The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-13
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LOCAL LORE.
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Of IS cents per line will be charged.

Of IS cents per line viii be charged.
Basket ball tonight.
Carpets at cost at Hollenberg
& Cady's.
Peter Ziero1f is in Portland for
medical treatment. --- 1
Marion Frantz OF Kings Valley
was in Corvallis yesterday, looking
after telephone interests.
There is to be a basket ball
game in the Armory tonight. 1t
will be the o. A. c. second team
and tie Independence athletic club.
Assessor Davis has been inter-
viewing taxpayers in Summit and
Blodgett precincts the past week.
He left yesterday for Philomath.
and is to devote the current week
to that town.
"A St. Patrick's party is to be
given at City Hall by the Ladies
Coffee Club next Saturday evening.
All the details will be carried out
In harmony with the occasion. Dan
cling will be the amusement for
which the music will be extra good.
The contract to supply the
court house with wood was awarded
at last weeks session of the court.
I. H. Jackson is to furnish IS cords
of oak at $3,4s;; August Webher,
IS cords split maple at s. 50; W. R.
Dixon, 10 cords old growth body
fir. $3.4o.
AT $3.50 this afternoon, the
condition Of Prof. Pernot was
slightly better. His temperature
was only SO, and his pulse was
only 1o8. His malady is not
the usual form of pneumonia, due
to asthmatic complications. The
crisis which usually comes in seven
days, is said not to have been
reached in his case, though the 9Th
day has passed.
Thirty five representatives o1
the various rural lines ceHtering in
Corvallis held a meeting at the
court house Saturday for a more
perfect organization. Thomas
Cooper was chairman and Mr.
Brush, secretary. There was con
siderable discussion, and general
expression for more compac'
union. A committee was appoint
ed to prepare constitution and by
laws, with instructions to report a
a meeting to be held on the 24t1
inst.
"A we'll to do farmer from re
mote corner of the county journey
ed all the way to the sheriff S ofic
through the cold wave the othe
day to pey his taxes. There, b
learned that Sheriff Burnett's list
were in the hands of four or fv
people in his precinct, aud that b
might have paid 41istaxes there ant
have saved the long trip to town
Complete notice about the lists wer
published in both Corvallis papers
but he is not a Subscribe d either
The trip cost him more than bot,
papers for year would have cos
him.
Thursday is the last day fo
getting rebates for payment of taxes
Those who want the three per cen
will have to part with their none
In short order or it will be too late
Up to yesterday $4,000 had bee
collected and turned over to tn
treasurer. From Friday noon t
Monday noon 215 people paid
giving Sheriff Burnett, who doesn
have deputies, touch of the strer
uous life. UP to this forenoon
1,2Io receipts had been issued.
"A big tax was paid yesterda
when the receipts were issued fe
the Southern Pacific track, rollin
stock and land. The company rs
mitted $3,27I.3o for the purpose
The sum was about $50 more tina
the amount of the tax, and it WE
returned by the sheriff under
dazed state OF mind as to how
railroad company could have mao
such break. The company is a
sessed on II I'd miles of road be
at $4,000 mile and so, 900 acres
land, besides other property.