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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1903)
LOCAL LORE. Advertisements in this column charged for at the rate oil cents per line. Born, at'Vale, Oregon, July 25ch, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clatk, a sod. Mrs. O. C. Parker of Albany ar rived Wednesday and is the gueet of Mrs. Lafferty. , Harold Wilkins, who has been employed iu Portland for a couple of - months arrived home Tuesday. - , ' Misses Carrie and Besfie Dinne man left Thursday to visit their father at Clem, Oregon. They will be absent; three weens. , Invitations are out for the gold en wedding ol Mr. and Mrs. 8. Ohip man to occur August 14. " from 3 to 10. E-. B. Mason has been appointed guardian of Heman Mason and his bond fixed at $1135. - A marriage license was granted Wednesday jo A. H. Hiuarp and Sarah E. Dennis. ' ' Ben Martin has begun the erec tion of aneat dwelling house on a tract of land owned by him west of the college. "' "" " " -. Sidney .Tiask - and family left Monday for Yaquina," where Mr. Trask has accepted "a position- in a mercantile establishment, Mrs. Will Keady nee Maud (Jauthorn and children are at the Oc cidental. Mrs. Keady will leave for her home in Portland Sunday. Our premium, department will open today, - Saturday Auguet 1st. Premiums for everybody. Get cou pons with every purchase of 25 cents or more, at Kline's. Mrs. George Amelia is a sufferer at the Smith home with a severe at tack of quinsy. ' Her condition Thurs day was such that callers were not permitted to see her. Bev. Keeves and son, Degarris, Rev. Green, Charles A. Pernor., E. A. PernotandF. Berchtold left Tues day on a camping and fishing trip to Marys Paak. l.They expect to "return today. .. - The marriage of Bert Sharp and Mrs. Dennis occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Starr Thursday. The ceremony occurred at 10 o'clock, and Bev. Noble of the Baptist church officiated, Mr. and Mrs. Sharp left on the 11 o'clock train for Albany, where the bride has relatives, John Brumfield is walking about dow without the assistance of crutches and in a short time will be able to go to work., -While working : in Portland a month ago he cut his knee with a handaxe, and when the wound was al most well he came home and went to work. This caused a recurrence of swelling and inflammation and he was laid up again. For a time he was se riously threatened with blood poison. Tw,o sales of land in .. the north- western euburba1 of College ; have tak-J en piaee during me pa6t iew days. The Guy Laws place or seven and three-fourths acres went" to Charles Everett for $2,100. The place owned by Mrs. McKinney adjoining, went to John Gilkey, who arrived - six weeks ago from the state of Washington, Mr. Gilkey was formery state senator in the Washington legislature 'from Chehalis county . --J An Decisional- taxpayer ' stroll into the court house and pays his, taxes now. He is pna ojttbo3e Swho paid but half their taxes Jat prtDg,; and took the six months' "allowed by law for payment of the balance. He lost, of course, the 'three per cent rebate. A Utile more than two months remains for completing. -payment -'by taxpayers of this class?. Tbey have until the first Monday in October for the purpose. It is the habit of some, however, not to wait until the last moment, but to pay when they have the money,, -available. , Somewhere between 5,000 andr $7,q()0 i)f Uucn taxes Is yet To be paid. Mrs. M. ' Brunk " entertained ' a number of ladies in honor . of her guest, Mrs. Wheeler of Fargo, North Dakota, Wednesday afternoon. - The parlor and.;; the adjoining porch at the hotel were decorated for ,,the oc casion. In a guessing game -which was the amusement of the afternoon, Mrs. M. S. Woodcock carried rff first prize, and Mrs. James Harper, the consolation. Among those present were, Meadames Cirrick,, Woodcock, Knlsely, Wilkins, Liffertvy Berchtold, Wbeeler, Harper, E. H. Taylor, W. G. Davie, Kauplsch, Selling. C. C. Parker of Albany, and Misses Pauline Kline, and Eda Jacobs, E. E. Wilson and Alex Beanie arrived Wednesday: from a two week's (rip to Fish Lake and the Matolis. Tcey only remained a day at the latter place on account of the lack of horse feed.. In former days the stream was famed, as a - fiablng resort, but It is otherwise now. The party met with good success in Clar Lake, noted . for . the clearness - and coldness of its water, the eize of its fish and for the fact that tail trees, entirely submerged, stand upright tn the bottom of the lake, - over the tops of which boats pass in navigating the water. At Fish Lake, O. J.: Black ledge and family ate camped, end up to the time the party left Mr. Black legs had killed three deer.