The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-16
Wheat 53.
Born Monday to Captain and Mrs
@ E Dentler, a daughter.

Two carloads of cement arrived
yesterday for use at the Fischer mill
dam. T..
Misses Eda and Sarah Jacobs left
yesterday for a weeks outing at
Newport. They will be guests at the
Abbey House.
"A Marion county chinaman has
contracted 5000, pounds Of this sea-
sons hops to Fl B Cox Of New York a.
II cents per pound.
Mrs Archibald Mcintyre returned
yesterday from a visit at Harrisburg.
She was accompanied by Mrs r L
The George Eglin residence prop.
erty has been purchased by Mrs G @
Hairless. The price agreed upon is
$3.50. The deed has not yet been ex-
ecuted.
S ,H Adams arrived yesterday.
He is the guest of his father in law
N B Avery and after a visit Of ten
days, will, with Mrs Adams return to
his home in San Francisco.
"A new postoffice has been estab-
lished on the river road running from
Bruce to Junction City. The name Of
the office is Brown. Miss Clara Hug
gins is postmistress. The mail Is
daily
While unloading wood in town a
day or two ago. Ephraim Piatt, who
works for Bay Rickard, fell from his
wagon and sustained dislocation Of
the right elbow. The limb was set by
DR. Farra. The injury is painful but
not necessarily serious.
-1u the probate court, the petition
of J r Parker and DoraE Parker for
the adoption Of Charles G Brown a
minor child has been granted. The
boy is seven years of age. His father
) Henry Brown died in 1898, and the
mother Hattie A Brown is in the asy-
lam for insane.
Frank Davey, representative elect
from Marion, well known in Corvallis,
is mentioned as candidate foE spea-
ker Of the ho use at the next legts-
lative session. The Marion delegation
is said to be solid for him. He is a
newspaper man, and Is
qualified for the speaker
ship.
Lewis Oren, librarian at the col
lege has received notice OF his selec
ton for place in the railway mail
service. The position was secured as
a result Of civil service examination,
taken last year. Mr. Oren will accept
and after the riBgade eHcampment at
Albany goes to Portland to assume
his duties,
The mandate of the supreme
court in the case Of the city OF Philo.
math, appellant ond J W Ingle. re-
spondent, has been received at the
county clerks Office. 1t orders the
Judgment of the lower court reversed,
and ipstructs the court to reverse the
decision In the justice court. The costs
IN the supreme court are fixed in the
mandate at $3.50. ..
-Workmen have completed the job
of putting a new covering of tin on
The south side of Hotel Corvallis. The
is that the tin is to be
painted and sanded. 1t is related that
The walls of the building
will be cemented. The old root
q being taken off and a new one of
lin is to be substituted. Workmen are
sIso engaged in replacing the old
window castings with new ones.
Tam Case has bought a barber
shop In Salem, and he leaves. Mon
lay to take charge, The shop is To-
,ated west across the street from the
Willamette, and Is a three chair shop.
Mr. Case has been in the tonsorial
business in Corvallis for many years,
Ind is an artist in his line. Many
riends here wish him success in his
lew field.
"A 1O-year old boy named McCul.
ON, living 10 town had an experiance
With powder Monday. The thumb
md three fingers on one hand are so
,urned that the nails will be lost
rom one or two of them, and two
ingers on the right hand suffered
imilar injury, The boy said that he
lad some powder and match in one
land when he fell in the college ditch
ear Mrs Denmans home. He thought
lass in the bottom part of the ditch
lid the damage. The doctor in the
ase thinks the injury resulted from
n explosion of powder.
The county court has approved
onds Of the various justices of the
eace Of the county. Esch justice !
ives bonds in the sum of $1,000. |
'onds have been fled by the following:
N Hogue, Alsea; J T Carpenter,
Ionroe; W L Price, Kings Valley; E
[olgate. Corvallis; Charles I Hender-
on, Blodgett; FL Underhill. Summit;
| M Waltz, Dusty; A J Williams,
T B Williamson, Fair
lount. The bonds of constables have
cen approved as follows; J E Ban
IN, Alsea; e W Howard, Bell Foun-
Tin; J o Looney, Monroe. Each
Unstable gives bond Of $1,000.
New deeds filed for record are L