The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-25

Wheat 70.
The Ladies' Coffee Club met
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. add Mrs. Cecil Cathey arriv-
ed Monday,
Mrs, Steiwer arrived Monday,
and is the guest of friends.
Roy Heater has been retained as
coach of the Pacific University track
team.
Mrs Rose S5lling Is to entertain
the Ladies Whist Club this after
noon.
Mrs, Anna Beach arrived Sunday
from visit of several months In the
East.
Mrs Virgil Waters went to New
berg yesterday, where she was called
by the Illness of her mother,
Mics Mabel Withycombe arrived
Saturday from a weeks visit with
Portland friends.
Mrs Ridder who was reported
dying at her home on Soap Greek,
Saturday, was improved Monday.
Miss Lennie Williams returns to-
day to her home In Portland after
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs Philip Phile returned yes
terday from Albany, where she at
tended the funeral of her neice, Mrs.
George E. Fish,
Perry Eddy OF Kings Valley has
been In town since Saturday, to look
after his two sons who are Ill with
measles. Both are students at the
college.
john Castle, of Dallas, bought
stall fed beef cattle in Kings Valley
last week, securing several head. The
price paid was four cents per pound
on foot,
Governor Chamberlain has given
out that he will call special con-
gressional election about the first of
June to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of the late Thomas Tongue.
Miss Pauline Kline is expected
home next week. She has written
friends in this city that she will leave
Joplin, Missouri, on the homeward
trip March 1st. ..
Ia Tacoma, Julia Roubinall has
applied for divorce. alleging that
her parents forced her to marry at
the age of IL, man over thirty. She
left him nine months ago.
Mrs Ruth Clark returned Mon
day from trip to Newport in the in
terest of the Degree OF Honor lodge.
She also visited lodges of the order
at Yaquina and Toledo. While at
the beach Mrs. Clark found twenty
eight water agates.
Mrs Chester Avery arrived yes
terday from Lake county where the
family went last autumn to reside.
She has Deen in bad health for sew
eral months past, and has returned to
Benton in the hope that the change
may prove beneficial.
The address on the TIMES tells
the story Of how the subscribers ac-
count stande. The date shows the
time to which the subscription Ia paid
up. What is the date on yours?
What is it on your neighbors?
1t turns out that the Oregon Paci-
fic Colonization Company, managers of
which gave out that they had acquir-
ed the Rock Creek farm of Wallis |
Nash, never completed the purchase. |
They signed contracts, but when the |
time arrived failed to put up the mon
ey. Thefarm is still owned by Mr..
Nash.
Darwin Nash left Monday for
Lincoln county after a visit since
Friday with his brother Rodney, at
Cauthorh Hall. He has been for four
years with the American Steel & Wire
Company Of San Francisco, but has
resigned his position. Another place
in San francisco Is open"to' him and
he may accept it about April 1st. The
interim will bel spent Oh the Rock
Greek farm,
Sam. Smith, formerly of Benton,
Is now sheriff of Crook county He
resided for several years In the south
end Of Benton. and left in 1890, SET
ting In the vicinity of Prineville.
He has prospered there In a1emark-
able way, having accumulated through
purchase and sale of land hand
some competence Hewas at Salem
during portion of the recent legis-
lative session, having left for his
home Sunday.
Those who pay In taxes at the
sheriff's Office on or before March 18th
get the three per cent rebate, Those
who pay half on or before the first
Monday In April, get no rebate, but
are allowed until the first Monday In
October to complete payment. Taxes
become delinquent on the first Mon
day in April, and on all such ten per
cent penalty and II per cent interest
has TO be paid If cash is NOT avail |