-. At Cas cadla the party met ' William Bogue and family and William McMaLon and family. The Bogues are to leave in a few days for Fish Lake. r Doc. Jackson and family joined the Sulphur Springs colony Friday. Mrs. M Ek returned Thursday from a pleasant vieit with Portland friende. Julius Wuestereld and family re turned Thursday from their outing at the seashore. ' - '- Mrs. William Broders and chil dren went to Newport Thursday for a month's recreation. ' The families of J. D. Mann and D. M. Smith bave'pitched their tents at Sulphur Springs for the season. '. '. Arrangements have been made for additional improvements in side walks on the west side of second street between Jefferson and Adams. ",' ' . Mrs. Horace Locke went to the seaside Thursday and will occupy a cottaee in company with the family of Dr. Blake Cauthoin, of Brownsville. , Clem Hodes came home Wednes day from a two weeks', stay in Alsea with Dick Zahn, and of course he en joyed himself. DicK always sees that the boys have a good time when they call on him; " ., Eli and AbeKlnghava contractediwas takea UP hY the state board the to suddIv a rjuaDtity of baled cheat hay to W. J. Smith, a sawmill man of Detroit, on the eastern extension of the C, & E. The first car to be ship ped was loaded Monday. .. . Rev.' Handsaker.-Jwbo has become pastor of the Christian church, is ship ping his household goods to town. It is expected that with his family, he will occupy the Oren house on Eighth etreet. He will occupy his pulpit morning and evening Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb of Kansas, who have spent a couple of months in Corvaliis to see how the climate and conditions suited them, left Wednes day for the Eat, They expect to dis pose of their property interests there, and to return to Oregon to reside. Mies Rose G refit z has recently ac cepted a poeMon as stenographer and , cashier in a large Portland establish ment that handles wall paper, paints, oils, and artists supplies. Her ni9ter Adelaide, formerly with Olds & King, is stenographer for a Portland law firm. ., - --..'-,. Rev. Humbert and family left yes terday for Eugene to reside. Both Mr. and Mrs. Humbert have positions there in the Divinity school. Their residence of several years in Corvaliis baa been most pleasant for their friends, and profitable for the congre gation of the Christian church, which they served. . ...'. V After an absence of 12 years, Fred Horning arrived Thursday, and is a guest at the home of his brother, E; B. Horning. - For several years he has been traveling tor a whole-sale machinery house of San Francisco, with hi& routes through the southern states. He leaves next week to resume his duties, , . The Oregon-Pacific Colonization Company has filed a brief and counter affidavits in the suit over the sale of the Ooe lands, which the Coast Land & Livestock Company is endeavoring to brine about.- The former company got out a temporary - injunction , re straining the Pale of the lands, and the Coast Land & Live Stock Company In a bearing in the circuit court, July 20th, moved to dissolve the Injunc tion; offering affidavits and argument in support of the motion. The court now has the matter under advisement. The case involves a judgment for $101,600.-. A Salem special to the Oregonlan says; Governor Chamberlain today restored unaries Kose, wno served a two-years' sentence in the penitentiary from Benton county . for ' larceny ; to fu l citizenthip, Ever since his release Rose has had employment and - has led an honest, upright and"" industrl ous life." -Rose is the man who worked at one time for Gus Harding, as a laborer on the farm, and while there stole about 840 from a ' fellow employe, who was his room mate, He came to GorvaHl3 and purchased a lady's watch at Metzger's. By the latter act the officers"" detected hinj and secured evidence that resulted in liis conviction and ! sentence. Benton county has many herds of fine stock. Among the. lots are Poland China hogs owned by Peter wnicaKer.: me original stock was all purchased from show pens, with sires from the best pens in the East. All Mr. Wbitaker's hogs are full' blood and are registered in the name of the buyer, when so desired:. He has -to about 30 head, of which the young er stock ranges from three to six months old. and weigh from fifty to 200 pound?. In color and markings they all show superiority of birth. Among them are many that are the making of first class show hogs. The reputation Of Hf. 