The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-06

Corvallis visitor Monday.
Chester Skeels of Paramount
was paying taxes in Corvallis Mon
day.
-D1ury Hodges of Wells was in
town today for the first time in two
years.
Charles Newton and family
moved iuto the W. P. Miner house
on Second street Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Hill. who has
been the guest of Mrs. Borst since
Friday, left today for her home in
Tacoma.
Miss Lulu Young completed
Friday a successful term of school
in the Hulburt district, and is now
at her home in this city.
Charles Crop left for his home
at Baker City Friday, in response
to a telegram announcing the ill
ness of his father.
Mrs. Myrtle Billings returns
Wednesday to her home at Ashland
after a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Herbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Armstrong
moved Monday from Albany to
Corvallis and occupy the Gellatly
house on Fifth street. They are
parents Of Mrs. H. W. Kaupisch.
The State Oratorical contest
takes place at Albany Friday night
and a movement is on foot for the
O. A. C. delegation to go down by
special train, to return home after
the contest. The fare has been
fixed at fifty cents provided 100
persons go, and the sale of tickets
is now on.
Three parties we're given at
the college Saturday night by the
various literary societies. The
Amicitians entertained the Utopi-
ans, the Jeffersonians entertained
the Pierians and the Zetagatheans
were the guests of the Feronians.
Teams are distributing pipe for
the pipe line from the westward in
to the city limits. They were
working on Jefferson between
Eighth and Ninth at noon today.
The pipe layers are now at Badly
hill, and with good weather will be
to town in 10 days or a little more
j. A. Archibald of Philomath,
reports that for the past three
weeks he has cut grass in his or.
chard for his cows the grass being 8
to II inches high. He also reports
having orchard grass tina has with.
In the past week gone to seed, and
in the garden nearby he dug uI
some parsnips 81 inches long.
t Albany Democrat:-A Letter
received yesterday from Pendletor
announced the serious illness o
Osburn Davey, in the hospital
with prospects of his living onl,
two or three days. He is a son o
Mrs. G. O.. Lee and resided at thi!
city for several years. He ha
: been at North Yakima until abou
! two months ago, when he moved t
! Pendleton. Mr.. Davey was once
! resident Of Corvallis.
The annual meeting of the Cit
: liens League occurs tonight. TIL
e election of officers will be a featur
Of the proceedings. Along with j
will be the annual report of Presi
n dent Johnson, which embodies fact
b that every business man and ever
citizen of Corvallis ought to heal
1t will perhaps be in the nature c
startling information, but it is
: fact as announced in Presiden
. Johnson report, that the railroad
men say Benton is the best advel
{ tised county in Oregon, all the re
= suit of the methods employed b
the League.
Newport News:-B. H. Barke
Of Heceta Head, who picked up
t. barrel of whiskey on the beach nea
b his ranch a couple of weeks ago
IS was in this city Tuesday en- rout
.e home from Albany, where he ha
1t been getting a government licens
y in order to dispose of it legally
Il The whiskey had evidently bee
drifting about in the ocean for
t. long time as the barrel was covere
for four or five inches deep wit
al barnacles. The liquor on bein
J. sampled proved to be of a very fir
lie quality. We understand that M
d Barker has it all spoken for at tt
rate of Sc per gallon, which wi
N net him about $3.50. Quite a nil
- pick up.
L. "A surprise was rendered Mr.
4. w. E. Dunham, Monday night tt
ID event being her birthday. II
lie hours passed swiftly with mus