The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-05
Con Gerhard is visiting friehds at

Mark McCaIlister Of Salem is the
guest Of Corvallis friends.
Mrs G S o Humbert will preach
at the Christian Church next Sunday.
Mrs Charles Cady of Siskiyou,
is spending a couple Of weeks. with
relativesfn Corvallis.
Mrs Bert Apgar of Eugene ar.
Thursday for two weeks visit with
Corvallis friends.
Miss BERTHE Moore of Independence
arrived Thursday. She is the guest
of Mrs JohnSimpson.
Mrs Haenel and daughter, Mrs
Schubert Of Monroe, were the guests
Of friends this week, returning to their
home today. .
The holder Of the number that
won one of the sewing machines drawn
at K!ines Tuesday. is Arthur Matley.
His number was 6,676. He has recei-
we'd his machine.
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Monday a dispatch from Senator Nit
chell announcing the formers re. ap-
pointment to the Corvallis postmaster.
ship and confirmation by the senator.
At Thursdays session. the coUn.
ty court granted the petition Of NJ S
Woodcock, president Of the frs nation
al bank for rebate on certain
shares Of bank stock held outside Of
Corvallis. The opinion Of the deputy
district attorney sustaining the, claims
Of the petitionWes submitted.
In the first two days OF the rains,
the rainfall was II6 inches. The first
day was SO Of an inch. and the Sec
ond At. TIE reports are
is onJhe ground waiting for the clouds
to roll by. Some say that the peroen-
tage Of hay cut and 10 the shock OF
WinroW is not less Than half,
The Alsea picnic had to be indef-
inately postponed on account Of the
rains. 1t was to have been given by
the Woodmen aod schools Of the VAL
Icy. and great preparation had bean
made. Every body was fnll OF expec-
tajion, for the Alsea ptcnics are al
ways extremely pleasant, but on. the
very morning Of the picnic the heavy
rains fell. and the function was >aban.
d0ned.
A letter received by relatives in
Eli.y = tf.r
Haary Allen, Harry Holgate, and
Brady Burnett have already received
tlair appointments to permanent pla-
ces IA tue cebsus bureau. The com.
were received by the boys
On the 26th Of June. tt Is underaroo3
thai th9 salaries are about 3L,290 per
year, and tie positions are IoI. lie or
Gggipg good behavior.
Work on the heating system FOR
applying beat 70 Agricultural Hall has
begun. The contractors are Portland
people. -Four Of their workmen arri~
ved the first OF fbe week and aye
getri0gs things in order in side the
Guiding. 4 few excavations have
been made. There are four Of thenen.
Mrs H z Harrie, who resided for
more Iban 80 years in Corvallis, died
st her home in Portland Wednesday
evening. She was the wife CT z z,
Harris, who was for a long time a
Corvallis merchant, Along wish L L
Eorning, Nr Harris brilt the brick
store now occupied by Graham &
Wells drug store, which Was tha see
0nd brick built in Corvallis. Mr. Ear-
Iis' last place Of business in Corvallis
was when he Z conducted a grocery
store in the room in the BuYnett brick
now occupied BY e SB Horninr. The
family came 70 Corvallis from the East
IN 1857, and after a residence here oil
81 years moved to Portland II years
ago. OF the family, those who sur
yive Mrs Harris, are tho husband, TWO !
sons and SIX daughters,
One Of the last acts Of Judge
Woodward's county court at its expir, !
b9 term, was to make an order grant
Dg the road petitions, asking aid /
rom the court % the Farley-Tehler
2laD. In making the order the advice
)f the roadmas5er was overruIed, The
of the roadmaste1
vas that the petition SHOULD not be
,r&n5ed because rhe farmers had
ubscri5ad labor i1eGead os cash. Why
Ia made this Recommendation is not
,nown. It cannot even be guessed.
he contributions in the petitions
Or the benefit Of. the reads
ggregate over $500. The
mount VIII have to be oisbursed
rom the general fund by the new
curt after the contribution work is
u5 OF the roads.
Out at the college the work OF
Hing silos has been suspended on &c- 1
ouu+ OF rain. The operations 40 far
ave been mostly on clover. with
,hich aeveraI small experimental I