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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1904)
LOCAL LOHE. ( Advertisements in this column charged fr.r M the rate oil ceota per line. By request ibe fl3g contest will be postponed by the donors un til Dec, 31st. - Miss Adelaide Hecker left Tues day for an outing at Foley Springs. She will be absent three weeks. There will be a musical con cert and free cigars at the O K bar ber shopfihis. Saturday evening. Everybody are invited. After a residence, of two or three years in this city, George Kerker and family departed Thurs day for Santa Barbara, Ca'ifornia. During their stay in Corvallis the Kerkers have made many siuce-e friends, who regret the departure. Thinking that it might be wanted at the Agricultural college, Mrs. Maggie Browning caught a rattle snake and placed it in a jar a few days ago. The reptile was captured near the Browning h ime, in the vicinity of Monroe. Friends in this city are in re ceipt of invitations to the wedding of Miss Pearl S'elton, a well known OAC student in' 98 and '99. The event takes place at the First Baptist church in Condon, O eg n, on the evening of August 31st, and the groom is Pearl Percival Jar vis. For having untagged deer hides in his possession, C. G. Fel ger of Philomath, was brought be fore Justice Holgate Wednesday forenoon. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $25 and costs.- A specimen of Japanese corn, on exhibition at the E.B. Horning grocery, attracted the attention of all passers-by Thursday. It was grown by James Johns-n on his place near Wren, and is said to be Productive and toothsome for table purposes. In color the blades are a sort of majenta red and a dark green, striped. Mrs. George Mercer, who re sides 00 Beaver Creek, is in a very critical condition, and a daughter, Mrs. Fosfer, at Summer Lake, Eastern Oregon, has been summon ed to the bedside, Mrs.Mercer has not recovered from an attack of pneumonia with which she suffered a year ago, and the p'st few days has been graduallysinkiog She is we!l known in Corvallis. Times are lively over at the big prunft packing plant on Water street. A force of 25 girls is em ployed in facing the fruit, and all told there nearly forty people en-1 . gaged in the work of preparing the prunes for shipment. The first car left Tuesday, the second cirload Thursday, and the third car leaves today. They are all boundf or New Yo k, and all told there will be seven carloads of the packed pro duct. There was.anotrer wedding In Corvallis attwo o'clock Wednesday. The bride was Mjss Flora E Smith ar.d the groom Bert L. Taylor The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith, County Judge Watters officiating Only the immediate relatives were pre sent. The same evening, 1 recep tion and banquet was given the newly married pair at the home of the groom's parents, who reside, a short distance from Corvallis. There was a badly worried man in Corvallis a few days ago. He was Charles Butler, who lives just bevond the ou skirts of Corval lis 01 the road to Mountain View. Mr. Butler chopped wood with a purse in his pecket that contained $50 in gold. Later in the day he entered a local store and w senile reached for his pure to settle a bill, the money was gone. ' Mr. Butler had hauled wood all day, and he carefully retraced his steps, as near ly as possible, but found no sign of the missing gold, which seemed to be of more than ordinary brilliancy, viewed in memcry. Late that even ing, when he went into the wood shed after a supply of fuel, the purse was picked up from beside the chopping block. , . Thursday's Albany Herald says: On Tuesday night, while some of the harvest hands a few miles west of this city in Benton county, were out looking for water melons, they crossed a field belong ing to George May berry and sud denly they found themselves con fronted by a dark figure. The man for such it proved to be, without a word of warning, raised a gun and fired three shots at the mn in rapid succession, every shot taking effect. The three men fled precip itately.andas they found themselves wounded, sent to Albany for Dr.W, H.Davis, and that gentleman spect a pleasant hour or two in picking the shot from the bodies o f the t li r ee youth. One of them had carried away 13 shot, an other had six in him, and the third had three. An jtBoit is on foot in Marion county to have at the stt fair at Salem next month a sample road, for the purpose of giving farmers and'otbers an idea of what can be done in that line. It is also propos ed to have firms place on exhibition the best marhidery lor- road bnild ing, aod to keep some such machin ery i operation at the fa'r, for the benefit of all interested in the bet ei ment ' of the public highways. Judge Scott, of Marion hssjust ar ranged with Manager Edwin Stone for forty tons of granite fiom the quarry on the East end of the C.