The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-16
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Wheat 70.
Miss Mary Elgin returned yes
terday from a visit at Carlton and
North Yamhill.
-Thos. Callahan was passeng-
er for Portland yesterday, having
been called there by the illness of
his sister Mrs. Smith.
Happy Ward, formerly of Cor
wallis. is confined in a Salem hos
pital with an attack of typhoid
fever.
-Congregational church tomor-
row: Subject. morning. Worship
evening. Esther, Queen of the
Cantata."
The Rev. M. Noble was called
to Portland on Wednesday to attend
the funeral of an old friend from
Nebraska. Will occupy the pulpit
on Sunday as usual.
Street work has begun, and a
long section of Jefferson street is to
be graded. The preliminary plough
ing was in progress yesterday and
the day before. and extended from
Fourth street to the western end of
Jefferson.
Amber & Waters have sold
the Io4 acre tract owned by Mrs.
McElroy in Wells and McElroys
addition to w. J Piper. recently
arrived from Kansas. The figure
in the deal is 81. $50. Two homes
are to be built on the property this
summer, one for Mr.. Piper and
the other for his father-in-law.
Two Benton horses were taken
away on the boat the other morn
ing and the man who took them
left $500 in their place. One was
purchased from George Brown and
the other from John Swick. Both
animals were three-year-old's both
iron gray and both weighed I,4oo.
Each brought $500. They go to
Hillsdale.
The blossom is on the fruit
tree now. The Kiger peach orchard
was field of pink blooms several
days ago. Cherry, peach and plum
trees in dooryards about town are
all on dress parade. The trees in
the big prune orchard are fast bios
soming, but will not be full blown
for several days yet
"A force of workmen is engaged
again in the further dismantling ot
the carriage factory building. The
two upper stories in what remains
of the four story section are being
torn away for removal to Albany
It is understood that after the re
moval of these stories what remain
of the building will be left intact
forming long two story structure
Rev. w. w. Edmondson o
independence, lectured Thursda,
afternoon at the M. E. Church
under the auspices of the Foreigl
Missionary Society. Mr.. Edmonsol
has spent some time as a missionar,
in Labrador, Newfoundland ano
the Shetland Islands, and but recen
tly came to this country. His lee
ture on the character of the worl
done in these fields are instructiv
and most interesting. The young
people of the church hope to hav
him with them in the near future t
give an illustrated lecture on these
countries.
The date of the production O
the Cantata of Queen Esther, whicl
has beeen under rehearsal for severa
weeks is to be produced on Frida,
and Saturday nights of next week
Elaborate preparations in costumin!
and other effects have been made
and it is certain that the perfor
nance will eclipse anything of tn
kind ever seen in Corvallis, excep
the great concerts of the Willamett
Valley Choral Union two years age
Watch for later announcements.
"A correspondent describes i
another column, the shooting of R
M. Mcconnell, in Kings Valley
Further details by phone to tn
TIMES at noon yesterday are to tn
effect that Justice Price and ply
sician examined witnesses an
made other investigation of tn
manner of death and that a repor
will later be made. The messag
also related that many in the vale,
believe the shooting to have been ae
cidental, as the wiping stick of tn
gun lay near, when the body wa
found. At the time of the shoot
iDo which was at moor, "Wednesday