The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-05

Ed, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Smith. residing few miles north OF
town, is very low wiki pneumonia.
The Cotvsllls cider factory began
operations Monday It is in charge
OF George Smith. He expects To run
the factor, FIR 1T least a month.
Chester Emery of Fort Klam ash,
a grandson OF Rev. Joseph Ealery. is
an o. A. G. Freshman and Is iomiciied
st CauthorG Hall.
After an txtended visit with
friends In Salem, Mrs. Dave Smith re-
turned Sunday to her home In Cprval-
lis. 4.
/. -Laban Case, we'll known In Ben
ton, is lying at the point of death at
the home Of his son 10 Albany. He is
past 80 years Of age.
-Invitations are out for dancing
party to be given by Misses Catch
and Holgste In Burnett's hall Satur
day evening. :
An offer of 80 cents for this years
hops has been received in this city. It
came Saturday evening" from Port
land buyer, ard was offered for tho
product of the Beach yatd. It f,lIow-
ed an cffer of % IL made Thursday
afternoon for the same crop.
"A new restaurant was opened to
the public Saturday in the cid laup-
dry building. just west Of the E. B.
Horning grocery stcre. The proprie-
tor is Peter Ha' twig, and the family
recently removed he,e from Albany.
They will furnish beard by the day or
week, and serve lunch at all hours.
Eight teams are distributing grav-
Il on Jefferson street now, and at noon
yesterday the impr ovement from the
westward to Ninth street had been
completed. Forty cents per Gu
bic yard Is the price paid, and each
team makes eight loads per day. -Four
more teams are wanted 5on the work,
-Greaves Ia the rame of the b q
canter-,hat they say will handle big
Walker Of the o. A. O. eleven, In the
football game on o. A. G. field next
Saturday. Walkers friends all cay
the thing cannot be done, and therein
rises question that only the game
will settle for every ybcdy. In this town
of Corvallis, all pin their faith on the
big o. A. G. CENTER The Cadet band
will supply music at the game, and at
Interesting and probably an exciting
afternoon is 10 store for all who at
| tend.
| Mrs. Hartley, one of the unfor
tunafe victims Of Creffieldism, disap
peared from her home 10 this city
about two o'clock Monday morning
She left note explaining her purpose
not to return. She took along an ex
ira supply of clothing. AS soon az
she was missed, a search was institut
ed, and while it was yet In progress a
about 10 o'clock that forenoon, she re
turned home. She had apparent,
faltered 10 her purpose, ard returnet
voluntarily.
The funeral of Mrs. Rhoda W
Taylor, occurred yeste. day morning
from the Presbyterian church. Th
service was conducted by DIR. E.
Thompson. The intefmept was il
Pine Grove cemetery, three and hal
miles south of Peoria. Mrs. Taylo
died af'er an Illness that extended
over many months. She was the sub
ject last year Of surgical operation
in Portland. For long time thereaf
ter, her life was almost hourly despair
ed Of. With an immense display Q
vital force, however, the patient sui
ferer clung tenaclously to life unit
Sunday night, when the life spar
went out. Mrs. Taylor was aged 5
years. three months and 20 days. Sh
was woman of superior character
and had macy warm friends, who joi
with the family in mourning her lost
Surviving children are three sons, Wa
ter, Vance and Roy Taylor, all of Coz
wallis.