The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-03-15

Mrs. Riley of Portland. is the
guest of her sister Mrs. J. E. An
drews.
Mrs. J. c. Hammel and daugh-
ter Blanche spent Sunday at New
port.
Horse back riding promises to
be popular with Corvallis ladies the
coming season. It is healthful ex-
ercise and fine sport.
The regular meeting of the w.
c. T. U. occurs tomorrow at 3 P.
m. at the residence of Mrs. VIM.
Crees.
The dancing class will have its
last practice dance Wednesday
evening March 18th, in the hall
over Hol1enberg & Cady's.
DIR. L. Foley, ex-Mayor and a
prominent citizen of Lebanon for
more than 80 years; died at his
home in that city last week. DR..
Foley was at one time resident
of Corvallis.
F A King arrived Monday from
the Soldiers Home at Roseberg. He
was absent but two months. He
went to stay longer but grippe
was prevalent at the place and he
returned to the summer skies and
better health of Benton.
in the probate court Marinda
E. Watkins has been discharged as
administratrix of the estate Of
James Watkins and her bondsmen
released. Isaac Stroud, G. A.
Whitney and Edgar Plunkett have
been appointed appraisers of the
estate of George W. Owen.
-Ca1ler-Mr. Ardup, you said
last month if I would come on the
18th you'd be ready to meet this
note. and I've brought it. Mr..
Ardup-Why, the fact is, I'm-er
ready to meet it for old acquaint-
ance sake, but it is simply impos-
sib1e for me to be chummy with it.
Can't you come again some time
next week?
Standing on College Hill now,
the observer can see new houses in
process of erection in all direc
tions. Besides the half dozen
now building, plans for others are
constantly being drawn. It IS the
statement of all carpenters and con.
tractors that more new dwelling
houses will be built in Corvallis the
coming season than ever before.
Chester Skeels has lived for &C
years on the same place in the
northwest corner of Benton county
Every year but one in that tirns
the floods of the Willamette have
covered his entire farm, some o
1t 10 feet deep. In that year tn
waters did uot reach a stage tt
the farm at all. The past winte,
the Willamette backed up enough
to cover about half the place once
and only once.
This, Wednesday afternoon
will close the rebate business OF
this years taxes. There has beer
a grand rush at the sheriff's ofic
for several days past. Between
Thursday noon, and Monday moor
Sheriff Burnett wrote $50 receipts
took care of the books, figured ou
the proportion of the various funds
all without assistance. The tota
number of persons who had paie
up to Monday noon was 1884.
Harley Halls 80 acre farm
mile west of Corvallis passed Mon
day into the possession of F. L
Miller. The place is one of tn
prettiest in the vicinity. The pric
paid was $500. Mr.. Hall pun
chased it two years ago for So, Goo
Immediate possession is given
Mr.. Miller will convert the plac
into poultry farm, and occupy i
q SOASAoh VI lAC t1uO LII ouululC
months. The deal was negotiate
by Amber & Waters.
"A committee of the counc;
has been appointed to select an en-
gineer and arrange for a prelinin
ary survey for the proposed noun
tain water system. The committe
is P. Avery, Alex Rennie, and VII
liam Hanse11. Their instruction
are to report at the next meetin
of the council. In favor of th
plan it was urged that an estimat
of cost was necessary before th
people could be in position to vot
on the question Of whether or nc
to issue bonds for city ownershi
of the SYSTEM
HTLa ,of1 &c IT, Col.o1 e..