VOL. I. NO. 131
.CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1909
PRICE FIYE CENTS
HEILE FAMILY REUNION
OWIATH A RATHERP
LARGE NUMBER OF DESCENDENTS JOIN IN ANNUAL REUNION AND
SPEND SEVERAL JOYOUS HOURS TOGETHER. -
DOME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF OREGON TO ATTEND
Big Dinner in Walnut Grove and Toasts by Various Notables-Jolly Good
Time, After Which Officers are Elected for Year.
FOUR GENERATIONS OF
The Henkle family are as pro
lific as they are prosperous.
They are scattered over the earth
from Saxony to Ohio, from Ohio
to Iowa and from Iowa to Ore
gon. From fifty to one hundred
of them hold annual reunions m
Pleasant Valley near Philomath.
Yesterday the third gathering of
this character was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Henkle, pioneers of 1852. There '
were eighty-eight persons pres
ent, chiefly from Oregon and
Washington; and many were
kept away for reasons unavoid
able. Harrison Johnson who
came from Lebanon boasted of
the fact that he had lived as
. many years as there were peo
ple present, while Jacob Henkle
'who is eighty years old thought
he could run a foot race with any
body in the crowd. In fact, the
ladies congratulated these men
who are as sunshiny as boys
. themselves. Children were there
half a century old and some near-
ing three score years and ten.
There were grandchildren galore
whose Jine forms, figures and
strength ' bespoke the heritage
that has , been bequeathed to
them through a long line of fam
ilies ; above mediocrity. These
are largely tie defendants of
Jacob Henkle, of Iowa, who like
the Jacob of old, brought his
family to the new land of prom
ise. -
. , The relatives assembled early
NEAR PHIL-
AFFAIR
JACOB HENKLE FAMILY.
m the day in a tent fifty feet
long prepared especially for the
occasion. The tables as well as
the tent within were sumptu
ously decorated - with walnut
branches raised in that locality.
After a short season of visiting
and handshaking and so on,
came the dinner such a dinner
as only the Henkles and other
Oregonians know how to pre
pare. Mrs. Mary Grant Henkle,
of Portland, officiated as toast
mistress. Urcle Jake " Henkle1
extended a hearty welcome to
all and exhorted them to con
tinue the Henkle reunion annu
ally throughout the future.
Uncle Harrison Johnson said he
had been acquainted, with the
Henkle family intimately for
more than seventy years and he
had never . known a black . sheep
among them; .and that their
motto had been to teach their
c hildren in early life to worship
God and to be industrious. Wm.
McCoy, who was brought' up at
Belief ountain, but who now
liv es at Oaksdale, Wash., spoke
feelingly upon the debt that the
present generations of the Hen
kle family owe to their ancestry.
Rev. Bonebrake seemed to de
light in the fact that he was
married and that his wife is a
Henkle. ; Milton Wyatt who had'
been kept busy during the whole
day looking after the young
ladies toasted them enthusiaS'
tically; but was reminded by
the toastmistress that, the young
man must not undertake to
m onopolize ; the whole business,
After the singing of "America,"
Carroll, the little son of Earl and
Delia Bartmess, of Hood River,
was christened ; by Rev. Bone-
5
brake, , Then came the election
of officers which resulted as f oli
lows : President. Jacob : Henkle
Recording Secretary, Mrs.; Lottie;
Bonebrake, Corresponding ; Sec
retary and Treasurer Hon. J. A.
Henkle, of Portland. The fes
tivities closed with the hymn
'Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Following is a list of those -
present: ; :
Pleasant Valley: -Jacob Hen
kle, Sr., Elizabeth Henkle, Mrs.:
Ella Scott, Jesse Henkle. Wm.
Scott, Mrs. J. L. Henkle. J
Corvallis: Mrs. Caroline Hays.
Mrs. Melissa Wyatt, Earnest Wy -
att, Edna Wyatt, Mrs.: J. B.
Horner, Elbert and Milton Wyatt,
Ora Newton, Mrs: Alva Newton,
Alva Newton, J. D. Wells, Ella
S. Wells and child, Mrs. S. New
ton, Mrs. Maud Hayes, Mrs.
Anna Bethers, and Raymond"'!
Bethers. ,
Oregon City: Mrs. Elizabeth
Weils." " ' r b--"
Philomath: Mrs. W. A. Hen
kle, Rev. R. A. Kitson, P. O.
Bonebrake, Mrs. C. E. Bone-
brake, Lucile Bonebrake, Devolt
uonebrake, Harold and Donald
Bonebrake, . J. H. Bonebrake,
Mrs. Adaline Walker. Mrs. A
Davis, Mrs. Addie C. Mulvany.
L. W. Mulvany," Mrs
j. a.
Wood. J. C. Hpnklfi .T r. Walt:
er, R. L. Henkle, Sam Davis G.
G. Newton; Lilly F. Shipley,
rearl Kitson, Albert Wyatt, and
Dome bhipley J. M. Kitson, E.
J. Kitson and Clair C- Kitson,
nr a. tt ,, . '
ivirs. ousie jcienKie. --, ." ,u
Portland: , W. S. Junkm" andSMei?E: eS
Trudgen, . John Henkle, Rev. J.
Hi. uonner. r lov lenk e Mrs
M. U Conner, Mrs. J. A, Hen-
. - " '
Crawfordsville: Mrs. E. E.
