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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1905)
1 . - J mu , LOCAL LOBE. , ' For advertisements in this column the fate-. of J5 cents'per line will be charged. Mr. and Mrs. Travis have ar rived from northern Washington fori visit at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Skelton. The resignation of T. V. Vidito as Constable of "district 9 was ac cepted and J. D. Wells named as his successor. Twenty five Corvallisites at tended a dancing pjirty in the'Ar - tisan's hall at Wells' Friday night. All report the occasion very enjoy able. Miss Martha Tracy, Miss Car oline Smith and John Bauer, ar rived Saturday from Red Oak, Iowa. .They will spend the sum mer in Corvallis, and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bauer. Mrs. Charles Beach, who has been taking treatment for stomach ' trouble in a hospital there, arrived Fridav from Portland for a visit at home. She expects to return in a few days. The second annual concert of the College Glee Clnb occurs in College chapel next Friday even ing at 8 o'clock. Admission 25 cetits, children 15 cents. One of the cleverest clowns in the world is with' the Norris and Rowe greater circus this season. His name is William IaRue and he will be with' the circus in Cor vallis today. Mr. Peterson has sold his ranch on Beaver creek to a new comer from Canada. The sale was made Friday, and Mr. Peterson 1 was in Corvallis Monday seeking a location. Miss Lorreta Sheasgreen en tertained a number of friends at a Whist party as a farewelf to Miss Minnie Woldt. The first honors were won by Miss Gladys Moore, and the booby,' Miss! Edna Thrash er. A feature of the evening were a number of piano selections by Clyde Fox. . - A number of friends were very pleasantly entertained at the Wick s home Monday . evening at Whist , Mr. Metzgar winning first, and W. H. Wicks, the booby prize. Dainty refreshments were a feature of the evening. The affair was in honor of the birthdays of Miss Lettie Wicks and Mrs. A. J. Metzgar. . Moscow .Star: Prof. H. T. French has bought the H. L. Coits j dairy herd, some eighteen in num ber and will conduct a larger dairy. . The scene of these operations will be on Prof. French's farm, one mile south of the city limits. The Coats, herd are of the best butter making strains. They have, netted him an average profit of $ioo a month since he has been engaged in dairy work. The quality of butter made byi'Mr. Coats was considered su perior to any that ever reached Moscow. It always brought five cents a pound more than the top price for the local product. The sixth debate in the col lege series occurs in OAC chapel, tomorrow, Thursday night. The question is, "Resolved that the Am erican presidential form of govern ment in the United States is better than the English cabinet system." The Utopians have the affirmative and the Amicitians, the negative. The debate is the last of the "" pre liminary contests, and will be fol lowed at Commencement time by the final, which will determine which society holds the cup for the coming year. The- final , contest will be between Sorosis and . the winner of tomorrow nights debate. It will be, a very strong track team tnat uaaj men are to go against on College field on Thurs day of next week. The Washing- tomans have long been at the head of the list in field and track work in theHorthwest. They ne-irly " always have track meets with the California teams, and have a sched ule with them this season. Next week's track meet will be the first with OAC, and . the Oregonians hope to make it interesting for the, men from the North. Among oth ers who represent the Washington team is Tom McDonald who holds the Northwest record both in the shotput and hammer throw. A nine year old boy is ill at the home of Louis Hartley with diphtheria. The child is the son of Mr. and Mrs; Winnings, who re cently arrived from the East. The case was reported . to xthe police Monday morning by Dr. Farra, who had just been called in the case for the first time. The at tack is a severe one, but the chances favorable for a recovery. It is not believed that there have been ex posures. The place is under quar- . . antine. Mr. Hartley resides on Fifth street between Washington j and A, . Mrs. Lura Campbell and little daughter of Albany,are guess of Miss Bessie Irvine.- Mrs. Camp bell has just completed twp terms of school at Hoocf River. ' . W. QyHeckart of Eugene, has been .awarded the contract, for building a high school at Klamath Falls. The contract -. price is $29, 500. Dock Jackson has purchased the two lots in the Northeast, cor ner of the Irwin block,' and is -shorty ly to begin the erection of a modern residence thereon. Mr. and Mrs". A. W. Rose ar rived Monday from St. Louis, Mo. Until May 3rd Mrs. Rose was Miss Kate Meyers, the couple having been sweethearts for twenty years. "You are beautiful enough to be wooed by an emperor." "Am I beautiful enough to be wooed by a duke?" "Yes indeed, but not rich enough." - "We can't have everything in this life." said the philosopher." "No," answered Stax, "The ideal but impossible combination is a millionaire menu with a deck hand appetite." The State of Iowa pays Prof. Holden $5,000 a year, says an Iowa paper, to teach farmers how to : grow grain at a proSt. The State grew 27 1-2 bushels to the acre, but under the teaching of Prof. Holden, the crop was increas ed to 40 bushels an acre. The in creased