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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1904)
LOCAL LORE. : Recent Happenings in Corvallis and Vicinity. Born, Wednesday night, to -Mr. and Mrs. Don Woodward, near Philomath, a eon. J. A. Archibald, of Philomath, passed through the city on Monday -on hi& way to Albany, where he went on business. W. O. Trine, physical director of the O. A. C, went to Salem on Monday to look after some valuable horses he has at the State Fair - grounds. Colonel Hofer, of th9 Silem Jour nal, has been lecturing on oratory at Eugene. He pleased an appreci ative audience who applauded him to thejecho. Benton County Sporting Associat ion will hold its monthly tueet at Philomath, April 12. Sporting men "from all over the country will be "there. A special train will leave Cor "vallis tonight for Philomath at 6:45 "to take tbe crowd who wish to at tend the oratorical contest. Round trip 5U cents. S H. Horton left yesterday for 'Gold Hill, where he will visit with relatives for a few weeks. Mrs. Horton left for the same place some time ago. The subject at the Congregational church Sunday morning will be, ""Barriers Burned Away; After Easter Thoughts" Sunday evening ''The Game of Chance and are 3'ou playing it? t There was a basket ball game Saturday evening at the Armory, between the Corvallis High School team and the town team. The jame resulted a victory for the town boys by a score of 4 to 1. Ensign Crabtree of the Salvation Army, of Oregon, departed yester day for Toledo, where he will re .tnain until Monday. He expects to top at intermediate points on his return. Mrs. W. H. Currin and little daughter, left Tuesday, for McMinn ville, where she will join her hus band, who has charge of the hard ware store of R. M. Wade & Co., at that place. They expect to reside in that city. George B. Keady, who was un fortunate enough to get one of his lingers mashed in the machinery in the College printing office recently, is having quite a serious time of it. j His son Walter, came up from Port land, Monday and will assist with the work in the office, C. C. Chipman, the well known restaurant keeper, will re-open the old Commerical Restaurant, in the aoie old location, on the west side -of second street, north of Madison, -on Saturday of this week, at noou. A cordial invitation has been ex tended the public. J. K. Berry, the well known bi--cycle dealer and general expert, has purchased from M. D. Berry his old interest in the firm of Berry & Carl. The business will be continu ed under the same name. Large additions will be made in the stock -and tportmen will be able to find manner of supplies in their line ,t the same old standon Main street. Peter Ballou's team of greys took a notion to run away on Wednes day morning. They were down on the O. R. & N. dock, and started at lively rate up the grade then up to Main street, where they turned north. They kept up the pace till they passed the Occidental, when a "commercial man climbed into the back part of the wagon, secured the ?eins, and stopped the team in front of the Hotel Corvallis. Very little damage was done. The friends who met Mr. D. L. Vandenburg, of Iowa, when he was here on a visit recently, will be pleased to learn that he has sold his farm, and expects to come to Ore gon. He has selected Corvallis as an objective point, the inducement being The First Spiritual Union of Corvallis, as Mr. Vandenburg and 'family are spiritualists, and it is natural that they desire to locate Tvhere services are keld. We under stand that others contemplate com ing here for the same reason. Suits from $15 up. Our prices, as well as our are at the bottom. G. W. SimpFon, of Albany, came oyer yesterday for a few days visit, to friends in Corvallis. W. E. Yates stopped over ' in Albany on Wednsday evening for a short visit with friends, on his way home from Portland. Virgil Carter, the candidate for Representative from this county to the State legislature, " went over to Albany Wednesday on business.. Eleven new ads. is our advertis ing record made this week. Read them over, "they will interest you. This issue, of the Gazette has over 220 inches of advertisements. Mr. Theo. Welsher returned to day from a trip to the State of Washington, where he was recently summoned on account of the illness of bis mother. The many friends of Grandma Wellsher, will be glad to learn that she is improving in health. Total number of pieces of mail collected and delivered on three rural routes from Corvallis for March was 13368, as follows : No 1- deliv ered, 4074, collected, 780, total 4854. No.2-delivered, 3539, collected, 669, total 4'208. No 3-deiivered, 3711, collected, 595, total 4306. The Revival, at the Church of Christ will close Sunday evening. There have been a number of addi tions to the church during the special service. There will be no service Saturday night. Sunday will be Rally Day, and there will be services at the usual hours and also at 3:30 in the afternoon. The Newspaper Artists League, comprising tbe newspaper and mag azine illustrators of Portland, have just had an exhibition of their work at the Hotel Portland- The ex hibition was crowded. Among the artists was a former Corvallis girl well known in this city, where she was a student at the O. A. C. The Oregonian says the following of her exhibit. The work of Colista Mur ray, of tbe Pacific Monthly ,is of a character to attract instant attent ion. Her outlines are bold and show strong character, while her detail drawing is excellent. Her coloring is also fine. Probably her most btriking piece is "Siudy from Life, Miss K." In"The Prize Baby" she has an exquisite child study in water colors that excels in its re markable facial expression and dainty coloring. Homer Davenport Coming-. Homer Davenport, the great cartoonist, will visit Corvallis on Saturday next and will speak about "The Power of a Cartoon." at the College Armory. Mr. Dav enport, whose magnificent work as a cartoonist is known all over America, is a splendid story-teller, and his lecture Is made up of a choice selection of storiettes, ad ventures, anecdotes, and experi ences of all kinds. There is not a moment, that during his dis course, is not full of absorbing interest. He tells his stories cray on in hand, and illustrates them with rapid cartoon drawings. Nothing more concise has ever been said of him than the remark of