Mason, R. B. Mason, Florence
Mason, Lorena Mason, Earl Ma
son, Ethel and Ora Mason.
Continued on page two.
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SAYS JI HILL
SUE.
NEWPORT SIGNAL MAN DRAWS
CONCLUSIONS.
DDCniPTC Dill Dflin HfiTHITV
,H" - Ululu llnlLIIUnU nUIIUM
Tne Newport Editor Admits He Doesn't
Know but He Puts Two and Two
Together and Says C 4 E. Will Be
Extended to meet Hill's Eastern Lines
Newport Signal: Is Hill be
hind the Oregon Electric Com
pany? Does he own a controll
ing interest in theC. &E. bonds?
It is believed that Hill not only
owns the Oregon Electric,' but
hat the . Salem & Falls City'road,
now building toward Yaquina
Bav. is but another nam for
: . , -. .
ill l Vi l iu b-u vf iitiu i tti rl J irn- T tn n t-
Hill had bought most of the C.
E. bonds owned by European
investors, and therefore virtually
owned the C. & E. To -extend
the latter road eastward to
. ... , . T, ,.
connection with his Idaho roa
s
the story about the bonds, whv
ova P oiiWuTm.r,
V KJm X QUI VJUIO 11UW. HI LUC
fieldj quietIy a
survey
parallel . with the C. "& E. ?
Further color is given the Hill
. theory, when it is known that
Mr. Moss, the man who bought
50 acres at Hinton's Point, up
the Bay, as a resort for wealthy
.Idaho people," is himself a
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railroad man, in Hill's employ.
It is a queer concidence, also, ,
that from Ford's Point on the
north side of the Bay to Hinton's
Point, on the south side, is per
haps the best site for a bridge
across the Bay, provided Mr.
Hill should conclude to carry out
his long cherished idea of
building down the coast to San
Francisco: Moreover, additional
interest is given, when it is
known that Mr. Moss went over
the route now being surveyed by
the Salem & Falls City survey
ors: The writer does not pre
tend to have accurate knowledge
regarding the statements here
made, but he is just as capable
to draw a conclusion as any one
else, and not more so. That
there are designs in this direc
tion, even the most skeptical
are willing to admit, ' and the
next few months ought to dis
close, beyond cavil, who the
railroad promoters are, and their
purposes in coming here.
"What am oratory, Brudder
Jackson?" ;
"Brudder Simmons, I will
elucidate. If you says black am
white, dat am foolish. But if
you says black am white, an'
bellers like a bull, an' pounds on
atablewif bofe fists, dat am
oratory. . an' some .people1 will
believe you." Washington
Herald." " t' " :' V
Sunday Excursions
- to Newport
- The C.'& E. Railroad will run regular
excursions - to Newport every Sunday
until further notice,, lea vingj Corvallis
at the same time asheretofore. Fare
for round trip, $1.50.
9-9-tf R. C. Linville, Agent.
ORATORY
Store For College Clothing
In Our Pure
Food Department
We have made special arrangements so we can
furnish the people of Corvallis with fresh oysters every
day in any quantity pints, quarts, one-half gallons and
can furnish quantities on short notice.
We call attention to our Special Blends of Teas and
Coffees. We have our own Special Blends of Coffee
roasted fresh for us every week. Our Teas are sweet
and fresh, full fired and contain no raw leaf.
COFFEES :
Blend No 1, A good Coffee, per lb. ; 20e
Blend No. 2, A Coffee of good strength and rich favor. A good value,
5 per lb ; . 25c
Blend No. 3, A Coffee blended specially for Hotel and Boarding House
use. Will not get bitter if left standing, per lb...... .....25c
Blend No. 4, Our fancy table blend, per lb ."!"'.35c
TEAS :- '".
Fancy Pin Head Gun Powder, per lb
Choice No. I Gun Powder, a regular
Basket Fired Japan, per lb
Uncolored English Breakfast, per lb
UPTON'S, SCHILLING S & THEE TEE
All Flavors, '8 end 16 oz. packages
All Orders v
v Receive Careful,
HT TAR
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JOLLY WILLIAM H. BEING ENTER.
TAINED AT PORTLAND.
HE MAY SPEAK AT ALBANY
Nation's Executive Will Come TnrongH
Valley Tomorrow Evening En Routt
to San Francisco---Will Addreu tk
People at Salem.
President Wm. H. Taft is in
Oregon today. At Portland he
is being given a royal reception,
TTa will rpmnin in tno Pnoa 0;..
until tomorrow afternoon and
then proceed southward. The
Shasta limited will carry him.,
and this train will arrive at
Salem 7:43. Mr. Taft wjj
make a short address from th
car platform. This train reaches
Albany at 8:30 and it is expected
that the President 'will show
himself there. About 10 o'clock,
the limited gets into Eugene and
the bunch down there is prepar
ing to whoop things up.
; A number of . Coryallia people
desire to see the President and
will go to Albany in the hope of
seeing and hearing him there.
This morning there - was talk of
securing a train for the trip
back from Albany Sunday even
ing. This would insure a large
crowd from Corvallis.'
FOR SALE-Cabbage, 1 1-2 cents
per pound, and corn $1.00 per bushel in
field, by A. R. Norwood, near Bruce
10-l-4tw
. .
50c value, per lb.
................. .
60c
.40c
.50
.50o
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PRESIDE
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