The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-07-03

Sam Hartsock was the guest
over Sunday of Salem friends.
Frank Thrasher Of Portland.
was the guest of Corvallis relatives
and friends over Sunday.
Robert Gilbert returned to De-
troit Monday after an over Sunday
visit with Corvallis friends.
Some Corvallisites are going to
celebrate at Peoria, where there is
to be barbecue and picnic.
-Kline's team 16, Oak Grove
10. The above score is the result
of the baseball game played on the
fiat. Sunday.
TO accommodate those who
wish to buy, J. M. Nolan & Sons
store will be open Tuesday evening
July 2nd until o'clock.
Men wanted. Saw mill and
lumber yard laborers S2.25 per day.
Woodsmen $2.25 o$3.oo. Steady
work. Apply to Booth-Kelly Lum-
Der Co., Eugene, Oregon.
Fifty four Corvallisites made
the trip to Newport and return on
the regular excursion Sunday.
With the advent of the hot days
the excursion grows in popularity.
Miss Lulu Gunther has re-
signed her position as operator in
the Bell office, and leaves today for
Portland where she will hereafter
reside.
"A large business continues to
be done in vetch seed, in spite of
the lateness of the season. Con
siderable quantities of old seed are
being shipped East and to Canada.
L. L. Brooks is looking for an ad-
ditional carload to finish out an or
der for three carloads. The price
paid for old seed is $1.S5. New
seed is contracted at 81. so.
"A s., 200 residence is rapidly
nearing completion on the L. l..
Brooks farm, replacing the home
destroyed by fire April 1st of this
year. Charles McHenry is the
carpenter and Ed FELTON,, the plast-
erer. The building is to be equip
ped with hot and cold water, bath,
toilet and other modern conven-
fences, and will be an ideal farm
home.
Private letters announce the
arrival at Schenectady. New York,
of E. E. Bradley and M. C. Haw-
ley of the late graduating class at
,OAC. An even dozen OAC lads
are now with the General Electric
Company in that city, and all of
them aze excellent students. A
letter says that from the OAC col.
ony, the General Electric people
are learning that there are people
west of the Rocky mountains, and
that all the people from the Far
West are not cowboys.
-Punderson Avery arrived Fri
day evening from a business trip tc
San Francisco. The all importan.
matter in that city just now is,
what are the insurance companies
going to do? A few are paying
dollar for dollar on their policies
but many are quibbling. lodging
and offering compromises. Mr..
Avery, Gibson. and others bad a
policy in the Traders of Chicago
on $1,000 worth of canned salmon
and the company offered to pay &c
cents on the dollar. The offer was
refused. and a suit will be brought
in the hope of forcing the million
aire stockholders of the company te
pay in full.
Lester M. Leland. Two story
frame dwelling, East Twenty-sev
enth street between East Pine anc
East Ash, s., 600. This appears II
the list of building permits publish
ed by the Portland papers of Juns
goth. Daniel w. Pritchard, for
merly of the 0. A. G. woodwork
ing department.. and Harry Schuet
te late resident of this county are
the contractors Mr.. Pritchard and
Mr.. Schuette have been engaged
in expert finishing work but have
begun contracting for themselves
by erecting house for Mr.. Leland
who was formerly connected with
the o. A. c. printing department
-Corvallisites are going in va
rious directions to celebrate the 4th
tomorrow. Four places will draw
from the town, toWit: Phi1omath,