The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-12-10

THIS lseCe.
The encroachmerts of adver-
tisers cramps the news space ofthe
"Times," but 1t will be better. by
and by.
"A visitor at the poultry show,
and on business, Thursday, was J.
M. Buster, of Alsea.
Services TO be held at the
Plymouth church tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. Everyone is in-
vited.
William Riddle, OF Monmouth,
one of Polk county's extensive goat
raisers, was a business visitor in
Corvallis, Thursday.
Among Thursdays visitors at
the Corvallis poultry exhibit were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Porter, of Bell.
fountain.
Moses Brothers wish the pub
lie to take notice that their store
will be held open until eight o.
clock evenings, from now until af-
ter the holidays.
Henry Robinson returned from
Alsea Monday, where he had been
visiting relatives for few days.
On Tuesday be was taken aeriously
i'll, and has since been confined to
his home.
-CIum Reed, who has been con-
fined to his home, most of the time
in bed, with rheumatism for the
past four or five weeks, is not i'm
proving.
The sale of holiday articles by
the Presbyterian ladies, to have
taken place at the residence of Mrs.
F. l.. Miller. Dac. Goth, has been
|ohanged to the 18th. The sale will
i be on throughout the afternoon and
evening.
i -Roadmaster Donnell, Of the
Southern Pacific, was in town
Thursday, making surveys of a
proposed sewer to pass through the
| Gre ffoz block, and ope block of the
railroad depot grounds. There is a
strong demand among residents in
the vicinity for the sewer.
| The wonder is, how did they
make the poultry show so successful.
Not even the promoters themselves
expected so much. The array Of
exhibits and their character is
splendid, ard ought to be seen by
everybody.
People in the south end of the
county in town yesterday, complain
of the condition of the road in
Bonneville Lane. They say there
are two bad holes there now that
. will, before winter ends, become al
. most impossible, unless repairs
are made.
w. S. Locke sold two dressed
hogs this week whose combined
weight was 800 pounds. and the
/, amount of cash obtained for them
was $40. While this is not the larg.
est weight recorded here for that
number of hogs, the transaction is
such as to encourage the business.
Subject at the Christian. church
next Sunday morning, "The Holy
Spirit and His Mission in the
World" In the evening the pastor
will give the third of a series of ser.
mons on the life of Christ, subject,
f "The Public Ministry of Jesus
All members of the church are urg.
ed to be present at the morning
meeting as matters of mportance
relating to future work will be pre-
sented.
Five of the defendants in the
land-fraud cases have been found
! guilty of conspiracy to defraud
The jury was out but short time
There are two other counts on which
most of the defendants are yet te
be tried. Marie Ware was not con
victed of conspiracy, but she viii
; figure prominently on charge o
forgery in one of the cases yet to b
tried.
Mrs. Anna Shedrick left yes
ol terday for Bridal Veil, after visi
at the home of James Heron.
S Landlord Hammel, of Hotel Cor
wallis, is the victim of a standing
o Joke at the poultry show. Bad boy
J. secured number of scrub chickens
!, land entered them for exhibit II
Mr.. Hamme1s name. Various pla.
Y |cards tell of their pedigree and gooe
s points A photo of the landlord adorn
4 the coop, and miniature hobb,
e horse is displayed as the prize VOL
Iby his birds.