The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-24

-MlSSSS GVd duu EFed hpp1S-
gate arrived Thursday after a sea-
son of hop picking in the Burton
yard at Independence.
In the new registration, now in
progress at the clerks Office, the
elector is required to give his polit-
ical preferences. The requirement
is a provision OF the new primary
election law, and will apply to all
voters in future cases of registra-
ton.
did Jimsy inherit sagything
from the old millionaire he1oadied
to for so many yea,s?"
Nothing but an old painting of
the old man."
"What did he do with it?'
PUT it into the hands of a me-
chanical expert. He thinks maybe
there secret drawer with a for
tune in detroit Free Press
"A communication sent by an
unknown writer to the Times Office,
is not published because unsigned.
The Times wants to print commu-
q nications for all people, but for
obvious reasons, it is essential that
the identity of the writer be known
in the Office, not for publication,
but as an evidence of good faith.
-Father.- "What does the
date in the address on my Times
stand for Son? Young Son. 1t
tells to what date your subscription
is paid, Father" Father.-right
you are, my Son; and mine you
will notice, is not very well kept
up" Young Son. eyes, that
is what Neighbor Jones said about
it. He said it looked like you
were not very good about paying
your bills"
The Times is requested once
more to cali attention to the man
ner in which some citizens stake
cows in the streets. The rope or
chain is allowed to be so long that
passing vehicles mustoften be driv-
en- over it. The chance of a sud-
den lifting Of the tether, or its foul
ing in the wheels is a danger that
is always present in such cases.
and one that will sometime claim
its victim. Staked cows should be
tethered with a short rope that
slides along a longer one parallel to
the street.
Corvallis house owners are in
a rush now in connecting their re-
sidences and closets with sewers.
The new city ordinance making it
$50 fine for failure to make such
connections is causing a general
movement for the better sanitary
conditions. The chief of police is
giving everybody ample time to
make the move of their own motion,
but after a reasonable time, those
who have not complied with the
new law will receive notice to do
so.
AT meeting Thursday even
ing, the Citizens League adopted a
resolution declaring i. to be the
sense of the business men that the
city should secure authority from
the legislature and issue bonds to
refund the present Indebtedness
Twenty thousand dollars was men
toned as the amount of bonds tina,
should be issued. In favor of the
plan it was argued that the city
now pays six per cent on its in.
debtedness, while by an issue oil
bonds, the interest rate could be
reduced to four or four and hall
per cent. The vote for the reso
luton was unanimous.
Local booksellers have JUS
passed through such trade il
school books as they never encount
cred before. The extra 100 youns
people over what was ever befor,
at the college, and each a purchas
er of four or FIVE books made a de
mand that was unexpected, ant
unprovided for. For FIVE successive
days one dealer sent in an order t.
Portland supply house, both OF
the noon and on the evening mail
making two per day in order t
meet demands. The local book
stores were full of books a week a
go but now the big stocks are al
gone, or as one dealer expressed it
his stock is lower than it has beel
for years.
"Wednesday was their wedding
day; but there was no wedding
They came from the Yachats, i
Lincoln County, passing through
that county's shire town enroute
and applied for a license. The la1
is no respecter of Cupid or any
body else. That they found ou
when they appeared at the Bentol
county clerks Office, and falteringl
asked for a license. 1t could not