The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-06
Lime, Sulphur and Salt for

Lime, sulphur ana Oalt loI
spraying at S. L. Kline's.
W. Butler, son-in law of Mr..
and Mrs. Coote, arrived Monday
from Santa Barbara for a brief visit.
"A. K. Russ returned Monday
evening from a brief trip to Port
land.
j. L. Lewis returned from
Portland on Mondays evening
train.
Mrs. Wade Malone of Portland
passed through this city, Monday
enroute to Alsea.
Miss Ethel Oliver who has
been the guest of Miss Sophie FL
gin returned to her home in Salem
today.
The Afternoon reading club
was entertained today at the home
of Mrs. John Simpson. A program
and luncheon were features of the
afternoon.
-Arther Barnett. a junior at
OAC, was called to his home in
Portland Saturday on account of
the serious illness of his brother.
Mrs. Wilbur Garrow and son
left Saturday for Portland, where
they are to make their future home
Mr.. Garrow having entered the
employ Of a large lumber firm.
Misses Harriet and Mabel
Sheasgreen returned Monday even
ing from a three days visit in Port
land with their parents, MI. and
Mrs. F. P. S~heasgreen.
"A young man told his girl the
other night that if she didn't marry
him he'd get a rope and hang him
self in front of her home. "Oh,
please don't do it, dear" she said:
"you know father doesn't want you
hanging around here.
%-"Yes," said the father who
had just learned that it wastwins; II
allus knew that that there bird was
a plumb nuisance, but now it's got
to be exterminated." Then, hav-
in cleaned his gun and loaded it
with six drachms and slugs, 1e
started ont a-hunting storks FIX.
Mrs. Handout-After you cal
that pie I shall expect you to saw
some wood. Weary Willie suspic.
iously)-Now, see here. lady; il
dere's anything in dis pie dat s go
in ter make a teller foolish in d.
head" I wish yer'd say so before
eat it.-Judge.
The city council is calling for bidi
fer construction o. what is know.
as the Horning sewer. The latte
drain is to connect with the Jefer
son Main In the tier of blocks il
which the home of Mrs. Rosendor
is situated. and is to run southwark
through three blocks.
Shall Corvallis have a hors'
show? A proposition of that kin,
is to be discussed at the Citizen
League meeting tonight. A tire
days affair with horses from all a
round, and judges and visitor
from abroad. and with all the far
mers of the county'in attendance
all to take place about May 18th. i
what is contemplated. A man ia
miliar with such fetes is to be at to
: nights meeting to explain how tn
one in Corvallis can be successfully
pulled off.
AT Corvallis, 7.22 inches c
/ rain fell during the month of Jan
uary, according to the colleg
weather Office. The highest TEN
perature was So degrees on tn
24th inst; the coolest was 20 de
grees, on the 1st. The creates
rainfall in "a hours was 1.2o inche
on the 18th. The total number c
rainy days was 10, clear. 7; par
cloudy, IS. Killing frosts appear
: ed on the 1st, 18th, and 1eth. Th
snowfall during the month was on
inch.
AT a meeting Monday night
, the 6remen discussed certain phas
es of the peril from fires in Corval
lis. The Opera House, the publ
school and the hotels were involve
: in the topic. 1t was agreed tina
, the fire escapes at the hotels ar
. wholly inadequate, if not useless
+. and ought to be remedied, and tina
better means Of escape ought to b
provided at the Opera House.
was also unanimously agreed tina
: there ought to be a fire drill 6
least once a month at the publ
: schools. A committee was desie
: mated to embody the verdict of th
organization in a suitable resolutio,
. which will be presented to the PEI
= pie involved and to the CITY couu