The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-02-26
LOCAL LORE.
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Sulphur and lime for spraying
at Kline's..
-Ona and Burt Senger returned
yesterday from a visit to Salem aud
Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dow v. Walker
were guests over Sunday at the
M. M. Davis home. They return
ed to Portland yesterday morning.
Miss Flora Mason of Albany,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Helen Crawford.
Mrs. E. W. Landon and
of Albany, attended the
Armory hop Saturday. They were
guests of Mrs. George Waggoner.
Assessor Davis has provided
himself with blanks and necessary
stationery and will begin assessing
next Monday. His first work will
be in Corvallis.
"A new store is to be opened
in the building recently occupied
by O. Rogoway as furniture
store. tits rumored, though not
con6rme d that the new establish
ment will also be in the furniture
line. 1t will be opened the first of
the month. The name of the p1o-
prietor has not been announced.
The old Rogoway stock is to be
temporarily stored in the upper
story of the building. The amount
of claims against the stock Is $50.
Its value is from $500 to $500, ac-
cording to the manner of its sale.
The second judicial district is
to have another district attorney.
A bill for that purpose passed the
legislature in the last days of the
session. 1t provides for district
attorney to serve Lane, Benton and
Lincoln, and to be elected from
those counties. The salary is
$2,ooo per year, and provision is
made7for the governor to appoint
an officer to serve until after the
next election. The law is to take
effect in 90 days after its approval
by the governor.
Hon. Elmer T. Connell. represen-
tative from Columbia county, spent
Sunday in Corvallis. the guest of
friends. Mr.. Connell was useful
and Influential member Of the house
at the late session, and was at all
times a factor in the consideration
Of legislative business. He was dis
tinguished as the youngest member
in the house, being but Fl years oi
age. He is native Portlander,
his parents being among the pioneer
residents of the Oregon metropolis.
He left Yesterday for his home at
ANSA<@As -'
Speaking Of local option, Cor,
wallis is known abroad as closed
town and the fact is generally ap-
plauded for the reason that this is
the home of the big college. Be
cause of it, scores of students are
sent here who would not otherwise
come, and that is a reason why
tightly closed conditions should pre-.
vail. If any man wants to drink,
he has right, legal and moral. to
take his booze home and drink it,
but no man has right to traffic in
it, and whenever it is attempted il
s lhould be promptly and effectively
dealt with. 1t would be wrong to
pretend to the rest of the state thai
we are dry, and not be dry.
kilograms flew thick and fast
out of Corvallis to the Legislature
Saturday forenoon. Local pheas,
ant breeders got wind Of a bill thai
passed the senate (which placed 6
tax Of 50 cents on each pheasant,
rs cents on each. quail and 81 on
each deer shipped out of the state
Gene Simpson and other pheasant
breeders learned with dismay that
passage of the bill by. the house wa:
imminent, and they used phone
and telegraph wires freely in calling
Representative Carter's attention
to the 1ank in;;li in; ;listice Of the scheme
Carter happened to be chairman o1
the committee on game and from
that vantage position put to sleeI
bill that was without a single re
| Edeeming feature to commend it fol
passage. The growing oi pheas
ants as all know is considerable
industry about Corvallis.
The biggest basket bali gam
of the season takes place in th
| Armofy next Monday night. I
will be between OAC and the Cres
ent team Of Chicago, the latter o
which comes represented as cham
pions of the world, fact that wi
surround the game with extrem