VOL. I. NO. 6
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1S03
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HIGHEST PRAISE
FROM OFFICERS
OAC CADET REGIMENT IS BEST IN
ALL THE NORTHWEST .
FifiEST DRILLED TROOPS HERE
Regular Army Officers Commend the
Entire Corp and Say the College Has
a Regiment that Cannot Be Excelled
by Any Other Body.
OAC has just cause to be proud of
its cadet corps, the review, inspection
and competitive drills held yesterday
having clearly demonstrated that the
troops have no superior among all the
cadet regiments in the entire north
west. After the exercises had all been con
cluded and it was known ' to whom the
awards would be made the Gazette se
cured a personal interview with the
United States regular army officers and
asked their opinion as to the merits of
the corps. Everyone of them was
unanimous in saying that in point of
personal appearance, knowledge of
tactics and perfection" in the manual of
arms, the cadets of OAC ranked first
in all the land. These officers were
unstinted in their commendation, say
ing that privates, non-coms and offi
cers alike in every company deserved
the highest praise for their excellent
work, which placed the corps in the
front rank of all similar bodies of
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troops. They stated that it had been
difficult for them to decide .which com
pany ia all the battalions was the best
and even harder to adjudge the winner
when the competition was narrowed
down to two, as both were practically
perfect.
This praise means much for OAC
and it is certainly well deserved. The
officers also gave the highest credit to
Captain - McAlexander for his practical
and efficient work with the cadets.
In the final competitive company
drill, companies GIB and L ranked
in the order named, being then nar
rowed down to G' and M and the Brodie
banner at last awarded to ' Company G,
Captain Luce.
Private C. A. French, of Company I;
Corporal McAllister, of jCompany A. ;
Sergeant Stratton, of Company L., and
First Sergeant Williamson, of Company
M. won the prizes in the respective ',
drills at the Armory last night and the
honors were presented by Captain Mar
tin, First U. S. Infantry, after a few
apt remarks by Captain U. G. McAlex
ander, the Brodie banner being formal-
; ly turned over to Company G. in a
graceful speech by Major General W.
i E. Finzer, 0. N. G.
President Kerr opened the exercises
j at the Armory with a brief congratula
j tory address that gave all commenda
I tion to the various activities of the
-college.
Dancing concluded the long and in-
teresting day's program, the military
ball being a fitting ending to the gala
; occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Francis arrived
here this morning on a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Allen, Mr. Francis being
' Mrs. Allen's brother. They have been
' in Manila for some time, returning
; from the Islands this spring and going
' east first to Washington, D. C, before
paying this visit to Corvallis.
! Miss Emma Sox, of Albany, who has
. been visiting at the J. M. Nolan home,
returned home yesterday.
OUR CENTENNIAL
ANNIVERSARY
WILL OCCUR IN 99 YEARS
In anticipation of this wonderful epoch
making event, which is scheduled to
come off in exactly 99 years, we have
concluded to celebrate it in a becoming
and befitting manner. Beginning
buy any Suit in our
111 5 Oil
Help us celebrate our Centennial now.
You may be dead or moved away if you
wait 99 years longer.
OLD MAN BENNETT
VISITS CORVALLIS
SAGE OF RABBITVILLE TELLS OF
HIS IMPRESSION IN USUAL VEIN
SURPRISED ATCITTS GROWTH
Good Words from the Optimist Editor
after Seeing the Remarkable Pro
gress Made Here and Praise for the
Oregon Agricultural College.
The Sage of Eabbitville, familiarly
known throughout Oregon as "Old
Man Bennet," the trenchant editor of
The Dalles Optimist, has been to Cor
vallis, and, in his Rabbitville report he
gives his impressions of the city as
fdllows: ,
Well, I bin down to the little town of
Corvallis, but dont you tell ennybody I
sed it was a little town, for I only sed
that for a goak. Corvallis is not only
a pritty big place but a nice place and
getting nicer ewery day. The first
man I met up with was MiSter Johnson,
the postmaster what runs the postoffice.
