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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1909)
The City and Vicinity ,; uet lour I -OF- Hubler Bros, We have our own special delivery and deliver to any part of the city. Try us and you can't quit. It will become a habit. Call for the Western Market . PHONE 1288 Glenn Beals, of : Klamath Falls, is visiting relatives in this city. Misses "Pinkie" Beals and Pansy Peters spent Sunday at Newport. Complete outfits for camping parties at Blackledge's furniture store. 8-3-tf Attorney E. R. Bryson was among the excursionists to Newport yesterday. Acme Quality Paints and Floor Var nish that wears at A. L. Miner's. 5-17-tf. For Rent six room furnished house at 1st and Harrison. Inquire 102 N. 8th street; phone 3225. . 8-12-tf Roscoe Gardner has returned home from Washington where he has been working with the Seattle Engineering Corps. For Rent Six-room house; bath'and, electric light equipment; pleasant loca tion. Address P. O. Box 168, or phone 2134. 8-10-tf - Eat Golden Rod Flakes, They are better for breakfast, Than old-fashioned corn cakes,. And fire minuets time, Is all that it takes At Kline's. 6-12-tf Josephine Armstrong" is at home from Monmouth, where she spent the past two months in Prof. Traver's sum mer school. She is now prepared to resume her classes in art, and is par ticularly fitted to give teachers special work along this line. Miss Armstrong was fortunate in doing extra work with Miss Thomas, of the Detroit, Mich., training school, and can give her pu pils the benefit of many splendid ideas. The classes of this year give promise of being larger than those of last year. All cities and towns of the North west are enjoying rapid growth in population; but Wenatchee comes f oreward with the biggest claim of all. A municipal census just taken by the Polk Directory Company, under the direction of the city council, gives tho number of inhabitants in the home of the big red apple as 5,245. In 1900, when the last national census was taken, Wenatchee received credit for 450; so it has grown more than a thousand per cent. Fruit is not ' the onlv things that seems to thrive in the fertile Columbia River valley, for pop ulation goes up by leaps and bounds. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition has repaid 40 per cent on the $350,000 " bonded indebtedness, which indicates 'family call on them at Portland now that it will quit with money in the they go to 724 Broadway and find them treasury. With the steadily increasing in their own home.. During the past attendance its receipts are increasin g , year the Irvines Tiave been living on right along. By the end of the week, 12th East, in rented property, but final- Look for "Owners" ad- "Two Bar gains City Homes" ,' 8-13-tf J. M. Dixon, of Shedd, was in Cor- vallis, this morning. - Mrs. Alfred Johnson and children le"f t Sunday for a week's outing at New port. Mrs. T. R. McGinnis went to Leba n Saturday to remain a couple of WILD ELEPHANTS. Mr. and Mrs. S. L." Kline and son Walter went to Eugene yesterday in their new auto. ' Dr. Stickney went to Seaside Saturn day to refcajp a day or two where the billows roll high. " . Miss Datse Mclntyre, of Adams, Eastern Oregon, is visiting Mr., and Mrs. L. G. Pickell. Ice cream delivered on thirty-minutes notice by Winkley's Palace of Sweets. tf Thad Blackledge, J. Cooperand Jack Porter come up from the Yachats yes terday. 1 CM. McKellips went down to the bav Sunday to sret his first ride in the . "Weinerwurst." i Mrs. J. C. Lowe left for Seattle this morning. At Albany she vtes joined by her mother and two sisters. - For Sale An Oliver typewriter. New, used less than two months. Perfect condition. Cheap for cash. Thad Blackledge, Ed Starr and J. Cooper hunted for deer in the vicinity of Yachats the past twjo weeks and were fortunate enough to get three nice ones. Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal, of Tillamook, are visiting in Corvallis at the home of Rev. and Mrs. S.M. Wood. Mr. O'Neal graduated at O. A. C. in the class of '07. Father Butler left Saturday for Portland and from there will be trans ferred to some station not y et made known to him. He was given a fare well at Albany Friday evening. -Father Butler come to Corvallis from San Francisco two years ago. Previous to that time he had been engaged in school work, and came, here for the betterment of his health, which has been greatly improved. When - friends of the B. F. Irvine the 2,000,000 mark will have been pas sed. Two months more remain for the show to continue, which makes it Cer tain nidi txa iiitxuy liivlk ytwpiK wju sets it. There are three big days ahead. They ere Concessionaires Day, Seattle Day and Taf t Day. ' Half a million are expected on theses three daily average 'now exceed that the fair is exceeding all expecta tions from the attendance standpoint. This is due to the fact that it pleases ? everyone. Knocks are so scarce that it seems the hammer has become an ob solete plaything. , . ly struck the bargain they were look ing for. 724 Broadway is m a very delierhtful location, is a teri roomed house with all modern conveniences, is up-to-date architecturally, finished beautifully and as a whole is just a little better than usually falls to the days. The . lot of the average editor. However, 25,000, so if any editor on the globe is entitled to something extra, B. F. is it, and a host of friends here will be pleased to know that he is so splendidly situated in his declining (?) years. Grandma Avery is with the family there and seems quite contented. - 1 k S3??w 1st P h I5 "Sit (TV 4f2 i.Ae We Use Scien tific Instruments To determine the needs of your eyes There is-no guess work about our examinations. They are just as ac curate as trained skill and experi ence can make them. They cost you nothing so you certainly ought to have the benefit of them, if you have any eye trouble at all. - They mean the proper glasses, the only kind you can afford to wear. E W, S, PRATT, Jeweler and Optician STRICTLY STYLISH Ready-to-Wear SUITS, SKIRTS and WAISTS These Garments for Ladies and Misses are of excellent quality. The styles speak for themselves and the prices are really : less than the cost of material and making. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING HERE NOW Henhlo Miss Juliet Greer, dean of the Do mestic Science department at O. A. C, left yesterday for Seattle. Mrs. W. F. Gaskins and Miss Brad ley, her guest, went to Portland Satur day for an over-Sunday stay. ,r Mrs. Bruce Burnett and little sons, of Portland, are visiting Mrs. Martha Burnett, mother of her husband. Lee Anderson went to Portland the latter part of the week to see about the fittings for the new location of the Elite. The Cathey family came home from the bay Saturday evening, having spent three weeks within sound of the break s' roar. The excursion to Newport yesterday carried ten coaches, and two engines were used. The day at the beach was a fine one. Ralph Cady, O. A. C. football star now employed in. the Woodward-Clarke drug store at Portland, was in the city over Sunday shaking hands with old friends. . Grover Cate is at Newport taking his annual bath If the water holds out and the loosening-up process continues saterfactorly he will beTiome about Wednesday. . Prof. Linfield, director of the Mon tana Experiment Station, was in Cor vallis over Sunday, the guest of Prof. and Mrs. James Dryden. Linfield and Dryden are old friends. A number of Corvallis people went out over the bar at Newport yesterday in the launch "Rose. " There sea was pretty rough and every fellow on board with the exception of Dick Kiger had difficulty with his gizzard. A letter has been reeived from Mrs. Archie Mclntyre, who is living in Alberta, stating that a destructive hail storm had recently visited that section and devastated large areas of the wheat crops, but fortunately did not do them any damage. . " There is quite an exodus from the Yachats at this time. ' O. J. " Black ledge and family, Millard Long and the Coopers left there today and will ar rive here about Wednesday, ' making the trip in easy stages. A. J. Johnson and family expect tb leave there Thursday: It is said that three new barber shops will be opened here this winter. - The Peterson shop will soon be ready, two strangers are preparing to open a shop and Bill Rich is scheduled for. another. The latter is running a shop at New port during ' the summer. Corvallis really needs six more barber shops about like it needs three more news papers. Geo Kerr and Mark Rickard are the latest Corvallisites to gain notoriety through the big land drawing. They registered for Flathead land, and news paper information is to the effect that after 2500 or 5000 others take choice, Messrs. Kerr and Rickard may make a selection. The exact number of their chances is not known to Mr. Kerr, but he is willing to sell at the other man's figure. ' At Mrs. John Rickard's Saturday afternoon, the MisSes Ranny gave a very delightful affair in honor of Mrs. Dennis, of Condon. A candy pulling and lavish refreshments of a substan tial nature furnished the .deliriits of the occasion.. Those present beside those named were the mother of Mrs. Rickard, Mrs. Shedd, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Harold Woodcock, Mrs. Harry Buxton, Mrs. Vance Taylor, Misses Edna and Grace Watkins, Lulu Spangler, Edna Groves, Bertha Davis Agnes Wilson, Mrs. George Irvine. A Herd's Successful Raid on a Granary "' In Ceyln. Some soldiers stationed at an out post In Ceylon, says a Colombo paper, to protect a granary containing a large quantity of rice were sent off a- few miles to quiet some unruly villagers, only two of the party remaining be hind. No sooner had the 'soldiers de parted than a herd of wild elephants, which had long been wandering about the neighborhood, appeared in front of the granary. Its walls were of solid Lbrickwork, very thick, and the only opening into the building was in the center of the roof, which was reached by a ladder. On the approach of the elephants the two men clambered up into a lofty banyan tree to escape in jury. Screened by the - thick foliage, though unseen by the elephants, they easily saw all that went on below. The sagacious animals began opera tions at the corners of the building. Two powerful elephants, after putting forth every effort, but in vairi, to make an impression' on the building, were forced to retire exhausted. A third came forward, and, applyihg.his tusks as levers, he 'at- length succeeded in dislodging a single brick. An opening once made, others of the herd ad vanced, and soon an entrance was ob tained sufficiently large to admit them. As the whole company could not be accommodated at once, they divided Into small groups of three or four. After satisfying themselves they re tired and gave place to others until the whole herd, upward of twenty, had jiade a full meal. By this time a shrill sound was heard from one of the ele phants, and those still in the granary rushed out and joined their compan ions. Que of the first divisions, after leaving the building, had acted as sen tinel while the others were taking their turn. He had perceived the troops returning from the village and