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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1905)
LOCAL LORE. attherateof cents per line. Mrs. Riley of Portland, is trie guest of her sister MrsP J. E. An- arews. Mrs. J. C. Hammel and daugh ter Blanche spent Sunday at New port. f , ' . Horse back tiding promises to be popular with Corvallis ladies the coming season. It is a healthful ex ercise and fine sport. The regular meeting of the W. C. T. U. occurs tomorrow at 3 p . m. at the residence of Mrs. Wm. Crees. ' ; v The dancing class will have its last practice dance Wednesday evening March 15th, in the hall over Hollenberg & Cady' s. Dr. I,. Foley, ex-Mayor and a prominent citizen of Lebanon tor more than 30 year?; died at his home in that city last week. Dr. Foley was at one time a resident of Corvallis. F A King arrived Monday from the Soldiers Home at Roseberg. He was absent but two months. He went to stay longer but grippe was prevalent at the place and he returned to the summer skies and better health ot Benton. In the probate court Marinda Tt. Watkins has been discharged as administratrix of the estate of James Watkins and her bondsmen released. Isaac Stroud, G. A. Whitney and Edgar Plunkett have Deen appointed appraisers ot tne estate of George W. Owen. Caller Mr. Ardup, you said last month if I would come on the! 15th you'd be ready to meet this note, and I've brought it. Mr. Ardup Why, the fact is, I'm er ready to meet if for old acquaint ance sake, but it is simply impos sible for me to be chummy with it. Can't you come again some time next week? Standing on College Hill now, the observer can see new houses in process of erection in all direc tions. Besides the half dozen now building, plans for others are constantly being drawn. It is the statement of all carpenters and con tractors that more new dwelling houses will be built in Corvallis the coming season than ever before. Chester Skeels has lived for 30 years on the same place in the northwest corner of Benton county Every year but one in that time the floods of the Willamette have covered his entire farm, . some of it 10 feet deep. In that year the waters did not reach a stage to the farm at all. The past winter the Willamette backed up enough to cover about half the place once, and only once. ' This, Wednesday afternoon will close the rebate business on this year's taxes. There has been a grand rush at the sheriff's office for several days . past. Between Thursday noon-and Monday noon Sheriff Burnett wrote 250 receipts, took care of the books, figured out the proportion of the various funds, all without assistance. The total number of persons who had paid up to Monday noon was 1,254. Harley Hall's' 30 acre farm a mile west of Corvallis passed Mon day into the possession of F. I,. Miller The place is one of the prettiest in the vicinity. The price paid was $3,800. Mr. Hall pur chased it two years ago for $2,600. Immediate possession is given. Mr. Miller will convert the pla:e into a poultry farm, and occupy it a portion of the" time in summer months. The deal was negotiated by Ambler & Watters. A committee of the council has been appointed to select an en gineer and arrange for a prelimin ary survey for the proposed moun tain water system. The committee is P. Avery, Alex Rennie, and Wil: liam Hansell. Their instructions are to report at the next meeting of the council. In favor of the plan it was urged that an estimate of cost was necessary before the people could be in position to vote on the question of whether or not to issue bonds for city ownership of the system, 1 The sale of the Schoel farm near Granger has transpired. The place was once owned by William Hogan of Albany. It was sold by him a year or more ago to N Mr. Finski, from whom it is now pur- ; chased by Stephen Merrick. Mr. Menick came from Nebraska to Philomath about four months ago, and has since looked at many farms , in. Benton and other counties. The farm comprises 280 acres and the Finskis paid $12,000 for it. The figure at which the place ' goes to , . Mr. Merrick has not ,been made public- The sale was negotiated by J. I,, lewis. