The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-29
Wheat stands at rs cents.

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Coffee Club Monday afternoon at 2:30.
Mrs. E. B Hornipg and Mrs. J.
81. Harris returned Wednesday from
Cascadia.
William Crees is lying quite Ill at
his home from a complication of stom-
ach and kidney ailments.
DIR. Hurd arrived from Salem
Thursday, and yesterday started for
the coast mountains for weeks hunt
ing.
August Hodes and family and
Misses Mae and Kate Gerhard were
among returning Newport visitors
Thursday.
Misses Winnie and Louise Gilbert,
daughters of r. n. Gilbert, leave to-
day for Portland, where they have po.
sitions at List's.
George Dake and M. D. DoIson,
both of Sparta; Wisconsin,. are in Corr
vesllis, looking up the advantages OF
Benton county with view to locating.
Tabernacle meeting-Services In
the tent near The United Evangelical
church. Sunday morning and evening
and every evening during the comiug
week. Rev. Z. NJ Boozer breaches
Sunday evening
George Smith returned Wednes-
day from visit is Portland. He
states somebody Is advertising eXten-
sively Portland excursion to come
to Corvallis via Albany and return on
the West side. Next Sunday is the
date.
The circus at Albany last Thurs-
day was well attended from Corvallis
and points west. II is said that 600
people came in from the front. Re-.
port Is that the circus was the biggest
and best ever seen iu these parts.
In recent casting of lots to decide
the duration of councilmen's service,
Avery secured the long term In the.
upper ward aud Porter the two year
term. Ia the middle ward j. G. Tay-
lor secures the long term and Came
ron the two year term.
Rev. Allen Wil.on OF Indianapo-
liz, Ind., who recently held a very sue
ce, stul revival 10 Corvallis, will speak
al the Christian church next Sunday
morning and evening. Morning theme,
"Church Extension . Evening, "The
Mind of the Master" Special music
at each service.
Sealed bids for the erection OF GER
tain extensive additions to the power
honse at the college, have been OPEN
ed by the building committee Of the
board Of regents, but all the bids were
deemed TO high, and the matter has
been postponed for the present,
-Dr. Saunders, wife, son end
daughter. of Fort Worth, Texas, are |
the guests OF DR.. and Mrs. Farra. d 4
Saunders il very distinguished sur
geon OF the South, aud the son accom-
paning him Is practicing physicisn.
The gentlemen of the visiting party
and DR.. Farra. accompanied by Rzv.
Green, started yesterday on a hunting
and fishing trip in ths vicinity OIL
Nashville.
Born, to the wife of Henry Cum
lmings. near Corvallis. August % b,
son. The news is. sent In by Asa Al
exander, grandfather OF the little on.
The Information is accompanied BY
the statement that although Mr.. Cum
mings is a very tall man in reality, he
seems to have grown at least foot
since the event. Grandpa Alexander,
himself, il feeling rather aged.
-Sheasgreen & Buxton have the
contract for making IA large amount
OF furniture and fixtures for furnish
ing Agricultural Hall. There i, ne
.cessary for its equipment a large num-
Der oftables OF various desions, cases,
sinks and desks, and it is important
that they be completed In short
time. Sheasgreen & Buxton's work
will amount to thing like So 900.
Aside from the furniture to be con
structed by them a considerable quan-
tity is to be made in the college wood
working department..
Casper ziarolf went to Eugene
the other day to recover over cool
grain sacks which had been stolen
from his barn, and which had been
abandoned by the thief at that city. |
Sheriff Fisk had taken possession of
the sacks. which, he thought had been
stolen, but he had no legal knowledge
Q their owner. Upon receipt OF as
surances from Sheriff Burnett of this
county, the sacks were turned over to
Mr.. Zierolf. The thief has SO far made
good his escape.
Special to the Portland Journal
from Independence: Mr.. Conan, Mr..
Jones and party, in the employ OF |
the Southern Pacific Railroad Com |
pany, were through Independence the
other day. and stated that they were I
of the opinion that another train
would be put on the run from Cor