The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-24
LOCAL LORE.
Ride a Rambler.

Ride Rambler.
Karl Steiwer arrived Monday to
resume his studies at OAC,
-Claud Shelton returned to his
home in Scio, yesterday after few
days visit with Corvallis friends.
Fred Hills of Jaspar. left for
Corvallis to resume his studies at the
Agricultural College. Register.
Tex Cline, after four months
spent in Portland, arrived Saturday
and is shortly to leave for Waldport
and Toledo. -
Theodore Garrow arrived Satur-
day from McCloud, where he spent
the summer, He resumes his studies
at OAC.
"A fancy goat. and the best sheep
he could buy, were among the pur-
chases made by Oscar Tom at the
State Fair. He left Cory allis for
home Sunday.
Baptist church: Usual services
every Sunday. The annual church
meeting will be held Thursday even
ing. All members particularly invit-
ed to be present at 7-30 p 10, --
-Mahala J Kisor has brought suit
at Portland against her husband,
Amos E Kisor for divorce. They
were married In Benton county Aug
/, 1867, and have ten children.
The clover huller owned by Gus
Harding and Richard Kiger has been
in operation several days. Among
other crops threshed were 80 sacks
for Richard Kiger and $50 for H F
Fischer.
Mat R Ish. for At years resid-
ent of Jacksonville, was among the
Law delegates at the Columbia Con-
ference. He Is member OF the
we'll known Ish family, who were
among the earliest settlers of Jackson
county,
Mics Dolly Baker, a sister of
William Baker, and formerly a resi-.
dent of Corvallis, was married in
Portland recently to G E Bay, a
brakeman on the eastside division Of
the Southern Pacific.
Rev Shangle, formerly of Cor
wallis, is to go to Milton, Eastern Ore.
gon to reside, A recent conference Of
his church sent him there as pre-
siding elder. His district comprises
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washing
ton, and portions of Idaho and Wy
oming.
Subscription papers have been In
circulation for funds to aid in the re.
building of the home of David How.
ward and family, and contributions
have been liberal. The Howards are
now living in tent near the scene
of their late home, destroyed by fire
on Tuesday of last week.
Most anything can be proven
nowadays. A Swiss surgeon says
there is no such thing as immunity
from contagious disease. His rec
ord shows 528 persons who had small.
pox twice, nine who had it three
times and one who had it seven times.
Other diseases show practically ana
logous facts.
The largest known tree In North
America has been discovered In the
Sierras, east Of Fresno, Cal. John
Muir, the naturalist, visited the tree
and reports that it measures 100 feet
at the base, and four feet above the
ground Is 81 feet in circumference. It
is larger tree, therefore than either
General Sherman or General Grant.
"A correspondent writes that a
man supposed to be identified with
the Southern Pacific railroad has been
making trip through the country
west Of Kings Valley, and there is
wonder among the people II the com
pany ia figuring on an extension of
the railroad from Airlie so as to tap
the timber belt along the Luckia-
mute.
An unknown Philomath cores
pondent complains because the last
issue Of the TIMES gave the name Of
the boy who was In jail and did not
disclose the identity OF the boy that |
was fined for shooting China pheas
ants. The point Is we'll taken. The
name of the lad who was fined for
violating the game law Is Strong, and
he resides In Corvallis.
-OOIN6llIS WdS d OuSy GOWu Dat
urday afternoon and evening. A
large number of pickers returning
from the hop fields were In town, and
80 were many students. All of them
had money, and most were shopping.
Dealers and their clerks were kept on
the jump to satisfy the demand for
wares. Main street, after supper
echoed to the tramp of many hurry
ing feet, and the town wore an air of
busy life not unlike bigger and bus !
Ter city.
FIGURING mills at Corvallis are
becoming famed as makers Of fancy
flour. The taking Of diplomas, medz
ais and awards by one or by the
other Of them is a story that is fire.
quently related. The latest is the
taking of the blue ribbon, or first pre.