The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-01-14

LSWio 1IdtliCy NAl ySSlS1odJ
for the Bohemia mines, after visit
wi b his family in this city.
Willard McClaip of Buena Wis
ia, was transacting business in Cor
wallis Thursday.
Lane county tax payers will
pay 23 mill levy this year.
"A store full of goods like bill
full of gold does not do much good,
unless people know abomt it..
| Mrs. Humbert will preach at
the Christian church both mo ming
and evening. Everybody come.
Miss Hazel Weller of Browns
vile, is The new teacher In the pub
lie schools. She tegins work Mon
day in the secand grade.
Miss Eda and Sarah Jacobs
left Wednesday morning for Salem
where Miss Sarah is stenographer
for legislative committee.
The intermediate league of the
First Methodist church gave sur
prise party last night to Miss Elsie
Price, who'has been i'll i'll health FIR
sometime. The event was gre atty
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Leona Mccormick has
resigned he' position as teacher in
the Corvallis pun1ic school, AID
Miss Hazel Weller of Brownsville,
has been appointed to fill her place.
Mrs. Linderman has filed her
inventory IN the probate court as
adm nistratrix of the estate O.
Charles E. Moor, deceased. The
estate comp p'ises real and personal
prope ty valued at S6,IIe.
The bowling alleys, all repair
led and renovated, were reopened at
the college the early part Of the
week, and are in operation each af-
ternoon now, under the manage
nent of Dow Y. Walker.
| Workmen have been employed
this week in laying tile to drain the
lC. & E. depot grounds. The tile
copnects with the Woods sewer, tbe
is. P. company providing the mate
trial and tie Village Improvement
Society looking after the work.
| The task is one that has long been
III elected.
Some Corvallis merchants are in
Iterested in an offer hat Portland
coR-e firm is making its patrons
With every $40 worth coffes pnr-
Ichased, the buyer gets a coupon.
Five coupons in Washington, FIVE
in Ofegoo and five IN Idaho will en-
title the lucky holders to free rip
to the Lewis and Clark Fair, with
.Iall expenses psid.
"A bill has air ady b. en- intro.
duced in the legislature to provide
that road supervisors he elected by
the people. The last legislature
made supervisors appointable by
county courts. The legislature be-
fore that m de them elective. Be
lore that, they were appointed by
| the court What one legislature
does on this point, the next undo
Its silly.
! Albany Democrat: W. J. Fisher
of Albany and Gene M. Simpson of
Corvallis. have combined their eff
forts in the breeding Of Buff Leg
horns and will be known as Fisher
:, & Snip on. These men have been
leading the shows of the Northwest
| for two years a nd the breeders will
| he, eafter show their best birds as
! these men know how to breed a
coed bird and know one when they
see it. Look out for them at Lew
is and Clark next fall,
"A bn in the legislature is for
the establishment of a bureau OF
mines at the state uni
|versi y. It vests control OF the bu-
reau in a board of trust es compos.
led Of ths president of the Universi.
ty, the sup rintendent Of public in
struction, and man to be appoint
ed by the governor from a list o
: three to be named by the State Min
ers' Association. ] his board ha:
power to appoint director of the
t bureau and experts and assistants
: and fix their compensation. It i!
Ethe dugy of the bureau TO make
: geolos ica1 sn vey Of the state, nak
e tests Of nj erals and zue7s surement
of water flowing IN the severa
streams of The state. The amoun
: of The appropriation to be made 70
the sup Port Of this bhre II IS le'
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