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bey Rickard, March 3rd. ; Aietter received yesterday re ports 30 cases of measles in Kings Valley. . Lieutenant D. P. Quinlan has returned from Portland where he made arrangements for the June encampment of the O. A-. C. regi ment at the Lewis and Clark. The residenca property at the corner of Fourth and Washington, known as the Samuels house, was bought yesterday by Mr. Abbott of the feed barn; for $900. Petitions signed apparently by all the people in town, and asking the chief of police to be instructed to require a general clean up, were presented to the council Monday evening. The petition was .granted and the instructions to the chief is sued by unanimous vote. The Portland market is bare of broilers, with the price at 25 to 50 cents. A little three months old chicken delivered there brings a half dollar, and is snatched from the coop by buyers with such a de many that there is no supply." The wonder is that effort is not made to meet this demand. Nothing turns into money so quickly, or appar ently pays such a profit on the in vestment, v A big Parent's Meeting is to be held at Philomath next Satur day. Schools of the following dis tricts will participate: ' seventeen, nineteen, forty nine, twenty, thir teen, ninety seven, seventy two, eleven, fifty nine, fifteen and four teen. An elaborate programme has been prepared by Superintendent Penman. There will be a basket dinner, and all theparents in the various districts are urged to at The city council refused to ap point Robert Campbell a special police officer Monday night. Camp bell is nightwatchman for the saw mill. Mr. Strong and other citizens presented a petition asking that Campbell be clothed with the authority of a special officer. A flurry of discussion resulted, the trend of which was that the council did not desire to assume responsi bility for acts of Mr Strong's night watchman. A motion finally passed laying the petition oh the table. A flutter of interest ran through the athletes at the-college Monday, evening over the exploits of Tom Graham and Greenhaw,'. sprinters." Though training- has scarcely be gun, the. two men were started off in the fifty yard dash with two stop watches on them. Both watches, one of them held by Mr." -Trine, caught the time at 5 2-5 seconds. Not satisfied with the time, - Mr. Trine required, the men to do the stunt again, . when the watches showed the same swift pace. ' The wonder now is, in what events are all of these sprinters, the new and the old. to be placed. ' . IS BEST WATER. Rock Creek Ten Samples of it Test- ed for Gty Council by Experts. A report of the character and purity of Rock Creek water was submitted to the city . council at a meeting Monday night. The in- j vestigation of the water has been in progress since last autumn. It began when the water was low, and included the test of samples at every stage of subsequent rise and fall of the waters up to a few weeks ago. In all ten samples of the wat er were analyzed. The work was done by Fred C. Stimson and H. C. Darby of the senior class at the college, .' under the supervision of thejheads of the chemical and bacteriological de partments. The analysis of each sample involved chemical and bact eriological methods. The findings are highly satisfactory, and are de clared to place Rock Creek water on an equality with Bull Run or any other water. "Exceptionally pure" is the term used by Prof. Pernot of the bacteriological de partment in giving his endorse ment to the work of the students. The report is purely technical and involves the description of such germs as are found. When no more than 500 germs are found in a cubic centimeter of water it is considered good. " It does not be come suspicious until the number of germs reaches 1,000. In ten tests of Rock Creek water, in but one instance did the number of germs reach 100. In one instance they ran as low as nine. Thirty to forty was the usual