The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-06-29
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Campbell's bakery.

Miss Meeker of Roseburg who
has been visiting her p-rents in
this city left Wednesday for a two
DAYS visit in Monmouth.
Miss Lilly Read of Prineville,
is the guest IF Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Norton. Miss Read is a member
of the OAC class of 'e6.
Misses Carrie and Bess Dame
man left yesterday for their Eastern
Oregon home. Tuesday evening
they were rendered a farewell party
by dozen of their friends.
Hop contracts have been filed
at Eugene with the following prices
1000 pounds at 10 1-2; $4,000
pounds at 10 IA; so, 900 pounds at
10 IA; $1,000 at 10 IA; $4,000 at
10 cents.
The school board is calling for
bids for painting the old school
building. The plan proposes one
coat on the roof and two on the
body of the building. Painters are
to bid both on labor and material.
No bids are to be received after nine
O clock on the morning of July 10.
Mrs, Burns and her son, Arch
ie, and w. 81. Burns, a brother of
the late H. E. Burns, request the
TIMES to express their deep graft
tude for the love and Sympathy
shown them in their late sorrow.
Though just starting to Eng
land for a visit to his old home,
Henry Amber will go as an Amer
ican citizen. Preliminary to his
departure, so that the American
flag would float at his masthead on
the trip, he took out his final pa
pers, and became a sovereign citi-
zen of the republic this afternoon,
County Judge Walters and Clerk
Moses performing the ceremony
Mr.. Ambler's first papers were ia.
ken out several years ago. He left
England 20 years ago.
Bert Pi1kington, graduate man
ager of athletics at the State college
has pleughed up the athletic
grounds, preparatory to widening
the quarter mile track and 1evelins
the whole field. The changes art
made necessary on account Of tht
big high school meet scheduled to
take place on the grounds mex
May, when wider track and bet
ter accommodations will be re
quired.
"A summer school for the bene
fit of teachers is to open at the col
lege Monday. 1t is a private affai
and is conducted by Prof. Tartar
one Of the best equipped men fo
the purpose in the country. Th
course will cover a period of fv
weeks, and will embrace general re
view work, notably drill in schoe
: law, Whites art of teaching, th
whole course being designed t.
6t teachers for the work and pre-
pare them for the information re
quired in getting certificates. Their
is prospect for very good after
dance
Mr.. Talbot, the new manage
. of the c. & E., and J. K. Weatl
} erford. president of the company
. have been for several days on
/ tour of the route of the incomplet
| ed c. & E., extending from th
present terminus of the road t
Prineville. 1t is known that th
) trip is made on basis of possibl
extention of the line. and that th
; journey will probably result in
report to the owners of the proper
2 ty, recommending such an exter
: sion. Whether the report will b
/ acted on and the line be built, j
only probability. Those thing
: are never quite certain until cor
tracts are let.
f Postmaster Johnson has nc
/ yet received official confirmation {
v the published dispatch, announcin
S that his official salary has bee
, raised by the department to f.,
| a year, but such notification is dali
expected. The advance is mad
by reason of an increase in th
: business Of the Office, and on th
: basis the local postmaster has bee
: aware for some time that the az
{ vance was due. The salary Of th
i Office was advanced $1oo last year
{ When Mr.. Johnson went in the o
l fee the salary was 81 900 per yea,
= The steady and healthy growth {
Corvallis is illustrated in this ce
:, tain barometer of business cond
. tions.
t Deeds have been filed in th
i Office of the county recorder as 70
7 lows: M. B. Pratt and wf. to Ne
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