The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-02-12
LOCAL LORE.
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-Hatchet hero February 22nd
1t First M. E. church.
Miss Emma Sox spent Sunday
IN this city, the guest of Miss Nolan.
John Withycombe, reading
clerk of the house at Salem, spent
in Corvallis.
Senator Johnson came up from
Salem Friday evening and return
ed Monday morning.
WIN. Nixon, of the Occidental
hotel, is just out from protracted
illness. He had severe attack of
pleurisy.
William Mackay, former sheriff
of Benton, attended the remains OF
his father to Corvallis Monday. Mr..
Mackay seemed surprised at the
improvements in Corvallis. He Is
engaged in the hop business near
Independence.
Carpenters and contractors are
looking forward to a very busy
season in Corvallis. At this early
date each knows of 18 to IS new
residences to be erected this coming
spring and summer. Already
number of foundations are being
laid.
The college boys and.. those about
town are beginning to timber up
for base ball. The game promises
to attract considerable interest here
the coming season, as it is known
that among both the college and
town boys there is much good base
ball material.
For some days past the wealth.
er has been all that could be desired
for pleasure. If there are any OBJ
jections to it whatever they come
from fruit raisers who may be afraid
that possibly these. sunshiny days
may advance vegetation to such an
extent that it is liable to injury
from a brief cold snap. An Orego-
nian writer remembers that the
conditions now and for the past
month are similar to those, of 1868
at this season, and that the spring
was early and followed by abundant
crops, If climatic history repeats
itself that spring of 1868 ought
certainly to 4abe recurring along
about now.
t Frank Sets was in town the
other day, having come by way of
Corvallis on his way home from
Toledo, whether he had gone on
business with the county court.
Mr.. Sets secured a contract for
building a bridge across Five Rivers,
just below its junction with Lob.
ster. A new bridge was well un-
der way at that point last fall, but
a sudden rise in the streams swept
the incomplete structure away. Par
ties doing the work then threw up
their contract and it has just been
relet, as stated, to Mr.. Sets.
Billy Broders is considerably
annoyed by the frequent disappear.
ance of an electric lamp which he
endeavors to maintain at the rea1
of his place of business. Because
of the secluded location and the
consequent small chance of detec-
ton, somebody simply steals the
lamps. Billy is now keeping a
keen lookout for the culprit. and he
expects to apprehend him. Read
ers will kindly defer comment up
on the disappearance of lights gen
orally throughout the city and up
on the improbability of anybody
finding Billy's lamp after nightfal1.
! -Fo- the past week the electric
i lights have been worse than ever.
When the river was up, it was the
j report that the lights were bad on
!! that account. When the river
went down and the lights contin.
ued bad somebody suggested that
;, it was because the river wasn't up
The facts are understood to be tina,
the light people have not power al
Albany to serve so many systems.
Their water power is over loaded
and until they get more or apply
steam satisfactory service is i'm
possible. The lights for the past
week have been practically as bad
as nolights, for in many an in
stance in order to read in the same
room where the lights were, burn
ing there had to be resort to laull
or candles.
/ "A pamphlet descriptive of the
prizes and terms of the ALL Benton
School Fair has been issued by Su
perintendent Denman. It gives
full particulars and is being mailed
to every family in the county. I
any fail to receive 1t, they can OBJ