The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-03

Charles Swell Of Junction was
transacting business 10 Corvallis
Monday.
After a weeks outing at Newport
George Belt returpe Sunday to re-
sumo his position in Kline's.
-Mrs. Joseph Tayler of Philoaigfb.
left Sunday for Portland. to be with
her daughter, Mrs. B J. Kelly, ard
attend the funeral of Mr.. Kelly.
-Charles-gernot and mother left
Monday to occupR their cottage at
Newport.
Miss Agnes Web5er returned
Monday from albany where che visit
ed friends for week.
Mrs. Sarah Moore aud Miss Glad
dys Moore arrived Saturday from a
six weeks visit toPrineville.
Fhe Davis, MeBse EWhftesfde'
,threshsr begins the ssason today al
Walter Smith's place, seven miles sou'h
of town. ~
. The Cooper Bros. threshing out
fit began operations Monday, north of
town. Their fret WORK Was for Gus.
Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Kline left New
York on the 29th for San Francisco.
Their son Walter left Corvallis last
night to join them 10 the California
metropolis.
Signs of immense size and bright
coloring now ornament the sides of
the E Horning and Graham & Wells
store buildings. The work has been
done the past week. Hollenberg &
Cady have recently had their build
Ing ornamented with a similar design.
Corvallis has good delegation
in attendance at the Oregon Develop
ment League 10 Portland. Among the
delegates who went are J. r. Smi b,
August Fischer. NJ. s. Woodcock, DR..
Farra, J. M. Cameron, and E. Allen.
Most of the delegates are accompani-
ed by their families.
%. r. Addition, OF Portland, has
been Corvallis visitor for day or
two. 10 the old days he was for sew
raj years popular salesman In the
mercantile establishment of Jacobs &
Neugass. He is now engaged in the
real estate business in Portland, and
by the boom prices In that town Is
dolng extremely we'll. He returned
home yesterday.
People watched with much inter-
est the stringing of the big cables of
the Independent telephone company
Monday and yesterday. The cable
line is on Jefferson street, where the
big poles were put In position. Dur
ing the process OF stringing 1t, line
men were at the top Of every alternate
pole for more than half the length of
the street. The cable was unwound
from a leel, whence 1t passed over the
top Of the pole, and then ran through
pulley devices near the top of each
pole. At the far end, a horse was
hitched, supplying the necessary pow
er to move the long and heavy cable.
The latter contains over 100 insulated
wires, all encased In an outer coating
Of lead. The cable is one of the large
items of expense 10 the construction
of telephone system, the one now
being installed, costing $3.50 per
foot.
How fire, under favorable condi-
tions can be controlled with absolute
ease and certainty was exemplified on
oil otr no oth
travelling agent of chemical COM
pound for extinguishing flames gave
the exhibition. A big box, four feet
square and eight feet high containing
inflammabIes, was set on fire. Coal oil
was thrown on 10 quantities and the
whole ignited. Within few moments
a tall column of flames as high as the
First National bank shot upward. The
ecepe was In the street at the Occi-
dental corner, and the huge column OF
fame was awesome to some Of the
week-nerved among the scores Of on
|, ozere. WheD. the flame was at lite
height, the agent attacked 1t with bis
compound, and In less time that the
fact can be told here completely blot
ted out the big fire. The spectacle
| was matter of much wonder to by
ISLANDERS. The compound is q powder
the ingredients of which is a secret
A email tubular appliance is used fol
throwing 1t, aud 1t is sold at So. Th'
compound is undoubtedly valuable tt
have handy for subduing free In thei
early stages In homes or business pla
.ces.
/ Lost.
Sunday ON the streets of Corvallis,