The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-09

The members OF the county court
yesterday prepared the list OF names
from which the jurors for the various
! terms OF court sre GrawD. Tht re were
| two hundr I'd of the names, and the re-
gu red number is drawn by the sheriff
and clerk, each term of court.
Liner Wills left yesterday for his
home at Heppner. after a visit with
college friends and others. His father.
who with his family, resided In Cor
wallis when the Heppner food came.
and who lost heavily in that calamity,
has added new improvements to his
property, among them new steam
Laundry.
! e. E. Paddock was up from 1nde-
| pende ence for an hour or two yester-
day on business. He is a large owner
in a carload AMI halt of prunes
stored now;at the raekiog house of the
10 al Prune Processing Company. The
fruit came from the Paddock and Beck
| orchards across the willamette.
! The marriage of James Z. Berry
and Miss Clara NJ. King of Salem, oc-
Cured at the home If Mr.. and Mre.
Carl, Monday evening, Rev. Frank L.
Moore fficiating. Only relatives were
present. Both are young people OF
high character and standing. They
are temporarily at home at Mrs. Es-
pey's.
TIE county court of Lane bas
Just award I'D $400 on account o the
collapse # a county bridge. In the
accident, tie brid 20 fell ardJ. S. Cole
and his wagon were, precipitattd d to
the bottom Of Row Creek. The horses
W. re injnled. a. d the Wa ,on was de-
molIshed. The owner set up claim
f $3.50 damages. but finally COM
promist d with the court for $400.
The new officers OF the United
Artisans, Installed W, d1esday night
are: Past master, Scott King; mast
er Artisan. T. Brinn; supr. Tlllis Read
insp. Eth KYLE; tec, Eva Sarr;
treas, B..H. Cronise; sen COD. Ella
King; mas. ofcer., Clum Read; Jr.
cor, Elizabeth Huoler: Instructor,
Lille J. King; warder. Lee Heakle;
med. ex, q. d. Lee; field commando; 9
Mrs. Etella A. Peterson and A. Kyle.
Three important sales Of real e :
F. tate have just been coDsummated by
Henry Amber. The W. F. Cal iwell
forty acre farm three miles south OF
, Phiomath went to. l.. Van Blaricum
+ of Philomath, ( $3.50. The J. Coos
twenty acre Tract three miles west OF
G. roallis went to Mr. Miller, lately ar
rived from Beggs, Inoiana for ST 900
. Tie farm OF Mr.. Ve+Jeeg five miles
west OF Philomath went TO E. U. MI.
Ter. of Walter, Oklohoma. The farm
compri e, $40 acr ss. ard it went for
i, $1,000. The sale inciule. Bumt er
, Ct farm Implements aud several
head OF livestock.
"A decision handed down by Judge
Hamilton has been received 1t tn,
, clerks ffice, which confirms Jane,
Osburn in the nelship Of the we'll
Known Osburn residences property jus
: north If the court house. The Cas-,
q from various etaudpoints has beef
T be fore the citcuiG court at severa
terms, and Was on a former occasion
O the subject [ f similar decision by
Judge Hamilton. IL is one OF thos,
cases In which the passage of thu
O Homestead Exemption act by the leg
ielature OF 1893 Raises complicali ions
and accordingly presents various pha
: ses for the lawy ers TO diff over
I There Ia talk to the effect that tn
0 case may De appealed.
: The funeral of Robert A. Smith
who 1esiued foLr miles weet Cf Coryal
z lis, occurred Wednesday at Plymouth
n chapel. Mr.. SmIh dieu at noon Mon
= day, of a complication of Bright's dis
ease and hea1t trouble, at the age {
> 66 yeals. The funeral service Wa
conducted by Revs Carrick au'
8 Green of this city, and Was, largely at
8 tended by ftienus and acquaintance
! in the neiehborhood. The lnttrmen
e was in Newton cemetery. Mr.. Smith
] settled in Benton in the Eighties, anc
! was a highly respected citizen. 81
was the Father or Misses Et an,
Robena Smith, weil-kuown students a
+, the college, who with their mother ar
= the surviving members of the family
t The new city off ,ials we're In
QucGSu luCO OluCo al fullOIuaGu aG
meeting Of the clty council Monda.
: night In sevetal instances there
5 We're ties 10 the ection or council
:. men, aud to settle the question o
which should serve, ! ITS were drawn
: The new council as now cons tituted i
j. G. Becker, Guy Frink, R. .. Log
. gan, Mr. Benne t. ard E. Van Cleve
z The recor der Is W. h. Bole, and tn
/ treasurer R.J. Moses. After tn,
y councilmen had been sworn in theJ
n proceeded to elect mayor, MIR
y Weed and Mr.. Burnap were nominate
o and Mr.. Weel declined. MrBurnap wa
:. elected and swoIn 10. Dennis Scot
6 is city marshal.
:. The history of Oregon, for whicl
v subscriptions for large number o
e copies were taken in Benton ale Il
3 progress of delivery. Seven boxes @
Y the books arrived few days ago a
n the Brick stable, from whence the!