Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-04-26

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Rev. and Mrs. Clark Bower, of
Grants Pass, spelt several days
with relatives and friends in this
city the first of the week. They
left Tuesday for Colorado City,
Colo., where they hope Inc climate
may improve the health of Mrs.
Bower. ss5
The Iowa Association is to hold b
meeting next Tuesday evening at
the o. J. Blsckledge home, to dis
cuss plans for the annual Iowa pic
mic. All members of the Assocla-
ton and any Interested friends are
invited t. attend the meeting and
hep TO arrange for a Dig tlne this
year.
Miss Agnes Sham brook wno was
called to her home near RoseDur ;,
a few days ago, oy the death of her
grandfather, wIites friends in Cor
Wallis that she will not be able TO
return to business college this year.
She will be missed by numerous
friends.
Tuesday one half of the building
that for years has stood just north
of the s. l.. Kline store was moved
out into Main street and by eve
ming was far on It's way towards
the s. F. depot, near which place 1t
will oe put on a lot belonging to
NJ. G. Miller and be converted into
a dwelling. the other half of the
structure will follow, and be located
In the same locality and also trans
formed into residence.
The Polk county mohair pool of
$1,000 pounds of hair was sold to
Herman Metzger of Portland at 30
cents a pound net to the growers.
Sealed bids were first called for, but
the large number of buyers present
did not seem to favor that plan of
selling, and only one bid was re-
ceived. Tne bill was rejected by
the selling committee and the hair
was sold at auction. The price
paid by Mr.. Meizger is practically
3O9 cents as the cost of handling
the pool will be about ] cent a
pound. The ne->t lowest Did was
80 rs cents.
At Vale, Eastern Oregon, where
several Corvallis boys. including
Elmer and Ed Clark no. reside, ar
are being made to COM
mence work immediately on the
city reservoir, which will be located
near the Hot Wells east of Vale, on
the banks Of the Malheur rlve-.
The Hot Springs, which boil con-
will furnish the city
with hot water. The streets viii
also be sprinkled with hot water
from the same springs, which will
make Vale the second city in the
world whose streets are sprinkled
with hot water. Boise is the other.
A horse belonging to Henderson
in South Corvallis had an
unexpected, cold plunge in Mary's
river few days ago, and likewise
a narrow escape from drowning. LII
racing about the lot the animal fell
over the bank into the river, just
behind the big log raft that has been
anchored there. Fortunately the
accident was witnessed by parties
crossing Mary's river bridge, and
by informing Mr.. Murphy and pro-
curing h rope and the assistance of
several men the brute was drawn
to safety On the opposite bank. 1t
is not thought the plunge Was TAX
en- with suicida. inteLt.
Ernest Lane, of "Pink Domino"
fame and former OAC student,
Clifford Mannen and George Mich
oil are regarded as the boldest rob
bers detained in the county Jail in
many years, declares the Telegram.
While Lane is accused of many
burglaries, he sought the night for
his misdeeds and kept well under
cover in daylight. Mennen and
Nichol, however, after robbing a
saloon at Tenth and Hoyt streets
last Monday night, entered the
same saloon several times during
the next day and played pool and
billiards in sight of the man they
were accused Of rubbing tbs Dag ht be-
fore. 1t was this carelessness that
vas the cause of their apprehension.
Both men were found within a
stones throw of the saloon alleged
to have been robbed by them.
A Dallas dispatch says: "The
Polk County Court made d contract
With w. V. Fuller and ] D. NC
Donald to cruise the timber ianus
Ct Polk County to secure more
equitable assessment, aad it is un-
d4rst o,! tnat $4,000 was to heIhe
pric. FIR tn jJ3, wnich WAS 10 be