The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-24

DIR. and Mrs. E. E. Jackson
visited Albany friends Wednesday.
Charles Sheno6eld left today
for a few days stay at Newport.
Ed Crawford returned to Salem
this morning, after weeks visit
in Corvallis.
John Higdon returned home
Tuesday after a tive months stay
near Seattle.
There will be special meeting
of the w. G. T. U. Saturday at 3
p. m. Every member is urgently
requested to be espresent.
&C. N. Macarthur, the we'll
known u. o. graduate, who went
to Baker City recently to practice
law, has concluded to return to
Portland.
After touring the Coast for the
past year, Mrs. S. G. Ratciff is in
the city visiting her mother, Mrs.
Marion Higdon, before returning to
her home at Canon City, Colo.
An iron fire escape has been
added to the safety precautions at
che Occidental Hotel. It serves the
two upper stories, and delivers the
guest safely in the alley in the rear
Of the building.
Clifford Benson, of Roseburg.
a popular former OAC student.
writes to friends that he expects to
return to college in September, af-
ter years absence. He will be
accompanied by two friends, Walt
er Gonyan and A. Hannah, who
will enter OAC.
"A recent letter from him re-
lates that Henry Amber and wife
are in Yorkshire, England, and
that they expect to Leave for Ore
gon about September 1st. They
expect to1each Corvallis the first of
October.
The wheat crop on the farm Of
J. S. Watkins, known as the Gird
lplace, made an average of Fl Is
bushels per acre. Mr.. Watkins re
Gently ploughed under a field OF
vetch that was nearly waist high.
for fertilizing purposes. The ex'
pertinent will be watched with in
terest and the crop from the fe]e
next year be generally inquired
| after.
"A party of three Corvallisite:
left Tuesday to take up desert lano
claims in Crook County, 80 mile:
beyond Prineville. Their particu
lar destination is Silver, Creek
They travel by private conveyance
and expect to be absent two weeks
They are A. L. Stevenson, w. w
Ireland and H. w. Murphy.
The crop of Early Crawford
peaches in the John Kiger orchart
, is ready for picking. A box of tn,
fruit seen in town yesterday showe<
peaches as fine as are grown any
where. Mr.. and Mrs. Kiger wer
summoned home by phone from
camping trip at Five Rivers for de
livery of the peaches which cam
on unexpectedly early.
Lightning arresters and fuse
to prevent bolts of lightning frou
entering their central office hav
been put in by Charlie Shenofel,
of the Bell phone at Philomath dur
ing the past few days. Aside fror
the danger to operators. a bolt Q
Lightning can do great damage t
the switchboard at a central tele
phone Office. During the lat
thunder storm both local Office
Sustained damage, particularly tn
Independent. which required sever
al days and much effore to repair
"A private fire department ha
been added to the safety precau
tons at Kline's store. A fire by
drant has been placed in convenier
position and three so foot section
of hose have been provided. /
nozzle throwing a 5-Sths inc
stream of water is fitted to eac
hose. and all are kept constantly i
position on rack for the purpose
always convenient for use, so ths
three streams of water can be turr
ed loose inside or outside the stor
in half minutes time. The pla
I is so excellent that the wonder
why every important building i
town is not provided with simila
means of quick fire fighting.
Eugene Guard:-Royce & Pt
\ terson's excelsior factory in tn
! city will close down this evenin
| until the present car shortage is 0,
| er. CO. Peterson, manager Of th
| plant, stated to a Guard reporte
/ today that he had not taken Ii