The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-02-09
LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Comings and Goings of People
Social Gossip, Personal Men
ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.

ton and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Mark Fruit went to Browns
willie on & business trip this morn
ing.
THE Women Of the West" lie
the title Of a very attractive article
in the February number of the Pa
ciGc Monthly. 1t is from the pen
of Rose Eytinge.
by d tall, Ms. Logan, aged -,
sustained a fracture of the leg just
above the, ankle, Wednesday. She
is the guest of her daughter Mrs.
Henry, at Fischel's MILL, and re-
sides in Portland.
The series of meetings at the
Presbyterian church came: to amend
last night with a service for which
there were not seats for all who
sought to enter, and a number went
away. Rev. Bills sermon ELECTED
universal admiration as sound, able
ard attractively interesting.
The plans and specifications
for the new ferry hcuse that the
county is TO build for use OF the
Corvallis terrynan were adopted at
this weeks meeting of the county
court, and are now in the hands OF
the county clerk, where they can
be seen by all pros p%ective bidders.
Bids will be opened at the next
meeting of the county court.
There is to be a rel ovati~n Of
the trees in the court house park.
They have attained such growth
and are so numerous that they are
losing their thrift and showing signs
of disease. Apparently some Of
them are likely 10 die if a remedy
be not applied. At this weeks
meeting the commissioners court au,
thorized County Judge Walters to
have the trees trimmed or Cut as may
be deemed advisable, and to have
such other remedies applied as nas
be necessary.
ALI the special levy for road
improvement were passed upon Of
to their legality by District Aitor-
ney Bryson al this weeks term O
the commissioners court. All weIs
for ID to be in accordance with the
law except district number 20, o
which-mention occurs in apot,el
column. The road levies are eight
~ rnmber SO fyllows. Number 2
Corvallis, five mills; 5, three mill,
Is. Alsea, five mills; Is, Mono.
four mills; II, Beaver Greek, fvs
mills; is, Aisea. five mills: Gtang
II, 2 mill; p, Pbilomath, fiv'
mills.
Bad luck has befallen road dix
trict numbtr 20, Benton county
with reference 10 aspecisl road levy
A levy OF two mills was voted, fnI
use in improving the Wells and ed
joining roads in the district. Th,
sun the lsvy would have raised wal
$2S411. Unfortunately, however
for residents of that section it MAJ
been held by the district attorney
that the return of the levy as mad
to the county clerk is illegal, ane
that the tax could not be collected
il attempted by law. AS a conse
quence, although the levy has beer
footed into the roll, the commission
ers court has bsen compelled tt
order it taken out of the levy, aht
accordingly it will not be collected
The eclipse Of the moon wa
~~R'cn~f u'4-. w folks las
night. The night was clear ant
brilliant with The NOON nearly a
the full. A. 9:45 the edge of tn
silver orb began to pass in to tn
earth's shadow. In half an hou
halt its surface was obscursd ant
at 1o:48 it had disapt cared alto
getLer, leaving The stars as the onl,
light plant in the heavens, ant
seemingly as If to realize the situa
ton, they blazed with all the bril-
liancy they could summon. TIL
moo remained in the shadow unit
after midniget, when after an alb
senc: q mere than an hour and
helt from lha heavens 1t began t.
reappear from til opposite side O
the shadow. The impression on
Ea'cs hy Vi wir AT eclipse ls, tina
it is no wonder that in the ancien
dsys when there was 20 knowledg
Of vnst made s. the denizens G
..,.a ave been mucI
concerned g. TIE phenomenon of al
eclipse. 3D.,
Notice Of Final Settlement.