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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1904)
i r t J LOCAL AT:D PERSONAL J. E. Henkle tha' Philomath mer chant, was in town Wednesday. U. B. Vogle has sold, hie property and will leave Lnmpoc in the near future. . Remember Nolan & Callahan's Remnant and Rummage sale 'will close Wednesday evening, February 24th. Mrs. John Allen returned this week from ' Portland, where she has ' been visiting for a month. . The Eastern Star Chapter meets next Tuesday evenine, February 23d, at Masonic Hall. Work and refreshments. The arrangements for the coming special are to be completed at this meeting., ..'",, Tuesday, Record Keeper W. L. J Sharp delivered a check to Mrs. Henry C. Miller for $1000 paid by "Supreme Tent of the Knights of the Maccabees. Thi makes two deaths tor Corvallis Tent No. 11, in the past six months. Henry Ambler, of Philomath, has sold the two farms owned by H. S. Pittman, two miles west of Wren, to Paul Truitt, of Leger, Okla ihoma, consideration $4,000. The farms compose 440 and 197 acres. Mr. Truitt takes possession in a few days. 8. A. Miles, owner of the Hotel Corvallis building, is in the city this week and is making arrangements "to have new roofing put on and the third flpor will also be remodeled, so that the last floor can be fitted up. This will give Landlord Hani mel many more rooms which he stands in need of. The Agricultural department has just issued a work that will be of interest to farmers, called "The Available Energy of Timothy Hay." It is expected to be follow ed by another work from the De partment of State, called: "The Diplomatic Energy of John Hay." A fine program was rendered at the regular meeting of the Order of Xiions Monday . evening by the younger members of that order. A large number of invited guests wera present. A banquet was also one of the features of the evening. Several applications far member ship were taken. The continued ill health of Bay It ckard led him into a determina tion to make a change of climate and try the virtue of t-prings near Red Bluff, California. Accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. John Rick ard, he left for that place Tuesday. His father will remain with him but Mrs. Rickard will visit relatives in San Francisco. The Albany reporter who justi fies his report of a dat.ce, wnere he said that the music was furnished by a "full and efficient orchestra," on the ground that the diummer was "efficient" and all the rest of the orchestra was "full," was cer tainly standing on his rights in the tn atter. We have seen them that way ourselves. Henry Ambler concluded three eales of property -last week. The Ol Felger barber shop in Philo math went to Guv Frink for $400, also the Homer Wyatt house and lot in Philomath went to J. W. Berreman, of Southwick, Idaho, at $450. The 50 acres of land owned by Abe Henkle near Philomath went to Mr. Berreman for $1500. F. L. Miller has on exhibition in his window a drawing presented to him on St. Valentine day by a lo cal pencil artist and which F. L. is very proud of. Mr. Miller has the chicken fever in a very advanced stage and the drawing xepresents one of his fancy fowls which has been carrying off prizes galore. The picture shows the rooster in a box and admiring fanciers taking in his best points, while Mr. Miller stands to one side with a handful of souvenirs and prizes and a smile of contentment and vanity extend ing from ear to ear. The drawing was done by Ralph Davidson, one of the boys in the Wells Fargo office. We expect to see Ralph holding down a Homer Davenport position in the course of a few years. One of our society ladies was placed in an awkward predicament some time since, and the story has just leaked out. She had just be come the possessor of a dream of a hat, all covered with the daintiest violets. She attended a funeral and rore the hat. Removing it during the service, she placed it on a table in the parlor. The sad-faced un dertaker came in later to arrange the floral tokens on the coffin. After placing the boquets, wreaths, pillows, etc., he picked up the violet covered hat and placed it tenderly on top. Some of the mourners gig- gled. But the owner watched it . sadly during the long ceremony, in fear and trembling, and only-at the last moment was she able to march past, the bier, make a successful lunge for the hat, and make her es--cape. Her hair is now white. The High Water The first high water for 1904 occurred