The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-24
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF. Z
The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.

Public Interest.
Morning sermon at the Con-
gregational church, The Panoply
of God" At s p. m. union service
with the Endeavor, discussion and
sermon, "Our National Heritage" "
There will be German preach
ing next Sunday June 25th at 2:3o
p. n. at the Presbyterian church
BY Rev. J. c. Beyerline of Albany.
All ale cordially welcome.
The wafer committee created
by the legislature was permanently
organized the other night by the a.
dop,ion of bylaws and rules and
the election of the following Off
GERS: P. Avery, chairman: S. L.
Kline, clerk; E. Woodward, treas
1rer.
Physical Director Trine left
Thursday morning to enter upon
his duties as one of the trainers for
Multnomah Athletic Club, prepar-
atory to the big meets in which O.
A. c. athletes will appear for the
club. He expects to be absent six
weeks. He is accompanied by his
family
"A big farm sale occurred Tues
day. The Garrett Long firm near
Browns bridge, five miles south
west of Corvallis, went to Andrew
Stegerwald for a consideration of
bzo, 800. The purchaser is con-
tractor at Port Townsend, and is
understood to be man of means.
He is not at present to occupy the
farm, but has leased it to Mr.. Long
for one year with the privilege Of
two. The sale was negotiated by
z L. Lewis.
During the summer season
Frank E. Jones, pastor of the
Church of Christ will give a line
Of short talks on Bible heroes and
heroines' at the evening services.
Next Sunday morning the subject
will be, christian Character. ~
At p. m. the SUBJECT will be, IA
braham. the friend of Cod" Sun
day evening July and the sermon
will be Fourth of July sermon,
subject, "Our national banner"
All old soldiers are especially TO-
vited to attend this service.
Tuesdays Oregonian:-The
market for, chittim bark is dull,
weak and lower. Advices from the
East say the market there is in a
waiting attitude. with consumers
making no purchases. All the
manufacturing chemists and specu-
lators have large stocks on hand
and in view OF the immense supply
If unsold bark on this Coast, are
strictly out of the market. It is
estimated that there is a five year S
supply already peeled and unsold
in this country. If this is true, it
means that prices must get down
40 the basis of 1901 and 1902,
when bark sold at 21-2 to "a
cents.
The Corvallis Transfer Com
pany is the name of new Corvallis
partnership. 1t is the fruit OF the
union of the City Transfer Com
psny and the Corvallis Truck Com
pany into one concern. The unit
ing of the two establishments was
not for the purpose of raising rates.
but to simplify and economic in
operations. Formerly, for instance
when a freight car was to be TN
loaded, one of the companies had
to wait perhaps for the other to get
out its part of the consignments,
Or vice versa. 1t made de-
lay. trouble, and aggravation,
which is removed now, because
what is freight for one of the
trucks, is freight for all OF them.
The rates will remain as before.
The Water election to decide
whether or not the people of Cor.
wallis want good water, occurs on
Thursday July 9th, as will be seen
by the official notice published in
another column. The proposition
is one on which every citizen,
whether for Or against, should reg
ister his choice. This is a free
country, where if a man is against
proposition it is his privilege to
vote against it. 1t will indeed, be
lamentable if there are many in
town who are against good drink
ing water for Corvallis children
and Corvallis homes, but it is theirs
to vote as they please, with none
10 mO1est or make them afraid