The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-03-04
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I know it, and you are going to
draw one of the prizes just as soon
as I get this screaming baby strap
ped into the. go.cart.s
The First Spiritual Union Of
Corvallis will hold services in Bar
rett Lyceum on Sunday at 8, P. M.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everyone.
| A citizen of Hood River has
been having his beer shipped in
boxes labeled Crackers. The
drayman dropped a box the. other
day and the truth leaked out. So
did the beer.
The Sheasgreen planning mill
has been awarded the contract for
turning out 600 shives for the three
Portland ferries. The shives, or
wheels, are to run on the ferry
cables and will operate under wa
ter. They are to be of oak and from
1S to 26 inches in diameter.
Efforts are making for a spec
ial train to Newberg and return
next Friday on account of the State
Oratorical contest. The proposed
fare for the round trip from Cor
wallis is 81. so. The matter was still
unsettled when the Times went to
press.
Sixteen of the 2S days in the
late month Of February were clear.
Rain fell on 10 days, eight were
cloudy and four were part cloudy.
Only 2.o5 inches of rain fell during
the month. The highest tempera-
ture was SO degrees on the 24th,
and the lowest was II on the 18th.
The greatest rainfall in "a houfs
was .79 inches on the 29th.
/ What was formerly the Wuest-
felt saloon is to become a general
merchandise store. The place has
been leased by We1lsher & Gray
and is to house their present stock
and other lines of new goods to be
added. The removal will occur
about the 18th. The place is being
painted and otherwise repaired pre-
paratory to their occupancy.
-Oregonian: Hereafter criminals
J in Multnomah county will be track
; ed by bloodhounds. Sheriff Wori
received from Worcester, Ohio, ons
of the finest pedigreed hounds in
the United States. The dog is +.
years old, trained and ready fol
, business. Sheriff Word is the frs
sheriff on the Pacific coast to pro
: vide bloodhounds for the work ii
, connection with the office. At th'
first opportunity the new dog will
be given a try-out.
4 ..s--Grass mountain is.zbare O
snow. As seen from adjacen
: heights, Willis Vidito says, ther
/ is as much grass on its SUNNI
: now as is usual in June. Th
E mountain is 3, 700 feet above th
sea level. The snow fields to th
northward of Mt. Jefferson, that
+ usually in evidence until June O
, July are not now to be seen. Sign
multiply that spring is to be early
: But all signs fail.
5 The Times recently contained
: an advertisement for a lost dog
t The ad was signed by Dan Savage
E who resides at Willamina, pos
office near Sheridan, Oregon. Th
4 advertisement fonnd the dog, whiel
r in day 1.-TWO will be restored t
e the owner The dog was at tn
: home of ]. M. Graves near Inde
. pendence, who called the Times OF
flee up by phone, stating that h
t had the dog and would communi
!. cate with the owner. The Times
good paper to advertise in.
f State Superintendent Acker
: man spent Wednesday in an inspec
1 ton OF OAC and the Corvallis pub
: lie schools. At the chapel exer
), cises he addressed the college stud
] ents, holding up before them tn
/ ideals by which to obtain success
:. in life. The college equips each
K he said, for good practical work
e and each student that goes OF
! graduated, is equipped to be alead
!. er in the line which he has prepal
e ed himself. Superintendent Ack
. erman is qualified to give advice
: because in his administration of th
b school affairs of the state, he hs
n shown great capacity as an organ
:. izer and fne executive ability in til
g reorganization and broadening c
= the public school system.