The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-11-09

Floyd Citizens entertained
number of little friends at his hom e
on Fourth street, Friday afternoon
in honor Of his birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ingle of
Woodburn. visited over Sunday
with Mr.. Ingle's parents in this
city.
Frank Strong has purchased
three lots out of the Gerber prop
erty, and is shortly to- begin the
erection of a 81 400 house thereon.
Charles Heckart has the contract
Mrs. Ouinlan arrived Saturday
evening from California Lieuten-
ant Ouinlan met her at Albany. For
the present they have apartments
at Hotel Corvallis
The midnight and one O'Clock
whistles no more disturb the slum-
bers of Corvailisites. The Strong
sawmill, which has been running
night and day tor several weeks
past, has cut off the night shift and
is only run now in daytime.
Commencing Nov. 7 the rate
between Corvallis and Portland
via the c. & E. Albany and S. P.
will be reduced to S. 60 same as
vestside rate, Tickets on sale by
c. & E. agent at Corvallis and S P
officials at Portland.
James Hayes of Junction City
was in Corvallis Monday buying
hop roots for Horst Brothers Of
San Francisco. The latter are
among the most extensive hop
growers in this part of the world,
having yards in various parts OF
the country, and dealing very
largely in that industry.
"A large consignment of wall
paper left local furniture estab-
lishment Monday. 1t is to be used
in papering the new church that
now stands on the site formerly
occupied by Simpsons chapel. Ded-
ication of the new building is to be
made sometime towards the last of
the present month, probably
Thanksgiving day.
Before beginning his regular
sermon Sunday evening, Rev
Feese of the Methodist church gave
brief talk on the subject of local
option, citing Fargo, North Da-
kota, as to show what local option
will do for town, aud telling ot
the many changes for the better
that resulted from that place goin g
"dry." Another feature Of inter
est along the same line of thought
was a song by quartet composed
of Misses Dora Lindgren and Libbie
Rice, and Messrs Cummings and
White. The song was. "Where is
my Wandering Boy Tonight?''
and the answer came in the choru:
"Down in the Licensed Saloon"
Over at the court house they
triec keeping the Benton county
officials in cold storage last week
but the plan had to be abandoned
because of the irreparable damage
thereby done the tempers of the
victims. The furnace had for some
time been out of repair, and the
plan was tried of heating some o.
the rooms with a AKA oil stove
The result was not a screaming
success. Monday, however, things
assumed their normal aspect, wher
it was noised through the building
that the furnace had been reduced
to order, and that all things were
working smoothly once more.
Special effort is to be made to
have the Benton county wool and
mohair exhibit at the 1905 fair ol
surprising excellence. 1t is pos.
sible proposition because of the
fact that Benton breeders have paid
much attention to Improvement o1
their strains and the county has
some of the best hocks of sheep and
goats to be found in the country.
For convenience in gathering
samples, Mr.. French has arranged
for leeces or specimens of WOO
and mohair to be left by growers
at S. L, Kline's store, where pro.
per attention will be given them.
AS shearing is in progress next
spring, if every stockpan will
keep the matter in mind, and save
such samples as are of SURPRISING
merit, an exhibit can be gathered
that will bring renown to the coun.
ty and to the men who supply the
samples.
The wood work has been com.