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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1908)
NO- X V 1- XLYL CORVALUS,: BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, DEO. 29, 1908. , 111 fill jffll ,-1 One-tlalf Price Until January the 1st III 111 g L11U XUS1L 111 till J BUU1 1 lCUglUO Ul VU1W' VHUlgllOlUO, VJWi Dress Goods, Flannelette, Etc., accumulated and these we place on sale this week, until January 1st, at special prices. Come early ; no reserve. Our Entire Line Of Youths' Long Panto SratyWe are closing out at ONE-iiXtF PRICE Oregon Views, New Year's Cards, Tinseled Cards, Corvallis and . O. A. C, Comics, ,Air Brush, SILK EMBOSSED, ALL GO AT ONE CENT EACH. ALL NEW SUBJECTS.' , BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1909, OUR 89TH SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE PURE FOOD DEPARTMENT Our Pure Food Department offers from now until December 31, "End of the Year Prices" on a number of articles. Honest Weight, Fresh Goods, Lowest Prices. Everything Guaranteed. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY Corn, Red Cross Brand, Extra Standard Quality, Regular 15c, Special 10c can or $1 per Doz.. Tomatoes, Red Cross Brand, Extra Standard Quality, Regular 10c, Special-3 for 25c Jellies, Long's Pure Goods, Regular 10c, Special 3 for 25c Cluster Raisins, New Crop, Fancy Boxes, Regulas 25c, Special. 20c Table Fruit, San Lorando Brand, Fancy Quality, Large Cans, Special 15c Can. , Fancy King Apples, Special Repack, per box, 75c Choice Blend Roast Coffee, Regular 20c, Special, per pound, 16c - Direct Private Line Telephone In the Department: Main 80 Mail orders carefully filled. ' Local and Long Distance Phones. Private Lines. Ind. Main 21 1 S Bell Main 151 ': A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE Established 864 Ladies' rest room 2nd floor. Free telephone , and stationery. Easy chairs; steam heat. Make " your appoint ments and meet your 'friends here. GOOD ROADS CONSTRUCTION OAC to Give Practi cal Instruction. ADAPTED TO FARMERS NEEDS Course of Six Lectures Will Be Given to Help Better Rural Conditions. At the recent sessions of Presi dent Roosevelt's Country Life Commission in Portland, no sub jeet received more consideration than .did country roads, nd throughout the discussions, the opinion was repeatedly expressed by the farmers and others pres ent, that one of the most essen tial requirements for better ru ral conditions is better public highways. Realizing the fundamental im Dortance of this subject, the Oregon Agricultural College of fers a four weeks' couise in sur veying and road construction The course will be adapted to the needs of farmers and road officials. The work will be di vested, as far as possible, of all technicalities and. may be taken by any one with a good working knowledge of arithmetic. The course will consist of about six to eight lectures, accompani by - mimeograph nbtesv on -the simple problems of land and drainage surveying, such - as measuring and computing areas checking descriptions, surveying and "establishing grades for drains, "etc. The instruction will be confined to such prob ilems as may be solved by the methods of arithmetic but which !covr a wide range of useful ap plication oa the farm. The U S. system of land surveys wil be carefully considered together with suck practical information m,ithe same as every land owner iwught to have. I The instruction in the class room wall be supplemented by 'practical work in the field where the student wiJl construct and use such simple instruments as may be necessary. Two hours per week. The course in Road Construe tion will follow in a general way Baker s-"Roads and Pavements.' 'Other authorities, including the 3iteratuine supplied by the Office f Road Inquiry of the Depart jsnent'of Agriculture and various state publications, will be freely arawn upon and used. Earth, gravel and broken stone iwads will eaeh be studied. Drainage and its importance to highway construction, including methods of drainage, ..carrying capacity of tile, manner of lay ing tile drains, determining proper grades for drains, etc., will be.xarefully studied The effect of grade upon traffic for different kinds of road, the effect of rise and fall, crown, rolling, manner of applying the road surfacing material, etc., will all be considered. Also methods of repair and maintenance will be given due consideration. Every effort will be made to make this course practical and useful. Two hours per week. All students registered for the above course will be entitled to take such work as may be de sired in the other short courses. Also short course students in the other courses may take all or any part of the above describ ed work if desired. HOT IN a CAUSES DEATH A Mrs. J. G. Morris Ac- cidentally Killed. MAIN ARTERY WAS SEVERED Wife of Well Known ' Black smith Meets Tragic End in Her Home Last Sunday. B. F. Baker spent the Christ Mrs. J. G. Morris, wife of the well known Corvallis blacksmith, was accidentally shot at the fam ily home out on the Mountain View road shortly after noon last Sunday and bled to death before surgical aid could reach her. mu: i :j .- ' 111a irai'iu uuuiueuii who tut) result of leaving a loaded gun lying around, tnougn just now it was discharged none of the grief-stricken family seem to know. Mr. Morris and his 11- year old son, Joe, had been out hunting Sunday morning and when they returned the gun, from which the ' cartridge had not been removed, was left lying on a table in. the living roomr- Tr:ii l Ji: k AA UWUVAAAU ' J wv . one brushiner asrainst it the- weapon was accidentally dis charged and Mrs. Morris, who was, at the time, standing direct- W in front of the - muzzle, re ceived thesjull charge at , sJUatti range in her right leg near the groin, the shot completely sev ering the main artery. Before surgical aid. could reach her tne unfortunate woman had lost so much blood that it was impos sible to save her life, although Doctors Pernot and Johnson, who were summoned, did every- r Mrs. Morris was a woman about 45 years old, universally liked by her neighbors, a loving wife and a devoted mother. The bereaved husband and children hajve the sympathy of all in the terrible blow that has fallen up on them. mi i i .:n ine iunerai services wm uo held today, Tuesday, Rev. Father Butler officiating, interment to be in the Roman Catholic ceme-" tery. SHATTERED BY SHOT Philomath Boy Has Arm Bad ly Injured. Alfred Jones, the fourteen'- Philomath, while out hunting' Saturday with his father, had his arm terribly shattered by the accidental discharge of the lat ter's gun, the charge tearing the flesh from the boy's wrist and badly splintering the bone of his arm between the elbow and shoulder. The lad was following closely behind his father at the time, each carrying their loaded guns over their shoulders, when it ia fill nnOKPfl that. a. .n.'ir onrVit .Ti" - tiuiv trigger of Mr. Jones' gun, caus ing its accidental discharge and inflicting upon the boy a very serious wound. Mr. lones at once carried his son home and summoned surgi cal aid, and while the little fel low was badly injured there are , hopes of saving his arm from , amputation. , , LETTER LIST rpi. fn : i x xie lunuwiug iciiers remain uncalled for , in the Corvallis postoffice for the week ending Dec. 26, 1908: Mrs. Anna E. Marple, Mrs. Maud Mann, Miss Luta Thomp son. Jackson White. Newport. " B. W. -Johnson PM. j mas holidays with his family at