The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-12
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Portland.
A drop of cent in, the price of
wheat is announced in the local
market It is occasioned by lower
prices in the Chicago markets,
where May wheat has fallen to 92
cents. |
A fine solo band, trick bicycle
riders, ladies fife and drum corps,
a Happy Hooligan and other attrac-
tive characteristics will be features |
of the street parade to be given at !
four clock next Tuesday evening
by Mahara's Minstrel Carnival. !
They have a new way of re-
ferring to the payment Of taxes
now When taxpayer hands in
his money over the sheriff's coun-
ter, trey say he is paying his as
sessment for the Lewis and Clark
Fair
Another Sc, 900 was sent to
the state treasurer by County Treas
urer Buchanan. Thursday, making
$I2,oo in state taxes paid for
Benton since March Ist. Time
was few years back, when the
amount already paid was more
than enough to pay state taxes in
full, but now, it is only half enough
Last Sunday, Virgil Avery,
aged II, touched a match to the
bulb of an alcohol thermometer.
The boys do those things to see the
fluid inside rise. He has been con-
fined at home ever since with in
jured eyes. When the bulb sud
denly exploded, it rs supposed that
the tender mem branes of the eyes
were burned by the alcohol. The
trouble is not believed to be ser
ious.
The Io-year-old son. of Mr..
Jackson, residing on Major Bruce's
place south OF town, attempted to
dig the smokeless powder out of a
22-calibre cartridge Wednesday.
DIR. Pernot dressed the wounds
which involved loss of the tips of
he.index finger and thumb on
one hand. A l2-year-old sister
who stood near when the explos-
ion occurred received a fragment
of the shell in the wrist, but the
wound is only slight. The ac-
cident might have been far more
serious, considering that the lads
eyes were intent on his work while
he g0uged at the pwder.
--latest war news, London,
March IS -Thes correspondent Of
the Daily Hammer at Niu Chwang
reports that he has heard through
reliable sources at An Pang that
the japanese forces at Ping Yang
started over, to see if there were
any Russians at Jay Whang. and
when they got there, the report is
that there was not a Russian ia
sight. So. according tosanother re-
liable rumorr sent in by wire!e> $
telegraphy fom Aunt Swaug via
the overland route to Ho Hang, so
it was expected that there would
be heavy fighting in the near fu-
ture if not sooner at Pilee Sang,
and that most Americans didn' t
give dang if they run the Rus
SLAMS clear back to Ourang Outang
Mrs. Annie E. Liggett, former
ly resident of Philomath, dice
February 2oth at North Yakima
where she had lived number o1
years. Mrs Liggett was a pioneer
of the Willamette valley, having
crossed the plains in 1852. He1
maiden name was Annie Sleeth
She married Joseph Liggett in 1883
and together with her husband made
home for themselves OH Little
Luckiamute in Polk county. Late1
they lived successfully in Linn anl
Benton counties. Her husband dice
at North Yakima in 1892. The
immediate cause of Mrs. Liggett'
. death was stroke of paralysis
Five sons and daughters survive
among whom are Leander N Ligget
of Prinville, a graduate of OAC.
Nothing definite is yet know
as to when the funeral of the lat,
Edward Rosendorf will take place
The mother reached Philadelphis
Wednesday, and a telegram recei
we'd IN Corvallis that afternoon, an
uounced that she would leave Thurs
day on the return trip. Beyond thi.
brief dispatch, nothing has beer
heard from her, and it is suppose,
that she is now enroute home Will
the remains. Efforts by wire to ge
definite information as to when she
started have so far been result1ess