The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-10-16

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Fisher sells the Trowbrigde piano.

Fisher sells the Trowbrigde piano.
There is to be box social at
Oak Ridge, October 10TH, beginning
at 7:45. The announcement ap-
pears elsewhere.
Neil Newhouse who has been
for three weeks at Toledo, where he
running a sawmill, arrived home
Saturday.
Ben Woldt returned to Port
land Saturday, after brief visit in
Corvallis.
-Campbells Bakery has secured
the services of Dick Llewellyn the
famous bread and cinnamon roll
maker.
Senator Fulton gave it out at
Astoria yesterday that P. S. Nal
colin Of Portland is to be recon-
mended for collector of customs at
Portland.
| Mrs. J. K. Mccormick, who
now resides at Brownsville came
out from Alsea Saturday on her
way home. She had been over to
\ the valley to visit friends and the
| old home which the family disposed
I of twenty years ago. Her husband
la we'll known pioneer of Benton
/ county, died at Brownsville a
= month ago.
u Materials are arriving for the
, local system of the Bell telephone.
In the lot is big consignment of
= telephone poles, similar to those
\ in use on the Independent system
I will be installed. Also that a large
| amount of new cable will be added
to the facilities. The company has
leased the room next door north OF
Moses store to be used for its pur
| poses, whether as an office o,
not, it is understood, has not been
determined.
/ The balance of uncollectec
| taxes on last years roll this morn
ing was $1,7S2. The amount il
the beginning was in round numb
ers, $4,000. The smallness o
the delinquency is a handsome
showing for Benton taxpayers. I
also is good showing for Sheriff
Burnett. Of the amount, a con
siderable part is the last half owet
by persons who have hitherto pait
halt their taxes. They ought t,
pay up soon, for it won't be Ions
until additional expense will be ad
ded by the advertisement.
1t Is planned for the new Tay
lor brick to be occupied the latte
part Of this week. The meat mark.
ct that was the tenant when th
! place was an antiquated woodel
staucture will move in by that tim
if the prog rsss of the workmen i,
finishing up meantime is sufficient
ly swift. The place will be on
of the most complete as we'll a
one of the neatest meat mark
els in the sountry. For the mos
part it has cement floor and i:
partitioned off into lard room. mea
room, refrigerators, and othe
spaces required i'll the business
There are two handsome offices i
front on the upper floor. The res
of that floor is for the present
large hall, 70 feet or more in lengt
and 20 feet wide suited to variou
purposes. Ultimately. it may b
devided up into office rooms. sky
lights having been provided wit
that idea in view.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Gran
- ari Ell from San Francisco la
Friday and Passed on to Alse
. where they will visit for tim
with the latter's relatives. MI
and Mrs Cranz until recently wer
engaged in the restaurant bushes
in San Francisco. They passe
through the earthquake withor
nj great loss, bat since that event tt
: demands of labor have been sue
+ as to practically ruin their busies
= The city is infested by hard chara
= ters who ply their vocations wit
such immunity from punishmel
= that Mr.. Cranz felt that San Fra,
\ cisco was good place to get ava
- from. You know, said he'th'
I am very jealous of my persons
! safety. There were too mar
/ hold-ups and to many people KNOCK
ed over on the street to allow n
5tto feel entirely comfortable there.
}, "A team of horses with wage
: attached and in full flight, ra
down the grade at the ferry tn
'ns morning, plunged into the rive
- and performed several varied ar
interesting stunts. The outfit b
longs to Henry Stone. Being lie
!lalone, the horses took fright some