The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-12
LOCAL LORE.
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Indian Head linen at Kline's. |
-Wanted-Hay and Oats. I. D.
Bodine, Phone 29o.
John M. Osdurn, on account of
a recurrence Of asthmatic trouble
has gone to The Dalles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Day of
San Francisco are guests of Cor
wallis and Benton relatives. They
arrived Tuesday.
p. Avery and Prof. Fulton al
rived Tuesday from two weeks
fishing trip. They were on the
head waters Of the Calipooia. a
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Belt have
arrived from Newport and for the
present, are at Hotel Corvallis.
They are to occupy house next
door south of Mrs. Sarah Cau-
thorn's.
The new residence of w. H.
McBee on his farm south OF town,
is nearing completion. 1t is now
ready for the plasterers. Charles
Heckert is building it.
Mrs. Adolph Peterson, who re-
ceut1y underwent a surgical oper-
alton in Portland, is expected to be
able to leave the hospital in about
a week.
Postmaster Johnson arrived
Tuesday night from week at the
Fair. The Fair, according to Mr.
Johnson, is great, and always call
ed greater by those who have seen
it most.
Rebuilding OF the waste race
bridge near Fischer's mill is now in
progress. 1t is to have cement
piers and in all appointments will
be constructed with view to dura.
bility. The work is under the di-
rection of R. M. Gilbert
The Adolph Peterson residence
property on Ninth street changed
hands WEDNESDAY. The purchas-
er is E. B. Graves, late of Polk
county. The price paid was 81,
700. The property comprises a
house and three lots. The deal
was made by Amber & Waters.
Roy Raber is up for few days
from Portland to gather new sam
pies for the Benton county exhibit.
Many Eastern people are already at
the Fair, but Mr.. Raber says the
big crowd will reach. there next
month, which will be after harvest
and give the Western farmers a
chance to view the exposition
sights.
"A train this week carried away
the Jobs addition wife who was Sc
verely beaten by her husband recent
1y. The husband left 10 days ago seek
ing a new location. The husbands S
excuse for the beating was that the
wife had been buggy riding with
another man. There was talk a.
mong the neighbors for a while of
tar and feathers for the third party.
Two horses, dead from some
unknown disease. is a condition out
at the Tunnison farm, a mile south
of town. Each animal was i'll
three or four days, and many rem
edies were vainly applied in the ef-
fort to save. Most Of the horse ex-
perts were also called in but with
out effect. Indigestion is the cause
most generally assigned.
There is to be fire drill this,
Saturday, evening at eight O'Clock.
One of the features will be a test of
the new chemicals involving a race
from the engine house to the fire
and the determination of how much
time it will take to make the run
and put out the blaze. The fire
engine is also to be hauled out and
put in action, preparatory to having
it ready for use in case these dry
days should cause it to be needle d.
Butter fat is soaring skywards
at the local creamery. A few days
ago it was only 22 1-2. Thursday
it rose to rs. Yesterday it jumped
again, landing at Fl 1-2, where it
now stands. Inability of the local
concern to fill orders from present
supplies of raw material is the oc-
casion for the advances. Present
prices in connection with the fac
that butter fat was below 10 cents
but few days this season, consti'
tute record of value with referen ce
to the dairy industry.
They are guessing about town
as to who are the girls referred to ir
dispatch from Albany to Tues
days Portland Journal. The dis
patch says the girls recently arriv-
ed from Corvallis. The story run!
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