The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-08
LOCAL LORE.
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the probate court until April 1lth.
DIR. n. B. Avery arrived Monday
from two weeks visit in San Fran
cisco.
"A. l.. McFadden is now located
fn Portland. His off,e is in the Nc
KAY building,
-In the probate court, the estate
OF William Allen has been closed
the administratrix discharged and
bpndsmen released.
-Miss Catherine Rife arrived
Monday from Decatur, Illinois, on a
visit to relatives She is a sister OF
Mrs. Wicks and Mrs. D. D. Berman.
John W, Iuele was nominated
for congress by the Socialists at Salem
Friday. Mr.. Iogle says he has already
engaged house in Washington.
"A meeting of the Willamette
Grange No. 50 will be held next Sat
urday at 1-30 p m A full attendance
is desired, NJ II. Whisby, NJ.
Fred Stsiwer OF last years grad
uating class, has been appointed to a
position as teacher and band master
In the State Reform School.
Carol Cecil. al OAC student, has
been called to bj- home at Bnrns, on
account of the Illness of his father,
Other members OF the family will re-
main in Corvallis until the close Of
the school year.
The Corvallis manufacturing Co.
has secured the contracr for supplying
the material required in the wood
work Of the proposed improvements
on the Hot1 Corvallis.
The 45lh anniversary OF the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Moses
was celebra ted at the family heme In
this city last SUNDAY. Except son
who resides in the East. all members
OF the family were present.
Might Officer Overlander will not
expect any whining from the fellows
who hereafter get arrested for riding
bicy cles about the stree ts and walks
after night without lamps. He wishes
to have it known that he intends to
enforce the law Oh this subject.
Articles Incorporating the
Moses Brothers mercantile establish
ment have been filed with the county
clerk. The princifal place of bns1-
ness Is Philomath, and the capital
stock Is $4,000, divided into $50
shares Of 500 each. The incorpor.
ators are s. H., r. j. and l.. B. Moses
Preparations are already on for
the big street caruival to be given In
Corvallis by the Woodnen June 1lth,
18th and 18th and 18th All the fra
ternal orders have been asked to
name.a candidate for queen Of the
carnival. to be voted upon. The Lady
Maceabees have selected Miss Mae
Mangas as their candidate for the
place..
1t will soon cost six bits more
than it does now to get married. The
young man who happens to be In the
notion might hurry her up a little and
save the rebate. The blame for the
increased expense is with the last
Legislature, which apparently lost all
respect for the course OF true love.
and raised the license fee from 1926
to So. The higher fee goes into ef-
feet May 18th. ste5a.
The sub-commi tee from the
special water committee OF the city
council is working on a plan for
water system for Corvallis. The COM
mittee consists of City Engineer Skel-
ton, Fire Chief Sheasgreen and Coun-
Gilman Heckart. During the absence OF
Councilman Heckart. Chairman
Henkle OF the special committee Is
acting with the subcommittee. A
member OF the committee said yes.
terday that a report would be sub
mitted to the council at the next
meeting.
-Undertaker Wilkins has begun
tn Q construction of dead house on
the lot adjoining his undertaking
parlors. The room is to be ten by
fourteen feet with a floor Of cement
The walls will be filed with sawdust,
and all the sanitary arrangements
will be complete. The room will be
AOL taO SdIO duu 0UlDbluLuR vi DOOi6S
and their preparation for burial.
When finished 1t will be the most com
plete convenience OF the kind In Ore.
gon outside of Portland.
"A dead body has been at wilkins
undertaking establishment since last
Wednesday, 1t is the mortal remains
OF Mr.. White, aged SO. Four or five
months ago he came with son,
Jackson White and family to Cor
wallis from Iowa, With the Palmers.
hteg occupied the Applewhite house
until about three weeks ago, when
they removed to Philomath. There
Jackson White and family occupy the
J W Ingle house. Last week the |
father died suddenly, and the body
was brought to this city. pending In |
for its disposition, to come
from a son in Iowa.
Among the assets left In the
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