The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-15
LOCAL LORE
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Miss Lulu Gunther returned
last night from few days visit in
Portland.
"A thirty-foot tower for water
tank is under construction at the
Corvallis ice and ice cream factory.
Arthur Snow and family have
moved into the Ben Woldt resideece
on First street.
M. M. Long, proprietor of the
bicycle shop, yesterday added fine
new awning to his place of business.
-Dewalt Elrod and Harry Aud
returned Sunday evening from
three days trip to Marys Peak.
DIR. P. T. Starr, the osteopath,
will give treatment until the 18th
of June at half price. Treatment
$I.oo.
Mrs. Mary Bryson came up
from Portland Saturday to attend
the funeral J. c.. Taylor and to
make brief stay with relatives aud
friends.
The sewer extending through
the J. H. Harris and Marshall Mil
Ter blocks is nearing completion.
AS these two property owners are
the only ones interested, it was
practicable for them to have the
work done under their own super
vision and they chose that method.
Eugene Guard: William Ho.
des this forenoon opened the bids
for the construction of his new two
story brick laundry building and
apartment house at the corner of
West Eighth and Charnelton
streets. There were only two bid
ders, W. o. Heckart and w. H.
Alexander. Mr.. Heckart being the
successful one. His bid was $6e85.
Bay Rickard is making a stay
at Hot Lake, near La Grande,
where he hopes to be improved in
health. He has been at this resort
for about three weeks and feels that
he has been benefited. Bay writes
that Abe Eglin, a former resident
of Corvallis, is at Hot Lake taking
treatment for rheumatism. Mr..
Eg1in's home is in the Yakima Val
ley.
The name of Hiram Gould
will appear on the state ticket to be
voted in June. Rev. Gould is a
prohibition candidate for the short
term senatorship. Rev. Edward
F. Green, of this city, is the pro-
hibition candidate for representative
in congress. The socialist aud pro-
hibition parties each have almost
full state tickets in the field.
"A number of Alsea, Lobste,
and Five Rivers settlers have re.
Gently visited Corvallis and vicinity
for the purpose of buying Jersey
stock, separators and cans, with the
view of starting into the dairy bus
mess. All that section of country
west of the Coast range is admir-
ably adapted to dairying, and con
ditions are rapidly forming which
will enable the ranchmen to marke
their products.
Recently the quarantine wa!
about to be removed from the Epis
copa1 rectory where Miss Pear
Chatham had been i'll of varioloid
but it was discovered that the tw'
children of Rev. Simpson had con
tracted the disease The boys hae
been isolated during the illness Q
Miss Chatham, as also Mr.. Sinp
son, still the little fellows are to b
sujected to a further and still NOR
inconvenient term of retirement.
The Rev. Anna Shaw, of Phil
adelphia. one of the ablest teacher
of the day, and of wide repute a
an advocate of woman's causes.
to be in Corvallis Thursday. Mis-
Shaw comes under the auspices c
the Redpath Lyceum Bureau {
Boston. and she is enthusiastica1l
recommended by the press and pee
pie throughout the country. Mis-
Shaw is to be rendered a receptio
Thursday from to. 4 at the Cor
gregational church of Corvallis, t
which there is a general invitation
In the evening at 8, in the sam
church, Miss Shaw delivers fire
lecture upon the subject, "Sate {
the Republic" There should be
large attendance.
BY the official report of Treas
urer Huston, made last night t
the Water Board. there was then
his hands of the water funds
$281o4.67. Of the amount, sma
portion is yet to expended on th
pipe line for back filling. Most {
it however, is for use in construc