I asked him how many people there
was in Corvallis and he said he thought
mebbe about 8,000, but he sed them
figurese woulcTnot fit the day folleririg,
for the place is growing so fast that he
cant keep track of the newcomers.
Then I went out to a place they call the
camp us, and seen about a thousand
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store for
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CORVALLIS IS SHOWING A WONDERFUL RECORD
, IN THE NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENCES NOV
Handsome Houses Are Being Constructed In Ail Parts of
the City, the Cost of Which Runs Into Many Thousands
of Dollars and Adds Greatly to the Attractive Appear
ance of This Beautiful Home Town.
Little do the people realize the
amount of work that is being done by
the contractors and builders in Cor
vallis at the present time and in order
tov create within you a true booster
spirit the Gazette has taken pains to
find our just how many houses are now
under construction and not yet finished
for occupancy. That the truthfulness
of, this statement may not be ques
tioned, the facts are here given as
nearly as possible, the name of the
owner, location and the contractor.
New brick store room on- Second
street, size 20-100, owned bv C. E.
H-Jut. Contractor I
J New garage on Second street, owned
by Mark Rickard, size 50x100. Con
tractor, McHenry.
M. H. Bauer, new residence on Fifth
street between Van Buren- and Harri
son. Contractor, McHenry!
J W. A. Bates, new residence, Corner
seventh and Van Buren streets. Con
tractor, Ortell. ,
JiMiss Annie Thompson, new residence
On "Fifth between Jackson and Van
Buren streets. Contractor, Will JHol
gate. . '. . . .
i ' Mr. f , new residence on
North Fourth street. Contractors,
Miller & Merritt..
i John Turner, new residence on North
.Fourth . street. Contractors, Miller &
Merritt,
.' David Whaley, new residence on
Fourth between Tyler and Polk" streets.
"? William; Kempin, new residence on
Fourth between Tyler and Polk. - Do
ing own carpenter work.
A. L. Miner new residence on Polk
between Fourth and Fifth streets.
Charley Heckart, contractor.
Mr. Burnap, new residence on Fifth
street between Tyler and Polk. Con
tractor, McHenry.
W. G, Lane, new residence on Fourth
between Harrison and Tyler. Con
tractors, Porter, Baldwin & Sebrelb
J. A. RusselL new residence on cor
ner of ; North Fifth and Tyler. Con
tractors. Johnson & Russell.
S, S. Henkle, new residence on Fifth
and Tyler. Elmer Metzger, contractor.
, , Rev. H. H. Hubble, new residence
North Eleventh street, between Har
rison and Tyler. Contractor, Mc Henry.
A. L. Prather, new residence North
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Forty-five years of square dealing in the city of Corvallis finds this establish
ment not only Corvallis LARGEST, but Benton County's GREATEST Store, occupy
ing 1 9,000 sq.ft. of floor space. The oldest established business under one contin
ual management in the Willamette Valley. , -
TO EE WORTHY Of Y0U8 PATRONASE Is this store's aim, and that means mnch. We have set
our minds upon making this the biggest May's business in the history of the store and to do this
we have deemed it expedient to offer special price inducements in every department. Thous
ands of bargains throughout the store for the month of May.
MEWS CLOTHE AT ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICES
The entire stock of high grade. clothing: carried by us to be sold during this sale at remark
able low prices. . Think of it! The finest, most complete line of clothing in all Corvallis, includ
iog all the new spring and summer styles in Society Brand, Michaels-Stern and Senior ' College
Clothes. Take advantage of these low prices:
Regular S12.50 Men's Suits, now $ 9.95 Regular $22.50 Men's Suits, now 518.50
15.00 " , " V 11.90 " 25.00 " " "19.75
18.00 14.25 " 30.00 " " " 24.85
" 20.00 W " " 15.85 '
Half Price for any odd suit or coats and vests in the store
EUERY ARTICLE-THE STORE REDUCED IN PRICE
CONTRACT GOODS FXCFPTRn
i! - Agents
ST A NBA RD PATTERNS
FREE A pattern with sub--
scription . to Designer and
I Fashion Book. ' . N
Tenth street. Self, contractor.
