The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-04-12

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John Ingle went to Portland
Friday on business.
Mrs. Ellen Mundy and
daughters were Portland visitors
from Friday until Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L, Hall re-
turned Sunday from a few days
visit with Polk county relatives.
Miss Kate Gerhard returned
Saturday evening from Albany,
where she spent the past winter.
Mrs. Julia duMou1in completed
a successful term of school at Mon
roe Friday, and returned to Corva1-
lis Saturday.
H. w. Rood, late of Cerro-
gordo county, Iowa, is among the
new arrivals in Corvallis.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. L. Underwood
leave today for Los Angeles to at
tend convention of the w. o. w.
They expect to be absent several
weeks. Mr.. Underwood's position
at Graham and Wells will be filled
dnring his absence by Mrs. M. J.
Wells. =
Bids were opened yesterday af-
ternoon for the livery stable pro-
jected by Fruit & Waggoner5
Charles Heckart secured the con.
tract, and work is to begin as soon
as material can be placed on the
ground. provided certain final ar
rangements, yet to be determined
be satisfactorily arranged.
Julius Wuestefelt is about to
begin the erection Of a dwelling
house on lots near his home. The
building is to be for rental pur
poses, and has a tenant already.
Holgate and Baker are to be the
builders.
| Harley L. Hall is to begin
next week the erection of new
cottage on lots purchased Monday
of Frank L. Moore. The lots lie
north Of and adjoining the Moore
residence property in Chases ad-
| dition' occupied by Clerk Crawford.
Rev. G. T. Hurd is to be the
new pastor Of the United Evan
gelical church. He is to arrive
next Monday to enter upon his
/ fpastorate. He has been pastor at
Salem since he. came from the East
three years ago.
A big demonstration of grad
ling and ditcIing with a road ma
chine is to be made before super
E.visors and others next Monday.
The exhibition will be near Mrs.
Hayes farm south of town and will
be by Earl w. Kiger, an expert,
representing a well known road
machine company.
Within the past few days, the
following real estate sales have
beer made by Amber & Waters:
| N. E. Newton to Geo. W. Soule
100 acres one mile west of Phi1o-
math, $I5o. Jas. McLane to Harry
| Moore, IS5 acres on Yaquina Bay.
$3.50. M. A. Chesley to T. Olson,
40 acres 7 miles S w Philomath,
5000. w A Wells to Chas Pernot,
2 lots A & w add $Ioo. FL
/ Moore to Harley Hall, lots Chase
add, $500.
/ Sam Morris, the Indian pitch
er that Portland used couple of
j years ago is now pitching for Jop-
lin, in the Missouri, Valley League
Last week Morris pitched against
!. the Chicago American league team
and got trimmed E to 1. It was
not the Indians fault however, for
j he held Chicago down to four hits.
The men behind him got buck ague
from being up against big 1eaguers
and they booted the ball around as
/ if it were an old tin can in game
! of Shiny on your own side.
I. How to get the streets sprink-
ed has worried merchants for the
past few days. Dust has been fly
ing on Main street until front doors
had to be kept closed to keep dust
from covering counters and dannag-
ing wares. The City Transfer
Company which owns the sprinkler
does not care to sprinkle streets
any more for the amount of profit
/ to be made. The water costs about
i $27 per month, and with this as q
starter the expense gets so close tc
/ the income that sprinkling doesn't
pay. The latest account is that