The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-14

There will be preaching in the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning and evening by Rev. Frank
a Adams.
Mrs. Rialto Weatherford is guest
at the home,of her M ther. She came
down Thursday with her husband,
who returned home yesterday.
Gale s. Hill has filed his final ac-
count as administrator of the estats
of VS. Hobbs, and April 9Th has been
set as the date OF final settlement,
New deeds filed lor record are:
A W Bowersox to F g Bowersox, two
lots in Wilkins addition, 5000. Glare
Brown to Mary Brown, seven acres
n ar Corvallis, $75. Morse Burnap
and wife to @ 81 Newth, city property
in Philomath, $3.50. Maggie Austin
and husband to Ed Stevens, a well In
Philomath, 81.
"A. N. Ross, brother OF Mrs. Lenger
is here on visit to bis sister and par
ents. Mr.. Ross is connected with the
Booth Kelly LAUNDERING company, and
he has taken advantage of lull in
milling operations to take run about
and renew old acquaintances. Benton
county is Mr.. Ross boyhood home.
The next game to be played by
OAC basket ball girls takes place In
the Armory on Wednesday of next
week. the 18th inst- Their opponents
will be the Chemawa girls. It will be
the fret meeting between the two
teams this seas on. OAC girls defeat
ed them In a small score last year.
The countenance oil G.. A. Seely,
Of the Transfer Co., has been wreat thed
In an unusually pronounced smile
since Sunday. Notwithstanding, ma
ny OF his friends did not suspect the
cause. Tt is an eleven-pound boy. Mr..
Seely expects in a few days to
put him in charge of one Of the dray
teams.
-Workmen are engaged in reset
ting the Corvallis Mill Co.'S engine
boilers, and otherwise overhauling the
motive power Of the sawmill. The
late high water submerged the boilers
and much of the other machinery, and
repairs became necessary as a conse-
qsence.
Provision has been made for pre-
venting the south approach of Ma
ry's river bridge from floating out of
position in future high water. Piles
have been driven on either side and to
them the timbers ofthe approach have
been firmly bolted. Similar anchorage
has been given the small bridges in
the Fischer lane, which have been In
the habit of loa ting out of position or
disappearing altogether with each rise
in the river.
The following notice of the mar
riage Of son Of a well known Benton
family is taken from the Eugene
Guard OF Wednesday: "J L Martin
of Benton county, aud Miss Anna
Campbell Of Junction City, were unit
ed in marriage In the parlors OF the
Hoffman House this forenoon at IL
O'Clock by Rev G l. Lobdell OF the
Junction City Christian church. They
left this afternoon for Benton county,
where they will reside. The groom
is the son Of James Martin. and the
bride the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
B G Campbell"
j, W, Buster is slowly recovering
from an accide that befell him a
month ago, and from effects of which
he has been sufferer. He mounted
his horse one day to make a trip. The
animal bucked. a stirrup slipped
but 10 spite of the Inconvenience. Mr.
Buster, who is good rider, remained
In the saddle. He stayed, In fact un.
til the horse had enough. ftsr the
animal quieted down. Mr. Buster dis
and then began to feel the
evil eff-ct of the exercise. = He be-
came violently Ill. In day or two
bis lower abdomen had turned almest
black. Though the incident happen
ed more than four weeks ago, It will
be some time before the victim is
completely recovered. Mr. Buster
lives in Alsea, but formerly resided
ln Corvallis.
During the winter there has been
much disregard of the city law regu-
lating the distribution of handbills
and other advertising matter. The
practice has been INDUCED largely OF
handbills broadcast on the
walks and In the yards of the city,
contrary to ordinance. It was such
distribution as this which led |
TO the enactment Of the bill -poster's IL |
,ense law some years ago, but which
vas subse quentiy repealed. This
method of distribution should be dis