The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-26
Don't fail to have DR.. Lowe.
test your ewes at once for glasses.

Don't fail to have DR.. Lowe
test your eyes at once for glasses.
Monroe is now connected with
Corvallis on the Independent tele-
phone system. The farmers line
which extended to point near the
metropolis has been carried into the
Wilhelm store, and communication
was opened Friday.
The big game of football begins
at three o'clock this afternoon.
1t looks now as if the crowd would
be huge one. The closing of
Corvallis business houses for the
occasion. the special trains. and the
general interest everywhere in the
game are indications that cannot be
Misunderstood.
They have a couple of scarlet
fever cases OFT at Bellfountain
They are in the family of Henry
Starr, and the victims are children
of four and eight years respectively.
1t was Monday night when Dr.,
Bennett was called in and discover
edthe character of the disease.
The cases are not malignant and
an early recovery is hoped tor.
There have been no exposures, and
no spread of the disease is likely.
The family is under quarantine
For a number OF weeks, 80 of
the new Independent. telephone
instruments that are already in-
stalled in business places and resi-
dences in Corvallis. have not been
connected with the switchboard in
the main Office, owing to the fact
that fash lights for the purpose
were not on hand to eput in
This, Wednesday evening, a ship,
ment of so flashlights are to arrive
and the 80 phones will at once bt
connected, giving a larger and
better town service for the new
Independents company.
.-There has been great activity
at the Arcade, formerly operated
by w. P. Laferty, since the pur
chase of the same by Moses Bros.
of Philomath. The interior ar
rangement of the building has bee,
completely changed; a gallery ha
been added and much new shelvins
placed it position. A stock of gro
ceries is arranged in the back room
and complete general stock viii
be carried, including dry goods ant
shoes. Moses Brothers expect Il
throw open their doors for a grane
opening on November 10Th; notice;
of which will be duly scattered
broadcast.
Monday visitors in town o,
business, were County Judge Stew
art and Commissioner Butler o
Linn county. They paid a visit t.
] the Benton county eeurt hoase ant
expressed their appreciation of tn
character and general conveience o
1.-The building. They also statet
that Benton county is far ahead O
Linn in the matter of good road
and bridges. An investigatio,
was made, too. Of the system o
indexing that is used by the Ben
ton officials in their work, tn
system being one of the best nov
known. Arrangements are beinI
made for the system to be installed
at the Linn county court house
! Misses Eva and Emma Moi
passed through town yesterday. en-
route to Newport to investigate th'
case of their sister Sophia, reportet
| last week as drowned. They hav
received information to the e1ec
that dispatches published in th
newspapers are incorrect, and tina
there is grave doubt as to whethe
or not their sister was drowned a
all. Very great uncertainty sui
rounds, the whole matter, and th
sisters are going to Newport 70
purposes of investigation. Up t
yesterday the sisters were not eve
certain that their missing sister
not yet alive.
4 Lately, conjecture was rife j
Albany over finding bicycle i
the-creek. under a bridge on th
: Corvallis road. How the whee
| got there was conjecture that fl
ed people with visions and foreboe
ings until the Democrat explaine'
the circumstance this way: Sal
Morrison, of Oakvil1e, started hon
on his, bicycle, an old one. tt
hind wheel was. warped and th
rim made a. very squeaky noise {
it revo1ved. Out beyond the cit
he met a boy, who remarked:
s'Hey, what's the matter of you