The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-14

Advertisements in this column charged TO
1t the rate OILS cents per line.
ALI hats trimmed and untrimmeG
at cost at Mrs. J. Mason's.
Subject Church of Christ Sun.
day a. m.-"The Lords SUPPER
7-3O p. m.-"The Time to Dance"
United Evangelical church-The
pastor will occupy the pulpit next
Sunday morning and evening. Serv-
ice at Witham schocl house 2;3O.
john Rickard of Long Tom,
brought to town yesterday foe lot
of dressed hogs. They were nine 10
number, and they averaged $50
pounds each.
The First Spiritual Union Of
Cor, allls will hold services Sunday
in Barrett Lyceum. Doo1s open at
2-3O. Services at 3 p. I'd. A cordial
Invitation extended to all.
VIII Ross has returned from Sa-
lem where he went to be at the bed
side OF his father, who was stricken
with paralysis Saturday. The con-
dition OF the sufferer Is critical. The
latter is the father of Mrs. John
Lenger of this city.
"A large number ofsea birds have
been seen 10 the vicinity 10 the past
few days. Il is presumed that they
were driven fnlaud by severe storms
prevailing on the coast. Several un-
usually foe specimens have been
killed by hunters for mounting.
Wade Malone has had a square
canvas cover placed on his A1sea
freight wagon. He also has a new
driver, N. @. Pickett, who will under
take to navigate Mr., Wade's mud
schooner this winter. With the new
fourteen-foot cover and the new
driver, the outfit was scarcely rec
ognizble when it arrived In town
Thursday.
Albany Democrat-The recent
storm stirred things up across the
river In Benton county somewhat
The steepIe of the Palestine church
was blown down. A barn on the DR..
Hill place, run by Cal Stewart was
done up. Nine ten-inch trees on
Henry Heetor's place were blown ov-
or and hundreds OF feet Of fence were
torn down.
Serious damage was created in
Mount View vicinity by the wind
storm of Wednesday morning. A large
barn belonging to W. S. Locke was al
most completely wrecked and it will
be necessary to reconstruct it. A
large shed belonging to Oliver With
am also blew over and demolished his
buggy. Much fencing was blown down
and several fruit trees uprooted.
"A contract has been let to j. r.
Smith & Co for the construction OF q
regulation sewer from the new school
house southwark to Madison street.
The city, In accordance with It's
usual custom will pay the expense OF
continuing the sewer across the street.
TO connection with the latter al
ready constructed from the Jefferson
street main to the south side of Mad
ison street.
Mrs. Anna Beach received tel.
egram the other day, announcing
the death ef her mother, Mrs. John
Sticker, at the family home at Ho-
mer, New York. The sad event hap
pened while Mr.. Sticker was absent
ou business trip TO Cincinatti, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sticker formerly resid-
ed in Corvallis, where Mr.. Sticker was
superintendent of the carriage fact
ory. He holds similar position now
in large establishment at Homer.
Louis Soutbworth of Alsea Bay,
arri. ed 10 town Thursday with 900
pounds of cured salmon. He con-
veyed 1t to Yaquina by team and
shipped 1t on the cars to this point,
Five hundred pounds of his fab is
salted In kits and barrels and 400 Is
smoked. He met with ready sale
here for both the smoked and salted
fish. Mr.. Southworth has excellent
faculties for catching aud preparing
salmon at his place and the quality
Of his output is absolutely firstclass
In short time he will be out with an
other quantity of salted salmon, but
he has no more of the smoked ar
ticle.
IN. C. Pickett, who makes regular
trips between Corvallis and Wade
Malone's store In Alsea. etarted We'd
nesday morning for the iatter's place.
having as portion Of his load 400
pounds Of dressed chickens and tur-
keys. On the Alsea mountain Mr..
Pickett encountered one tree after an
other which had been blown down
across the road by the high wind OF
the previous night. For good por-
tion Of tho day it looked to the
teamster as though he would be COM
PEELED to turn back and dispose Of
the dressed poultry below cost. Mr.
Pickett's god luck in finally getting
cut the Alseans out Of hav-
ing big and inexpensive feed Of tur-
key and chicken.