The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-11-15
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IS L Kline left Thursday for San
Francisco.
Circuit court convenes a week
from next Monday.
The enrolment at the college yes
terday was 444 or 12 more than at
the Christmas holidays last year,
Excursion to Albany this after
noon, Excursionists go by regular
train, and return after the football
game. Fare so cents.
| w A Wells has sold the George
Wallace residence property near the
Southern Pacific depot to Mrs Eliza
beth S Buxton. The price was 5000.
The new owner already occupies the
property.
They tell good things about some
Of the football men. Among others.
Tackle Bundy, who entered school
late and has since kept up his, end at
| football, passed a perfect examination
in pharmacy classes the other day,
The way Albany newspapers
abuse the OAC foot ball team, saying
the men are afraid to meet the Albany
eleven. and such, would seem to indi-
cate that said papers don't want Cor
| wallis people to come to Albany to
trade any more.
There's a new enterpriseson Main
street, out Of which the proprietor
hopes to turn an honest penny. It is
a huge tent, sixty feet. long, situated
! between the brick livery stable and
Hotel Corvallis, Inside, is shooting
gallery, The owner of the establish
ment Is. Harry Sargent. - -
A movement is on foot to induce
the next legislature to re-submit to
the voters proposition for a con.
stitutional amendment extending
suffrage to women. Petitions for the
purpose are in circulation, In this
city. The proposition was voted on
at the recent election, and was de-
feated.
The golf cape advertised has
been restored to it's owner. In this
issue are advertisements OF things
found, among them ladies purse,
things to sell, and an old established
commission house back East wants
correspondents. Read all the ad.
vertisements for they are fresh and
Interesting.
The big balm logs cut across the
WiIlametteat Corvallis last spring
have been taken away, With other /
logs OF the sort lying along the river
between Corvallis and Albany, they
are b ing gathered into RATS which
later, are to be towed down the river.
They go to the Dornbecker baeket
factory at Portland.
Thomas Jones, trustee OF the
Barnhart bankrupt estate, has sold
the stock of paints, oils and wall pa
papergSo M M Davis, The consider 1
alton was 5000. It is not known what
disposition DR. Davis will make Of the
stock, The highest offer made by
other bidders for the stock was $l75.
The debts OF the estate are about
81, 500.
-Blodgett correspondent. Mr.
Mahon of Salem has been In this
valley, making contracts for pile
timber. The account Is that he will
start camp In this vicinity with
nearly eighty men, about the 1st OF
December. The move will be OF great
benefit to the people of the valley, |
and help clear land that is at present
OF little value to owners. It is said
that Mr. Mahon has had good success
Ia securing desirable timber, Also
that he has made similar contracts at
Summit. .l
An explosion entirely cut Of the
usual electrified people in the south
western portion OF Benton last week.
It happened in the forenoon and con-
sisted Of two reports. The first of
which was very loud, and seemed to
be to the westward. Then all was
still for half minute when a much
longer report was heard. It was not
thunder. One man was on the Alsea
at the time, and his account
Is that 1t made the hills shake. It
was heard az Wilson SCOTS place and
IN various other parts. Many in the
locality are wondering ii it was the
explosion Of a midday meteor.
Udder date of Portland, Nov ember
18th, Sidney Smyth, OF the proposed
mountain water system for Corvallis,
writes the city authorities: My work
"a Eastern Oregon has been ia such a
shape that IL was impossible fer ne to
attend to Corvallis. When I Id the
meeting with the committee, 1t was
distinctly understood that the amend
ments proposed should be annexed
to franchise aud passed at your next
regular Council meeting. I made the
rip especially for that purpose. Ia as
it was not attended to at
hat time. through some misuader-|
I have been unable 30 far
@ spare the time to come up there. I
hope within two weeks to be able to
visit Corvallis and straighten out our
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