The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-09
Miss Agnes Klecker arrived yes
tsrday to visit Corvallis relatives.

J
terday to visit Corvallis relatives.
MIR Sam Rome Of Portland arrived
Tuesday for visit at the homo of
Mrs Mary Barclay,
Mrs Collins anu children and
Miss Ainslee of Portland leave today
after a weeks visit at the home Of
Johp Smith.
DIR Frank Hall and wife. of Guy
Washington. arrived Saturday, for
visit with CORVALLIS and Benton Coun-
ty relatives.
Fifteen passengers came up the
westside yesterday, and passed over
the Corvallis & Eastern to- Newport.
Thirty additional passengers for the
seaside passed over from Albany.
For the sake of historic past and
the great service she has renderedher
country, it is to be hoped that, while
he Is navigting Puget sound, Convict
Tracy may not get it iuto his head
to sieze and make off with the good
battle ship Oregon.
The Chamberlin and Crawford
cottages on College hill are nearing
completion. The first is expected to
be ready for occupancy in week or
10 days, and Miss Crawfords at a
somewhat later date. The Callahan
building has just received the roof.
In the probate court, an order
has been issued authorizing the sale
Of sheep and calves 10 the E J Elliott
estate. In the Sarah Ann Brown
estate the administrator has been
authorized to sell the wool at private
SALE.
AT this weeks session of the
county court, the petition OF Paul
Dodele for a gateway through his
place was granted, and M Swick, G
Harding and Afford BicknelI were
appointed viewers to assess and re-
meet July 25th.
A body found along the VILLAIN
cite near Independence was for
time believed to to be that of young
Bell, who was drowned along the
river front at Corvallis last year. An
examination Of the teeth by a brother
shows the skeleton to be not that Of
young Bell but some unknown person.
The balance Of the wheat dam
aged In the Dinges fire is to be shipped
to Portland. In all there were 1900
sacks of it saved, A quantity of it
was retailed to local buyers for chick
en- and hog feed at $14 per ton. An
offer from abroad however, was finally
received for the lot. at the same
figure, and it was accepted.
j Taylor is canning four bushels
of cherries to be shipped to Iudanapo-
lis, Indiana. Later on. he is to put
up other fruits for shipment to the
same parties. The order was rece~
ived from parties who write that the
fruit crop there Is almost total fail
ure, and that the fruit supply for the
locality must come from other states.
-Emeline Frary died in Lincoln
county in May 1893, Letters of ad-
ministratlon have just been issued
to F Frary, the sole heir, for prop
erty situated in Benton county, The
value of thu latter is $3.50. The
new administrator has filed his bond
with E o Frantz, as surety. E o
Frantz, H L Bush and Bying1on
Frantz have been appointed apprai-
serS.
Mr. and Mrs L N Price passed
th1 ough town Monday. en- route to
Tillamook, where they are to spend
the summer. Their farm near Dusty
was recently sold, and the new owner e
have taken possession. The health OF
Me- Price has not been good for a few
months past, and the Coast trip is on
that account. Where they will settle,
| after their return from the seaside,
has not been determined.
Mrs John Smith gave an after
noon yesterday in honor Of her guests
| Mrs Collins and Miss Ainslee of
Portland. The afternoon was pleas
antly spent in card playing after
which delicate refreshments were
served. Several vocal selections we re
gracefully rendered by Miss Ainslee
who recently returned from New York
where she has been studying music.
About thirty guests were present.
William Hillman who graduated
from OAC in 1901 arrived Saturday
from Spokane, where he has been in
the employ OF the Spokane light COM
pany. He left Monday for Pittsburg
Pa. where he has secured an excel
lent position with the Westinghouse
Manufacturing CD. The position is
an excellent one with unlimited OPP
portunity for advancement. It was
opened to him by virtue of the .spe-
cial training acquired in his course at
the Agricultural College. Prof Hay
ward. Of the department Of electrical
engineering at the college, Was among
those who recommended him.
Special agent, E G Clement Of the
Free Rural Delivery division of the
postoffice department is to be in Cor