value of the crop was $10,000,000. Mr. Hurd, owner of the tug Roscoe which makes occasional trips into Yaquina Bay, was in town yesterday on business. His home is at Coos Bay where he is an extensive operator in mercantile, shipping, salmon canning and other ways. The Roscoe is now at Ya qmna. whither Mr. Hurd went yesterday tor the trip home by water. The bid of J. R. Smith & Co. was submitted at a meeting of the council Monday evening, offering to construct a two block sewer lat eral through the Marshall , ;Miller block and Southern Pacific block to the S. P. railroad depot. The fig ure in the bid was $585. The matter was reterred. to tne sewer 1 committee with instructions to notify the parties. Mrs. T. Nor.on returned Fri day from a week's visit at Hood Rivera While there "Mrs. Norton attended, last Tuesday, the mar riage of her son, : Dolph R. Norton and Miss Cora Copple. With his brother-in-law, Hugh Smith, the groom is engaged in the 'plumbing business. The bride has" been a teacher in the public schools of Hood River for the pa St three years. Wool has reached 25 1-2 cents in the local market. A dealer said yesterday that best lots now would bring that amount. In other cases, he said, no more than -25 cents could be paid. - A feature of the situation, is the fact that practical ly all the clip is sold. Most of it is yet on the ' backs of the sheep, but the farmer has bargained it away at figures tanging from 22 up to 25 i-2. A large part of it went at 24 and 25 cents. Shearing is ' in progress, and in a small way, de liveries have already begun. One firm shipped 5,000 pounds the oth er day and was shipping' another 5,000 yesterday. - No street carnival is to unfold its tents in the town. By that token some people are glad," and some are out of humor. . Some " wanted the attractiont some did not. Some say that it would h.ave brought to town all the population of the county to spend money with Cor vallis dealers and caravansaries, and others that obviously it would have taken out more money than it would have brought in. The Fire men voted against hooking up with the shows on the ground, it is said, that they should have had 25 per cent instead of the 15 per cent of the proceeds that the carnival people offered. The advance agent wouldn't grant the 25 per cent, saying that if the Firemen would pay salaries and expenses and give the carnival management 15 per cent of the proceeds . they could take whatever profit might be left be it thousands or only dollars. So, Albany, Independence, Salem, Eu gene, and the other towns are to have three days each of the shows, and Corvallis is to have only those pleasures and diversions that are the lot of a dry town. It is probable that the number of people pleased by the failure of the carnival to come, is greater than is the number of people pain ed, though there are kickers who kick, on both sides. - OASTORXjSl. Bean tHe - '-IhB Kinif You Have Always BougK , v IOWA SHERIFF CASE. " " And Brought itossell Gifford Back-4o Corvallis Latter is insane. s. The sheriff of Crawford county, Iowa, was in Corvallis for an hour at nQou. yesterday.' His .. name, is Thomas Meehan, and his home is at Dennison, Iowa, He came , to bring Russell Gifford who was a resident of this section. : until '-last-September," when 'he left for - the East. Gifford was brought as.' an insane patient, and within an hour or two after his arrival' yesterday, he had been examined, as to sanity and committed to-the " Oregon .asy lum for the insane. He will .be taken to . Salem this, Wednesday morning, on the early train by Sheriff Burnett. , ; , ; ; ', Gifford resided for- about four years in the old Dennick house at' the brick yard across Mary's river. For six or seven years before that, he lived off and on in Benton coun ty. An air of mystery always sur rounded him, and therei are those who think he ought to have been in the -asylum years ago. The statement is that he never worked, but that he always managed to ex ist. His former neighbors aver that he was up at all hours of the night, that he was roaming about more or less at night and that, in fact, he was. strange in many res pects. A peculiarity with him is that though he is - above . fifty if not even sixty years of age, when he registered as a vote , which was every time there was an election, he always gave his age as 38. When asked his age at "the exam ination yesterday afternoon, he gave it as 36. His height is five . feet 10 inches and his weight 180. New England is the land of his nativity, and he claims to be a Quaker in religion. His story of his doings since he left Corvallis does not tally with that of the sheriff who brought him. The sheriff tells that Gifford was in the poor house of Crawford county, that the building - burned up,, and that though there was no way to prove it, suspicion was di rected to Gifford as the cause. Im mediately afterward he was exam ined as to his sanity and adjudged insane. The commissioners of the county, m the-"-committment ac companying Gifford, relate the facts of the proceedings as to san ity in the Iowa court, . and order Gifford brought to Corvallis, Ore- -2 r 1 , r 1 . T iora tens a raie 01 navmg Deen m an accident in which he sustained great injuries and of treatment that he had at the : hands of various doctors, some of them jn New York all of which is not believed. . : . ' -,. May 13 - ; is the date for the meeting . . at Grange Hall of those interested in the clearing of Muddy. Don't forget the. date. ' ; Artistic Dressmaking. - Ladies -wishing artistic . dressmaking at reasonable price?, call on Mrs. It. Ei- i tea of San . Francisco, at the residence of 'Gene Simpson, Corvallis. Indept. phone 254. - - Wanted. 