The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-06-22
Local news on first page.

Local news on first page.
"A late shipment into Portland
was train load of beef cattle from
California.
The doctors daughter-Papa,
can you fix dolly? I operated on
her and all her utensils are coming
out. ~
-s'Do you think the widow will
break his will?" ''Won't be nee
essary. She did that long before
sbk became a widow"
Mrs. J. Scott of Albany, was
the guest Of Corvallis relatives this
week.
Paul Johnson, late publisher of
the Argus at Albany, has fled the
state, leaving his creditors and his
family behind.
Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Moses left
today to spend the summer with
their daughter, Mrs. W. D. jerks
at Tangent.
Miss Paseey-A fortune teller
has told me where I should fnd
my future husband. Mrs. Stipulate
Goodness! Give me her address
at once! Perhaps she could tell me
where my present one is.
"A picked team of players went
over to Brownsville yesterday to
take part in the base ball tourna-
ment in progress there, the occasion
being the annual picnic of the Pio-
neers. Among those in the team
is Long Brothers, Claude Swarm
and Floyd Huff.
New cement steps are being
placed at the north and south en-
frances of the administration build
ing at the college. Each set of
steps is in the form of a half circle,
the radius being eleven feet. They
are built of cement and will be very
substantial. The work is being
done by John Bier & Son.
Farmers are beginning to
make the annual inquiry as to the
price of binding twine. IF the
weather is right they will commence
to buy it early next month. Local
dealers say the price will be about
the same as last year. Then Stan.
dard went at about II II and Clio.
yer Leaf in the neighborhood of ID.
The figures here named are not au.
thoritative.
There is to be a meeting to.
night of the Water Committee al
which the accounts in the construc-
tion of the water works will be cas-
up, and balance figured out. The
work is completed so far as origin.
al construction Is concerned, anc
all that remains are odds and ends,
such as would naturally be incident
al to new building, new machine
or anything else newly construct
ed. The work of connecting con
sumers is expected to begin to-
morrow.
The rates fixed by the Water
Committee far household use are the
same as have been in vogue will
the old Water Company. Where
there is neither toilet or bath, thu
rate is 81 per month. Toilet is s.
cents and bath rs cents extra. Th'
rate for lawn sprinkling is IS to S.
for the season, according to thenum
Der Of lots irrigated. 1t is expect
ed that these rates will remain ii
vogue until the Commission shall
be able to make them lower. Th'
question of reduction will depent
of course upon the number of con
1 sumers and the aggregate revenue
/ If no accident happens at th'
c. & E. station in the near future
persons in the habit of being abou
! there will be agreeably dissapoint
| ed. Intense rivalry has sprung VI
. among the news boys to be frs
, down town with the evening paper
and 10 facilitate matters they boar
the arriving train while it is yet il
) motion. There are number c
| them, and their struggles to be frs
up the steps of the car, with tn
5 train still moving swiftly, is scar.
) spectacle. A narrowing fear c
some mothers boy under the crue
, car wheel possesses some of the old
er people who are wont to look o
when the train comes in each ever
ing. A strenuous city ordinanc
prohibits the boarding of a trai
while it is In motion.
Those who have seen it, sa
, the reservoir of the Mountain waite
system is thing of beauty. Th
). cement lining is now covered wit
: a coating Of black asphalt, and th
/ effect when the big tank is file