The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-30

W. O. w. Carnival. June 10-11-
1918.
Jacob Wrage was in town on a
brief business trip Thursday.
United Evangelical church !:
Preaching tomorrow morning and ev-
ening. At Mt. View at 2 80 p. m.
Don't forget to vote for Carnival
Queen. The vote closes Monday
June 1st at midnight.
Annie E. Blodgett has filed her
bond for $4,000 as edministratrix of
the estate OF r. B. Blodgett.
Remember the public wedding
at the W. o. W. Carnival. Twenty
five dollars worth Of furniture given
to the lucky couple.
-Albany Herald: M. Ludwig, the
plumber. went to Corvallis yesterday
to do job OF plumbing in the Hotel
! Corvallis which is being remodeled.
Mrs. Steiwer and daughters,
Lyle and Ruby, returned Wednesday
to her home near Jefferson. after a
visit for few days with Corvallis
friends.
Rev. John Reeves OF Corvallis,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
the Decoration day adJr in the
memorial exercises at NJ 'nroe to-
morrow.
Meeting of the Ministerial AS
sociation on Monday June l, 1890
q. 10. at the United Evangelical par
sonage. a. A. Deck, pastor.
Col, Judson, Industrial agent OF
the o. r. & N. Co., and his wife of
Portland, spent Sunday in Corvallis,
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. F, Per-
not.
Mics Ora Read graduated We'd
nesday from the department. of ora
tory in the Eugene Divinity School
Miss Read was a former teacher in
the public schools OF this city.
w. A. Wann, the insurance man
left Thursday night for Eugene. He
has several very fine propositions In
insurance, and while In Corvallis
wrote up a number Of people. He is
to return to town In q few days.
Henry A. Stark, one of Port
lands greatest tenors, will be one. OF
the leading attractions at the Artisan
social Wednesday evening, the 3rd.
He is charming singer, and every
person who can, should hear him.
-Miss Julia Taylor, who was re-
Gently reelected to her position in
the Ashland public schools. has re-
signed to accept another position as
teacher at seventy dollars per month.
She arrives today at Philomath,
where she Is to spend the summer
vacation,
They are hauling gravel on the
streets now. They have graveled
two blocks newly graded street on
Fifth and are now hauling on a
stretch from the vicinity of the ice
factory to the Southern Paeifc.depot.
Nine teams are engaged In the work
The city pays 35 cents per lead for
the gravel.
Gap tain Hardin, detailed by the
war department for the purpose, en-
tered upon his duties Wednesday as
commandant and professor of military
science and tactics at OAC. Major
Edwards who has served most accept
ably In the came position for several
years, now devotes his whole time to
his work In the chemical department. |
Billy Spencer, the 13-year old
son Of Eli Spencer Of Blodgett, hadsa
close call Monday. He was driving
large farm roller along the road.
The jar OF the machine threw him Of,
and the roller passed over his body.
He escaped with only a number of
bad bruises, but the wonder Is how 1t
happened that most OF his bones were
not broken.
Hermann Tartar, deputy state
food and dairy commissioner was In
town for brief visit Thursday He
was accompanied by man who is en-
deavoring to sell Kentucky vinegar
in Oregon. The law provides GER
tain restrictions with reference to lie
Of .inegar, and some question arose
as to whether or not the Kentucky
article was within requirements. The
matter was brought to Prof. Kntsely
at the station for settlement, and that
was the occasion of the visit of the
deputy food commissioner to Cor
wallis.
An Influence that promises much !
for the price of wheat this seaeon Is
the falling price of ship charters,
mention of which appears 10 an ar
ticle elsewhere in this issue. The ac-
count says that ships have recsntly !
been chartered in San Francisco as !
low as something over eighteen shil.
iings. Formerly they went as high |
as 36 shillings or even more. The !
condition is duo to the unusually large |