The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-28

20. J. Black1edge made busi-
ness trip to Portland yesterday.
-Abner Woods of Blodgett tran
sacted business in Corvallis Mon
day.
BY Frantz who was in from
Kings Valley yesterday believes
grain is more Or less injured by
aphis.
Mrs. Clifford Gould aud child
ren are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Jacob Whiteaker, in the
country.
The adjourned term of court
for Benton, provided for at the
April term convenes in Corvallis on
\ Thursday of next week. Several
matters of minor importance will
be up for consideration
F. w. Foster and family de-
parted Monday for their home in
Lake county. The young people
in the family were students last
season at 0. A. c.
Sugar tumbled 40 cents On the
hundred pounds the other day.
Some of the local merchants are
said to have been caught with
pretty good stocks on hand on
which loss must result. the prod
uct stood at 500 and suddenly
dropped to $50. The drop up
sets a popular theory to the effect
that sugar always goes higher in
fruit season. In the past FIVE years
the experience is that sugar, instead
of going higher, in fruit season has
actually dropped during three o
those seasons. The cause Of the
present drop is said to be an over.
flow of the raw product.
For the summer, four trains
two each way are in operation OF
Sunday between Corvallis and Al
bany. One train leaves Corvallis
for Albany at $50 a. m, each Sun
day morning, and the Sunday eve
ming excursion train from Yaquina
leaves Corvallis for Albany abou'
oi:3o p. m. The first train fron
Albany leaves Albany for Corvalli:
about 1890 a. m. and the othe:
leaves Albany for Corvallis abou
10 o clock p. m The latter trai1
is the Sunday excursion train Re
turning to Corvallis for the reguda
run from Corvallis to Albany @
day morning. The new ser1ice
already much used, though 515
little is known of it.
The Gleason sawmill. tWelf
miles south of Philomath, Ma
burned to the ground last Saturda,
evening, along with about As, oo'
feet of lumber. The loss is abou
81 200. The mill was a portabl
steam affair. About eight o'clocl
in the evening the watchman mad
his rounds, and left everything il
apparently safe condition. Th
usual wetting of the floors ha
been attended to. At nine O'Clock
everybody was awakened by tn
roar of the flames, which by tha
time had such headway that moth
ing could be done to arrest thei
progress. The planer and POI
ton of the machinery. can b. re
paired and used. The mill will b
rebuilt at once and is expected t
be in operation in two weeks.
Curtis Miller, the 20 year Ole
son of A. c.. Miller. was injured i,
Kings Valley logging camp Sat
urday. The accident was exactl,
similar to that in which Lark Pric
sustained injuries some time ago
though less severe. Miller was will
team dragging log when tn
swamp hook suddenly became de
tached. The hook, with cable at
tached, struck Miller with grea
violence on the shoulder, and glanc
ing delivered heavy blow on tn
side of the head. The boy wa
knocked unconscious. but subse
quently revived, and within a shor
time will be able to go to worl
again. Lark Price, who was in
jured in the same way severa
weeks ago, though not entirel,
well, has sufficiently recovered t
go back to his logging camp.
The Times apologies t
country readers for devoting s.
much space to the water question
The truth is, bold attempt is be
ing made to fasten Willamette rive
water, notoriously dirty and ur
clean, upon the people of Corvalli
for an indefinite number of years
A cabal of lawyers has been hire