The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-09

OEOdC . IL WhASA
was put up this season at the south
end OF first street, Is ready for the re-
ception Of prunes.
Mack Hemphill has bad placed in
show window for the accommodation
of his new tenants, the Misses John
son. milliuers.
Waller Sheasgreen returned home
Monday. During the summer he act
ed as railroad agent and operator at
Newport. He is arranging to enter
school for the winter.
&C. A. DaDneman arrived Sunday
from his Eastern Oregon home to be
with his family a few days. He was
accompanied by his daughters, Misses
Bessie and Carrie, who have been with
their father for some time.
-Mordi Keeuey, who was formerly
interested ia the brick stable here,
paid Corvallis brief visit this week,
accompanied by his wife. Since ieav
ing here Mr.. Keeney has been a street
car conductor in Portland.
p The Scottish. Union and Nation
al Insurance 90. has made prompt
settlement with E. J. Dunn on account
of lnss es sustained 10 the late fire. Sat
urday the insurance was adjusted and
Mr.. Dunn received $675.
Reports from the Kings Valley
hop yards are to the effect that the
crop there this season is much better
than it was last year. Lincoln Allen
began picking Friday; Hugh Smith,
Thursday; e. l.. Bump and Townsend
Bros. began Monday. Both Whites
and Indians are picking in the yards.
Fifty cents per box is the price there.
Saturday forenoon the last logs
of the Hills drive went into boom at
the mouth Of Mary's river, and the
loggers, who live in or about Eugene,
took the Albany train on their return
home. J. S. Bills remains here to COM
plete the work of scaling and to turn
the logs over to the Corvallis Sawmill
Company.
Billy Gellatly, who is operating in
the north part Of the county, kept his
thresher running through the late
showers and threatening weather. He
has much work yet ahead OF him.
When he finishes below he will still
have number OF large crop to thresh
about Blodgett and Wren He will
probably be the last to put his ma
chinery into winter quarters.
Captain Hardin, professor of mil
itary tactics at the college, received
orders short time ago to report at
Vancouver for examination for pro-
motion. Iu compliarce Herewith he
LETT for the port yesterday, the exam
ipation having been arranged to take
place to day. The examination is for
promotion to the raak Of m .jor.
Billy McGee came to town Mon.
day morning to secure the attention of
a physician. One of Billy'a eyes was
bandaged, and his face was ack, and
otherwise appeared to have been made
up to represent an unfortunate run.
He had placed cartridge ia his gun,
and before the breech was lockeJ, the
charge was Accidentally exploded, the
powder lash striking his face. his
Injuries are not serious, but his face
may be permanently marked.
Mrs. May Motley and Miss Hattie
Spencer arrived from Eastern Oregon
last Friday. Miss Hattie had been
away from home almost a year and a
half, and during her absence her
health greatly improved. Mis- Met
ley is daughter of William McLagan
of this city, but she~has been a resi-
dent OF Eastern Oregon many years,
where, not long since, she lost her
husband, o. v Motley. Mrs. Motley
will be here probably only a short
time.
Picking in the big prune orchard
is expected to begin next Monday.
for taking care Of the
great crop are now complete There
has been an overhauling OF the man.
mouth drier, and 1t ls expected that
it's work will be far more efficient
than ever before. The crop in the
orchard Is of excellent quality. and
tuo yiolO dOOub GWO-Uu1EQS Oh d Rf"U
crop. A large per cent Of the -ees
are heavily loaded, but In other poI-
tions the yield is very light, reducing
the average to about two-thirds OF
what it might have been.
Miss Hattie Spencer brought from
Uuion county a young magpie. Il has
It's tongue split to enable it to talk,
and it's friends are usirg every effort
to teach it the English language.
Friends Of Jesse Spencer are insisting
on having the magpie brought down
to his place OF business for the amuse-
ment OF patrons, but Jesse is dererm-
ined not to do 80. He says he don't
want the bird to acquire barber.
shop education. It would learn to
swear and tell yarns. Ths bird Is
learning the college yells, and the pre-
sumption Is that it will act as o. A.
C.'s mascot during the football season.
j. L. Lewis is having better sue
cess than he anticipated in securing
Bartlett pears for shipment from this
point. Saturday, Monday and Tues
day, with an assistant he was h11sv