The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-14
LOCAL LORE.

Born, yesterday, to Mr. and
Mrs. Abe King, a son. f
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kiger
left this morning for the State Fair.
w. L. Sharp and family re-
turned yesterday from Portland and
the Fair.
IS. B. Bane and wife are among
the Corvallisites in camp at the
State Fair.
Regular services at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday.
Preaching at Plymouth at 3 o'clock.
Subject at the Church of Christ
next Sunday morning, "The Call
of the Christi Evening theme:
'sIs Christ Coming to Corvallis
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Burnett
spent yesterday at the fair. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitehorn.
Professor Hawthorne and fam
lily of Eugene passed through this
city Tuesday after summers S out
ing at Seal Rock.
If the party taking the silk
umbrella from beside the safe in J.
M. Nolan & Sons store Thursday
will return the same, no questions
will be asked.
ALBANY Democrat:-Postmas.
ter Johnson and Mayor johnson of
Corvallis, went to the fair this
morning. For some reason or 9th
er Prune Johnson was not along.
20. V. Hurt and J. K. Berry
left Tuesday for Seattle to be pres
ent at the examination of Esther
Mitchell and Mrs. Crefheld for in
sanity.
Letters received here announce
the arrival in Chicago, of Mrs.
Sarah E. Moore and daughter
Gladys. Their address is 5o1 Con-
gress street, Chicago, Illinois.
Mrs. M. E. Lee left for Victor
ia yesterday for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayward, whence she leaves
In fortnight for Bluffton, Indiana,
to spend the winter with her mother.
AT the Presbyterian church
Sunday the morning subject is
Repentance" Evening service at
7.3o, "The Co operation of the
Saints in Heaven and the Saints on
Earth -
"A new invoice of job type was
received yesterday at the TIMES Of
fee. In the shipment are faces of
the latest design, adding materially
to the facilities of the office for up
to-1ate work in the job printing
line.
Entrance examinations began
at the college today, and the usual
number of new students for those
ceremonies are on hand. They are
to be continued tomorrow. Ali the
rooms in Cauthorn hall are engag-
ed, and the same is true at Alpha
hall.
"A five year old, seventeen hun
dred pound horse is to be sold at
the court house Monday. He was
formerly the property of ]. E.
Hawkins and is the animal involv.
ed in litigation wherein Virgil
Howell sues Mr.. Hawkins for a
board bill of $1o6. Besides the
horse. a lot of tools and appliances
used by loggers will be involved in
the sale.
Wheat dropped Saturday al
the local mills to 81 cents per bush:
el. The reason for the drop is sup
posed to be the fact that millers ev
erywhere are pretty well loaded up
on account of the freedom witt
which sales have been made by
growers. It is said that more thar
half the Benton crop has already
been sold. Practically all of the
sales were at 50 cents. Since the
drop to 81 the selling has been very
light. It will be two or three
weeks yet before delivery will b.
finished.
The final payment of taxes fo
this year wilt be due October 1st
Those who paid half their take
prior to April 1st and took furthe
time for payment Of the balanc'
will have to settle on or before th'
above date or pay the penalty, ane
not only penalty but interest from
April 1st on the amount. A con
siderable number Of taxpayers ar
included in the latter class, though
the vast majority pay before Mare1
18th and get the three per cent re
bate.
Down in Portland there is dis
played in the big show window c
the Oregon Importing Company
a handsome parlor SET. valued a