The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-25
THREE PROPERTY SALES.
Span Horses Brought s4oo-Old Horse
Died. other Local News.

X a OOuuoOu edu0 loull dLIlF0u
yesterday from Scio. to reside.
Mrs. Clarence Hout went to Dali
las Thursday to join her husband.
Mrs. N. B. Avery returned
Thursday from a two weeks visit
to Portland.
Miss Lee, of Jefferson is visiting
Corvallis. the guest of her cousin,
Miss Julia Randall.
The engagement of Miss Hattie
Friendly of Portland, to Mr.. Ros-
enbaum of Salt Lake, is announced.
At meeting in Portland this
week of the grand lodge of the or
der, Prof Berchtold was elected
grand foreman of the A OU w.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ainslee ar
rived in Corvallis yesterday after a
four months,'teur of Europe, and
are guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith.
M. D. Hall is preparing to build
a neat twostory house on his lots on
College Hill opposite Prof. Knisely S
residence. A. S. Bell late from Ne
braska will do the carpenter work.
John Mccormick. who moved to
Brownsville from A1sea seventeen
years ago, is returning from a visit
to his old home. He stopped over
here Friday and Saturday to see
his brother-in-1aw, J. Mason. H.
P. Avery, R. E. Gibson and Prof.
Fulton returned from the mountains
Wednesday. One deer and all the
mountain water they could drink
areset down as the rewards of the
outing.
A large part of the c. & E.
platform at Corvallis is being re-
newed. The new portion is 16 feet
wide, and the increased width will
be greatly appreciated by the pub
lie. Heretofore. especially at this
season there has been an uncom-
Portable jam on the platform at train
time.
A month ago, Charles Fisher bruis-
ed the aeshy portion of his thumb
slightly, with nail For some
time there was only little blister.
In consequence, the doctors are at
work on the case, and in a couple
Of days will be, able TO determine
whether or not about half the
thumb will be amputated.
Two new crosswa1ks have been
laid from the Willamette Valley
bank corner. One extends across
Monroe and the other across Second
street. The Wyatt walk has been
-aised to a level with the new ho-
:e1 cement walk, and altogether
he surroundings of that section
are beginning to assume rather at
ractive form.
Henry Amber has made three
'a1es of property during the past
ew days. The Philomath livery
stable and stock. owned by Steb-
bins and Moses went to Mr.. Seton,
If Wallowa, Oregon for $1,000.
fhe new owner has taken posses
ion. The Phi1brick house and
wo lots were sold to the United
Brethren Church for $3.50. The
Chandler house and two lots went
o Prof, J. G. Baldwin of the Col
ege Of Phi1omath for $500. /
Plans have been formed for addi.
ional walks about the court house.
)ne is to extend from the front ap-
roach to the north-wes corner of
be block to accommodate pedestri-
ms who Insist on travelling this
curse in spite Of urgent notices to
:eep off the grass Another will
xtend entirely around the south
ide of the court house and with
bis will be connected a walk pass.
ng in front Of the Jail door and ex-
ending southwark to Monroe street. 9
resent plans contemplate the use :
f crushed granite.
The black horse that by his longf
arvice in the Benton mills team
as for years been a familiar figure
n Corvallis streets, was hauled off
> the boneyard Thursday. The
Id fellow was 16 or II years ofl
ge, and began service on the mill
sam the day the Benton mills was
tarted, dozen years ago. Several
mateur horse doctors wrestled with r
is case, but so far as known, none y
them formed the true diagnosis,
nd after several days of illness, the
lithful old animal gave up the
host.