Ex-Governor Bob Taylor: "Davenport is a volume of wit and humor, and each cartoon tells an eloquent story. ' ' Although the trend ot his lecture is of a humor ous vein, some of his stories have their pathetic side; the story ot the 1 'Widowed Duck' ' for instance, but witty or pathetic, they are told as only Davenport, with his magnetic personality, can tell them, and illustrated with draw ings that papers have paid him fabulous sums to obtain. From a ne'er do well in the little West ern town of Silverton, he has in a few years risen to the pinnacle of success, and is sought after at the present moment by halt the newspapers in New York, offer ing the highest price ever paid to a cartoonist, but before "going into Harness again," Mr. Daven port intends touring to the other coast, getting fresh ideas, and recuperating after a long spell of hard work. The tickets for his lecture are now on sale at Graham & Wortham's. Salem 's Com ment. Last November the Wiedeman Company played at the Grand Opera House in Salem, and the following is what the Statesman had to say of the show: "Wiedeman' s big show." an at traction new to Salem; theatre goers opened a five nights en gagement at the Grand last night to one of the largest houses ever in the theatre. The cheap prices led many to think the company was of an inferior order and at the close of the performance a more agreeably surprised audi ence never left the house. - Noth ing but words of praise can be said of both play and players. "Down in Egypt" is a play built j somewhat on the" lines of "Old Kentucky." Tom Wiedeman as Squire Greyson would himself be a capital actor. Nellie Wiede man, as May Musler showed her self to be a pleasing and pains taking little actress. The sup porting company was excellent 'n every particular. Between acts Nellie Wiedeman introduced an electric dance equal to the famous Louie Fuller. Taken as a whole the performance was far ahead of any popular priced company that has ever played ia our city, and the house should be packed at every performance." The same company will appear in Corvallis all of next week opening Mon day night with "Down in Egypt," as they did in Salem last fall. A tryout contest for the Colum I bia college meet will be held on Sat jurday. The team will go to Port- A little shooting scrape occured down in Alsea country, but the out come was not very serious. A! Howard shot A. M. KiiDball at Alsea last Tuesday morning while Kimball was crossing Howard's land. Kimball had purchased a small tiact of land, from Howard but found it more con venient to take a short cut through Howard's land. Kimball was not seriously injured several small shot entering his face and clothes. Dr. Newth, of Phil omath attended the injured man. The matter was dropped as Kimball decided not to prosecute. FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF BERRY NEXT f im eeagMgMP mi i wsmam a i c C. A. HYLAHD, PAjNTER . ; . & PAPERHANGER. A " Graining, Alabastins work and fine Carriage C C Painting a specialty. Satisfaction guaran- teed. Call or drop him a card for estimates. COMMERCIAL REOPENS Saturday, . . . AT THE SAME OLD STAND . C. C. Chipman, Proprietor Why not have your made to ad, At Philomath Tonight. The following is the program of the contest and convention of the State Intercollegiate Prohibition Association to be held at Philomath April 7 and 8. April 7th 3:30 p. m. first busi ness session. -7:30 p. m., public meeting, addresses by J. W, Web ster of Philomath, D. A. Poling of uaiias, President Baldwin orPhilo math College, A. C.'Millican, Travel ing Secretary of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, H. W. Stone of the Y. M. C. A. of Port land. April 8 th 9:30 a. m. second busi ness session, election of officers and national representatives. 2.30 p. m. conference on methods, addresses bv representatives from seven differ ent colleges. 7:30 p. m. Annual State Prohibition Oratorical Con test. : Golden Wedding. One ot the best attended and most enjoyable receptions of the season was that of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Radir which was given at the residence of Mrs. R. Graham, on eighth street on Wednesday evening. A good old-fashioned course supper was served oa ele gantly decorated tables, wreathed with golden colored - ribbons, which lasted from six to eight o'clock, and was heartily enjoy ed. Some 6o guests assembled, many bringing tasty presents. The rooms were beautifully dec orated with daffodils and ivy, and a profusion of golden flowers. The guests were mostly old peo ple, long-time friends of the fami ly, and the . time was passed in pleasant reminiscencies of early days in Benton County. Reception to Seniors on Friday night by Pres. Gatch. Mrs. Thos. Samuels, of Portland, is visiting with -Corvallis . friends. The College Barometer will put out a souvenir edition this year. A cordial invitation to attencTY. M. C. A. meeting Sunday is hereby given. The topic will be " What about church Membership?" by Roy Harlan. CARL, WEEK. RESTAURANT April 9 th BAUER, The growth of a business built on values will only be limited by the purchasing power of the public. That is the secret of the suc cess of the GORDON hat. It's all value. , Every penny of the $3.00 you pay for it goes for quality GORDON means quality. . It's your guarantee that your hat is perfect. The new line of Stetsons Hats are here. Price $5. Farmers Headquarters for Farmers. Biggest ' White Labor employed. Everything new and clean. MOTEL GORVALLIS J. C. HAK1KIEL, Prop. HEADQUARTERS FOR W. P. LAFFEOTY Now is the Time ... 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 ait & p. m. except man HOME SEEKERS AMBLER & WATTERS, REAL ESTATE, LOANS, INSURANCE VIRGIL E. WATTCRS, ConvAlAM HENRY AMBLER, Philomath clothes measure? your Satisfaction Guaranteed Tailor. 9 We are sole agents in Corvallis for the fa mous GORDON HAT. Hotel W. J. HOWELL, Prop'r- meal in the City for 25 cents. Only L. KLINE Leading hotel in Corvallis. Newly furnished' with modern conveni ences. Rates: $1, $1.25, $2 per dsy COMMERCIAL MEN. Notions, Fancy Goods, China and Queensware, Saturday. For the Best Photographs If yon are looking far some real good Barfraius in Stoek, Grain, Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for our special list, or ome and see us. We will take pleasure in giving yo reliaole informa tion; also showing you over the couuty t