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

George Dekum of Portland, is
|among the students enrolled in the
|Short course at the college.
Miss Helen Steiwer is visiting
Friends in Corvallis. She arrived
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Gilbert
of Salem, were the guests of Corval-
Ills relatives this week.
-Barnum & Bai1ey's circus, the
greatest of them all is to be at the
Lewis and Clark Fair The Fair
is go now, whether other attrac-
tions be secured or not.
Salem Statesman. Rev. P. S.
Knight last evening performed his
35oth wedding ceremony. He has
of1ciated at over 700 funerals dur
ing the fifty years in the ministry.
The First National Bank ell
ected officers Monday evening. as
follows: President, M. S. Wood
cock, vice president, W. 7. Wiles;
cashier. George E. Lilly; assistant
cashier, Harold Woodcock.
&C. L. Andrews arrived Wed.
nesday from Washington D. c.
and is the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Walter Wiles. Mr.. Andrews re-
sides in Alaska, and had been to
the capital city on a few weeks
visit.
If passed, bill introduced in
the house, will cut the salaries of
the county Judge and school super
intendent of Benton. The salary
of the judge is reduced to $72o, and
the superintendent to $500. 1t is
proposed that each reduction take
effect at the end of the term of the
present encumbent.
"A bill to abolish the Office of
county recorder of Benton has been
introduced in the senate by Senat-
or Avery. It transfers the duties
of the Office to the clerk and gives
the latter officer a deputy with
salary of 5000 per year. The pres
ent salary of the recorder is $1,000
per year. The bill if it passes is to
take effect at the end of the present
term.
Albany Democrat: Ralph A.
Glover, bookkeeper of the Salem
Statesman, and Miss Remoh Ho1-
land, prominent young lady of the
capital city, were married in Salem
last evening and came to Albany
on their bridal trip, arriving on the
overland and going to the home Of
the groom S father.
Two revivals are in progress
in Albany, and all business houses
were closed from II to one yeSter-
day so business men could attend a
union meeting at the Opera House.
A choir of 100 voices, an orchestra
a noted gospel singer, all the min
listers of the city besides the evan
gelists, were features of the meet
ing, which was ushered in by the
ringing of all the church bells.
After an illness of about a
year, Miss Susie Mcdonald died at
her home in Phi1omath Thursday,
She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs A R. Mcdonald, who remov-
ed te Philomath from Scio a few
years ago The family is of the
best pioneer stock and is widely
known and highly esteemed in
Linn county. The remains of Miss
Mcdonald were taken to Scio yes
terday for interment
All kinds of reforms for pleas
ant hunting are proposed at Salem.
Letters of inquiry have been receiv-
ed by leading Corvallis sportsmen
as to what if any changes should
be made in the laws. One local
hunter has recommended that
shooting begin September 18th and
continue to November 1st, and that
no sale of birds be permitted. A
law reducing the limit from ten to
five birds per day for one hunter
is said to be popular.
AT the county clerks Office,
the work of making the extensions
of the assessment roll is in prog
ress. It is task requiring great
care, and is tedious in the extreme.
In all, there are no less than Al
funds, including the various special
levies, the road funds, and the or
dinary 1evies. To give to each
taxpayer the particular funds that
belong thereto, and to carry out. the
extensions correctly requires clear
head and deal of patient labor.
The Corvallis & Eastern an
nounces big cut in freight rates
between Corvallis and points west
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