'Whitak9r,s hogs has become so wide, that pigs from hi3 pens are shipped to Southern Oregon, while farmers all over Benton and adjoining counties' are buying For Sale, Shropshire sheep. - - --. -. Aberdeen1 Angus cattle. Poland China pigs. " Yonngstock now ready for shipment. Kat cows and heifers of the beet breed to trade for Jersey cows, " also spring calves of beef breeds, for sale or trade. v '. One second hand 20-foot wind mill tower. . ,,' t,; L. Brooks. EMPLOYED AN ARCHITECT. And Adopted Plans for New School Building Eight Room Plan v Selected, The Corvaliis school board has adopted plans and employed an architect for the new school build ing. The action was taken at a meeting held Thursday evening. At the meeting it was reported that in a brief canvass one member of the board had received assurance that $5,000 of the school bonds would be taken by ' private- parties in Corvaliis at four : per cent. . The assurance was secured without ef fort, and the opinion was expressed that all of the issue could be floated at home on a four per cent basis. Whenever the offer for the whole issue is perfected, if it shall be, the board is convinced that the state will forego its principle of taking the bonds for the s ate school fund on a five per cent basis. An issue of $35,000 of Astoria school bonds other day at five per cent as re quired by law. The architect is Charles Ewart, well known in Corvaliis. He was the architect of the present school building, He has prepared plans, and is to superintend the work of construction. He is a thorough and experienced man in his line. The building is to be 75 by 83 feet, with two stories and basement. The walls will be 41 feet high and the top of the roof will be 63 ' feet above the ground. It will be a few feet narrower, east and west, and about the same dimensions north and south as the present building. It will not be as high by about three feet, - : . ' The floor plans : consist ' of " four class rooms," 27x33, a teacher's room, 10x15, and a hall 14 feet wide with an octagonal, court. in the center, 22x28, all on the first floor. The arrangement of the sec. ond floor is tobe the same, save that for the teacher's room there will be substituted a larger room for the principal's office. There is a com modious cloak room for each class room. When finally completed there will be' two flights of stairs leading to the second story. The class rooms will be one foot nar rower and three feet shorter than in the present building, .-and . will accommodate 54 pupils each. For the present, the exterior of the building, and two rooms on . the first floor are to be completed. HE TOOK AN OUTING. Tony Fontana Went out in Pomp, but Returned in Humility. Tony Foniana'became inocculat- ed with the prevalent idea of hav ing an outing.: So on . Monday he hired a livery team to take him out to the ranch of the Tortoras, fellow- countrymen residing a few miles west in the hills. His iriends were very hospitable and bestowed every attention upon their guest, but somehow Tony was not satisfied. Nobody knows what caused his uneasiness, but he was in the same frame of mind as the sporting Jew who went to . heaven and became morose because he had no chance to gamble,' St.' Peter wished to mase inings pleasant tor tne man ana aectaea to give him a round trip pass to Satan's dominions where, he thought, his friend might satisfy : his desire and return to heaven and be content for a time, The Jew departed in .high spirits,' but when he arrived at his destina tion he found he hadn't a stake with which to begin business. Here was disappointment aeain r but -his heart was made glad, upon finding t a, man wno was wining to purcnase his return pass to heaven. "So it seemed with Tony. He- evidently preferred . the - freedom of one place to the restraint of the other, for the morning following his arri val at Tortora's he fined out for town afoot, reaching Corvaliis about noon, dusty, sunburned, weary and footsore. .Tony declares that the" pleasures of outing are wholely a mvth. For Sale. Aoodwheel. Will trade for wood Inquire at Steam Laundry of Alba Thompson. For Salp. - Thirty two inch Pitts separator 'and a horse power, to be had for $100. Call on or address, v - . R. C. Kiger, Corvaliis. To Cascadia. Ca8cadia Stage office,' at ' Powers and Loftin's livery barn, Lebanon. We are prepared to convey people to Cascadia after the arrival of the rmorning train reaching there the same day . with or without baggage.' " ' ...,,-.!,: Powers & Loftin. THE POSTOFFICE, TOO. Will Hereafter Close Earlier The Change Takes Effect Tonight. - .Beginning tonight, the Corvaliis postoffice will join the local busi ness men in the early closing move ment. The closing hour , in the past has been 7:30 p. m. The re quirements of the department are that offices shall be kept open un til the leading business establish ments close for the day. Under the rule, the local office has been closed regularly at 7530. Former ly, they Tiept open as late as eight o'clock, and some of them even to a later hour. The change to the earlier closing by the stores has resulted in a pract ical cessation of business in the ev ening, and the condition has extend ed to the postoffice. After "' six o'clock in : the evening there are but few applications at the delivery window on any account. In . con sequence, Postmaster Johnson has determined, to take advantage of the rule of the department and close at 6:30, which is half an hour later than, most of the business establish ments close their doors each even ing. The new order of things goe9 into effect for the first time tonight. ; In Portland and Salem, the post offices close at six o'clock p. m. A large shipment of our celebrated Premium diehes just received at Nolan & Callahan's.- ,- : - .. Wanted. -: ; Inquire at Times office. Wood. Manure to give away at . the Stable, Brick - To Farmers. " . Those desiring first class Poland China hogs, should call at once on Peter Whit aker. The first, to come will get first choice from the present " lot, All are first class and will be registered in the name of the buyer. Prices right.'-" -. Peter Whitaker. Best grade of gasoline 30 cents- a gal on at Berry's.;. . . . A- NEW RULER Low Prices mo . the Stored Shirt Waists at 25, 50, .75 cents, $1.00, : $10.; which" means , v 25 percent oft our regular prices.- "-; -D' ' : ' All 5 0-cent Mercerized Goodsriow 40 cents, ; Just a ; few waist lengths left. : ' : Summer'Vests 10 12, 15 to 50 cents. - Just What 'You Waet You will on the "Remnant Counter at prices to suit your purse. Large assortmentbt Upholstering Valours, regular 75c quality at 60 cents. . Summer Parasols in White, and Colors, 25 percent off. 3& .2K. JEPJEFS. With cash sales we are now issuing onpons, a suflicjent number of which edtitles the holder to an eiegant din ner set free. Patrons, however, may if they wish, secure the set piece by piece as they obtain coupons. ' . These dishes are "of the Celebrated Semi-Vitreous Porcelain, baud-painted decoration, with gold trimmings, aud would adorn any table. Trade OUR GREAT ANNUAL emnant Sale Immense Short Ends, Odd Sizes Broken Lines, and Remnants ; ,v , . ;. by the Hundred. Prices in Many Cases Reduced by Half. Corsets. In broken lines. If your size is here you can get a bargain.; The $1.00 I values during remnant sale, each 50c. Wash Fabrics. Plain and fancy color ings. Eegular 10, 12J, 15, 20, 25 and '30c, dur ing remnantsale 6J. 8J, 9 J. 13' 2c per yd. Ladies' Hose. Twenty -five cent quali ty, plain black only, just the thing for summer wear. During remnant sale 18c. .'- v Shirt Waists. . Black , white and color ed effects.. Regular $1.00 $1.25. $1.50, $2.00 each, during remnant sale 72, 87, $1.05, $1.35 each. Space will not permit us to quote prices on all the good things we offer during the Remnant Sale, But just come in and look them over. Taat's all weask.' S, L. WE CLOSE AT 6:30. 'UflMlSR. GOODS ATv COST.. with ns and secure a set. . Tell your friends about this opportunity. - FL.-niLLER, eorvallis,Or. '-" Reductions. Ladies' Sailors. In black and' white, all this season's goods" and strictlv up to date. Reg ular 25, 50, 75c and $1, during re meant sale each 18, 35, 50, 75c v Ladies'. Lisle Vests With or without sleeves, white only, sold regularly "at 50c, during remnant sale each 38c , , ; Cloth Dress Skirts All wool, fancy trimm ed, up to date styles. The $3.50. 4.00, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 kind, during the remnant sale $2 65, $3.15, $3.95, $4.85, $5.50 each. Ladies' Shoes. We have a great many odd sizes and broken lines of ladies' and misses' shoes which will be closed out for less than manu facturers', cost. KLINE'S Regulator of Low Prices. Riflle