The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-03-18

Mrs. J. M, Porter is visiting
Portland relatives.
Born, in Seattle, last Sunday,
to Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wheeler, a
daughter.
Mrs. Ambrose Houck returned
Tuesday to her home at Gold Hill,
after visit with Corvallis relatives.
Miss Frances Houck arrived
Wednesday from Eugene, for an
extended visit with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Bryson returned
Thursday from Spokane Falls
where she has spent much of the
winter.
The showers of Thursday were
very welcome in Benton. In some
localities the ground was becoming
too dry to plow.
Henry Teal, representing Nor
ris Brothers & Christensen, bond
dealers, Portland, has been in town
several days in the interest of his
firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Oren are
visiting relatives in this city. Mr..
Oren is now mail clerk on the o.
R. g. N. road and his run is be-
tween Portland and Pocatella, Ida
no.
The Thompson farm a mile
south of Corvallis on the state road
has changed hands. The buyer is
William Tunison, The price paid
was $6, The number of acres
is 1856, making the price per acre
something less than $50.
The japanese army routed the
Russians from the stronghold in
which the latter expected to make
a stand after being driven out of
Mukden, and this is how a Cor
wallis man sums up the situation,
"The poor Russians want to go
home, but the Japs have captured
their railroad and won't even give
the vanquished forces a Tie
Pass. %
The following sales of real es-
tate have been made in the last few
days by Robinson and Stevenson:
Two lots owned by I. M. Hunter,
on Seventh street and the Phi1o-
math road, went to A. c. Limbach-
er at $262. so. Rev. J. O. Hersh-
ner's house and lot near the Opera
house went to J. N. McFadden at
s77sa
An intercollegiate debate oc-
Cured in Albany last evening be-
tween Pacific College and Albany
College. The question was, ere
solved that reciprocity is a better
means of regulating our internation-
al commercial intercourse than a
protective tariff" Pacific defended
the affirmative. Teams from Mon
mouth and McMinnville colleges de
bated the same question last even
ing at Monmouth.
The late sunshine has produced
a scarcity of help about town. Ii
has been almost impossible for the
past week or two to obtain men fo1
any kind of work. Many of them
have gone to the hop yards, where
the bright weather and tair skies
have made early cultivation pos
sib1e. Some are at work in local
yards, while others have gone to
Independence and Buena Vista,
where there has been a good de.
mand for laborers.
"A new residence is shortly tc
be erected by S. N. Lilly on his
farm in the southern suburbs ol
town. The contract has not ye,
been awarded, but the plans are ali
prepared and bids are shortly to be
handed in. The plans closely fol
low the new residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rickard III the southern
part of town. than which the Lilly
building will be somewhat larger.
The cost is estimated at s., 900 and
upwards.
-Oregonian- "Stories of Old
Oregon" by George A. Wagon
-er, is sketch book of observations
and adventures in Oregon, in pion-
eer times. The sketches are read
adle and entertaining. The author
has lived in Oregon since 1852, and
relates things f'all of which he saw
and part Of which he was.'' He has
long resided at Corvallis. His
sketches are the fruit of close OBJ
servation and show much narrative
power. For the reader of the pres
emf dav thew will he fof1r,d m r,oc