The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-11

Don Holgate is visiting relatives
In tSis city.
Mice Bnel entertained the Ladies
Guild Of the Episcopal CHURCH at her
home last Thursday afternoon.
"A marriage license was issued
yesterday to NJ. J. Vernon and L. P.
Tom, of Alsea.
The funeral party which went to
Portland Sunday with the remains of
the late NJ. Jacobs, returned home via
the Westside yesterday.
-Woodmaa hall was the seene of
(, stivities Saturday night. The occa-
sion was a basket social, aud many
people were in attendance. After lun-
cheon there was dancing for brief
season, and 1t was near midnight
when guod-byes were said. Thirty
dollars was netted.
John Coos is looking everywhere
for span of his horses. They were
In pasture en- the Ann Smith place,
last week, they had disappeared.
Seal ch In every direction has failed to
discover them, and John is wondering
where they could have gone. His ad-
ve1tisement appears elsewhere.
In the city council Monday night,
a liquor license was issued to B. Woldt
for period Of six months, ending with
the first Monday In December. The
applications of William Broders and
Julius Wuestefelt, were not granted, as
Is usually the practice, but were re-
ferred to special committee to take
testimony and report atthe next meet
ing Of the council.
The charred remains Of burned
building that stands on Main street
near Blackledges furni ure store has
been condemned by the board of fire
delegates and chief engineer, and or.
ders will shortly issue from the police
court for its removal, on account ol
the fact that it Is menace to adjoin-
ing buildings. The property is owned
by Mrs. Groves and others.
A message received 10 this city
yesterday announced that Fred Hous
ton, who has been i'll for the pasl
month, could not survive the day
Mr.. Houston was a member OF the
1902 graduating class at o. A. G. auc
has since been employed at the expe
riment station at Union. He was {
bright young man and had a promis
ing future.
"A number of chittim peelers art
hurry1ng out Of Benton this week fol
forests in which they are to operate
during the summer. Eli ard William
Spencer and their families left fol
Chehalis by this mornings boat, tax.
ing along team. In their party Ii
Gas Harrison, Dick Baldwin, Clarence
Taylor and Mr.. Lagrane. Ed King
left Monday morning for the same vi.
cinity, taking two or three men with
him.
An ordinance passed the city
council Monday hight, giving fran.
chise to the Independent Telephone
company. A former franchise In the
same interest was repealed. The new
franchise is for 25 years, and contains
suitable provisions for guarding the
Interests Of the city. Free use of the
poles for an electric fire alarm system
is provided for. It is estimated that
free alarm system with 10 boxes, To-
Gated 10 various parts OF town would
cost about $500.
AT last weeks meeting several va
cancies on the election boards were
filled. The new appointees are, J. A
Gilkey. Clerk, Co. wallis No. 1; w. T.
Nichols, clerk, No. 2, Corvallis; Har
ley L. Hall, Clerk, No. 4, Corvallis
David Vanderpool, clerk, Soar
Greek; E. Mulkey, clerk, Blodgett
G. W. Smith, clerk, No. 12; Rober,
Mcfarland, judge, Summit; Doke
Hughes, judge, Willamette; A. NJ
Grey, judge, Philomath. Atlast weekt
meeting, the county court issued scalI
bounty warrants, aggregating $1S. fol
the montnS OF January, FeDruefy
March and April.
New deeds filed for record are
George W. Moore and wife to Adelint
Trees, one lot in Hoffman's addition
81; Adeline Trees AID hus
band to George W. Moore, one lot II
Hoffman's addition, 81; Peter Herkess
and wife to Anna E. Campton, go acres
southwest of Corvallis. 81, 800; J. R
Rainwater and wife to F. 81. Hughson
one and one-half acres near Albany
$40; Annie Lemley and others to Eli
"a Nichols. two lots in DIxon's addi
tioD, 81 600; Millard Long to Matti,
A. Worthington, small tract near Phil
omatb, $3.50; f. L. Moore and wife tt
NJ. Hall, east one-third Of lot three
College Hill, $475; A. B. Mason ant
wife to Mary E. Dixon, 25 acres nea
Philomath, and four lots in Brown
addition to Philomath, 5000.
HERBINE
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