The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-23
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of the Ladies Coffee club occurs
Monday afternoon.
Lee Bush of Hoskins was
Corvallis business visitor Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Misses Ethel and Minnie Price
left Thursday for their home at
Kings Valley after few days visit
in Corvallis with friends.
Mrs. Clarence McKellips left
yesterday for Comstock in response
to a message announcing the seri-
Gus illness of her grandm other.
The Congregational people
have already arranged their lecture
course for next year. 1t IS said to
involve far better attractions than
that of this year.
Spraying work is still in pro-
gress. Prof. Cordley says there
will be at least two weeks more Of
time for spraying for San Jose
scale. The commercial spray firms
have orders ahead, both for town
and country work.
y There is but little more than
two weeks left for registration for
the nominating election. The reg
istration books close Tuesday Ap.
ril 10, and will remain closed until
about April 25th, five days after
the nominating election. The lat
ter takes place April 2oth. The
registration finally ends May 18th.
So far, something over I 300 voters
have registered, or about two-thirds
of the total vote.
Circuit Court is to convene al
the court house at seven O clock
this evening. The session will be
preliminary to the regular March
term which begins next Monday
morning. Judge Harris is expect
ed to arrive on this afternoon
train from Eugene. For the reg
ular term, there are 20 cases on the
docket, seven divorce, and fou1
liquor among them.
Another horse race is on the
tapis. This time it is Gene Torto
ra's mare and a four year old col
of George Brown. Though raw
the colt is descendant Of Path
mark and is accounted to hav'
good speed. The distance is half E:
mile, which is supposed to handi
cap the mare because her distanc
Is generally believed to be not NOR
than a quarter. The race is set fo
Tuesday April 10th. The stake
are 500 aside.
Samuel Bane received Wednes
day from Cape Cod, Massachusetts
nine ring necked pheasants. Al
are hens, and they are to be adde
to Mr.. Bane's yards. A doze
were originally in the shipment
but three died enroute. due it is be
1ieved to starvation or thirst. Th
expressage on the lot was IS sc
Mr.. Bane has -four roosters of th
same variety, recently received fror
Chicago. The ring-necks, or Eng
1ish pheasants are slightly heavie
than the Chinas, but the plumag
is very much the same. The Eng
lish parent stock is supposed t
have come originally from MOI
golia, the home OF the Orego
Chinas.
"A dozen workmen are engage
in building operations at the Co,
willis creamery. A carload of M
chinery arrived there yesterda
morning and is to be added to til
plant. The new machinery is fe
the ice plant and comprises bi
engine with compressor, pipes an
the various other appliances for tt
manufacture Of artificial ice. 1t
accompanied by an expert who wi
install it in place. For the latte
task, about three weeks will be r.
quired. When the ice plant is i
operation along with the ice crea
and butter business, Kaupisch
establishment will be great big il
dustry. The new buildings ar
rooms for the added plants are rap
idly nearing completion.
He stood at the sheriff S coun
er, paying taxes. He thought Il
sheriff was putting too much tin
on the receipt, and said S
"We didn't use to get so much {
tax receipt" he said; "and it
MT necessary now. What do yc
put it all On there for?' and whe
the sheriff had explained, he d
parted. At home that night,
was gazing at the receipt. He SD
I denly started up and grasped b
y phone. Say, sheriff, 1 don't on
any property in town." he said, al
conversation ensued. AS resu
of the talk he came back to Il
cheriff'S off1ca the >,aOf doxy A,