The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-10

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Born to the wife of John Coos,
Tuesday mcrniGg, q SON.
w. q. Currin went to Salem Mcn-
day on a business trip.
William Sechler returned Monday |
from a three weeks "trip to San Fran
cisco.
Eighty seven persons haveTa aid their
taxes at the sheIiff's Office up to noon
Monday.
Floyd Lane came out Tuesday
morning with his big new lei truck,
recently completed by Horning Bros.
An egg measuring by IA inches
Ia product IF Johnny Wrinkles poul-
try yards 1t proved to be a double
egg.
Mics Mabel Davis left Sunday for
Hood River, to accept position as
pharmacist In the drug house cf DR..
Rowley.
Mr.. aud Mrs. 8. N. Wilkins en-
iertained few friends at Whist Sat-
urday evening. About a dozen guests
were present.
Henry Howell, assessor of Lincoln
county was 10 Corvallis Friday and
Saturday on short visit to his par
ents.
&C. G. Hogue, one of the grand Of
ficers of The order, paid an official vis-
ir t. the local lodge of A. o. q. W.
Friday night. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Hogue.
Great is Oregon-A spruce tree
has been discovered on the Nehalem
which is 81 feet 10 diameter and 63
feet In circumference, claimed to be
the biggest spruce tree In the world.
Invitations have been received In
Corvallis to the marriage Of Miss Lau-
rie Whiteman andMr. Frank Howe. The
ceremonyis ia to occur at Dallas Febru-
ary Oath. Miss Whiteman was form
erly an o. A. @. student.
Letters received Ia this city from
William Bogue announce that Floyd
is much improved in health. having
gained 25 or 80 pounds In weight. The
family reside at Lava postoffice, near
the head OF the Deschuttes. They
left Corvallis October lst.
Tuesday evenings epiritualist Sc
ance was to have been held at the
home of Seymour Simpson. Quite
number of persons were present to
take part but the guides of the medi-
UNI informed him that there would be
no manifestations that evening. The
assemblage was, therefore, dismissed.
Eugene Register: The local ora
torical contest will be, held next Fri
day evening In Willard hall. The win
ner of the contest will represent Ore
gon in the Interstate contest to be
held 10 Eugene next June and the one
awarded second place will enter the
intercollegiate contest to be held at
Forest Grove, March -.
The Central Planning Mills and
Box factory, after a thorough sover-
hauling and the addition of several
new machines, has started up and will
first clean up eeveral orders for build
ing material and will continue to run
withou stops. They are to have a
much larger and more complete stock
Of building material than ever before
carried In this city.
] AT a meeting of the city council
i Monday night, vote Of thanks was
extended Robert Johnson for his serv-
ices In the reorganization of the fire
department, and the matter of a new
sidewalk and the opening of street
10 jobs addition were referred to the
street committee. DR.. Farra was pres
ent and there was an extended dis
cussion between him and the council
men with reference to their differen-
ces on the water question. An effort
to an adjustment Is In progress, with
Councilmen Avery, Henkle and Rose
as the council committee.
Mr.. Eaton. representing a Port
land dealer In chemical engines was 10
town Monday to present the claims OF
his machine to the city council For
two-wheeled engine with a capacity
of 55 gallons, the price Is $500. The
engine weighs CHARGED, 1,340 pounds,
and uses three-fourths inch hose. A
quarter inch, three-eighths or half
inch nozzle may be used! The claim
is that 1t will throw stream Is to
100 feet. and that one gallon of the
chemical is equal to 40 gallons Of wa
ter. The 100-gallop, four-wheeled ma
! chine weighs when charged, 2,400, and
the price is S1,075. The latter ma
chine is kept In stock In Portland, and
can be delivered at once. The small
er machine has to be ordered from
the factory at Chicago and 60 days Is
required for delivery.
--Jpdge Greffoz was mighty mad
4 all the forenoon Of Monday, He snort
ed and tore around to such an extent
that to uphold the dignity of the city,
he was almost in the notion Of going
over to the police court room and in-
log himself the limit on a charge of
disorderly conduct. On his own be-
half he thought he could plead exteu-
uating circumstances, but that plea
don't very often obtain judicial cog
nizance In the city court and the whole
plan was abandoned. The casus bel
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