number. PAY FOR FIREMEN. ACCUSED OF MURDER. to Mrs. Green In Corvallis, Enroute Toledo for Examination. A woman charged with murder was in Corvallis yesterday. She was Mrs. J. r W. Green, enroute -from Portland to Toledo to answer a charge of murder for preliminary examination. She was in charge of Sheriff Ross. Her husband, who is jointly held with her for the deed has been bound over, and in few days is to be lodged in the Ben ton jail at Corvallis for safe-keep ing- : , Mrs. Green and her husband are accused of the murder of a man named Sharratt. Both strenously deny the allegation. They resided at Waldport, and Sharratt lived with them. One morning, Shar ratt was found with a bullet hole in his throat under the chin. ; On the bed there was a rifle, and the Greens gave it out that he had committed suicide. Sharratt did not die for eight days afterwards He was conscious most of the time until death. He never spoke, on account of his wound, but by a nod or, shake of the head was able to answer questions. When plied with questions as to whether or not he shot himself, he never made reply. After the funeral the will was filed and Sharratt' s property went to the Greens. This increas ed the suspicions of . the neighbors, Mrs. 3reen went to Portland to re side, and last week was arrested by Sheriff Word of Multnomah, at the instance of the Lincoln county authorities. Mrs. Green stoutly maintains her innocence, and says she will be speedily acquitted, if tried. The old man's property she says, was of small value, and was given to them as a result of care they had given him. . Wanted. - -, " Setting bene. - Call on or address -Bo wen Lester, Corvallis. - New 11 - 1 : iiks, .uress S Goods and Hosiery Goods Wa'sfi We are pleased to announce the arrival of. the first shipment "of our NEW SILKS DRESS GOODS, WASH GOODS, and HOSIERY for the Spring Season. TailorSuitings hfG, TZ Brown and Blue Mixtures, this season im portation, 44 inches wide. f$ 0 Check Suitings S&' tings, all wool, the latest for shirt waists and walking suits, 46 inches wide g g$ Chiffon, Pongee, Taffeta and Crystal Cord Silks FfpHnitYf All colors suitable for the i-4 1-CtlJ.HlIC new style plaited shirt waist and walking suits, 42 inches wide.., CC Flaked Nouveatute fgjj; light color combinations, 42 in. wide 50, 75c Novelties in Spring Wash Fabrics Sawmill Fire Cost Gty Nearly Fifty Dollars, if Pending Claims be Paid. A number of claims are pending before the city council on account of the late saw mill fire. They. are for the pay of firemen" end aggre gate a considerable sum. They were presented Monday night, and were the topic . of some discussion, A -resolution adopted more than a year ago provides for pay for fire men during nres at ntty cents an hour,' and a dollar an hour for the fire chief. The sawmill fire was in lumber piles where the flames smouldered for many hours, and much" time was utilized by the fire men in the effort to extinguish. Among the bills presented are the following: J. K. Berry, 9 1-2 hours work at sawmill fire, $9.50. A. Lafferty, 10 3-4 hours.. $5.35. C. C. Bard well, ro 3-4 ' - hours, $5-35- . A. Griggs, 10 3-4 hours, $5.35 H. Brandon, six hours, 3. Will Colbert, 9 hours, $4.50. -J. Stewart. 10 3-4 hours, $5.35. G. H. Carl, 10 1-2 hours, $5.25. The bills aggregate $45.35. They were referred to the committee on fire and water. a- : Mercerized Taffetas - Spot Mohair ; Knicker Suiting One of the newest wash Handsome and exclusive de- The new wash suiting blue, materials in stripes checks signs in all the new colors white, brown champaigne and and plaids , - Yard 30c Yard - - . - 35c black Yard - 16 2-3e London Voile Chiffon Etamine Paris Crepe In new colors and patterns . Novelty patterns in Pastel New shades heliqtrope, nile, for outing dress Yard 12 l-2c Shades Yard - 20c champaigne, pink etc 16 2-3c Notion Department SS g novelties in Belts, Buckles, Sets, Ribbons Puis, Bags. NOTE Mail Orders Promptly Filled. Write for Samples. For Sale Cheap. Good horse and buggy. Inquire Times office. mis-tf at Diamond