The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-06-29
e. F. Strouts of Summit was q
Corvallis visitor Yesterday.

Il. r. StTOutS OF summit was a
Corvallis visitor yesterday.
'tWhy did Brother Dick shoot
that poor crow?' ''I think, my
dear girl, it was because the crow
gave him caws."
-Si Medders-TrO11ey cars are a
great blessin', Josh. Josh Korn-
krib-They be thet. They be the
only thug around here thet an au-
tomobile is afraid of.
Darwin Thayer, a student of
o. A. G. arrived Tuesday from his
home at Rainier. He expects to
stay in Corvallis the remainder
of the summer.
The fremen had a run We'd
nesday afternoon. The blaze was
in a chimney at the house occupied
by Mr.. Grugett and family. 1t was
extinguished before the department
reached the scene, although the
run was made in remarkably quick
time.
The children of the Episcopal
Sunday school, in company with
their parents and friends, enjoyed a
picnic at Hyatt's Grove Wednes-
day. Despite the unfavorable
weather a very pleasant day was
spent by all.
AT the home of William Gra-
ham on Water street, Burt Winkle
and Miss Nellie Jones were married
Wednesday evening, Justice Hol-
gate tying the knot, in the presence
of a few friends and relatives. The
groom is of the we'll known Win
kle family of the county, and the
bride has been for two or three
years a resident of Corvallis, being
sister of Mrs. Mcdowell.
An elderly woman who had,
during the course of a somewhst
eventful life, buried four husbands,
encountered at the gates of the Gem
etery where they reposed, an old
but timid lover whom she had not
seen for years. She took him in
side and showed him-not without
a feeling of pride we'll kept tomb
stones of her former lords and mas
tiers. "Ah, James," she remarked
feelingly, ''you might have been
lying there today it you had only
had little more courage"
The oficers-elect of Benton
county will take their positions
next Monday, as by law provided.
An adjourned term of the county
court will be held tomorrow, al
which the meubers of the old court
will close up their business, pre-.
paratory to turning affairs over to
the new administration. The frs
session of the new commissioners
court will occur next Thursday
Emery Newton, recorder elect has
been in the recorders Office for sew
eral days familiarizing himself witt
the duties of the position.
Engineer Miller who has beer
in charge of the construction Of th'
Mountain Water plant, has gone t.
Lewiston, Idaho, where he is to b.
engineer in the construction of
$IIo,o 900 addition to the sewer ane
water systems of that town. His
work as an engineer in connection
with the Corvallis water system ha.
been of the first order. He added
materially to the efficiency and cos
of the plant during the process o
construction, and at the sane tim
brought its final cost not only with
in his original estimates, but
considerable sum below those fig
ures. He is an exceedingly cap
able man in his line.
They tell it that the residents Q
an Eastern Oregon town through
which Profs. Cordley and Shav
passed, made sport Of the horse
driven by the expedition. They
referred to the animals as ''two ole
skates" and asked a former o. A
c. student living there, if that sis
the kind of horses they raise on th,
college farm" The student retort
ed that automobiles are used alto
gether down at Corvallis but tha
the professors were afraid to go il
an auto through the town east O
the Cascades because of the fata
effect the sight of one might hav
on the people there.
1t is Friday the 9th of Jul
now. That is date that is to b
a red letter day in this town.
doesn't have a reference to locs
option, or to earthquakes, or an,
old thing but solely and exclusive
ly to cleaning up. On two forme
occasions efforts along that lin
have been interfered with. 1t is pre-
posed now to set apart this salt
brious day in July when there wi
be neither rains, elections, or othe
disturbance of Natuse to interfere
A date two days after the Ath Is 81