The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-24
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LOCAL. LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS. AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.

O'oaN oPSoS SAho8y 49,
Eugene.
james Lewis returned Monday
from business trip to Portland.
Bert Pi!kington left Saturday
to visit few days with his parents
at Oakland, Oregon.
Tom Nolan left this afternoon
for a week at the Newport beach.
Rev. Hurd and wife were passsn.
gers on the coast bound train today.
Mics Edith O'Leary, of Butte,
Montana, arrived Sunday and is
tue guest of Miss Mary Nolan.
The big midweek excursi, n
over the c. & E. to Newport and
return occurs tomorrow. The rates
and schedule are the same as the
Cegular Sunday excursion.
Miss Ethel Linvills leaves tomor.
row for weeks visit with with Sa.
lem and Portland friends. Il
There is complain that goat weed
is spreading In Benton. 1t is weed
about twenty inches high, with
slender stalk and small yellow fow.
er. Tits known by sight to some and
by reputation to all as very bad
pest when once 1t sets roots in the
farmers fields. 1t is said to be
working its way southwark from
Polk county where in some places
1T has firm hold. A sample of it
is to be seen at the TINES Office.
A very pl asant wedding oocurr-
ed at the home of George Dixon.
five miles west of Corvallis, Sunday
Mr.. Dixon's son Hesper and Miss
Hattie Potts of Linn county, were
the contracting parties. After con-
gratnlatiops many guests partook
of the gool things that hal been
provided. S. M. Wood of Corvallis,
omciated.
At q meeting OF the council last
might IS ci:izsns # jobs addition
pstitioned for hose C, rt to be plac
ed at their disposal for fire protec-
tion. 1t Is the understanding that
if he p ople of that neighborhoo /
wifi org nize an efficient b )se C ,m
s,anv t-at their petition will b.,
granted, aud that the apparatus
''wilt be keI at their disposal as long
'Rs the organic .tio of the company
rema'ns 10 act. The council nigh,
do we'll to apply the tame princi
gEsle 10 tins business portion of COW n.
A bright light against the c..onc S
70 he east and n, r. Ii attracted at
t'rtio1 Z Corvallis SATURDAY night
III wss seen by many and wonisr
wa genera as t. what the cause
nd what thu consequences. Later
news confirmed the universal sur
mise and disclosed the fact that a
big fire was ths source of the bril-.
'fiautly Illuminated clouds. It was
the burniRg of the Leba non -four.
ing mills, which are a total 10 ss,
ao1 OF which the account is that
fire bugs ere responsible.
State Game Warden Baker left
yesterday fer McMianville, after q
eshant stay in town. AS result of
ahe quo tax, thers is an abundance
OF funds now for vigorous enforce
ment of the game law, and it is un.
derstoed that such a campaign is
toging provid ID for. The TIMES
$ smeotions the matter here in ord.r
that its readers may be warned, i'll
there be any who have a weakness
for eating chinas before time. 1T is
known that deputy game wardens
galore will be afield and that those
whe violate the law will be taking
chances On detection aud punish.
-ment
Albany Herald: j. G. Barnes,
gne condemned murderer taken to
the lenite ntiary by Sheriff Nc.
~clenen of Roseburg, on Friday eve.
! ming, attem pied to kill the sheriff
when nearing Salem and kicked
the officer in the face. He swore to
Kill the sheriff if he had to break
out>of the prison TO do so. The
death watch was put over the man
on his arrival at the penitentiary
aud will be kept On until the hour
OF bis death. He is now in the con-
edemned cell.
The members of the w. G. T.
q. wish to thank all who so kindly
patronized the social Friday eve
niug. $27.1o was realized above ali
expense. This, with the amount re-
ceived from the business men and
other citizens the past week, eIuces
the debt to $3.50 One business man
who is a frequent visitor to the
Reading Room, volunteered to do
nate, so cents month until the
debt is paid. He is not wealthy
man and has family to support,
but he appreciates the value of the
room to Corvallis and vicinity and
is willing to aid the women who