Chick Food. -Head Light oil the best for incubators. Field and garden seeds at , Dunn & Thatcher. You will find full line of Hooting Bus- tic and finishing lumber t the Benton County lumber yards opposite S. P. de pot. Our No. 3 grade of the above can not be beat in price and material, Call and see. . mis-tf , Remember this is the last week for Nolan - & Callahan s remnant and rummage sale. Have yonr groceries delivered by the quick, up-to-date wagon Moses Bros, Listen for tne bells.: mn-2t Seed toes. . f25-tf V -wheat For Sale. and'' Bur bank . pota J Hoy Rickard. New Trays. All parties having tray checks, call and get your tray as this is the last I will have on band. A. Hodes, Notice that elegant new delivery wag on. I Moses Bros' rnn it. mn-2t . Wood Choppers Wanted at once. 200 cords of fir wood to eat. P, A. Kline. . Branard &Astrmsrong wash silk at. Moses Bros. r r ; . For Sale. Mill feed, flour, wheat, oats, vetch chicken feed, potatoes, wood and gravel Delivered to all parts of city. : j Phone 342. Opposite Stearrf Laundry John Beach.' Fancy Lisle Hose dtifi'e Black Cotton Hose S Hose, Black Lace, Allover ankle and boot ef- Hose, Hermsdorf Fast Black, extra long, fects plain and garter tops 25, 50, 75 cts double heel and toe, plain and gartertojps 25 Gauze Lisle . Misses Fine Hose C T T" T TTVTC Cotton Ladies Gauze Lisle JJa TV I H l jt HOSO Hose in new colorings Made with double also Hermsdorf Black . heels and soles, extra Garter Top Spliced Relator Low Prices - long Hermsdorf Fast heels and double tots . - . Black, 6 to 9 1-2 25 and 50C 7he.Wte?ouse CorvaUis, Oregon. --25c LOCAL ITEMS Read this Column You may Just What You Want. Find r Ladies ! If you once usa Com pressed Yeast, you wiJl have no other. Ask for it, at Homing's. Real Estate. You are much pleased with Willamette Valley, Yon like its breezes; its gentle rains, But if you cannot bny to suit You will take your family back again. Now before yon leave for Eastern la nds Let us advise you, for we can! If you wish to purchase a home, Whv don't von have a , talk with H. M. STONE. He has property to. rent and sell, . And about its quality he can. tell. He don't tuke proper exclusively. If a deal is not made his time is (tee. Of holding political office he don't boast But forty three yeais has lived on the 'y'.- Coast, . -v': And sure knows well the quality of land ' So place your business in his hands H. M. Stone. OREGON'S EXPOSITION ' :: is described in Sunset Magazine march number has finely illustrated arti cle on the great Centennial- just the thing to send east. Many new articles ', some good short stories, clever verse and interesting miscellany. . Vig orous work by entertaning writers. , Sold ly all News Dealers G. R. FARRA, Physician & Surgeon, Office up stairs in Burnett Brick Res idence on the corner of Madison acd Seventh et. Phoae at hoase h4 ofKce : 1 905 Spring Arrivals 1 905 - Mohairs Springy, Dost resisting and dur able. "A combination of characteristics which account for their popularity 50c to $ J 25 yd New Silk Neat st vies for Shirtwaist suits Ginghams A. F. C. Toile du Nord, apron ehecks Louisiane Percale-The kind that wears only 10c New Waistings Liberty Pongee, Silk Tissue, Silk dot crepe in all colors Spring Dress Skirts and Shirt Waists Lace Curtains ecru and white New Sheetings, Muslins, Table Linens, Towels F. I. MILLER English Walnut Trees. We are special growers. Have the best of soft shell and hardy variety that come into bearing at an early ag 5 pro duce annually and abundantly. Big money is made in wal nut orchard. ; They are a poor mans chance and are cheap-, ly harvested. Orchards in good bearing give returns of sev eral hundred dollars per acre. We give this special Write for free descriptive catalogue which treats or culture. Contains valuable information. BROOKS &. SONS WALNUT NURSERY. OARLTO' V J. FRED FATES ATTORNLl-AT-LAW. First Natl Bank Building, ; Only Set Abstracts in Comnty H Physi Office ov Fifth and J 12 a. m., 1 eft at Graf - Losidence Cor. -siis.' Hoars 10 to . . ex. Orders may be