The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-17

Mrs. F. A. Helm arrived Sat-
urday from Portland.
Mrs. A. L. Stevenson left yes.
terday tor Newport co be absent
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tedrow
left today to occupy their cottage,
recently purchased at Nye Greek.
Eleven births, four deaths and
five marriages is the record for
Benton county last month.
Miss Belle Ranney left Satur.
day for Portland for ten days
visit with friends.
&C. w. Belt has resumed his
duries at kline's store after a
weeks vacation, spent at Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. M. J. Wells and Mrs.
Mary Bryson left this morning for
Ca-ca1ia, where they will join Mr..
and Mrs. J. F.. Vat S.
Ben Woldt has sold his saloon
in Portland. 1t is said that he
proftei S., 600 in the sale. He
is temporarily out OF business.
"A visi'or in town over Sunday
was Frank Sheasgreen, formerly of
the Central Planning mills. His
box factory in Portland is running
full blast, aud is overwhelmed with
orders. He returned to the city
yesterday.
The c. & E. Railroad will
run a fishing excursion next
Saturday evening to Detroit. The
train leaves Corvallis at 6 O'Clock
,, Saturday evening and returns after
! the excursion from the Bay arrives
at Detroit Sunday evening. Fail
6 81. 90 round trip.
Some of the hop growers who
have been paying pickers by the
box are changing to the weigh
q system this season, and are nov
: ordering sacks to be used for th'
). purpose. The ordinary price BY
i weight is so cents per 100 pounds
r 1t is probable that in time all pick
: ing will be done that way.
d Service on the morning ant
Z evening mail route between Corval
:. lis and Philomath began yesterda'
. morning. Frank Bulls is the car
= rier and his accommodations fo
~ ~ transportation are single buggy
;. The mail leaves Corvallis at nine a
= :. m. and arrives at $50 P. m.
S. "A drinking fountain is to b
r provided for the public schoe
1t grounds. 1t is to be donated b
S. L. Kline, and will probably b
. put in position at some site agree
u on by the directors by the tim
&c =, school opens for the fall term. Th
:, fact has led to the revival of tai
. about abandoning that portion {
" W the street lying between the schoc
2 blocks, and of making it a porto
y of the school grounds. Such pla
Is was discussed on a former occasio
> and the scho,l board petitione
- the city council to declare th
street vacated. Complications aros
le however. and the plan was reluc1
}. tantiy given up.
= Joaquin Miller, the poet of III
~ Sierras, arrived in Eugene Satu1
y day afternoon and is the guest c
:. his brother, George Melvin Mile,
II who is real estate broker. Th
,e poet spent his boyhood in Eugene
"a He attended Columbia College,
pioneer educational institution, fol
merly located at that place H
Al has many friends among the oil
J. settlers of Lane county and is en-
n joving his visit there Among hi
O. best friends is former Secretary {
at State H. R. Kincaid, for 40 year
e edi,or of the Oregon State Journs
n there, who published the first poem
lg written by Mr.. Miller.
a The Eugere Guard says: Mile
el doesn't lock a day older than I
OF did 5 ysars go and is the sau
picturreqoe ch4.ac;er. Hs sii
n wears his ha!r long. fcuching h
Id shoulders, ard his howing grs
We beard and the big cuilin his mu
20 tache are ex ~ tly the same as the
.e, have been for many years. T
lie still wears long dus;er and hig
tie top TO is with his trousers stuff
ar side He will spend a few weel
IN with bis brother and then leave