The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
LOCAL LORE.
Ride a Rambler.

Miss Mabel Cronise left Wednes-
day for weeks visit with Salem
friends.
Clem Hodes and George Belt arri-
we'd Thursday from two weeks out
ing at Newport.
j G Cox arr little son, of Jeffer.
son arrived Thursday for brief visit
with friends:
w 81 Malone. George Peek and
S N Warfeld have been appointed
appraisers of the estate Of H Mason.
MIR and Mrs E Vinegar came
up from Corvallis, Tuesday, for visit
with the formers parents. Telephone
Register.
Alex Schick, former Corvallis liv-
eryman, arrived Thursday from Bro
wnsville for few days visit with
friends.
j Fl Harris is expected home to-
day after a six weeks sojourn in the
mountains of California for the benfit
of his health.
Mr. and Mrs LF Wilson arrived
Thursday from months outing at
the Newport beach. They occupied a
cottage at Big Greek.
Monday next is Labor day, which
is legal holiday, and all public off
ces in town, including those at the
court house will remain closed.
DIR and Mrs A J Bosseter OF Day
ton Oregon, who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs Brunk for the past two
weeks returned home Wednesday,
Plans and specifications are now
on file at the court house for a new
bridge to be built on the Alsea road.
It provides for main span of Sc
feet.
"A marriage license was issued
Wednesday to Miss Lois E Lewis and
S o Watkins. The wedding ceremony
was performed at Philomath Wednes-
day evening.
County Clerk Moses is missing.
He disappeared Wednesday, and is
not expected back in the court house
until next Tuesday. Whether it is a
wedding or an outing is not known.
No alarm is felt.
W A Wells left Wednesday on
business trip to Medford. From there
he goes in few days to the Southern
Oregon springs where H F Fischer Is
sojourning. Mr. Wells is to be absent
two weeks.
"A Kyle who recently purchased
the house at the corner Of 14th and
Van Buren is making improvements
to the property, and E A Morgan who
occupied it has removed to the Guy
Laws house.
Reduced rates have been made
by the Southern Pacific on account OF
the Elks Carnival, in Portland. Sept
ember 4th and 9Th. Round trip tickets
will be sold from Corvallis to Portland
for one fare, or $3.50. Announcements
of the reduction appear in another
column.
Mr. and Mrs L N Price arrived
Wednesday from seven weeks out
ing at the seaside. Mr. Price whose
health was impaired. is very much
improved. The family are to leave
today for Irving, Lane County, where
they expect to buy home anu reside.
Sheriff Burnett is proceeding to
enforce the collection of delinquent
taxes due on the lands OF the
Coast Land & Livestock Company in
Benton County. The official notice
of sale of the lands for the taxes ap-
pears in this issue Of the TIMES. The
amount of the taxes delinquent on the
lands is nearly $4,000,
"Wednesday at s p m Minus
Francisco and Martha King were un-
tied in marriage at the home Of the
brides parents Mr. and Mrs Samuel
King. H A Deck officiating. The room
was tastefully decorated. A number Of
friends and relatives present wished
them Godspeed. After the ceremony
refreshments were served. The new
ly married couple will make their
home in Corvallis.
lis this where Thomas Jones used
to work" asked a strange youth as he
entered the Graham & Wells drug ;;
store Wednesday afternoon. When
told that it was, he threw big pack
age on the counter with the remark
Jones instructed him to leave 1t there.
The wrappings were found to contain
the hide OF big cougar killed by the
new county surveyor who is now rus
ticating for the benefit Of his health In
themountains near Hazelwood, Doug.
las County.
S Jensen returned Monday from
Roseburg, where heand two daughters
filed on timber claims in the locality.
First class timber was secured about j,
10 miles from the railroad. Mr. Jen-
sen, who is familiar with the timber |
situation In the East, says 1t will not
be long till the people Of Oregon will |
realize how precious are the big trees !
that are now being cut for market,
SO many of which have been RUTHLESS
sly rurned in the past.
A news item Of absorbing interest
to parents and to boys who smoke |
cigarettes is the terrible death of i