The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-15

At meeting Of the city council
Monday night liquor license was is-
sued to Wiley and Zeis.
-Miss Carrie Danneman returned
home Monday from a ten days visit
with Miss Ivy Barton at Independ-
ence. .-
Winnie Gilbert, of Everett, Wash,
arrived Sunday. to spend the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Gilbert.
IT the desired number OF passen-
gers can be secured, the ladies Of the
Congregational church will run an ex-
cursion to Detroit. Sunday July 26.
In response to telegram, Mrs.
Sarah Cauthorn left Monday for Pilot
Rock to b. at the bedside of her
daughter, Mrs. Mcintyre, who Is i'll.
Miss Dolly Brown has about re-
covered from her late attack of diph-
thelis. Other members OF the family
have not been attacked, aud the quar-
antine has been raised.
Work on john Richards new res
idence on the Hanna property is pro-
crossing rapidly. Additional work.
men were placed on the structure the
first of the week, and it looks as
though Mr.. Rickard would soon have
city home.
John Rickard returned Saturday
from Portl+nd where he went with his
son Bey, who Is now 10 Good Samari-
tan hospital for medical treatment.
Mrs. Rickard is at the hospital with
her husband, and both expect to re-
main two or three weeks.
&c. D.. Thompson, former teach
er of this county, but now resident
of Hood River is here on business and
to make ehort visit with relatives
and friends. MIR. Thompson has been
engaged for several years as princi.
PAL Of the public school at Hood Riv-
er. but he recently resigned to enter
other lines Of business.
Mrs. F. J. Boreland and son are
iu Corvallis to snend month with
relatives and old-time friends. Mrs.
Boreland was formerly Jennie Locke.
and until recently was resident Of
California. A short time ago the fam
lily sold their fruit farm at Wrieht's
Station, go miles below San Francisco.
and moved to Seattle to make a per-
manent home.
The Southern Pacific has made
special round trip rate OF one and one
third fare to Portland on account OF
the Woodmen carnival, from July
18th TO 25'h.. The dates OF sale OF
special tickets for the excursion are
July 14.h and July 221. The tickets
under the first day OF sale are good
till July 19.b, and those sold on the
22d are good until the 26th.
Although the harvest season
weeks late, Charles and John Fisher
who farm their fathers land a few
miles below town, began cutting
whea last Friday at noon. The grain
is an early kind, being known as the
variety. The Fisher boys
are among the most successful farm
ers In the county. Their crops of
WHEAT usually average about 40 bu-
shells per acre.
Cal Thompson and family are to
leave the latter part Of the week for
Colorado, to remain. Mr.. Thompson
came to Corvallis about 1S months
ago, and with his brother Alba ee tab
lished the stream laundry, which has
into an important and prof
liable business. On account Of reas-
ons Of health he sold out, and in the
desire of finding drier climate, is
going to Colorado. Mr.. Thompson
and his family are estimable people,
and their departure Is regretted. AL
ba Thompson remains in Corvallis,
where he holds a position In the laun-
dry.
After an absence Of 12 years
Charles Ewart arrived Friday, and
will spend couple Of months in the
vicinity. For dozen years in the
days gore by Mr.. Ewart was sue
cessful and popular contractor and
builder in Corvallis. In the latter
part Of the eighties, he was attacked
with asthma, and after struggling with
the disease for two or three years, at
last resorted to change Of location
in the hope of beneftting his health.
he went to Victoria, where for several
years he did contracting and building,
but after the lapse Of few Years, was
again compelled to change residence
on account of his old enemy. Then
he went to the Kootenai country,
where bt tn the Corvallis and Victoria
was repeated. For the
past nine mouths, he has been at Los
seeking in the dry atmos-
phere of the section, relief from his
During his stay there he was
much improved, but was only able to
work at his business portion Of the
time. He has come to drink water
from Sulphur springs, on Soap
Greek, which he believes will afford
him re lief.