made four points from field
and Wilson eight from field and
one point from foul line. Swann
for O. A. C. made four points
from foul line, Steiwer and Rine
hart two points each from field.
Score at end of second half, Dal
las, 17; O. A. C. 15. Ten fouls
were called on each side and it
was here that O. A. C. was far
ahead, of the visitors.
Poling, of Dallas, who has the
reputation of being the best cen
ter on the coast, found his match
in Coates, who not only proved
the faster, but kept the Dallas
man from making a point Lit
tle Swann kept his man guessing
all the time, but the Dallas lad
was too heavy for the favorite,
but he put the visitor in the
shade wheH it come to throwing
goals from the foul line. Stei
wer, at guard, did splendid work
and spoiled numerous opportun
ities for the opponents. Moores
and Rinehart both put up good
ball and the Dallas men found
them formidable rivals.
In fact, we believe the result
would have been different had
the referee watched the ball more
closely. In a game when the
state championship is to be de
cided, disinterested omcials
should be used. Then better
satisfaction will result.
Although the playing was
rough;, there were no disputes
during the game and both teams
speak highly of each other. Pol
ing, the crack Dallas center, said
' 4 Your team gave us the hardest
rub we have ever had. We have
been treated in grand style and
were royally entertained alter the
game at Cau thorn Hall."
The line-up of the two teams
is as follows: ; ' "'..
Dallas V O. A. C.
Wilson, Teats Fv Swann, Moores
Poling C. Coates .
Hoffman, Gates G.' Rinehart, Steiwer
Referee, VanOrsdale, D. C: Umpire,
McAllister, O. A. C.
This ends the basket ball sea
son for Corvallis for this year.
Salem wished . to meet O. A. C.
the next night after playing Dal
las,, but such -i a proposition was
out of the question, so the latter
game has been cancelled.
. , , .... 1 - ' 4 '
Musical Recital.' ;
In spite of the stormy weather,
a good sized audience greeted
the: pupils of the department of
music at their' recital in the : col
lege chapel Saturday evening.
The program was one of the best
that has ever been given and each
number reflected credit, not only
on those perlorming, but on teach
ers as well. The , music ; depart
ment draws pupils from all parts
of, the state and there have been
a few students from even . Wash
ington and Idaho. There are a
few people who attend .these re
citals who do not seem to realize
that conversation during the, per
formance of a musical number is
entirely out of place. . There is
always time between each num
ber to converse, thus saving the1
annoyance to performers and the
disturbance to those who do care
to listen. -: ""
' '.. The program opened with the
VFriest's March" for orchestra,
by Mendelssohn. It was given
in a broad and grandiose- style un
der Mr. Turney's efficient leader
ship. The orchestra is one of
the most popular college organi
zations. :'. '
The next number was a "Waltz
de Concert" by Mr. RuthynTur-.
ney. This composition is of a
popular ordef, although the in
troduction to the waltz movement
is a quiet, peculiar. strainKne
that lingers in the mind long af
er the gaiety of the Allegro has
passed. Miss Verna Kerker'i
performance of the composition
was spirited and brilliant, espec
lally m the final climax.
- Miss Hettie Lilly is one of the
most advanced of Mrs. Green's
pupils and she rendered the vo
cal solo "Waiting" in arr inter
esting manner. She has a" pow
erful voice of high range. , Miss
Ada McDonald played the Chop
in "Valse," Op. 42, tor piano,
in a pleasing. style. She was fol
lowed by Master . Max Miller in a
violin solo. Considering his age,
this boy .plays works of consid
erable difficulty, and if his stud
ies are continued a reasonable
length of time he will become a
fine violinist.
Miss Edna Allen and Mrs. Per
not sang a duett "O That We
Two Were Maying." Its poly
phonic character made it enjoy
able "from several standpoints.
This was followed by a composi
tion of Kafa's which Mr. Henry
Kerker performed with excellent
tone and expression. Mr. Ker
ker' s phasinsr and staccato is un
usually good. ;
The pianoforte ' 'Scherzo' ' in
B-flat Minor by Chopin, is pne
of the greatest compositions that
exists for that instrument and its
difficulties vere handled in a mas
terly manner by Mr. Frank A.
White. This young man is an
excellent pianist, with a splendid
technic, nature interpretations and
robust tone.
The Ladles' Chorus "Annie
Laurie, " concluded the program.
This familiar tune is always
beautiful and it was especially
so Ion . this occasion, the ladies
singing with so much expression
and feeling. An unlooked for
encore was responded to with
"Steal Awav,'' which all hands
presently did. '
A meeting was nela at tne resi
dence of Mayor Irvine last week, the
object being to select a coach for next
year's O. A. C. football team.
A number of citizens of Corvallis
attended, and Professors Cordlev,
May ward and Inne were tnere in
the interest of the college and B. F"
Irvine and W. E. YateB represented
the board of regents. They have
been in correspondence with numer
ous Eastern piayersr and as yet no
selection has been made, but they
intend to procure the best man ob
tainable for the place. The citizens
are backing up the movement in an
encouraging manner and have sub
Bcribed a liberal sum toward secur
ing a first-class coach. ; ;
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