The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-12-20

There will be preaching in the
M. e. church, South, at II o'clock
Sunday by Rev, p A. Moses. In the ev-
sning at 7-30 DR.. John Reeves will .oc-
cupy she pulpit.
-On the fourth page OF this issue
appears matter relative to the late
overhauling Of the assessment roll Of
Benton. Figures relative to raises
and lowering OF assessments and 9TH
or changes are to appear 10 the next
issue OF the TIMES.
DIR. Pernot goes about town now
with the assistance of a pair of crutch-
es. He performed the stunt for the
first time yesterday, and was not at
all ungraceful. His broken bone is
rapidly recovering. and he expects In
two weeks to be all right again.
Hiram Msader, a fruit-grower Of
Medford, is on visit to his aunt, Mrs
D. O. Rose. The product of Mr..
Meader's farm this season was 1000
bushels apples, 1000 bushels pears,
sc, 900 pounds prunes, 10000 pounds
almonds, and q considerable quantity
OF figs.
Times were lively at the county
clerks office yesterday. In addition to
other duties, three homesteaders were
In to make final proof. The latter
were, Charles w Wilkinson, whose
witnesses were. Ernest F Snyder, John
W Hyde, Fred Simeral and S P Kagey;
Fred e Simeral, Witnesses, @ W
Wilkinson, e F Snyder, w Hyde,
and 8 Kagey: HomerWood. witnesses.
Wesley Keaton, Willinm Cauthorn and
William Green.
The Corvallis chorus had another
successful practice of music for the
Oratorlos to be given at Eugene by
the Willamette Valley Choral Union
next May. It occurred In the college
chapel, and about 20 singers were
present. During the holidays the
work will be temporarily laid aside,
and no iurther practices will take
place until the first Wednesday In
January. At that time several re-
cruits from among local singers are
expected to be present.
| Graham & Workman have recent
ly been making various improvements
about their drug stoIe, Probably the
more important one Is the installation
of set of new showcase counters.
They are seven In number-two feet
In length, two 8 feet, circular one,
and two wrapping counters 5 feet In
length. ALI have plate glaes tops and
sides excepting those on which the
wrapping is done. They have oak
tops. The framing of the counters is
highly polished oak. Provision Is
made for convenient shelving on the
inside. It is said that this is the only
full set of such fixtures In any drug
store outside Of Portland, fact which
Indicates much for the enterprise OF
Messrs. Graham & Workman. Anoth-
or gratifying fact is that these count
ers are manufactured In this Estate,
the factory being located 10 Portland.
Charley Heckart hebbled down
town this week having sprained ank-
le, a wrenched back, twisted neck. a
countenance all drawn out of normal;
In truth he possessed more ills than
could be cured by any one patent
medicine advertised In the almanacs.
His various disabilities had been caus-
ed by fall from the roof of house
on which he was working. The root
was moss covered and slippery, and
he took slide from somewhere about
the cone. He expected to be stopped
by some staging built up along side
the building, but the first portion that
he came In contact with gave way un-
der his weight and velocity. Char
ley's course was partially interrupted,
however, and thereafter the descent
was accomplished at more conserv-
ative speed, the various braces of the
staging seeming to regulate the rate.
Mr.. Heckart regards the Termination
of this accident with good deal of
satisfaction. notwithstanding his vari-
GUS bruises and injuries.
Chief Alexander has been indus
triously chasing dogs the past few
days In his effort to enforce the dog
tax Law, and In the performance OF
this duty he doesn't dnd many beu-
quets 10 bic pathway. A lady Of the
old school Of women's rights adher-
ents, whose pet he had taken OF to the
pound, declared the law unconstitu-
tional. She regarded it as class lsgis-
lation directed against her sex; there
was no justification OF the Law that
taxes males one dollar and females
three dollars for like privileges. The
Chief and Mr.. Morgan had trouble
Wednesday over the possession Of
dog, which the former was shaking
along Main street. IT don't live In
the city," said the real-estate man,
and you have no right. to take up my
dog. I don't know how 1t happened
to be In town." The argument grew to
white heat while the dog and each
contestant tugged at the string. "If
I could afford 1t I'd give you three
dollars for possession OF the dog" ar
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