The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-06-22


church, South, at II a. M, can
Intercessory Prayer of St. Paul"
At p. m, Degeneration
Died, at Summit, Sunday June
10, little Wilbur Carlton, aged 7
years. For the past three years the
lad had been an invalid, being con-
fined to his bed most of the time.
&C. A. Bareinger on Iudepen-
dent rural phone line has As goats
and 20 kids for sale at ruling prices.
They can be seen at the Bareinger
farm 9 miles s. W. of this city.
Private news is to the effect
that they had pretty stiff earth
quake shock in San Francisco the
other night. The tremors shook
things up SO vigorously that many
people were badly frightened.
Presbyterian church. Subject
of sermon at II a. m.. 1.-THE Mind
of Cod" c. E. meeting with spe-
clal program p. m. Children s
service at 8 with illustrated sermon
and chalk talk, subject, 1.-The Inn
keeper and the Spies"
"A party of Corvallisites leaves
tomorrow for the East. They are
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Moore, who go
to the vicinity of Peoria, Illinois,
and Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Taylor
who go to independence, Missouri.
All will be absent two Or three
months.
The notice of the chief of po-
lice that gates must not be swung
outward over the sidewalk and that
barbed wire must not be used in
fences in the city limits. appears
elsewhere. The measures alluded
to in the notice are provided for In
new ordinances passed by the city
council, and Chief Lane gives not
ice that they must be observed OF
the penalty will be applied.
The German Lutheran congre.
cations of Corvallis and Albany viii
hold their annual Missionary Festi
val next Sunday at Albany. Ger
man preaching at 10 a. m. by Rev
H. c. Ebeling of Forest Grove, ano
English preaching at p. m. by
Rev. w. H. Behrens. of Portland
All are welcome.
"A carload of furniture from
S. L. Kline's San Francisco home
arrived Wednesday. 1t will b.
stored until the completion of the
new residence Mr.. Kline is to erec
at tie corne. of Jefferson ant
Fourth. Mr.. Kline went TO Sal
Francisco two weeks ago to sell hi
house there. He is expected hom
in few days.
Suit has been begun in the cir
cult court against Melinda D. Star
for the collection of the sum of 81,
600. The plaintiff is J. T. Bridges
formerly one of the land officials a
Roseburg. Bridges holds not
executed in 1908 against Mrs. Gar
linghouse, mother of the defendan
for money alleged to have been ad
vanced by plaintiff. About a yea
ago Mrs. Clearinghouse died an
Mrs Starr, her daughter, becam
administrators of the estate. Th
claim was presented by Bridges bu
was disallowed by the administra
trix, and the suit is the result.
The Gath birthday of Mrs. H
F. Fischer was celebrated with
surprise and tea given by he
daughters, Mrs. Klger and Mrs
Elgin at the family home Tuesday
The afternoon was very pleasant
spent, and many congratu1ation
were showered upon the guest {
honor. The guests present were
Mrs. P. Avery, Mrs. M. E. Lei
Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Wiles, Mrs. K
ger, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Ann Smith
Mrs. Berchtold, Mrs. Jacobs an
Mrs. Withycombe.
An informal test of the power
of the new water system for fl
purposes was made by Fire Chi,
Berry yesterday afternoon. A Sc,
EN- eighths inch and an inch nozz,
were used on hose attached to tt
fire plug at the Graham & Wei
corner. A solid stream ef.wat,
was thrown from the middle
Main to the alley and more, di
tance of I4o to $50 feet. with Il
wind blowing strenuously the wat
was lifted to height of 20 feet
more over fifty foot telephol
pole. The pressure, according
the water gauge is II pounds. II
pressure stood at IS pounds viii
the test was in progress.