& E. road to be brought to the fair grounds and there med in the con struction of road work. This w 11 serve a double purpose. It will demonstrate the practicability of the granite for road material and will show what a fine building material can be found in the state. A well-known Corvallis steam boat ha ju-t ended its days up on Puget Sound. ', Th"! Elwood. which was as good a stern-wheeler of her class as was f ver turned out here, burned to the water's edge at Avon last Wednesday. She had of late been plying on the Settjle-Skagit route. The steamer had just arriv ed at Avon, on the Skagit River, when the fire broke out in the fore castle. . It was impos-ible to con trol the Eames and in s. short time the boat was a total loss Her machinery wa so damaged by heat os to render it practically worthless. The Elwood was 154 feet long, 34 fett beam and 7.5 feet dep h of hold, with 510 gross tonnage. She bad accommodations for 250 pas sengers. WHAT SHE IS DOING. WBY THEY. COMPLAIN. Not Boasting but Facts About the Im , provements That are in Progress. More people are taking an inter est in their town this year than ever before. Mo e people are building than ever before. ! More pe pie are painting their buildings anew, more people are papering their houses anew, more people are cleaning up around their premises, more people are building new walks building additions" building barns, building fruit houses, chicken hous es, an i porches., than ever before during the same period of time in the history of Corvallis. Don't you believe it? Take a trip about town with your eyes wide open. Have you tver seen the like before since you came ' to Corvallis. No matter if you were born ana reared here, did you ever see the like? We venture to assert that you never did. Beginning only as far back as the first of the year 1904, what a vast amount of progress has been made, and is b ing made. Among the njw residences there is the M S. Woodcock house in Job's addi tion, a modern affair, two stories. There is the .Mrs Mary Miller nouse ou Ninth street, just com pete); the Gabriel Long house,, the Charles He kart cottage, the Clifford Kerr cottage, the Starr cottage, the Ha'l co'.tage, the Car oline Maxfield cottage, the J. H. Moore reeidence, the George Fuller cottage, the Mrs. Hommeson dwell ing, the Alva Miner bouse, to say nothing of the.. Callahan cottage on which work is just beginning, and the Buxton dwelling for . which the foundation is now in course of construcion. Then in the way of remodeling and repairing, notice the old Meth odist church on North Main s'reet,' that has been worked over into two large and modern houses. Look down Fourth street where the old Evangelical church used to stand, and there is a new residence ia its place, built, it is true, of the old church, but none the less attract ive because of that fact. The Metzser house, too, is handsome and up-to date, due to a thorough remodeling given it this spring, and the C. C. Chipman house also bears evidence' of the changes thi a skilled carpenter . can produce within a lew days. Besides these changes for the batter, the movement has spread until Main street has taken up the matter of improvement and the Bert Thompson cement brick, that was the first to go up, is now being followed by the Henderson brick, and by numerous improvements to other business houses, including. the nodes grocery, the Plaster barber shop, the Bell Telephone office, the Berry & Carl establish ment, and others. The list is too long to give further details, but the fact that Corvallis has at last fully awakened and is determined to advance is one that is univer sally gratifying. It is only a mat ter of a short time when Corvallis will stand as one of the foremost towns in the valley, from a business as well as from an educational standpoint. Not the Electric but a Part of the Ter ' ritorial Road Tbat They Want, ;'.. All material for roid building in the soui hero part of Benton county ; is to be trari -sported free of charge ! over the li e of the ew electric j railroad between Corvallis and Eu- gen-. ; This is he concession 'that j the Benton county court his sought j and obtained, and the tact is sig I nificant. It means that all mater- j ial that is to be used for the better- J ment of Benton highways is to be carriedtin reasonable quantities at a time, and at reasonable , times, free of all xpense, over the new line, to such jxjints as is desired by the Benton court. At various point in the county the side roads or the lanes leading out to a con nection with the state' road, ' are the ones that are in such a deplorable condition that" travel is r ndered well-nigh impossible during a por tion 01 the winter. The new ar rangement means that material will be taken along the electric line to the nearest point to these side roads from whence it can be hauled to the places where . most needed, ' thus saving the heavy exp nse that is now entailed in hauling such long distances. Along the route of the . propos d road there is said to be much com plaint. It is alleged by some that the electric road will cut too much off the county roads, and that teamS will be frightened by the passing cars, at such cloe proximity. It is the firm opinion of County Judge Watters that all territorial roads are by law required to be 8oy feet in width, and this being thecase, the roadin question should be that wide- According to the information ; re ceived by Judge Watters, however; the fact seems to be that in many instances farmers have gradually' appropriated to their ownuse about 20 feet ot this road," leaving it only 60 instead of 80 feet in width The loudest wails, constquently, are from these same persons, who wish the 20 feet for themselves, but are unwilling to share the roadway with the new electric line, even though the benefits that are to ac cre are benefits that concera the farmers along the route. more near ly than they concern almost