The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-06-07

RtlVlo 6Ons htIlVeu yc5lbTuhy iItW
Nevada They expect to spend the
summer in this city.
Mrs. J. A. Hsrper leaves to-
morrow fer visit to her eastern
home and relatives.
DIR. Bennett, OF Monroe, and
DIR. Evans, Of Eugene, are the guests
at the home Of Mr.. S ar. DR. Bat
nett will go from this city East to
study surgical aod mediane
"A new directory for th- Iode.
pendent telephone system is about
to be issued. 1t contains 1920
names. It will ready for dis
tribution about July Ist.
Mr.. Hsndrvx of McMinnville
has purchased the Mamie Jackson
residence property on Sixth. The
price paid was 81 5 o. james Lew
is made the deal.
Mrs H. S Pefnot and Miss
Bertha Davis are entertaining
number ufladies this afternoon at the
residence Of the former. The affair
is a "sbower" for Miss Craze Huff
whn is to be married Oh the 19 h
10 George von der HELEN, of Jack
sen cauoty.
-belry Cummings. president of
GSae Linn and Benton R. F. D. Car
rie.s Association, ant csrrier On
route 3, and Chauncey Ltvee, Cat
Tier on route l, left today to atst I'D
fEls state meeting Of the association
IN Portland.
Mark Rickard arrived this
morning from P ,r!lapd In touring
car. purchased for bis own use. He
was accompanied by M. NJ. Long,
~ae has also purchased run abe ut
and which is shortly to arrive.
The prospects for a good prune
crop are excellent. No damage
came in the blooming time, and
conditions since have ben favora-
bic. It is understood that the Will
lamette Valley crop promises more
comparatively tban any other Sec
sion of the country.
Seven men are employed in
making the txc walton for the First
National b4 k bssem ent. Dirt
esaough is to be removed to make a
room sixty feet long, seventeeu feet
wide and seven deep. Fo,ty-aight
yards are removed day. I.is az.
en- cnt under the north wall.
The 65-acra farm of Elliot
Brothers near Mountain View has
been sold. Fifty.fve acres was
purchased by William Knots at
$4,000 and 10 acres by Linn coun.
ty man at $500. james Lewis pre-
moted the sale.
The Ind+ pendent telephone
line from Portland has rsache1 AL
bany. and is open for business in
the latter city. The const, uction
gang is now headed for Corvallis,
being for the present encamped at
Calipooia bridge, mile and a half
this eide of Albany. There are so
men 10 the gang, and they expect
TO reach this city in two weeks
With the passing cf the stock
s'shsw, comes the Fourth, for which
Preparaaions have already begun
A subscription paper in The hands
of S. L XII n, of the commi tee, wfs
in circulation yesterday, and the
contributions We're liberal. Two
hundred dollars was raised in a
snort time, and By the tins the end
OF the list is reached there will be
sum that will provide a fine CO e.
{ bration- y Il the first time in three
years that the eagle will scream in
Corvallis. ud effort will be made
to mike the occasion q hummer. II
'it7equ lis the stock show in point OF
success, they will be foolish who go
elsewhere to celebrate.
the to8n Is again full OF rum
ors about proposed new hotel. A
Portls nd architect was here yester-
day to receive the bid OF W. O.
II exert Tor building the structure.
The plans propose q tour story
thEck, 100 feet deep and IS wide,
pressed brick in front and on the
north side. Fifteen rooms are to
nave private bath and toilet, and
every consenience Is proposed. A
,priyats electric light and heating
plant, elevator and other modern
devices are on the schedule. It is
to occupy the site of the Occident
al, which is to be moved to back
street for a boarding hall. An op
4ion of lease is held on the ground
and can be closed at any time. 4
Portland real estate man is the pro