The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-24
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Wheat 65, firm.
Mr.. Kaubisch is confined at home
with au attack of lumbago.
Miss Louise Gilbert left yesterday
for brief visit with Salem relatives
"A case of measles is reported al
the home of George Small on Fourth
stree
The ladies Whist Club was enter
tained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
! @. H. Lee.
Mrs. NJ. Eiston Lee ia in Port
land, where che will remain for a
month.
Rev. John Reeves, pastor of M.
E. church, South, holds service to-
morrow at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
20. FL. Vehrs, the dairyman who Is
on the Crees farm, has purchased the
business of j. d. Hukill, who until the
sale, conducted the o. z. dairy.
Among thesimportant transactions
of,the week was the purchase Of 16cows
by Walter Taylor. from NJ. s. Wood
cock. The COWS are registered Jer-
seys, and probably as good as there Is
In the state. Mr.. Taylor conducts a
dairy near town, and 1t is his Intention
to replace other cows with Jerseys as
rapidly as possible.
Kay of Marion has introduced in
the legislature bill to fix the sala-
ries OF state officials as follows: Gov
ernor, secretary OF state and state
treasurer. $4,000; attorney general,
$4,000; chief justice, 4,50O, associate
justice, 81 900. Ft Is intended to do
away with all perquisites Of Office.
Claude Cate, one Of the crack
basket ball players at o. A. O., sprain-
ed his ankle during a practice game
the other night, and 1t is expected that
he will be confined to bis room for
some time, and that he will not be
able to take part Ia games for the
championship during the rest OF the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Burnett ar
rived yesterday from Amfty, and are
at the home OF Mrs Martha Burnett.
Their wedding occurred at the home
of the brides sister at Amity, Tuee-
day evening, and only Immediate rela-
tives were present. Those who at
tended from Corvallis were Mrs. Bur-
nett, Mrs. Huston and Mrs. Wilkins.
-Horning Bros. are constructing,
for the brick stable, blackboard from>
the remains Of the carriage which vent |
down with the Linn county bridge
last summer, In which accident Mr..
Andrews and others received serious
injuries. The wheels, tongue and |
springs only are to be male use OF.
They are being put together 10 the
usual shape of a buckboasd except t
that the half springs extend two feet
from either end of the Stats to thu T
and rear axle. It looks as
though 1t would be light, durable
and easy-riding vehicle.
Preparations are on at the college
for the local oratorical contest for se-
lection Of an orator to represent O. A,
Q. In the coming state contest. Each
OF the eight literary societies has
named contestant as follows: So
rosis, Miss Rosendorf; Pierians, Miss
Garfield; Ferenlans, Miss Michael;
Utopians, Miss Fuller; Jeffersonians, +
duy Moore; Philadelphians, H. G.
Darby; Zetagatheans, Claude Cats; !
amicitlas, John Witty. For the stu 4
lent body John Withycombe and Miss
Whitby are candidates and they are
o try for the place before judges at !
he college Monday. The local con-
est is TO occur In the Armory Febru.
Iry 18th, when a most interesting
truggle Ia expected. Il
DIR. Leon D. Green, who is lectur- {
ng at the Opera house, is an old Cor Il
'allis boy, baving resided here many ]
ears ago. His father is DIR. q. Green,
physician. who had very extensive !!
'ractice in this county, and who serv-
d one term as one of Benton's repre-.
entatives 10 the legislature. DIR. Il. e
treen is now at North Yakima, where "a
q has q large Office practice. He is !!
0 years old. The family left Corval- +
g In about the year 1890. The SOD, :
Tho has adopted the. profession Of :;
hrenology and physiognomy, obtain.
d bis first lessons In mental science :
.om the distinguished DR.. Sims when q
1at gentleman was In Corvallis 25 S
ears ago.
For some years past, a heavy
hover OF rain caused the water to ac-
lmulate at the sides of Main street
etween Madison and Jefferson, where
lere Is much traffic. Running the
,ngth cf this street there are drain s
lpes on either side and the water is 9
xpected to reach them through gray E
with which the trench was filed 0
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