The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-11
KILLED BY HEAT.
Chased a Cat-Gave Farms Away
Will Make Chees-0ther News.

Chased a Cat-Gave Farms Away
Will Make Chees-0ther News.
The regular services will be held
in the M. E, Church, South tomor-
row morning and evening. by the
pastor John Reeves.
Small has Just installed new
filter in his light drink department.
The water is strained through what
is represented to bea stone cylinder.
It seems to be complete and efec-
tive contrivance.
Articles of incorporation have
been fled with the county clerk by
the Alsea Dairy Company. The
capital stock is $1,000 and the in
corporators are w. H. Malone, J..
E. Banton, and Jasper Hayden.
The purpo e Of the company as set
forth in its articles is to engage in
the manufs cture of cheese and like
products. The principal place OF
business is A4Sea.
A Portland man asked jaime S
Horping how much he would take
for vehicle the latter had built for
himself and which be had used a
short time. Mr.. Horning fixed a
price which he thought would fright
en- the man. but to his surprise the
gentleman accepted the offer, and
the vehicle was shipped this morn
ing. 1t is what is known TO the
trade as family trap. It has two
seats, the rear one being reversible,
and is such a rig as is not comm
in this state.
Thursday there was a fierce, con-
suming heat in the East. The terri
blerecord oftenperature, death and
prostration is-New York degrees,
ga dead E Frustrated ~; Pittsburg,
e2,dead 4, prostrated 20; Philadel-
phir So, dead I Frustrated II; Gin
cnatti o5 plostrated II; st Louis
81, dead D., prosirated 8; Boston 90,
Frustrated II; Chicago 90 dead
prostrated 10. Total dead II,
prostrated ia. ?
The drowning of little Garnet
McCready broughttogether a large
representation of descendants of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Mills, grandpar-
ents Of the child, and they decided
to have photograph taken of the
entire gathering. Thirty-three
members of the family were photo
gfaphed in group. including Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Mills, six sous
and daughters, four sons-in. law,
and daughters -in-1aw, and twenty
one grandchildren. Another son
is in Minneapolis. Grandpa Mills
very naturally believes that so
many of, the family may never
again be assembled.
Lawyers spared over the fine
points in a civil suit before County
Judge Waters in the county court
room Thursday. The case was o.
Martin versus Chancey Ievee It !!
was jury case and the jurors were
J. w. Crawford, Fred Clark, James
J. H. Moore, o. Hea1y
and Lafe Stewart. The issue
between the parties had references
to certain prunes that had been
dried, and as>to the certain amount
that might be due therefor. Mr..
Levee claimed that Martins account
had been mostly or wholly settled
and Martin claimed to the contra
ry. The amount for which Martin
brought suit was about $76. The.
jury brought in a verdict for plain
tiff of about 500.
One night this week about II
o'clock man in night clothes was
seen to shoot out of the alley back
Of Graham & Wells drug store.
He continued his fight across the
street. A streak of cat had pre-
ceded him, which ma!erialized at a
hole under the walk. The aperture
had proved too small for the cat
and the pursuing man was enabled
10 catch it and fit back into the
lark alley before the on-lookers
,onld satisfactorily investigate the
natter without appearing to be in
crested in other peoples business.
Meantime the man in spa re habila.
nents pronounced the sentence of
leath upon the cat. ,
The Oregonian publishes facts
'e1ative to disposition John Rick
Lrd has made of certain of his prop
.rty, but is mixed in the figures
md some Of the facts: The deeds
ave been made but have not been