any one else. - - Black Cat Brand Chicago-Roc kford ' Hosiery Company . Kenosha, Wis. ' CAT CHICAGO-ROCKFORD HOSIERY COMPANY Kenosha, Wis. Guarantee d Fast Black All Styles All Prices Kehosbl flAKc faff ' BLACK CAT BRAND Chicago-Rockfora Hosiery Co. KENOSHA. WIS. .Goods with a Reputation. The have Quality in Construction Ti 1 lutua 1 Life Insurance Comnanv nf IIrw Ynrk Richard A. McCurdy, President. Assets. January 1, 1904 - $401,821,661.66. Its Policies are Adopted to all Possible Heeds. Projection Poicies Whole Life :- ; ' Limited Payment Life Continuous Installment Investment Policies. Endowments Gold Bonds i Guaranteed Ju come HOEFLIEN AIKEN. Harried in Time to Take His Regular W. C. Hoenein, conductor on the C. & E. passenger train , be tween this city and Yaquina, says the Albany Herald of Thursday, was yesterday married to Miss El- va Aiken, at Salem, by Rev. P. S. Knight, the veteran preacher,. The bride was lormerly station Jagent at Philomath, but recently resign;d her position. The groom . had only a 24-hour layoff for the wed ding, and when he arrived here on his bridal tour yesterday noon from Salem, a few hours after he was married, he doffed his dress suit donned his uniform, and took his train out on time, and few of the passengers there knew that 'a bridal couple was on board, and that the smiling conductor was the groom. The newly wedded couple will reside at Yaquina. They have the best wishes of a large and ad miring circle of friends. The oldest Life Insurance Company in America. The Largest in the world. The best because it does the most good. Its cash guarantees on policies are the largest. R. H. KENNEDY, Agt.. Corvallis, Oregon. Excursion to the Circus. Iiost. Black and white spotted pointer i years old. Suitable reward for his return. Horace Locke. l EMERY'S ART STUDIO Suitable Reward. A suitable reward will - be paid for the return of a hammer and hatchet tbat hEs disappeared f:om mv store. S. L. Kline. Excursion Rates to Xaluina Bay. On June 1st, the Southern' Pacific Co, will resume sale of excursion tickets to Newport and Yaquina Bay. Both sea son and Saturday to Monday tickets will be sold. This popular resort is growing in favor each year, hotel rates reasonable and the opportunities for fishing, hunt ing and sea bathing are unexcelled by any other resort on tha Pacific Coast. ' W. R. Comas, Gen, Passenger Agent. Special excursion rate on all lines of travel have been arranged for by the management of Ringling Brothers' World's Greatest Shows, and those who wish to go to Albany Thursday September 1st where this great circus exhibits can do so at very little expense. This will be the only point in this vicinity where the show will exhibit this season. Ringling Brothers' circus has e ben the leading arenic exhibition of A merica for years, but the show has never been permitted to rest upon its own reputation. Although it long ago passed the point of compe tition,, every season sees a greater and grander show. This year's performance is entirely new, and entails the combined efforts of 375 wonderful artists in the equestrian, gymnastic, equilibristic, acrobatic and aerial line, together with forty j famous clowns and hundreds of lesser lights, Hx hundred 'and fif ty horses are used and a marvelous trained animal department is pre sented. -The circus this season is greatly enlarged by the spectacular production ot Jerusalem and tbe Crusades, a pantomimic presenta tion of the well known and beauti ful .historic narratives of the Cru saders. The vast menagery has among hundreds of features the only living pair of piraffs. the first baby elephant successfully bred and reared in America, and the on ly rhinoceros in captivity. There is a gorgeous revival of the Roman hippodrome races, and many-other stupendous features m this great circus, circus day opens with a brilliant street parade,' three miles in length. Don't tail to see ii. Hop Pickers Wanted, Inquire at City cents per box. Restarant. Jim Sing. 45 A full and complete line of gro- i cenes, KKcnen, naraware, nour, ! mill feed, rolled barley, and oil meal. Dunn & Thatcher. . . Gordon hsts styles just in. at Kline's. At Kline's. New For Sale- First class cedar posts for sale. B. F. Ireland & Bro. Corvallis BFDNo Buy ycer harvesting olan a Callahan's. . outfits at ART i South Main'St., 'Corvallis,. Ore. Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture O. A. C. ATHLETIC : AND SCENIC VIEWS'. Art Calendars. Sofa Pillow Covers, And other Photographic Novelties. C r 8004 s ' For Sale. Large 8 room bouse, 3 lots, plenty of fruit aod abade trees, a splendid home place, floe location. Will be (old at a sacrifice if taken before the 1st of Sept. Terma ea9y. Call '6th and Van Buren Sto. Corvallis.' - . 2w. MreV. Espy. Are you going boppicking? If so, call at Blackledge'a ".".new fur niture store for tents etoves and camp etotols, etc. "-' Fitzsimmons. ' The full-blooded Clydesdale stallion reg. No. 11013 can he found at Vidito Bros, stables Corvallis Oregon, tn each day of the week. Terms $12 to insure live colt.; are New goods for the season 1904 -1905 now arriving. The stock when complete will include everything demanded by the best trade. Wo accordingly invite inspeetson of our goods and comparison of prices. jTaking quality for quality, we make it a rule to meet all honorable competition. We pay top price for country produce. ;3VTiner Corvallis, Oregon.