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

mouudy was D IS. dSdiAot 4i0 @Oh
the same d v last year. The in
creas- is Io8
Monday. the construction gang
stringing wire for the Bellfountain
rural telephone was at Reeders
There are to be- twenty phones in
the sys en-, and the whole Belknap
neighbo hood will b In telephone
touch with all Corvallis in few
days.
-Evangeli-t J.. V. Coombs ar
rived yesterday and will preach
Throughout the week at t Chris
tian church. Mr.. Coombs is a
man of stroug personality and no
doubt his meetings here will result
in much good.
| Maud Hurt has been serious
| ly i'll in tn asylum at Salem fer
several ca,s. Her father was call
ed Sunday to the bedside, and has
since been in telephonic communi-
cation with her physicians. AT
last accounts she was not improv-
ed
Grant Elgin has resigned his
position at tie Benton Mills, and
has Purchased the Hodes Bakery.
The deal was completed Monday,
and the new o upietOr is in pos
session. Carl Hodes, the late ow-
ner, is in town tor a few days clos
ling up his accounts. Mr.. Elgin
has host of friends. who bespeak
success for him in bis new ven ure.
The big country church in
course of construction in the Bell
fountain neighborhood is nearing
completion. T e >tructure is en-
closed, and workmeu are engaged
on the inside detai's, The new
church is to replace Simpson chapel,
1.-THE old church that has served the
Icommunity as place of worship
for over forty years The new
building is to tear mama Of the
lold one Its cost is to be over
| s. 900.
There is a new labor saving
device on duty at the M. Austin
blacksmith shop in Corvallis. The
machine is an invention of Mr.
Austin, and is a disk sharpene1
. lmade from a tire shrinker. It was
formerly Mr.. Austin's practice te
sharpen discs wi h a file, one dis;
per hour being the number sharp
ened in the old way. The new in
vention sharpens four per hour
running with crank and taking
a steel shaving off AROUND the edge
of the disc The knife in the sharp
ener is made from an old file, anc
the whole contrivance is so simple
that it is wonder that no one ha:
: thought OF it before.
-Bill-"It's all off between US
= Angelina; you are nothing more t.
me-" Angelina-"What's that
dearest Bill; is our engagement
broke?' Bill-''Yes, Angelina
it's broke.' Apgelina-"Oh
E Bill; my Bill; this cruel, cruel blow
: why, oh, why, this thusness, Bill?'
Bill-"It isn't because I do no
D love you, Angelina. You are th
. apple of me eye. But, go, girl, g
ami look at the date in the addres
on your fathers Times, Look a
= tit, girl, and erein learn why 70,
. ARE nothing more to me-" Sh
|. tainted, and with cold stern lool
on his face, Bill rolled up his pants
walked out into the raw night all
! and went away forever.
E Apparently. while in St. Loui
f Mrs. Farra lost q hand bag sue
: as ladies are wont to carry abou
: in lieu of the pockets with whic
/ the habiliments of men are bless
Y ed Information as to the los
comes in a peculiar way. Th
). finder turned out to be an hones
S lperson 1t would be wicked to sa
e that is peculiar, but it would be q
e wicked to say all finders al
d honest. The only thing in th
o Farra satchel that furnished clu
e for Identification was a postal car
e addressed to Mrs. James Taylor
r Corvallis. With this as a starte
$ the finder addressed a letter to MI
Taylor. relating the facts, and NAL
ing inquiry as to the name Of th
writer of the card, and requestin
y Mrs. Taylor to telegraph or write
{ Meantime Mrs. Farra has left S
!. Louis, and is we'll on her way b
: short journeys to New York Cit,
y In due time she will receive he
;. satchel and its contents-possibl
{ after arrival at home.