The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-28
!; LOCAL LORE.

advertisements in this column charged TO
ut the rate oils cents per line. M
Mrs. M. Elston Lee, who went te
Portland to hear Nordica arrived
home Sunday.
Buy Sc loaf Of that fine white
bread at the D. & T. store.
Mrs. F. L. Miller returned Mon
day from Portland,
Mics Jnlia Cooper returned Mon
day from a few days. visit in Port
land.
Mrs. Sarah Elgin returned Sun
day from few days visit with Al
bany friends.
Gabriel Long has fled suit for
divorce against Ellen Long. They
were married at Corvallis In July,
1895. TIE plaintiff alleges in his COM
plant that defendant deserted him
10 June 1901 aud has since lived
apart from him.
Thomas Bilyeu, OF the OAC grad
uating class OF .is at Ithaca, New YorR
taking post graduate course In
Cornell University. He is specializ-
ing in mechanical drawing, woodwork
and other archaeological branches,
Important Improvements are be-
ing added to the residence OF Ca ataiu
George Robinson. The building has
been raised to sufficient height to
allow q story to be built underneath.
The addition 80 made comprises
three rooms and a hall The wood.
work will be completed today. The
building was raised by Charles Blak.
eslee.
-Miss Esther Simmons. who grad
uated a few years ago from OAC, Is
now teacher In the public schools
at Huron, California, on a salary Of
$75 per month. After leaving the
college she taught two years In the
Corvallis public schools, two years at
Roseburg, and this autumn che ac-
cepted her present position at Hur-
ron. y Il. L
LIN the police court Saturday.
Jacob Blumberg was tried and fined
$25 for maintaining a nuisance. He
keeps hides 10 all states OF preserva-
tion In the Kline building on Main
street, next door south Of the store of
J. 81. Harris. The place has been.
the subject Of complaint for some
time, and the officers have on sever
al occasions notified Mr.. Blumberg to
abate the nuisance. He failed TO do
so, and bis arrest and a conviction
resulted. The case has been appeal
ed to the circuit court.
The statement Of farmers in town
is to the effsct that grass is making
good growth In. most of the pastures.
The stand is already better than It
was last autumn. and is now suhi-
cient for farmers who have a reason
able amount OF feed to carry their
livestock through the winter without
loss. It is estimated that the result
will besa saconsiderable recovery In the
prices OF cattle and other. livestock.
in which there was more or less OF
panic recently.
Some one touk ladies bicycle
from the corner OF Third and Adams ,
the latter part of last week, and Las
not returned 1t. The owner adyer-
tises for 1t In this Issue. The machine
was left at the spot by a college girl, |
because an accident, happened, to- the
chain or chain guard and theN wheel
could not be ridden to school. When
she returned for It,, the. wheel was I
gone. It was probably taken by mis-
take, and the e-person> who. may have
1t may not know where to find the
owner. II left at the TINES office, the
machine Will at once be planed Ia the
p possession OF the person Whoowns il.
New deeds fled for record are,
Harlan and others to John I
W Simpson. three lots in Jobs addi-
ton. $780,. Berry Ingram to Mary
Ingram, ITO acres near. Dusty, 500.
Warren Norton to Lizzie Norton.
l49 acres north of Blodgett, S.. Mary
A Wilkins aud husband to Caroline
six lots In Jobs addition,
s400. George A Houck and wife to
q. M. Donat and. others, tract out of
aouck ranch, S6.o45- George A
Houck and wife toGeorge Shafer and
other, tsract of land out OF ranch,
ss, 400. N. B. Avery and wife to E.
P. Greffoz three lots In n & p Az
,rys addition 1920.
The metropolis of Southern Ben
on is thriving, according to the state
nent Of James Bailey who was in
corvallis Monday. Much benefit Is
from the new bridge recent
y completed that connects Ingram
Island with the mainland. both to the
nhabitants of the island and the
own of Monroe, For many years