The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-16

Born TnureoaYs 70 MT. and Mrs.
George Bose, q SOD.
a. J. johnson left for Dallas Thurs
day on a business trip.
IT. Ranney, the Summit merchant,
vas 10 town On a business trip yester-
day.
%. Y. Hurt arrived yesterday
morning from attendance at the re-
publican state convention.
Mrs. August Fischer and children
arrived Thursday from visit with
friends at Woodburn.
General Manager Thatcher OF the
Pacific States Telephone Company,
was a business visitor in. Corvallis
Wednesday.
George B. Ready has so far re-
covered from his late attack of blood
poisoning as to be on the street for
the first time yesterday.
Walter Ready, whosshas been in
charge Of the college printing Office
during the Illness of his father, left for
Portland yesterday.
Mrs. g. L. Kline arrived yesterday
feom San francisco. She was accom-
panied by her husband, returning from
the state convention.
Mrs. and Miss Totha and Miss
Ratbj-, of Chicago, after visit of 10
days at the home of Mrs. Sophia
Fischer, left Thursday for their home
in Chicago.
George TilIbury, of St. Paul, ar
rived Tuesday to be at the bedside Of
his mother, Mrs. George, whose con-
dition is now much improved.
"A new four-room cottage is under
+constIuction on lots owned by Mrs.
Miles Starr, on Eighth street. When
completed, the place Is to be occupied
by the parents of Mrs. Starr.
Lengthy petitions were presente d
to the Linn county court at it's April
meeting, asking that body to dismiss
the county roadmaster as an unneces-
sary and expensive luxury.
Judge Greff ls happy In the poe
session Of 18 yeung fighting Missouri
chickens. The eggs were imported
from Pike county, and the Matching
process is now oD. The brood so far
has all the symptoms of their fighting
l neage.
-Latest dispatches from the Far
East indicate that the Japanese had
more to do with the blowing up of the
Russian battle ship Petropavlovsk,
near Port Arthur, than at first report
ed, and Is evidence of the fact that the
Russian bear Is having Its tail twisted
until it begins to hurt.
The desire to clean up the streets
and back alleys ought to become cpl
demic In Corvallis, for by little unit
ed effort our fair city can be beautified
and improved. Let rose be planted
where rubbish pile stands and the
cid barrels and boxes removed from
the public gaZa, and the change will be
i magical aud gratifying.
Letters from the bedside of Mrs
| M. P. Burnett at Baker City, relate
that she is slowly convalescent from
her late critical illness, and is believed
to be out of danger. She is not ex-
pected, however, to be able to leave
her room for two weeks. She was to
} have started home the day she was
: taken i'll.
For Judge In this district the re-
publicans have nominated Ex-County
Judge Potter, Of Eugene; for district
attorney, George M. Brown Is renomi
mated. In the third district. Ben Eddy
) formerly Of Corvallis and Judge Geo
i. Burnett are the nominees for Judge
Ben Eddy was chairman Of the repub
lican state convention.
, In the probate court, the 9th day
OF May has been set as the date fol
final settlement In the Leo Gerhari
estate, Henry Gerhard, administra
|, tor; the final settlement of the estat,
of Lima Neugass has been continued
to April 10Th: the estate of Johr
Mitchell has been settled, and In tn,
, estate Of James Watkins persona
, property has been set aside for tn,
use of the widow.
-Orilla Miller was, on petition O
3 Mrs. OreD, Mrs. Morgan and other
sent some time ago to the Boys ant
l Girls Aid Society at Portland. Sh
is IA years of age and letter from
Q the superintendent on file at the cour
house relates that she weighs 10
l pounds, and is incapacitated for work
Papers have been issued by the Ben
ton county authorities giving the Boys
t and Girls Aid Society permanent con
: troll Ct Miss Miller.
A large crowd Of spectator
d watched baseball game Wednee da
/ on vacant lots between the @. & F
t station and the carriage factory. Th
I game was between teams from o. A
b G. and the Wiedemann Theatrical Cc
e and was won by the latter in a scor