" Mrs, Lydia Taylor, new residence on
Fourtenth street between Harrison
and Tyler. Contractor, Smith.
Sam Moore, new residence, on Four
teenth, between Harrison and Tyler.
Contractor, Charles Wilson. "
Cheshire, new residence, on North
Eighteenth street between Polk and
Tyler. '
A. W. - Darby, new residence, be
tween Polk and Harrison. Contractor,
Frank Smith.
Robert Holroyd, new residence, north
end of Seventh street. Contractors
Miller and Merritt.
Robert Shultz, new residence North
Eighth street between Tyler & Polk.
Contractor, Peck.
Gordon V. Skelton, new residence
on Seventh between Tyler and Polk.
Surveyor, new, residence on North
Eleventh street near Polk.
M. Heater, . new residence on North
Twelfth. Self, contractor,
Lance," new residence on North
Twelfth street.
Mrs. Mary Whitby, new residence on
Seventeenth street between Harrison
and Polk. .
Sam Moore, new residence on Four
teenth street between Harrison and
Tyler. Contractor, C. Wilson.
Robert Huston, new residence, on
Jefferson, between rJinth and Tenth.
J. P. Berger, new residence, on Jeff
erson, between Ninth and Tenth. ; Wm.
Holgate contracter. .' ,t
. John Hazel, new residence, corner A.
and Fourteenth streeis. A .
William Goldson, new residence, on
South Eleventh.
E. E. White, new residence, Avery's
addition. ; .
John Goose, new residence, Avery's
addition. . Contractor, Joe Albert.
Adolph Leder, new warehouse, size
48x70, corner A and Fourteenth streets,
Coi ti-actor, Earnest Snider.
Prof. Jackson, new residence, College
Crest addition. ,
William Darby, new residence Avery
& Wells' addition. Contractor, A. W.
Darby.
John Stall, new residence, Avery &
Wells' addition. Contractor, John Ha
zell. -
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John Rodgers, new residence, Hirsch
ner addition.
Avery Applewhite, new residence, -Hirschner
addition. Contractor, A. L.
Witham.
Dodd, new residence, College Crest,
addition.
Mrs. Smith, new residence", College '
Crest addition.
Joseph Russell, new residence, Hirsch
ner addition.
Mrs. Baker, new residence, ' Hirsch- ,
ner addition. Contractor, Mr. Baker.
J. W, Rodgers, new residence, Hirsch
ner addition.
William Whiteside, new storeroom,
size 50x100, on north Second Street, two
stories high. Contractor, McHenry.
Henry Bullis, new residence, "VanBu
ren street, between " Fourteenth and
Fifteenth.
George White, new residence," north;
Seventeenth, on Jackson.
Mrs. Ann Smith, new residence, cor
ner Sixth and'Washington. Contractor
Charles Heckert.
George W. Smith, new residence,; cn
Sixth, between A and B streets.
Frank Scott, new esidence, Fourth
street, between . A. and Washington.
Johnson & Russell contractors.
V J. P. Smith, new residence, Third
street, between A and B. Contractor,
McHenry.
. Evel, new residence, on Fourth,
between A and B. Cohtr actor, Charles
Heckert. . ... . , -
"T Millard Long, new-residence,. Fourth'
between A and B streets. ' Contractor, -
McHenry. -
Threlkehl, McFadden's new addi-'
tion, new residence. "
Quite a large proportion of these
houses have already been rented, many
parties being stored away and anxiously
awaiting developments. Most of the
houses are exceedingly neat and tasty,,
and nicely painted. ,
Many houses were also built during
the past two months, all finding ready
tenants. " . '
T. H. Wellsher is moving his resi
dence on the corner of Madison and
Fifth streets to make room for . addU
tional greenhouses, his business having
grown to such proportions that he is
obliged to increase his greenhouses.
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