The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-29
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Tonight only-liquid air.
Funny feats with Liquid Air to-.
night.
j. d. Irvine returned yesterday
from business trip TO Portland.
-Miss Fay Cocl-y of Brownsville
was the guest Sunday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. d. Irvine.
Marvellous Liquid Air expert
ments may be Witnessed tonight at
the College Armery.
Mrs. Langhlin arrived Saturday
from North Yambill, for visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Ellsworth Erwin.
Miss Alice Headrick arrived
from Salem Sunday for a visit with
relatives and friends
-Laughable experiments tonight
with Liquid Air, beefstoak, vegetables,
etc. Lots OF fun, and heap OF in
formation besides.
Mrs. Lemley and G.. Hodas have
built new sidewalks ia front OF resi-
dences owned by them respectively,
in the north part OF town.
Miss Ruth Avery entertained
number of friends in honor Of her
tenth birthday, at the home Of Mr..
and MRS. J. Il. Smith Saturday af
ternoon.
DR.. A. D. Morrison has located
in Prineville for the practice of his
profession. He is to be joined there.
after Commencement by Mrs. Nor
rison.
Prof. Frie,lel of Eugene, says of
the Liquid Air lecture: II rave no
hesisancy in pr'.nouncing it as one OF
the most universally appreciated lee
lures ever delivered in this city,"
james Thompson, manager last
autumn of the Albany football team.
was among those from abroad who
made the "trip around tne wotl !" Sat
urday evening H. r+tlrned TO his
home at Brownsville Sunday.
"A carload OF lumber from the
Benton County sawmill, passed over
the G. & E. t, Albany yesterday
and another from the same mill to
the same point went over the latter
part Of the week A carload was
received Saturday at the company's
yard In this citv. Most of the lum-
ber shipped comes thI ongh the fume,
which is now In less than two miles
OF Philomath.
occurred at Monroe yesterday. The
interment was in the cemetery at that
place. Mrs. Wrinkle died Sunday
morning, after an illness OF only five
or six days. She resided with her
husband on the Island, three miles
south Of town. She was the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Levaugh,
and was united in marriage to Gus
Winkle about IL years ago. She was
aged about 81 years The survivors
are the husband, a daughter Of IL,
and a son Of five years.
w. o. Heckart, who is building
three residences In Eugene was in
town Monday The plasterers are
already at work In one OF the build
ings, and the latter part Of this week
they begin plastering the Calkins
residence. The latter is almost a
duplicate Of the Corvallis residence
Of Mr.. Heckart, Next week, Mr..
Heckart and his men begin work on
the Patterson residence, which is to
be one of the finest In Eugene. The
contract calls for it's completion Sep.
rember 18th, but with his usual
push, Mr.. Heckart expects to have it
ready for occupancy long before that
time, Contracts are shortly to be let
for the erection in Eugene Of a $685.
900 high school building, sixty by
eighty foot. two story brick, and
other structures.
Assessor Bush arrived Monday,
and has begun the work Of assessing
Corvallis He has so far, completed
the assessment of the country north
of town, and to the westward includ-
ing Kings Valley. Summit. Blodgett.
Wren, and the town of Philomath,
Corvallis. Alsea, Dusty, Willamette,
and Monroe are yet to be assessed
The valuations, wher ever assess
menrs have been made, bave been
practically doubled, in some stances
more than doubled. Mr.. Bush ex-
poets to make the total valuation |
reach five million dollars. In Cor.
Wallis, all blocks and lots have been |
mapped with valuations listed. in the
hope Of making an exactly uniform
and properly balanced assessment |
Mr.. Bush says that in the country
he has found but very little objection
to the raise in valuation,
"A very pleasant and profitable !
meeting was held by perintendent
Denman In the Mountain View dis
trfct last Friday afternoon. This is a
beginning OF a number Of such meet
ings to be held In the near future,
The parents were Invited to meet at
noon and unite their dinners. The
Rrogram was: Song, School; recita-
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