The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-13
LOCAL LORE,
Ride a Rambler.

Niles Kate Tledemann returned
Wednesday from a weeks visit with
Portland relatives. 81
-Miss Mary Nolan leaves tomor-
row to resume her studies at st
Mary's Academy, Portland.
A picture of Fred Edwards ap-
pears in Tuesdays Portland Journal.
The young man is TO coach the AL
bany football teaus lie coming seas on.
Mrs August Wohhor and three
children left yesterday for Germany
They go on visit, aad are to be ab-
sent two years. .. ......s.
Baptist church Sunday school
at 10 o'clock; preaching services at IL
and 7:30 p m. These services will be
continued until further notice. All
are welcome,
-G O Humbert will occupy the
pulpit at the Christian church next
Lords day. Subject at 7-3O ~,
"The Threefold Office of Christ"
Preaching at IL N. You will be
welcome. ..-...... ..-
In Philomath, Wednesday night,
a barn owned bv Ezra Dixon of Port
land. was burned to the ground. TWAS
40 20 feet and had accommodations
for 25 or 80 tons of hay and half a
dozen horses, besides room for wag-
ons and other vehicles, The cause Of
fire Is unknown.
Corvallis Is selling lumber for the
construction OF buildings beyond
Shedd, Linn county. Mr. Pugh Of
that neighborhood was In town We'd
nesday with three teams and took
away lumber for a building In course
of erection on his farm. The lumber
was furnished by the Benton County
Lumber Company.
"A railroad Is to be built from
Falls City, Polk county, to the timber
belt east of the Siletz reservation. l.
Gerlinger of Portland, has entered in
to contract with Dallas and other
people to complete the road. 1t Is to
be II miles in length, and is to be in
running order by August next year.
Tuesday, at Junction. DR. G q
Newth OF Philomath, and Miss A Ru.
BILE of Junction, were united in msrri-
age. The wedding occurred at the
residence Of Mr. Moe. uncle of the
bride. Rev Ware OF Philomath Off -
ciating.
In town Tuesday, there was a
lively trade in Cascara bark. One To-
cal firm received $4,000 pounds or
more than half carload that day,
and other establishments did thriv-
ing business. At one time, six wag-
ons, loaded several feet high with the
bark were seen in a line at one Of the
warehouses, The ruling price this
season Is three cents per pound.
Persons in from Woods Greek re-
port that forest fires are prevalent in
the section of country between the
Caleb Davis place and the old Harris
saw mill. One eyewitness says the
timber there is suffering heavily by
reason Of the fires. Many interests,
this one among them, would hail with
pleasure a heavy rainfall of "a hours.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Harriet Heron and Mr. G A
Bushnell Of Seattle, Washington. The
wedding is to take place the latter
part of October. Miss Heron is the
Heron, old and highly respected re-
sidents Of Benton.
Albany Democrat: Fred Holmes
of Benton county, yesterday afternoon
was unloading some wheat at the
Magnolia, when he fell backwards up
on the ground, taking sack 81 wheat
upon him, while a man who was as
sisting fell on top of both, Mr. Holmes
back was considerably injured and be
is in bed from the effects Of the mix
up. 10
One OF the Zahn brothers of Al
sea was in town Thursday. He re-
ports forest fires raging in the hills
four miles to the westward of his
home. AS to the character Of the
fires and extent OF the damage Mr.
Zahn was unable to say, but he be.
lieved that continuation of dry
weather and prevalence of north
winds would result in much injury.
It is supposed that some of the timb-
or claims recently filed on are affected
by the fires.
The chief Of police reports COM
plication with dog owners. At the
late meeting of the city council a pc
tition was presented asking that suit
able tags be furnished for marking
the dogs on which tax had been paid.
The need grows out of the fact that
the officers are unable to distinguish
taxed and untaxed CANNES when the
latter are at large on the street. The
councilmen at once discerned the
character of the complication, and by
unanimous vote authorized the chief
to purchase all the tags necessary to
facilitate collection.
Portland Journal. Jessie Young
a slave to the morphine habit passed
in review before Judge Hogue. Mid.
lle'aeed in years, but old from the
rayishes Of the drug a. face resen,h-