2OO.OO0 lbs clean vetch seed in strong sacks 1905 crop. If you have vetch seed lor sale, correspond -with me.. -I L. L. Brooks. For Cityv Treasurer I wish to announce myself as a candi date for the office of City Treasnrer at the election, Uond.ay, the 15th day of May, 1905. . Very Troly Yours, Wm. McTagan. For Chief of Police. Thereby announce myself a can didate for the office of chief of po lice. J. M. Howard. For Fhotbgiaphs Portraits or views, photos tinted in colors, oil paintings on hand or painted to order. AH work : guar anteed. Call on . : B. R. Thompson, Artist. - For Exchange. 7 A nearly new 3 1-4 farm wagon, four inch tire will be exchanged for lighter wagon . v . , " ' A. J, Irwin, Philomath. Bell phone 4x3. YATES & YATES. Bert Yates and W." E, Yates have formed a partnership under- the firm name of Yates & Yates. They expect to do a general insurance and abstract business. They re present good reliable , insurance companies, and will furnish accur ate, neat and complete abstracts of Benton county property at reason able prices. .. Call on or write to Yates & Yates, Corvallis, Or. ' , H. E. HARRIS DEAD. Former Corvallis Merchant and Well Known Gtizen. Passed Away Sunday. H. E. Harris died in Portland Sunday. He was a former Corval lis merchant who began business in the town away back beyond the time of most of the present resi dents, probably late in the Fifties or early in the Sixties. In associ ation with I,. L. Horning, he built the brick building in which Gra ham & Wells do busiiiess. It, was the second brick structure in town. Mr. Harris continued to do bus iness in Corvallis-until about 1885 when he retired. At that time he kept a grocery store iru the room now oc:upied by E. B. . Hornine. and was the first occupant of the uumeii- oncK. Auout 1091, tae family removed to Portland, where two years ago, Mrs. Harris died. Two sons, Mayer and Ala had died years ago. The surviving members of the family are; Isaac, Solomon, Carrie, Lena, Tillie, Frances, Hen rietta and Sarah, all of whom! reside ui Portland. The luneral occurred yesterday. '- REPAIRS WERE STARTED. Bat Fire Chief Stopped Them Fire Limits Involved The Irvin . Shack. The fire limits and the question of what kind of repairs can be made therein bobbed up as a sub ject for authorities to differ on the other day. - Charles Blakeslee took a contract to repair the David Ir vin shanty on Main street. He was to be paid $55 for the job. It included new foundation, new walls, new floor, in fact everything new but roof and front, according to the statement of Councilman Porter. - Complaint was made and Fire Chief Berry stopped the work. Mr. Blakeslee made application to the fire and water committee and some of them expressed willingness for the work to go ahead. Blakes lee had done a portion of the work but the job was hung up until it could be referred to the council which met Monday night. The matter was there discrssed and re ferred to the fire' and . water com mittee with instructions to inves tigate and pass on the question of whether or not the structure could be repaired. . . . iThe question of maintaining fire limits in the block in which the Irvin building is located was raised while the matter was under discus sion. The point was, made that fire limits offer a reward to owners of buildings there to cling to an old wall or a front as suscaptible of repairs and through which to save themselves from building a brick or iron structure. This, it was urged, has the effect to perpetuate a lot of old shanties, which, be cause they are repaired arid re-repaired never improve in appearance or take on modern features. It was'urged that it would be better for appearances as well as from oth- Ker considerations in sucn cases, for permits to be issued for the erection of new wooden buildings, under certain regulations as to fire proot roof and other" requirements that "would add to the safety and enormously to appearances. The fire ordinance provides that no repairs shall be made to a damag ed building in case the improve ment adds 25 per cent to the value of the structure. . For Sale. . Two work horses. - W. K. Taylor. ' Diamond Chick Food. . . Head Light oil the best for incubators. Field and garden seeds at Stockholders of Corvallis Indepen dent Tel. Co. - Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cor vallis Independent Telephone Company will be held at the office of the Company in Zierolf building In Corvallis, Oregon, on Wednesday, the 10th day : of May, 1905, at the hour of eight o'clock in the evening, for the purpose of electing di rectors for v the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other " business as may legally come before the . meeting. Robert Johnson, sec. Corvallis, Or. April 8, 1905. : Again Open. : The repair department of my . bicyele and sporting goods business is again osen for business second dooi : ; south of postoffice, Quick repairing or first cla ss work a specialty, -.. James K. Berry, For Sale. Seed 4 wheat and , Embank pota toes. - ' f25-tf Eoy Bickard. Women's We are now showing all the newest and most popular styles of Womens Oxfords both in tan and black leathers. 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