The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-19
Tho Christian Church is receiving
a new coat Of paint.


There is new deputy sheriff.
Regulation weight. Happened Thurs
day.
j M Nolan and family left Thurs
day for a two weeks outing at Casca-
dia.
Mrs Carl Hodes went to Albany
to visit during the en-
campment.
Mrs Lewis Hartley and family
left Thursday for the Bohemia mines,
where they will spend the summer.
The new bridge in course of con-
near Hoskins is about COM
pleted. The contractor is Henry Stone.
Contrary to report, no partner
ship exists between Mr. Hunt . and
Robert Bowman in the painting busi.
ness.
w A Nc Gee has been elected to
the principalship in the Weston
schools. He expects to leave next
week with his family for his new field
of labor.
"A new school house is to be built
near John Porters house, where the
road from Willamette Grange hall
the State road.
j H Harris is to leave today for
a trip of month or more in Califor-
mia. He is to join his brother at San
Francisco and then go into the noun
tains near Oroville.
After the meeting of the board
Wednesday afternoon, most OF the
regents returned home by special
train over the Corvallis & Eastern,
provided by President Wea.herford.
R F Holm, formerly superinten-
dent or schools Of Benton county is
editor and publisher OF three weeks
old newspaper at Toledo, called the
Toledo Reporter. It Is a very credit
alb le publication.
United Evangelical Church: The
pastor will occupy the pulpit both
morning and evening. Service at Mt.
View at 2.30 p m. Charles Harding
will conduct the K L @ E meeting at
7 p N. FL L Deck pastor.
Teachers and pupils Of the Episco-
pal Sunday school had picnic across
the willamette from Corvallis We'd
nesday afternoon. To the number of
25 Or more, they went over in the
remaining until the shades
Of evening set in. With lunch and
the afternoon was pleas.
antly spent.
AT Monroe the question of bond
ing the district for the erection of a
new school house is being considered.
Notices are being posted for an cleo
ton with that end in view. It is said
the bonds are likely to be voted. The
proposed cost of the new building is
81, 500.
B J Evers and family now occupy
their new home, The removal occur.
ed Thursday. The house is newly
and is modern In all its
The inside finishing Is
Of the best, both in workmanship and
material. There are three rooms and
bath below and four on the second
leor. $751;.
With his chaise, Jake Blumberg
arrived Thursday evening from a
three weeks jaunt through Eastern
Oregon. He went from Corvallis via
.he Santiam route to Prineville, thence
70 The Dalles. and home via Portland.
BE was after hides and pelts, bnt 9th.
sr buyers had made the trip before
him. and Jake says the trip was un-
profitable.
Regent Church of La Grande was
Unable to attend Wednesdays board
meeting on account Of illness. He has
been in Portland hospital for sever
ii weeks, and was able to be on the
street for the first time one day this
week. Governor Geer, another regent
vas absent on account of a trip he
ind Mrs Geer are making with others
% Mount Adams.
1t was in the far South. "How's |
imes?" asked the tourist. "Pretty toll
'rable, stranger responded the old |
nan, who was sittiug on a stump. 81
lad some trees to cut down, but the
JSiOhC 4OF C1Co IaCA duO SdfOu ulS
he trouble" "That was good.<' eyes;
nd then the lightning set fire to the
rush pile and saved me the trouble /
{ burning it, "Remarkable! but
that are you doing now?" "Waiting
Or an earthquake to come along and
bake the potatoes out of the ground"
They had bear hunt out on the
the other day. Marion
'rantz In town Thursday relates the
acts. Two bears were slain on Satur-
ay. and Sunday morning the chase
as renewed. The dogs soon started
ne and a chase began that contin.
ed over the hills and through the
oods until two o'clock In the after
oon. At that hour Bruin was brought
} bay and dispatched, the hunters
ere the Price boys, cousins OF W L
rice. There is an abundance of bear
| the neighborhood according to all
ccounts, at this season of the year,
wanted |