this week "when the river . ' 1 a r. -i 1 . ! icuuucu ice 1 auuvc iuw waici mark. It reached this point on Monday night and next day the river commenced receding and continued to fall .until at the time of going to press it had fallen several feet. On Tuesday the Beach hop yard across the river was inundated as was also a' great amount of land in that vicinity. If the river had con tinued to rise; for a short time longer, it would have reached the ferry, but fortunately the water began to fall before getting up to them. Reports from other points say they are witnessing a similar high water In Southern Oregon the S. P. trains were delayed sev eral hours on account of a bridge being wasoed out near Merlin. The Benton County approach to the big bridge: at Albany was under water, but the boats were able to pass under the ' bridge without trouble. The river at I Albany on Tuesday nigbt reach ed 21 rA feet The water in 1903 reached a point of 2 7 3-feet above low wa ter mark and in the big flood of 1889-90 the water reached 29 feet. For a Social Club. A movement is on foot in this city looking to the organ iza tion ot a Social club, for the development of the physical, mental and social capacities of its members. The object is to provide an unobjectionable place where the young men of the city can spend their evenings. The committee have formulat ed a constitution and sat of by laws, subject to approval or change when the club is fully organized. The present object is to ascer tain the views of the citizens re garding the matter, and see how many approve of it sufficiently to attach their names to the men bership roll. We give a few of the suggested points in the contitution. The object of this.club shall be to es tablish, equip, keep and main lain a club house in tne City of Corvallis, with the usual and other 'convenient appliances of a social club, and to provide ways and means for the development of the physi cal, mental and Eocial capacities of its members. The officers of this club shall consist of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and five trustees. The board of trustees shall prescribe such rules regulating the affaire and con duct of the club as in Ihetr judgment shall be found necessary and proper. They shall authorize all expenditures and shall constitute, with the officers, the ruling and governing power of the organization for all purposes. MEMBERSHIP, No person shall be eligible to member ship in this club unless he be not less than eighteen years of age. All elections of members shall be made by the board of trustees, and ao such election shall be held until at least ten days shall have elapsed after the posting of the applicant's name as above requir ed. Two adverse ballots shall reject an applicant to membership. ACTIVE MEMBERS. Each active member shall be not less than 21 years of age, and shall pay a membership fee of $10. His club dues shall be per mo'Jth, payable monthly in advance at the first of each month. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. All male students of the Oregon Agri cultural College and of the Coryallis public schools, above the age of 15 years, and all male residents of Coi valiis, be tween the ages of 15 and 21 years, mav be elected associate members of this club upon a payment of a membership fee of $1. The dues of associate mem bers shall be 25 cents per month, pay able in advance on the first day of each month. The committee on member ship consists of Prof. Cordley, Mr. Nolan, , Mr. Cameron, Rev. Green, Rev. Moore, Rev. Carrick. A public meeting will be call ed to discuss and settle the matter as soon as the plan has been made known sufficiently. The college authorities, through Prof. Turney, have ordered a new B-flat bass instrument for the Cadet Baud. The instrument is ordered of Carl Fisher, New York, and is to be finely silver plated and of the best design. Landslide on C & E. Abont 100 yards of the C & E. track was taken out Sunday morning near Summit, between tunnels No. 2 and 3. by,, a. big laudslide, caused by the heavv rainfall of the past week. The track was repaired so -that Nov 5 could get through Monday mern ing, and as there is no . train on Sunday, the accident did not cause but an hour's delay in the regular schedule of , the -train. The pile driver went through Wednesday to clear the drift from the east end of the bridge over Thomas Creek. Q. A. R. Entertainment. On Saturday evening of th it week the patriotic citizens of Cor vallis