The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-31

Mr.. and Mr.. R NJ. Gilbert r.
turned Sunday from a brief visit
with Dallas relatives.
From a months visit in Ba-
ker City and other places, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Clark were re urning
passengers from Portland last week.
Salem Journal: Miss Cronise
has returned TO her home at Cor
wallis after a visit with re atives in
this city. Her uncle, T. ]. Cronise
accompanied her home, nd will
visit for few days.
"A we'll known piece of propef-
ty changed hands day ortwo ago
1t was the John Wells place, just
across Oak creek, west Of Corvallis.
The purchaser is Jesse Walker.
Mrs. Wells has purchased the D.
NJ Smith property in Corvallis,
ard will reside in this city.
Mrs. Caroline Greffoz has dis
posed of her property in Corvallis.
The purchaser is M. G. Miller, and
the deal was cosummated Thursdas-
The place is ar the S. P. depot.
and there are II lots and a large
dwelling.
FROM a two months outing in
the Yachats country. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J Howell returned home
Thursday. While absent they
were engaged in peeling chittim on
their claim. The Farmers Hotel
is again in their charge, Mrs. Glea-
son having operated the establish
ment during their absence.
The residence property OF ]. M
Howard was sold Monday to Mrs.
Caroline Schrimer for $3.50. The
sale was made by Captain George
Robinson. The purchaser is to oc-
cupy the property at once in order
to send young folks in the family
to college, son having attended
= OAC last year. Mr.. Howard is to
occupy other property.
The third car in a lot of seven
carloads of prunes the big prune
company is processing for ship
ment E st. left yesterday for New
York. two others having been
started on the long journey last
week. 1t is expected that the work
of processing and packing will be
completed by next Tuesday even
ing. A force of rs girls and WON
en- are employed at the packing.
One Of Corvallis most promis
ing boys left Monday for Salem
He is Walter Sheasgreen, and he
goes to accept resposible position
as telegraph operator for the Wes
tern Union. Walter has made
rapid strides in his chosen field O
labor, and although 1s years of ags
has ready held several position:
Of more than passing importance
for one of his years Many friend:
in Corvallis predict for him very
bright future.
1t wasn't the purpose in a 10
cal mention in Saturdays TINES t,
hold up the ides that tes for th,
silk flag should / e thrown for on,
of the leading candidates aut
against the others. OAC mean
much to Corvallis, and it has it.
claims. The public school system
is the bulwark of civil liberty. ane
it has its claims that caunot be ov
erlooked. The local fire depart
ment is an unthanked organization
in which gratuitous service is givsl
for local protection, and its claim
are both sentimental and subs,an
tial.
"A five weeks tour by Rev
Father Springer of the Southwes
and Middlewest closed with his ar
rival in this city Sunday morning
The route was via San francisco
New and Old Mexico, Texas, an
thence to St, Louis and kansa
City going, aud via Pueblo an
Salt Lake on the homeward iourn
ey. Several days were spent a
the St. Louis Fair, where wonder
III invention, art and handicraft
such as the world never saw gath
cred together before, were viewed
AT the Fair even a whole day i
some instances falls to enable th
visitor to see all that is to be see
in single building.
The new football rules are ou
and changes still further decreas
the mass formations and the cor
sequent roughness of the gam,
The entire field is a checkerboar
this year. instead of only that pa,
of it between the IS yard lines G
last year. There can never be les
than six men in the rush line an
if only six are there, then one {
the men who plays behind the lir
must be outside the man occupyin