The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-06-10
LOCAL LORE.
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-Phosco, the latest thirst quenche
Born, Sunday, to Mr.. and Mrs
Ellis worth Irwin, a daughter.
-Phosco drives away that tire
feeling.
Members Of the W. r. G. gave
tea at the residence of Mrs. jaime
Wilkinson last Friday afternoon
Those present numbered thirty five
The Children Day exercises a
the Baptist church Sunday morning
were beautifully rendered aud were
greatly enjoyed by the crowded
audience in attendance.
ANY parties wishing to keel
roomers during the Carnival will
please leave word with the reception
committee at Graham & Wells drug
store.
John Smith is preparing to build
a new residence on his Tampico farm
on Soap Greek, The plans of the
proposed structure are similar to those
of the Callahan home on College hill
DIR. Rowley is t, leave Corvallis
He is to 60 to Tucson, Ariz ma, where
he will continue In the practice OF bis
profession, devottng his attention to
the eve. ear. thre at and nose. His
departure will occur about the 10th
inst.
Among the more pretentious
structural Improvements to be CON-
pleted this year 10 the county is fine
new residence to be erected by Henry
Dunn on the Keyes iarm. Plans for
a pretentious building have been
adopted. The lumber comes from a
mill on Zahn Brothers land 10 Aleea.
AT meeting of the city council
Monday night D. A Osburn was ell
ected night watch. Two other can
didates were In the field. But one
bsllot was taken. The vote was.
Osburn, five; Robert Campbell, three;
John Lenger, one. At the same
meeting W. E. Yates was e-elected
city attorney,
The debt OF the city of Corvallis
is now greater than at any time in the
hist Dry of the municipality. The net
Indebtedness against the general fund
is $40 O.1S1. "a; against the street fund
$213.43: total $40, ,4I027. The figures
are taken from the report OF the po.
lice judge at meeting Of the coun-
ell Monday night.
Next Saturday at the cross roads.
OF the Blodgett and Kings Valley
road which is half way between the
Alexander echool and farm residence
OF T. T. Vincent is be a big picnic.
This is an ideal picnic ground and the
people of Kings Valley are ideal
pioneers. A fine program ia to be
rendered and speeches by prominent
citizens are to be made.
The owner of the o. Martin farm
is T. r. Egenton, resident of an
Eastern state. He paid $4,000 for
The property and is to have pos
session when he returns to Oregon In |
He bought also and will
occupy the Richard Mays place. for
$500. He also purchased the Long
arm for an Eastern neighbor paying
$4,000 for it. Mr.. Martin bas pur-
chased farm on the South Umpqua,
Ind will remove there with his fam.
ly in September.
The College of Philomath Com
nencement begins this week. The
follows; Friday evening,
ddress by Pres. L. B. Baldwin und-
r the auspices Of the Alumni society.
ubject: "The Protestant Reforma-
loD-" Sunday morning. baccalaure-
te sermon, by I. r. Henghey of
Sunday evening, an
ual sermon by Rev. J.. NJ. Taylor
IoDday evening, literary anniver.'l
ary: Tuesday morning, Commences
lent exercises. All are. respectfully
avited. T,
Various people about town dined
a carp during the past few days.
he fish were caught by Richard
iger In the lake on bis farm. One
them that Mr.. Ktger caught was
UhACO IOCu 1ObS buo -
pounds. Many others were of
rge sizs. They are not unlike a
'lmon In shape, save that they are !,
uch more slender. Mr.. Kiger feeds J
lem on wheat which Is dumped into
le lake near the bank. There is
addition that the carp are 50 vora- !
GUS that IL necessary to reach it !.
6v will crawl ont IN the hank altar Il
cd, The fish are the product of .
ocks OF carp planted in the waters :
the Willamette by the federal gov i
nment years ago. To the same lake $
r. Kiger occasionally takes black +
Iss, fish that is considered great =
licacy. It is shaped much like the
'rch taken at Yaquina bay, r
Among the visitors from abroad
the coming COmmeDcement at the .