The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-10
Services at the M. E. Church, 8
Sunday morning and evening, by the
pastor, Rev. J. Reeves, who is well e.
nough to be hack In his pulpit.

&C. E. Woodson left yesterday to
locate at Heppner, Eastern Oregon,
for the practice Of law. Mr.. Woodson
was candidate for county judge at the
recent election, and made good race.
q. P. Hedrick, who married Miss A
my Plummer In Corvallis, and who was
for year professor OF horticulture at
| o. A. c., Is now professor of horticul-
ture In the Michigan Agricultural col
lege.
"A game Of basket ball is to be
played In the college Armory next
Friday night between the o. A. q. and
the Newberg team. 1t will be the first
appearance this season of the local
boys team.
Thursday evening was the date
of the annual meeting of stockholders
of the Benton County Prune Company.
At the meeting, however, there was no
business transacted except to receive
the annual report Of Manager Robert
johnson.
Officers who recently arrived to
take charge OF the Salvation Army
work In this locality find debt of
something like 500 standing against
the organization here. With COM
mendable energy the new officers are
setting about to cancel the debt, and
it will be much to their credit if they
succeed.
The local chapter of Eastern Star was
visited officially by Mrs. Alice Towns.
end last Tuesday evening. AS usual,
the occasion was made a function of
extra Importance by the membership.
There was the usual instruction In the
degree work, followed by banquet
and good time. Mrs. Townsend,
who is the grand matron of the order
in the state, made many friends during
her visit.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion Company is forwarding to promi-
inent persons Of Oregon consider
able Information relative to the
St. Louis fair undertaking. The
circulars undertake to intimate
the advantage which this state
will derive from the exposition,
and close with a request that the per-
sons addressed use their influence to
secure a large appropriation by the
Oregon Legislature for the louisiana
The st. Louis people are
hereby reminded that Oregon has
troubles Of it's own along similar lines. |
Robert Johnson and F. P. Sheae-
green returned Thursday from Me.
where they went to examine
the prune processing plant and
business owned there by DR.. Wright.
Both favor the establishment of a |
similar plant In Corvallis. It costs ap-
proximately three-quarters of cent a |
pound to pack and process prunes.
Wright Is now offered 6 cents per
pound for his output, or 81 cents net.
That Is a cent better than Benton
prunes sold at. Twenty.six girls and t
several men are now employed at the
plant. Robert johnson thinks there
g no question about the success Of a
similar business In Corvallis, and is In
'avor, ifsall prune men will stand in, of
Undertaking it. Now, he says. is the
.ime to act. A plant would cost about
$500.
-Rumors OF county division are !
1oating about. The Albany Herald
publishes statement that mass
meeting Of people was held in Fair
mount precinct last Saturday night
and that the subtraction OF themselves
rom Benton and their addition to
Linn was the purpose of the assem-
olage. M. 8. Durbin and W. P. Small
who attended the meeting were In
own yesterday, and they asked THE
TIMES to say that those who attended
;he meeting did not mention county di-
vision, and that they did not want 1t.
We want to remain In Benton coun-
~" both men said. "What we want
g." they continued, "to get the toll re-
moved from the Albany bridge" That
8 what the meeting was held for. The
,lan is for Albany to give half the
,ridge, free Of debt, to Benton and
lalf to Linn, and to let each county
,ay It's part toward keeping the struc-
ure In repair. The business In Cor
,allis of Mr.. Durbin and Mr.. Small
vas to present the matter before the
Benton county court. They had been
appointed at the mass meeting Satur-
lay night to interview the court, which
hey did yesterday. They were told
hat the court would appoint COM
nittee' to discuss the matter with a
imilar committee from the Linn coun-
= court.
The annual tax levy for Ben
on has been fixed by the county
ourt which has been in session
ince Wednesday. 1t is, state pur-I
oses 6.5 mills; county purposes
s mills; state school. Eve mills;
Dads two; total 28H mills. The
S mills for county purposes is un-
erstood to include a considerable t
wy for road Improvement, In Cor ,
allis, the tax will be, state, county q
nd school, 2SH mills; special :
choo1 tax for district number nine, {
1a mills; estimated city, seven &
ills, total As mills. At the same I
>ssion the petition for the G and E i
abroad for a reduction of assess
lent was denied, the jury list of