The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-27
wilbur Weeks OF Salem, is the
guest cf Corvallis trends.

-TIaVlS McDeVNt spent sever al
days this week at his home at Dallas.
Seth .Fawlk OF Marion county, a
former student at OAG, vfsi..d, Cor
Wallis fIieads this week.
B, ra at Salem, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ward, fJrmeriy tf Corvallis,
daughter.
Mrs. Bay Ricksrl arrived from
Suver Thur. day al d is. the guest CT
relatives.
The Ladies Missionary society of
the PRESBYTERIAN church met at the
home of Mrs. S N Wilkins Wednesday
afternoon.
After year ep ,nt 10 this city,
J. r. Maitland and family leave next
week to take up their residence in
Portland.
"A Pennsylvania man insured his.
life, got married and the same day
committe suicide go tba. his wife
could have the money.
Mrs. Joseph Smith. who han been
for several weeks 10 a Portland hos
pital. arrived at her home near Wells
Thursday. Her health is somewhat
improved.
Mrs. A. D. Morrison of Carlton.
arrived Thur:day 10 superiotend the
packing and shipping of her house
hold effects.
The beautiful new home Of Mrs.
g. R. Farra was TT scene cf much
merriment Wednesday afternoon. The
occasion was the bi-weekly NEE ing of
the La1 Whist Club.
While in town Wednesday, John
Martin of Irish Bend, contracted for
lumber for the erection of a huge
barn. The lumber alone fer the
structure is to C st about 5000.
Revival services at the United
Evangelical church will continue
tbr roughout next week. Rev. G. G.
Polling Is hers now and will assist in
the services. The fourth quar;eIly
meeting will be held over Sunday. The
Lords Supper will be commenol ated
on Sunday morning.
The carload of dried prunes from
the works Ct the Corvallis Prune
| Processing Company, let for M,lwau-
kee, Wisconsin. on Thursdays freight
1t was an immense car, carrying in
the aggregate over $4,000 pounds, in
Guiding the weight of the boxes. In
fruit, the aggregate weight was mora
than $4,000 pounds, or nearly 25
tone.
| With price already of 20 cents
for next seasons hop crop, hop yards
are about the best property in the
country. Interest 10 the Industry ir
hop centers ie intense. Down al
Buepa Vista, according to the ac-
counts, they are offering as much as
$50 per acre for rent Of yards. A
renter offered to pay $1,000 for the
rent of one small yard, aud the own
er refuse the figure, but accepted 8
subsequent offer of more than 81, ,lO(
cash rent for one years use of the
yard. ~..
-Four hundred and fifty three ta1
receipts bad been issued at the sher
ifs off1re up to Wednesday evening
as against 333 on the same day las
year. A noticeable feature of thil
years payments Is that nearly every
body is paying the whole tax. Will,
last year large number paid but
half, leaving the balance to be set
) tied 10 October. The Indications 9.
far are that nearly all are reaching
for the three per cent rebate. and tha
the great er per cent cf them will ge
1t.
"A brother of g. 81. Root, thewel
known OACstudent, is a resident o
Toxic. the capital of japan. he is 6
teacher there 10 a japanese CONNER
cial school, having secured the Pc
sition after nis graduation from th
.. University OF California 10 1901. Fo
a time he was engaged in a simila
capacity Ia school In one of the 10
| tcTlOE toWu5 III Oopou, "uCIo aO va
!; the only foreign resident of the place
About year ago. however, he wa
} transferred to the Toxic institution
, where he meets many Americans. a
has very high opinion Of the japan
ese people.
"A. J. Hall has been for severa
days visitor at the home of Mr. an
Mrs. Harley Hall, near town. jack
new story Is that since he was 10 Cor
!. Wallis two or three weeks ago, he ha
cleared three acres OF land, cut 1;
cords of wood, built new ash hop
per, been to church twice. licked tn
hired man, contributed four dollars e
the support of the minister, broke
mule colt, and prayed five times fo
the success of the Japs. He Is
handy man in the community.
The sophomore aud freshmen 6
!, the college have chosen delegates t
the state oratorical association t
> meet at Forest Grove March It'll
{ The full representation of OAC at tt
! meeting will be. seniors, John Witt