gave the signal for retreat, when the whole herd, flourishing their trunks, moved rapidly into the jungle. The soldiers found the animals had devoured the greater part of the rice. A ball from a fieldpiece was discharged at them in their retreat, but they only wagged their tails as if in mockery and were soon hidden in the recesses of their native forests. Two Bargains in City Homes 1 Two corner lots, with "one house of 7 rooms under construction. Bath, pantry, large closets to each bed room, linen closets,-halls up and down stairs, fire place, basement full size of house, which i 24x36 feet, plumbing and electric light complete, septic tank, con crete sidewalk and small barn. Also one inside lot and 7-room house, bath, pantry, sewing room, closets to bed rooms, halls up and down stairs, basement 24x36 feet, full size of house, electric light complete, some plumb ing, concrete walks. ; ' This property is in good location, two blocks from College, four blocks f rom public school. No agents. Call on or address OWNER, 320 North Tenth Street, : Corvallis, Oregon. II DAYS OF THE WEEK. Occidental Lumber Co. y Successors to J Corvallis Lumber Co. We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please call on J. B IRVING for information and prices. And take notice that if we have not got exactly what you want we will get it for you. G. O." BASSET T, Local Mgr. m (The Best Pssisst There is no better paint made for appearance and 5 durability than 9 Acme Quality -Pa im i H Specially prepared for exterior and interior use. I "FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS" 5 WALL PAPER AND PAINT STORE a Second Street, Near Palace Theater At One Time They Were Designated Merely by Numbers. " Formerly the days of the week were numbered one, two, three, four, five and six. beginning with the Sabbath. Even now the custom still prevails among certain modern Greeks, the Slavs and the Finns. Many old fash ioned and orthodox Quakers, particu larly in the north of England, still hold to this custom, which was the common one in the days of the apostles and down to the fourth century as well as usual .among the Jews and the Arabs. Tha orthodox Quakers use-the, numer ical system in preference to the ordi nary -on the ground that the gods and goddesses,7 from whom. the names were taken, were not of the highest respecta bility in point of morals. The week was originally only a con venient quarter of the lunar months hence it bescau on Monday, or moon day. The Italians still call Monday the first and Sunday the seventh day of the week. Tuesday is derived from the Norse Tiw, who corresponded to Mars, the god of war, a most disreputa ble person in the eyes of Quakers. Thursday was Thor's day, Thor being a god warrior who was morally no bet ter than he ought to be. Wednesday, again, was Woden's day, Woden being the god -of battle rage. The Eomans calfed this day Mercury's. Friday was supposed to be the luckiest day of the week for women. It was called after the Norse Frija, the goddess of love, and is the best day for weddings. For th pagan Eomans It was also the day of Venus, though the Christian Romans called it the day of ill uck because Christ had been crucified on that day. Saturday was called after Saturn, and Sunday was known to the Christians as resurrection or sun day. The week of seven days was import ed from Alexandria into Greece and Into Italy about the time of Christ. The Greeks had previously divided their month into sets of ten days, the Romans into, sets of eight days, three and a half sets being edual to one jnonth. New York World. ar uo . Manufacturers of all kinds of Fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes Dealers in Doors, Windows, Urns, incst. Cement, Shingles, etc Glass Jars, All Kinds, at HODES GROCERY Wanted Hay And Oats Wanted Five to ten carloads of good cheet hay and two carloads of oats. F. O. B. cars, any station on C. & E. road. Write price to me. R. N. Warr nock, Liveryman, Toledo, Oregon. ' - 7-3-lt-d-2t-w- SHEEP SHEARING TABER BROS., Machine Sheares, 1565 Adams St. Coxrrallis, Oie. An Author's Initials. Initials are sometimes the resort of the writer who is anxious to conceal his identity, and a glance through any one of the 700 volumes that comprise the ' catalogue of the British museum reading room will discover some strange instances. ' A theological book, entitled "Inquiry Into the Meaning of Demoniacks In the New. Testament," Is attributed to T. P., A. P. O. A. B. I. C. O. S. Its real author was a certain Arthur Sykes, and the initials reveal his position as "the precentor and prebendary of Alton Borealis in the church at Salisbury'London Chron icle. Revenge. "That organist Belle jilted for the aged millionaire played a spiteful trick at her wedding." "What did he do?" "Instead of playing them up the aisle with the wedding march, he struck up "Old Hundred. "Boston Transcript COOPER 5 IM HARDWARE CO. Successors to i MELLON & PINKERTON , Second Street, - Cor vallis, Oregon Dealers In Hardware, Implements, Buggies, Wagons, Cream Sepa rators, Graniteware, Tinware and Builders' Hardware. Sole Agents for Congo Roofing and Quick Lleal Ranges '; Prospects Brilliant. "I see you got married yesterday, Chloe. Are your prospects brilliant?" "Taas. liah husband's friends brought me ftf mo' washin's." Circle Magazine. This world Is to the sharpest, heaTen to the most worthy Hamilton. WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT Phone Your Orders To No. 7, ' THATCHER & JOHNSON'S GROCERY Where They Will be Promptly Filled. Fine Line of Crockery, Glassware, Cut Glass, Haviland and Chinaware, LAMPS ETC. '