The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-07


lax payers in Philomath precinct.
The assessment of the four Corval-
lis precincts has been completed.
City water rent is payable in
advance at the office by the 10th
of the month.
The entertainment for the
Village Improvement society,
which includes a funny farce and
other interesting features is to
take place at the Opera House
Friday night.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are to hold a public receipt
ion for DR.. and Mrs. J. R N. Bell
Wednesday evening. to which the
public is cordially invited.
Mrs. H. E. Burns and her son,
Archie, spent Sunday iu this city.
Archie holds an important position
as an electrician with the Pacific
States telephone company in Port
land.
p. M. Abbey. of Newport. a
we'll ll-known hotel man, passed
through town Monday enroute to
Portland to enter a sanitarium
AT the mask skating carnival
| SATURDAY. night Mrs. Will Holgate
was awarded first prize for best
sustained lady character and Will
Reed received second prize. The
boys carrying of prizes were Leon
Flett, first and Virgil Avery, Sc cond-
DR.. Farra is making arrange
ment to oil the streets in the vicini-
ty of his residence. Residents on
Fifth street are going to sprinkle
the street from DR.. Pernot' S to Chas.
Hout's and those on College street
will sprinkle from DR. Farra's to
the Methodist church. The work
is provided for by voluntary con.
t1ibuticn.
> j. c. Hammel returned yester-
day from Waldport where he
, August Fischer, w. F. Ready, and
s Waldport man ow, a saw mill.
The mill has cut of 1900 feet.
f and is bountifully supplied with
/ timber. The output is shipped by
schooner to San Francisco and
a other ports.
e The E. E. Paddock prune
:. orchard across the Willamette has
r, become the property of Mayor John
e son. Property owned by him in:
n Salem was given in exchange to-
n Mr.. Paddock for the orchard. An
ad in the TIMES that cost dollar
led to the exchange, according to
le the statement Of Mr.. ? dock
/ when he paid th= till,
The German church In this
l. city has finally been completed /,
d and is to be dedicated next Sun
% day. Dedicatory service will be
IN conducted in the morning by Rev.
II H. c. Ebeling. of Gastcn. and in
D. the evening by w. A. Brehrens.
'g of Portland. The erection of the
T. church was begun last year. It is
,e very comfortable structure, A
~ debt of $1,000 of which $500 is. to
al the synod remains to be settled.
IN Delay. is overtaking the Wo-
mans building by the inability Of
Contractor Snouk to get pressed
:" brick. The brick cones from New
: berg, and deliveries are far short
= of requirements. The estimate is
y now that construction will be de-
< layed at least month by tn. con-
~ y dition. Only small force can be
II utilized and it is mainly directed on
E a inside wood work as far as the in
~ complete stage of the brick work
~ ~ will permit.
to Hotel Corvallis re-opens to
er the public Thursday. As will
D. be seen by notice elsewhere, the
st first meal will be dinner at five
ne O clock that day. The proprietor
he is Charles L. Baker, who was born
SO in Corvallis about IS years ago.
1g He is son of R. F. Baker, fo1
ten years the proprietor of the
m leading hotel at Junction.
e. The Corvallis has been thoroughly
he overhau1ed during the six weeks
,ol that it has been closed, and is new
en- ly furnished throughout.
ne L, "A hupdred dollars has beer
nc raised toward a fund for a horse
~ ~ poultry, and live stock show to be
le given in Corvallis early in July
The horse show of last year was SC
no successful an event from every
standpoint that it was determined
VI at the time to make the affair per
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