The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-16
FARMERS HOTEL CLOSED
Also commercsal Restaurant Regis.
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court has been in session at Toledo
Lincoln County since Mon
day. It is presided over by judge,
Bensen OF klamath. in the absence
of Judge James Hamilton. who is
travelling for the benefit of his
wifes health. A number of Corval.
lis attorneys went over Saturday to
take part in the proceedings.
The Times has received from a
Kings Valley correspondent an ar
ticle objecting to the bill of Super
visor J. S. Miller for road work in
his district The article is not ac-
com panied by the name of the wri-
ter, and for that reason cannot be
published. The name is not warn
ted for publication, but as an
evidence of good faith. If the
writer will make his identity known
his article will be published.
The fact that there is to be a
county election next spring is called
to m nd by the knowledge that
registration begins January 1st
Formerly there was no registration
law in the state, but in the last two
biennial elections registration has
been in vogue. Under its require
mepts every elector in order to be
entitled to the ballot must register.
giving, age, place of residence and
other date on or before the 18th
day of May, The number of voters
in Benton according to the usual
registration figures is between
1900 and 1000. ALI the books
and blanks incident to registration
will be in the hands of the county
clerk by January 1st.
The force at the postofhce is
buried now under a mountain of
christmas work. In every depart
ment, the evidence of approaching
holidsy US are manifest. Former re-
sidents of foreign countries take
occasion annually to send interna-
tional money orders back to the
Fatherland as Christmas offering.
and for some time this work has
been on. In other money order
lines similar though greater a ,tivi,y
is present. For week or Ell days
the sending of packages has been
on the Increase until now the ag-
gregate daily volume keeps the
force on the constant jump to han
die it. One of the favorite and
most frequent packages sent away
is a little box of mistletoe. In
other states. it seems mistletoe is
very scarce, and is accordingly
highly priced Its appropriateness
as Christmas offering and its abun
dance hereabout, result in the SEN
ding away of many package as a
offering. 1t will be several
days yet before the holiday work at
the postofhce will be at its height.
After conducting the Farmers
hotel for a period of almost
seven years. Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Howell have retired from the busi.
ness. They served their last meal
to the public Monday morning.
and the house for the present is
closed The building has been un-
repairs for some time and |
IS a result of the disordered condi |
ion there have been few guests and
4 consequent financial loss to the
essees. Mr. and Mrs Howell have
lone a successful business since TAX
ng charge of the hotel s@ c. G.
Shipman is another to retire from
he business Of feeding the hungry.
The Commercial restaurant closed
is doors last Tuesday evening,
lfter successful run of several
7ears. Mr.. Chipman has partially
made arrangements to open a first
lass restaurant next spring. He
S the only person who has in many
'ears made financial success of
he restaurant busines in Corvallis.
This is the dull seasoo for eating
louses, and this, together with the
act that new hotel and a new
esta urant began, business here. will
recount largely tor the diminution
of the trade of those just closed.
The Corvallis prune-processing
liant has been put in operation for
few days. The condition of the
rune market is such that many
,rowers are holding for higher
'rices, and the Ben on County
rune Co. which is to some extent
Identified with the Corvallis process
ing plant, is among the growers
o holding. Under the circumstan-
es the company prefers to leave
IS crop stored at the orchard for
bvious reasons, until the markets
re more encouraging There has
Iowever been local demand for a
United amount of processed prunes
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