The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-13


to visit friends 10 Albany.
w. S. McFadden, returned Thurs-
day to his junction farm.
Mabel Cady left yesteday for
|vieit with her brother at R ,seburg.
-Travis McDevitt Is erjoying va
cation at1Newport. He left Tuesday.
Miss Maud McBee left thie we4k
for two weeks, visit with relatives 10
Salem.
w. G. Swarm is spsrding a brEf
vaca tioD, visiting his mother at CraY-
fordsville.
|, --Mre. w. C. Mccoy of Oaksdale,
WASH, has arrived on visit to her
sister, Mrs. John Wyatt, and other
Benton relatives.
Mrs. NJ. Jacobs and Miss E1a Js-
cobs are enjoying an outingat Boswell
Springs. They left few days ago.
-Afe q years absence in the Des
Chuttes country, William Bogue re-
turned TO Corvallis Thursday, where
many old time fIierds were glad TO
welcome him.
B. W. johnson and E. R. Bryson
returned Wednesday evening from Ia
hunting trip OF several days in the
Kings Valley country.
-Cha1les Heekert has the contract
for building the Buxton residence at
the corner of Jefferson and Eighth. The
house will be one Of the best in the
town. -..
= On account of the shortness ff
the stalk much spring oats has been
moved by neighboring farmers. In
many instances the glain was too shoIt
to be bound.
Alex Donaldson, proprietor of the
Decktou stock ranch at Deckton, Wy
omi1g, and ]. D. stump, the we'll
known Polk county stockman were
l6oktng over1the sheep industry in
Benton Thursday. Both are exteqr
slvely engaged in the sheep business.
u "A harvest excursion Is torun over
Fthe q. & E. from Detroit TO Newport
eively advertised. and will NO doubt
attract large crowd. The rate from
Detroit is $3.50 and from Corvallis
tthelsame as other excursions.
Walter Hayes and Harry Moe,
two Albany boys who have just re-
turned from trip by wagon road to
Ysqalna Bay. suffered an accflent on
tie way home which compelled them
to adopt a rather unique modeof trav-
Ell. Hayes made the trip on a horse,
while Mos rode q bicycle. When a,
bout 35 miles from home the chain of
1.-THE bicycle broke The boys tied a
rope to the front Of the bicycle aud to
the saddle on the horse, and thus
made progress slowly, being compel-
ed to untis the rope to make the as
cent aud descent of large hills.
"A dispatch from Logan, Utah, to
the Oregonian, says: Coach Campbell.
| OF the Utah Agricultural College foot
ball eleven of Logan, has arranged f r
| a trip to the Coast witch will start a.
| bout October % and will last about
two weeks. Duling his trip the elev-
q will meet the University cf Wash
ington. the Agricultural College of Or
egon and the University of Nevada.
Negotiations are now pending for a
date with ths University of CaliforI la
and if possible game will be secured
with Stanford also. The team this
year promises to be very strong.
| After an absence of year, Will
liam Bogue and family arrived Thurs
day and will remain. A year ago last
July they left for the Cascades and af-
ter visit of few days In Septem-
Der, they left again, going to the Des-
chultes, from where they have just ar
rived. Floyd, on account Of whose
health the trip was made, is well and
strong again., The family will spend
the winter 10 Idaho, but Mr.. Begue
will remain In Corvallis and devote
himself to the care Of his farms.
1t is apropos to think about
l,mountain water now. The legis-
lature meets next winter. If no.
body else will put In a mountain wat
er system. the people can do 1t them
selves. There are many who think
the latter would be the better plan.
Ownership Of public utilities by cities
Is widely In vogue and everywhere
popular Corvallis has not authority
to sell bonds now. and can only get ii
from the legielature. That is why IL
is not too early to discuss mountain
water, Dies Corvallis wantit? Does
she want homeseekers and parents ol
!, students everywhere to know that she
;. has the best and purest water that is
to be had? Does she want the best
Iheslth and best DEVELOPMENT?