The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-07-09

Wheat IS; oats 81 to 81
Harold Rumbaugh OF Al
bany spent Sunday and Monday in
town. celebrating.
-Cleve Cate left Wednesday for
his home in Ridge6eld. Wash. to
spend the Summer.
IS. L. Kline has just received
some very pretty ladies oxfords. |
Have you seen them?
Adam Wilhelm Jr returned to
Monroe Wednesday, after spending
few days in Corvallis.
DIR. Frederick of Astoria,
spent a few days in Corvallis this
week, the guest of relatives.
Mrs. Amelia Schubert left
Thursday for a two weeks visit
at her home near Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan are at
Newport, to remain until Monday.
They left Wednesday.
Mrs. W. L. Patterson left
Thursday for her home at Baker
City, after visit at her fathers
home.
Clarence Hout has retired
from the butcher business at Dallas.
and has removed to Monmouth,
where he is proprietor of shop.
Regular services at the Church
of Christ tomorrow. Morning sub
ject, Echoes from Turner Con-
vention." Evening, "Ahab and
Elyah.
Mr.. and Mrs. S L. Kline are
at St. Louis. Mr.. Kline is to re-
present Oregon on the committee to
notify President Roosevelt of his
nomination, which is to take place
at Oyster Bay on the 27th inst.
The Eugene base ball team has
disbanded, and there is a prospect
that the other teams in the Oregon
league will follow suit. Lack of
attendance at games, and consequent
lack of funds is the occasion for
suspension.
Ira P. Whitney, former
student of the Agricultural College
has recently been re elected to a
lucrative position in the dairying
department of the Washington Ag-
ricultural college at Pullman.
Special highly complimentary men.
ton is given the efficient work
done by Mr.. Whitney in this de.
partment during the past year.
1t is supposed that the Lincoln
county prisoners will be taken to
Toledo today. The circuit court al
which the case against them will be
investigated, meets next Monday
They are accused of burglarizing
Newport cottages, from which
blankets and other effects were ia.
ken with which it was the plan oi
father and boy to start a hotel. II
is the account that it will be very
hard for at least one of them to es.
cape the penitentiary. Their going
will leave the Benton county jai
empty, Burt Turner having finish
ed his sentence and disappeared
more than two weeks ago.
An old time Corvallisite re
newed acquaintance with the towI
and its people this week. He wa.
George W. Young, twin brother O.
A. ]. Young, the latter of whom
was one of the builders of the Oc
cidental Hotel, George Young re
sided for many years in Corvallis
leaving the place about 81 year!
ago. He resides now at Seattle
and is one of the solid substantial
men of the place. Among his pos
sessions is four-s story brick build
ing, erected of pressed brick las
summer.
Street cleaning has been in pro
gress the past few days. Busines
men have been sweeping in front o
their establishments on main street
and one proprietor, having give,
the space in front of his store tw
sweepings, decided to try the effec
of sign. in keeping off the teams
tiers. A placard was placed in pc
sition, bearing this inscription
Keep of. Divil SHELF A tear
from the college farm drove up
little while after, and after readin
the sign, the driver carefully backe
his horses off the forbidden space, t
the great amusement of the watch
ing sign poster.
-Philomath has had a smaIlpo
scare, the past few days. Hug
Hawkins and Pete Speedy are th