The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-10

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Mrs. Gertrude McElfresh of
Salem arrived Monday to attend
4 the funeral of Arthur Belknap.
| She expects to return Sunday.
The estate of Thomas J.
] Wright has been finally settled
and the administrators discharged.
1 DR.. Wright died in 1875.
/ On account of the death of
Arthur Belknap the picnic to have
been given by the Amicitia society
Saturday has been postponed.
Caroline Hayes has filed her
fifth semi statement in the
estate of James Hayes. June Sth
has been fixed as date for final
settlement.
June Sth has been appointed
as the time for showing cause
why lots one and two in block
seventeen in this city should not
be sold for the benefit of the
guardianship estate of Gertrude
Seeker.
"A carload of cattle from the
John Foster farm was shipped to
Portland yesterday. They were
bought by George Brown at
figures that have not been made
public. They were a very fine
lot of cattle, as are all of Mr..
Fosters shipments.
| The following real estate
, transfers have been filed for
record: Harry c. Kenery and
wf. to Nicholas Wetter 81 acres
North of Corvallis. $4,000. B. R.
4 Woldt to Bertha Woldt 3 lots in
q block 3. S.. c. L. Blakeslee and
Z wf. to G. Cove1 two lots in block
one. Holman, S add. 81 $50. M
! c. Miller etux to E. B. Thonp
4 son 4 lots in blk. 27 and two lots
4 in blk 32. ST. V. A. and Pete1
i Miller to Frank Lucas $50 acre:
4 S. w. of Philomath. $4,000.
n j. E. Farmer, who retired thE
B first of the month from his posi-
+ ton as agent of the Southern
N Pacific at Corvallis, has as yet NJ
plans for the future, but will taxi
\ a needed rest, having been in tn
4 rail road service constantly TO
more than a, score of years. H
was an efficient and accommcdat
ing agent.
"A great many people ar
building curbs along their propert
and many others are preparing t
do SO A general lack of informs
\ tion on the subject and inquiry il
cident there to leads the TIMES t
say that the requirements set up b
the city authorities on the subje
are laid down in ordinance 2oS
be found in the office of the poli'
Judge. In brief, they provie
that on an 80 foot street the out
- edge of the curb shsil be 16 fe
ed from the property line; on
on foot street, the outer edge of II
,ut curb shall be 12 feet from II
of property line, and in each instan
ere the surface of the curb shall be {
ro- level with the side walk.
in
,ch "A team and wagon passir
az at full speed along the street al
es. with no driver to guide the carr
van, was scene on Main sire
in yesterday morning. The hors
in ran south to Philips blacksmi
ed. shop where they were stopped
n a fore serious damage had bee
will done. A buggy belonging to Z
the Porter stood at the shop while t
L." horse was being shod inside. a
Il a and the wagon collided with t
t lighter vehicl= with the result tn
1 the latter is in the shop for repair
ap- The ruuaways belong to L.
ago Brooks.
Yes The complaint by farmers
Tor town about lack of rain gro
ne louder daily. Seed can be SOY
he but won't generate. It has beco
MS too dry to plough. Grain sewn
uch the last two or three weeks |
'lse half sprouts. Many farmers v
the fail to get in the amount of acera
o. that was desired, a fact that v
'am to certain degree, shorten
1te' output. The one comfort in
The situation is that it never fails
was rain in Oregon when rain
necessary, and it will come arou
but alright this time, in due season,
or Wool is 20 cents in the 10
l1ch market.A few small! lots are SELL
this at that figure but no large lots
has offered. Trade papers pred
tier that the operations in wool will
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