The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-09-10

Joseph Emrick recently brought
suit in a Portland court for divorce
fr,m his wife. Ths grounds are deser
tioD.
Chittim took tumble 10 Aisea
Thursday, dropping to four and three-j
quarter cents from five, at which it
had stoed up to that time. Wade
Malone, up to Thursday, had bought
900 pounds. IL
-Monday. October 81, is the last
day for Payment of tsxes. Aliremaiu-
ing unpaid after tha, date viii go op
the deiie ae.1t ifsus saad be sold. The
datezis but a few weekse~hence, and
taxpayers who have not taken out re-
ceipts should keep it In mind..
. The will of the late Ira Turner,
Fformer resident of Biodgett, but who
died recently in Linn county, has been
| filed for probate In the Linn county
conrt. The value Of the property isj
ks2 .3S5. ard the will gives it to sister g
1t tue deceased.
After months stay with her
mother, Mrs Rusk, Mrs. Kirby D. Mac
Lean left Thursday for short visit
with r. latives on the coast. Later she
will join Mr. MacLean in Fonto Basin,
Ariz ma, where he Is an Inspector in
the government reclamation service.
A curious article to be exhibited
at the State Fair, is section of chit
tim bark, contributed by Lon RycIaft,
of Alsea. 1t has been for several days
on exhibition in the county court room.
The piece Is four feet in length, and is
iDtacr, as it came from the section OF
the tree from which 1t was removed,
but the edges have been wired togeth-
er, and the piece is in the shape Of q
pipe, eighteen inches In diameter at
one end and a f OF at the other.
| AT this weeks meeting of the
county court the application of T. y.
Baker with reference to the Sulphur
Springs road was referred to the pros
ecuting attorney for an opinion. q.
L. Bush was given until September
Goth TO complete the assessment roll
and the application of the Philomath
Mill Co. for privilege OF setting elec.
trio light poles in the public road be.
tween Philomath and AIsea was
granted.
Prof. Shelton has samples Of joint
work In wooden pipe'used in systems
of water works. They are from the
factory at Seattle, which Prof. SkeltoI
recently visited One sample of pres.
sure pipe is joined together with two
tongues and grooves, and the contriv
ance is such that the stronger the
pressure from the inside the closer to-
gether the joints are pressed. Pipe O
the sort Is now used for water works
mains in the streets Of Seattle, itl
cost being very much less than thu
> cost of iron pipe.
1 The county court has adopted &
new plan for notifying taxpayers o
the amount~ofst their taxes, with th,
! idea that II the amounts are incorrec
or subject to objection, appearance
e may be mads before the county boar,
t of equalization for the purpose o
;. showing cause why there should be al
e adjustment. Failure of taxpayers t.
e be Informed Of the amount of thei
taxes until the time came to pay then
a at which time it is too late for corret
r. tions or reductions to be made, has a
: ways been fruitful source, Of ;cum
b plant. To obviate the trouble, an
y give every taxpayer full notice of th
r. amount of taxes charged against hiI
J. on the assessment roll, complete liz
of all the taxpayers 10 the county an
i the amount of the taxes of each, is t
q be published 10 the ,"TImes" of Sep
E1Sth, and copy will be sent, by orde
Of the county court, to every perso
8 Interested. An okaeZ to this effect we
D made at Thursdays session of th
e court. The list will contain 220
+ nance.
o -Ansinteresting feature at the Stat
!. Fair next week, will be public den
o1 oustration of latest methods In roa
: building. Some Of the latest impro,
I ed read machinery will be In use
q making grades and preparing an
placing road metal, consisting of roc
crusher, steam-road roller, grav,
! screen, etc. The work will be unds
o the direction of James W. Abbott, d
7. rector of public road inquiries, Wasl
I ington, D. @. One new feature Of til
Q work will be gravel screen the fir
Q, of its kind ever used on this coas
10 There will be short piece OF grav
70 read built, also, a demonstration
e the making of an earth grade. A
q Benton county road supervisors al
lc invited and urged to attend the fair
le order TO learn what they can fro
these demonstrations. On Friday q
10 ening of Fair week Mr.. Abbott vi
lr give stereopticon lecture on publ
% road construction, that will be full
a Interest and instruction.
e At Summit.