The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-08
LOCAL LORE.

-G6OrS1a harper anu COmpauy dU
Opera house beginning October 18th.
-RM DAVIDSON of Salem was am
ong the over-sunday visitors in Cor
Wallis.
Fl P Sheasgreen started Saturday
for Victoria to attend convention OF
the Pacific Coast fire chiefs. He re
turns Sunday.
Frank Francisco left Saturday for
Iowa on visit to his sister Mrs K
Johnson. He expects TO be absent
about month.
Alex Schick formerly partner in
the brick livery stable, was In town
the last of the week exchanging greet
ings with friends.
"A new street walk and consid-
cradle length of cement walk are no.
ticeable improvements about the
residence of M Nolan.
-"What started the fuss at the
milkmen's ball?' ''Some blamed fool
asked one of the men If he had
brought his pumps along.
A schooner is advertised to leave
San Francisco for Yaquina Bay about
October Is. She is to bring merchan-
disc to dealers at Newport, Yaquina,
Toledo, Elk City and other Yaquina
Bay points.
The steam wood-saws OF the city
have had very successful run this
season. and they will finish up their
work month sooner than usual. The
excellent weather bas given them un-
interrupted employment.
Mrs Andrews went to Portland
Monday to assist In the care OF her
sister, Mrs Riley, who, 1t will be re-
membered, was one Of the injured in
the bridge accident at Hamilton
slough, Linn county,
Joe Bryan was home on a brief
visit to friends in Philomath this
week. He travels for Schiliing q
Go. and his territory embraces South
ern and Southwestern Oregon and
Northwestern California.
in an up town shop may be seen
an attractive delivery wagon whose
cover bears the inscription Corvallis
Steam Laundry. It looks good to
Corvallis people who have been ac-
customed to seeing the advertisement
of out.of-town laundries.
Baker and January, blacksmiths
who have been doing business in the
Hunter shop on Adams and Second
streets, have dissolved partnership,
LV Baker succeeds the firm and the
shop has been removed to the build
ing recently erected by Marshall Mil
Ter just north of Farmers hotel.
Jim Westfall, a Chinaman former
ly we'll known here, visited Corvallis
Saturday and Sunday. Jim figured
prominently In construction of the
Oregon Pacific railroad, as contractor
and general manager of the Chinese
forces on the road. He Is now a
travelling medicine peddler.
The new Agricultural hall has
been connected with the light and
water system at the college. The
board was particularly anxious to
give the new, building the benefit
of water connections in order to re-
duce the danger from fire. J r Smith
& Co completed the laying Of pipes
yesterday.
Friends In Corvallis have learned
by letter from him that George Eglin
and family have decided to locate in
Ashland for the winter if not perm
nently. Monday Mr. Eglin's household
effects were shipped to him from here.
He had travelled over Southeastern
Oregon with team, but found nothing
in that locality which induced him to
remain.
Although 1t Is claimed that pleas
ants are rather scarce and wild this
season many hunters seemingly se-
cure the limit when they go out. There
are two reasons why they do this.
Those who get more than the limit
are afraid to say SO, and those who
secure less are ashamed to say SO,
There is not much faith in the average
hunters no nesty.
Two timber men from Minnesota
are examining timber In various parts
of Benton County. They are in the
vicinity of Wren and Blodgett this
week. They are looking at the timber
lands of the Oregon Pacific Coloniza-
tion Company, recently acquired from
the Coast, Land and Livestock Com
pany and the Agricultural Company
limited. It Is understood that the
corporation is endeavoring to effect a
sale of the timber to them,
Harry Holgate had scarcely ar.
rived at Washington from his recent
visit 10 Corvallis, when he received
the information that his duties as
government employe would require a
second visit to the Pacific Coast this
season. That is how it happened that
Hairy was in town again Saturday
and Sunday. He is kind Of an ad
vance inspector for the government
surveyors. Mr. Holgate's work covers
a territrry extending from Southern