will be given a treat at the I. O. O. F. Hall on Second street. The Ells worth Post of the Grand Army, and the Ellsworth Relief Corps will unite in giving a patri otic memorial service to" the honor of the two great Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln The committee having the matter in charge have arranged a program of literary and musical selections, together with addresses upon in teresting subjects interspersed with patriotic selections by a full and efficient orchestra. The meeting will be an open one, and the public are invited. Show your loyalty to the country and the flag by being present at this enter tainment. Admission will be free. Registration Very Slow. Registration still goes on at a very slow rate, there are about 2000 voters in Benton county. A third of the time for registeringhas expired and only about one-fourth of the electors of the county are registered. Corvallis, No. 1.. 71 Corvallis No. 2 78 Corvallis No. 3 65 Corvallis No. 4..; 40 Fairmount 22 Soap Creek 32 Kings Valley 8 Summit 8 Blodgett 13 Wren 5 Philomath .: 104 Willamette. 24 Aleea... 38 liellfouutain 7 Monroe 12 Total .533 Will It bs Dallas or Corvallis ? The trip through Oregon of the University of Washington's basket ball team and the methods they adopted in playing, has call ed down some pretty strong cen sure on the heads 01 the beattle boys. From , all the reports where games were played with this team, there is only one play er in their line-up and he depends entirelv upon his strength. This player is big Tom McDonald, who t'ps the scales at 198 pounds, It was through hi strength that Seattle won four out of their five games in Oregon, and had they been able to win Irom the crack O. A. C. team, the Washington lads could have went home as conquerors of the leading basket ball aggregations m Oregon, From 'McDonald's football tactics on the floor during the game here, the newspaper reports from Dal las, Monmouth, Eugene and Salem must be true. The scores were all close and it was when Seattle thought she was up against a defeat that McDonald went into the game and carried his team through for a victory. We only use the above facts to show that O. A. C. has the best basket ball team in Oregon. Dallas claims that honor, and they defeated O. A. C. in a clean well-fought game, but Seattle I comes along and wins from Dal las and then comes to Corvallis and meets defeat. This leaves the basket ball championship in Oregon for 1904 boiled down to a fine point with Dallas College and O. A. C. about even for the honors, and which the coming game will decide. We have the advantage of the home floor and all we ask is that if O. A. C. will put up as good a game as the one with Seattle, we have no fears of the result. Although the last game was one of the best played in this city, we pre dict the coming game with Dal las will be the hardest fought battle we have ever witnessed. There will be no deliverry on the Rural Routes going out of Corval lis nest Monday. Patrons of these routes can get their mail at the postoffice before 2:30. Washing ton's birthday is a legal holiday. Additional Locals. John Stevens, of Sitetz, passed through on Wednesday's train en route to Albany. Dolph Norton is attendii e to ihe C. & E. duties at Summit from Fri day till Monday. Wiley Holtnah, bhe of ihe pioneer farmers of Benton county; now re siding in Albany, made a visit to Corvallis this week, and returned home on Wednesday. E. H. Ingham, a prominent merchant and mine owner of Eugene, is, college visitor this week, and is having some work done in the cbemical department. Mr. and Mrs. John Sbriver, of tf'df pendence are visiting their nephw W C Shriber. After a few davi ihty expect to leave for Ill inois where they will reside. . . The death of' Hanna makes a va cancy in the chairmanship of the senate committee on Inter oceanic canals. Senator Ptatt. of N. Y . is the next ranking senator on the committee, and Seiator Mitchell of Oregon next. It is understood that Piatt does not wish to be advanced, but that Senator Mitchell is willing to accept the place. We hope he'll ga it. The Cadet band will probably, the weather permitting, give a con cert at 2 p. ui. on Main street next Monday afternoon. The boys wish to frhow 'their appreciation to the citijens of Corvallis for the assist ance rendered to enable them to go to Eugene last fail, and will take this means of showing the same Mrs. Henry C. Allen and daughter Eleanor, left yesterday for Washing