The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-01-25

w A Gellatly went to Portland
Thursday.
ID NJ Smith Of Mann & Company,
went to Portland Wednesday,
IF L Miller was a passenger on
the westside for Portland Thursday,
Regular meeting of the Ladies
Coffee Club Monday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
- Mr. A Barclay bought through
ticket at the Southern Pacific station
Thursday and left for Effngham, H.
linois.
Albany Herald: Mrs Campbell
of Corvallis. who has been visiting
with her daughter. Mrs E q Will.
returned home Wednesday.
Victor Hurt has soldhis residence
property on Main street to E Walden,
The house is at present unoccupied.
It is to be repaired for rental pur-
poses.
Attention is called to the closing
out sale at Kline'e only 6 days re-
main for the bargains. Do not fail to
call there in order to secure your
share OF the good things.
Mics Annie Fawcett, eldest daugh-
ter OF George Faweett, died In Port.
land Thursday OF consumption. The
family resided for some years 10 Cor
vallis, where the deceased was well
Known. ..tsz,s,.s.s....
Albany Democrat. Life is a
hand to mouth contest with many
people In this world. George Rub.
arts who died suddenly In a restaur-
ant 10 Eugene. left just 80 cents and.
owed for the meal he was eating when
he died.
John Wiley, who graduated from
OAC last June. and who subsequent
ly took a course tn the Portland
Business college has accepted po-
sition as bookkeeper for the Standard
Box Company Of Portland.
Ia the guardianship estate of the
minor heirs Of Margaret Edwards, L
N Edwards, the father has been ap-
pointed guardian with bond at $500.
The property is valued at about $500
and is inherited from the maternal
grandparents.
About month ago sharper
named Smith by means OF a fraudu' eat
deed, buncoed a woman out of ST. 100
at Albany. He disappeared only to
turn up at Lewiston, Illinois, where he
worked the same game on parties
there to the tune OF $4,000. He is
still INHALED.
/ "A Eugene man has purchased a
locomobile. A locomobile is an auto.
mobile propelled by steam. It cost
$1,000, and is to be used by its owner
who conducts department. store for
delivering packages. Most Eugene
people have never seen loco or auto
and await the arrival OF the new We
hicle with interest.
"A settlers rate of $25 from Kan
sas City, $50 from st Louis, and $33
from Chicago to. all points in Oregon
has been made by the Southern Pa
cific, tickets to be good during March
and April. The new rate is 80 low
that 1t is certain to bring an immense
number OF fasteners out to look at
Oregon if nothing else.
-Severaa Corvallis small boys
have on various occasions within the
last week, approached one OF the po.
lice officers to enquire II there was a
city ordinance prohibiting minors
from smoking cigar ettes. Apparent.
ly they have suddenly become inter-
ested In the matter. Is It not pos
sibae that an ordinance prohibiting
the practice would have a strong de
terrent influence on the youngster -
"A house lately occupied by 10 Z
Berman and family in the Osburr
block on Fourth is being moved east
across the street on vacant lots own
ed by the J r Sellers estate. It Is tc
be fitted up for rental purposes. MI
Berman has moved into the house re-
Gently purchased OF W ID Hafford
AS soon as the weather will permit
this house will be moved a short dis
tance to the northward, and an ex-
tensive addition will be built to dt.
The old platform that has done
duty on the east side Of the Southern
Pacific tation building since Decem-
ber 1879 is a thing of the past. In its
place Is more substantial arrange
ment Of decomposed granite. The
granite is not yet packed down, but
in time will be a most acceptable sub
stitute for the old wooden platform,
In the new platform about eight car
loads of granite were used. About
fifteen carloads went over the road
the other day for similar use at the
Dallas stati.n.
There is pretty loud talk, the To-
iodo Post says, of putting on steam
er from Yaquina to San Francisco. As
an inducementH Hone responsible firm
agrees to place 200 tons of freight ev-
cry four days at Yaquina to be car.
ried to San Francisco. II return