ton, D- U. lhey will be joined by Mr. Allen, who will proceed with them to their home in Washington, where he is employed in the census department. Corvallis Grange is' expecting a big time on Saturday 27th at the Agricultural Hall, when they are to initiate about 20 members. A team from Willamette Grange No. 52 consisting of 15 members will confer the degrees. . ' New Fire Districts. Corvallis has been divided into fire districts, Fourth street being the line dividing east from west, and Madison street north from south. Northeast division 2 taps. This will be District 2. Southeast d i vision 3 ta ps., ; This will be District 3. "Southwest division 4 taps. This will be District 4. Northwest division 5 taDS. , This' will be District 5. , One tap indicates that the fire is out. There will be no first district. Where the four districts corner, at Fourth and Madison streets, the City Hall will be in the third district and the Methodist church in the fifth. The advantage of this arrange ment will be that the person who rings the bell can locate the fire accurately. The resolution pass ed at the Monday night meeting contained an unintentional error in numbering the . districts that would necessarily lead to mistakes being constantly made. Antici- pating the speedy correction of the error at the next meeting, we give the correct schedule above. We congratulate the new de partment on their prompt action in making this radical improve ment in their system, and hope they will have , few occasions to test it in the coming year. BLACK MIN0RCAS BROWN LEGHORNS. My hens laid more eggs during the se vere winter months than any other ' qual number ot hens ia Oregon. If you de sire to fill the egg basket. I ve got the chickens that were bred for that purpose. They are layers and that's what you want Get rid of your "set ubs"' and ob rain thoroughbreds it costs no more for feed. 0der yonr eggs for hatching now. Eggs, $1.00 per 15, at residence on north yth st. OTiU r. L. II.K5E, Corvallis, Oregon. Fekniqry -Sale This is cleaning-up month, stock-adjusting, -cleaning the deck for Spring business. Therefore, you will find here that goods are lower in price not, because they have decreased in value, but because our policy will not permit carrying them over another season. VALUES AND WORTH . . . CONSIDERED . . . Ladies Jackets.. $ 3 00 Ladies Jackets at $1 60 4 00 Ladies Jackets' at..'..'.... 2 tX) 5 00 Ladies Jackets at.. 2 '60 7 60 Ladies Jackets at....'............ 3 75 10 00 Ladios Jackets at 5 00 5 00 and $6 00 Children's Jackets 2 50 1-3 off on Ladies Furs. 1-3 off on Ladies Wrappers. 1-3 off on Ladies Skirts. Corsets in broken lines, 50 cents on the dollar. A few pieces of 5Dc. Dress Goods at 25c. per yard. It's only how quickly we can clean up and make room for the .... new Spring fabrics .... '& La UZURHEp Regulator - of X ..HOTEL CORVALLIS .. J. C. HAKIM EL, Prop. HEADQUARTERS FOR 0. 1 BLACKLEDGE furniture and music Store The public is invited to come and seeniystock of Bed Room Snits Woven Wire Mattresses, Extension Tables, Children's Sockers, Dining Chairs, Kitchen Treasures, Side Boards, Musical Instruments, SECOND HAND PIANOS AND ORGANS FOR SALE Soutb Main St. Now is the To have your Watch Repaired, Clock Cleaned, Spectales Fixed. All work is done Neatly and Promptly . . . . . . And Satisfaction is Guaranteed. E. W. S. PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician. Store closes at 6 p. m. except Home-Seekers: If you are looking for some real good bargains in Stock, Grain Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for my special list or come and see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish also showing ycu over the country. HENRY AMBLER, ftir Philomath, BeutonCoutity, Oregon 3 mvenkory OF MATERIALS NOT Ladies Waists. $1 25 Ladies Waists at. 85 1 50 Ladies Waists at 1 05- 2 00 Ladies Waists at 1 85- 2 50 Ladies Waists at 1 70 S 00 Ladies Waists at 2 00 1-3 off oa Wool Waists. Brussels Carpet 50c. yd. 35c. Cottage Carpet at 25c. 40c. Window Shades at :25c. each. Joffon all small pieces of mal ting. 13 off on broken lines of lace cur tains. - Low - Prices Leading hotei in Corvallis. Newly furnished with modern conveni ences. Rates $1, $1.25, $2 per day. . . . . . ... COMMERCIAL MEN. Bed Lounges and Couches, A good line of Mattresses, Center Tables, ff. Children's High Chairs, Chiffonniers. Rockers Kitchen Safes, Window Shades, Bamboo Furniture, just in OR F0R1RBNT. 0. J. BLACKLEDGE Saturday. 1