TALK OF THE TOWN
The Daily Gazette, 50c per month.
Trunks and suit cases at Blackledge's
"Furniture store. 5-17-tf
. Acme Quality Paints and Floor Var
nish that wears at A. L. Miner s.-
5-17-tf.
.A good organ for sale cheap. Inquire
at Sam Goodman's Second-hand store,
424 South Second Street. 5 25 5t
W. H. Jenkins, traveling passenger
agent of the S. P. Co., was in the city
yesterday looking over the field here.
Call up the Palace of Sweets for your ; gon.
Sheriff Gellatly is. in Portland today
looking after legal business. :
" t t? w0!itierfnrd came . over from
Albany last evening on a brief visit. -Mrs.
C. A. Troxal returned last even
ing from a visit to friends in Albany.
: Walter S. Brown, the horticulturalist
returned yesterday from an extended
visit through Oregon fruit sections.
Miss Mina Wallace leaves today for
Eastern Oregon where she will spend
the summer. She will make her home
with the Kittridge family. . . .
Wm. Kettridge leaves today for his
new home near Antelope, Eastern Ore-
Ho will -ran a stock ranch aevc-
ice cream and sherbets.
Free delivery
5-6-tf
-General repair shop. AH work first
Back of Beal
ciass, piviuyi-v " -
Bros., blacksmith shop, Wood Bros.
, - " 5-7-tf
Yesterday was examination in Phar
macy at OAC. and a fine group of grad
uated pill rollers are now awaiting
sheepskins. .
Wanted. -By young lady to engage
-place to work for next fall Will want
to attend college. Address w ion.
and Tyler streets, city. 5 24 tf
The Senior and Junior classes in
Pharmacy at O. A. C. took the state
examinations yesterday. About 25 stu
dents lined up for the trial. ' .
TTio rht at 7:30 sharp, the Odd
X' A vtJ "
will meet for practice. The
. A C 1 v rr a " -
membership can materially aid in the
work by being present.
The election of officers-at the I. O. O.
p T.nnVe last nieht resulted as follows:
V.' V Hawlev. N. G.: C. F. Chambers,
V. G.; W. T. Dilley, Sec; A. J. John
Son. Treasurer.
MiDDirn At. the home of Rev. H.
U&mviv&u.'. - .
tr Hnhhell vesterdav evening C. E
Felton was married to Miss Bertha
Voelker. The ceremony was performed
lay Rev. Hubbell.
TVimVs and suit cases." We are show
ing on the second floor the largest and
most complete stock of high grade
trunks and suit cases ever opened in
this section.
5 26 6t J. M. Nolan & Son.
i Tho T)porre of Honor had an inter
esting social session at their hall last !
night the occasion being a visit from
. the Grand Chief of Honor, Mrs. Loony,
of Jefferson. Dainty refreshments were
served. ' ; . - .
The Masonie Fraternity have made
a deal with J. W. Ingle whereby the
. harness shop is to be moved south thus
throwing all the land owned by the Ma-
' - sons together. This - makes their lot
- 55x100 and would make an elegant
building site
" 5 0n Tuesday evening, June promptly
" at 6:45 o'clock, a dinner will be served i
by Temple Commandery No. 3, of Alba-
ny to the Masonic brethren who have
' climbed up the ladder to the Comman
: - dery degree.. The' wives and daughters
will also be taken care of in royal style
- according to the positive injunction of
the order. Invitations , have been ex
. tended to the Corvallis brethren and
' Profs. Boone and Fulton have been as
signed prominent positions on the pro
gram. It is given in honor of Excel
lent Prelate David P. Mason and will
; '. be an enjoyable social event. "Now that
so many autos are at the command of
-" pleasure seekers no doubt many of the
Corvallis brethren will be in attendance
Our fellow-townsman J. P. Horner is
the Eminent Commander and
; "looks after his friends. . .
ting his attention largely to sheep.
Mrs. E. F. Thayer and Miss Florence
Gellatly, both of Wenatchee, Wasn.,
arrived vesterday on a visit to relatives
and friends in this city and Benton
county. .. ; .XV".
George Swiney. who has been in the
s P freight depot at Albany, has been
transferred to the Corvallis freight de
partment and moved over here Monday
with his family.
The Corvallis cubs played the post-
office stamp-lickers a game oi oase
ball yesterday evening. The score was
v mi
6 to 2 in favor ot tne cuds. iu v"0"
office boys will go over to Albany and
show them how to play.
Friday evening the Senior class at 0.
A. C. will present "She btoops xo oon-
duer." It was written by Oliver voia-
smith and is one of the highest types oi
AnTTipHv. . Seats are now selling atGrc-
ham and Wortham's, the advance pri
ces being 35, 50 and 7a cents. . ;
nr, nf.pniint. of the fnal meeting of
the Charter Commission on Thursday
night the Coffee Club have changed
their meeting to Friday night at which
time the new fountain will be dedicated.
The ladies are making extensive prepa
ratinTia and the event will prove highly
entertaining to those in attendance.
Friday evening the people of Corval
Ha will he o-iven a rare treat in the na
ture of a dramatic production, for the
senior play this year is one of the finest
types ever written, it being "She
m tn Honnuer." bvOliver Goldsmith
which alone is a recommendation. Seats
now selling at Graham & Wortham's at
35, 50 and 75 cents.
Mrs. Mary L. Znmwalt, of Salem,
fAmorlu of Corvallis. was married to
T. B. Radford, of Jefferson, faunday at
noon, at the home of the bride s
daughter, Mrs. G. E.inapp, 2417 Hyde
.street, Salem. Rev. David arrett pe. -
formed the ceremony, after which Mr.
and Mrs. Radford left for a trip to
Portland and the Sound cities.
PIONEER PASTOR DEAD '.
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Rev. Robert Robe, Of Brownsville,
Passed Away -
Rev. Robert "Robe, one of Oregon's
first ministers and the organizer of the
First Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church in the Pacific Northwest, died
yesterday " afternoon at his " home in
Brownsville, at the age oi so years.
. !- '1fin V.fl
-was an Oreeon pioneer or . ioji,
was one of the most prominent men in
Linn and Lane counties in early days.
He was the oldest Presbyterian minis
ter in Oregon, and one ofthe best
known clergymen in the state. ; -
. Rev. Robe was born in Ohio, October
10, 1822, and graduated from Washing
ton College in Pennslyvania hi 1847.
He preached two years, in Ohio, and
thn rmssod the nlains to Oregon.- lie
located in Eugene and organized the
Presbyterian Church in 1851. The
smme war. with two other ministers,
he organized the Presbytery or tne
Willamette, it being the first presby
tery formed west of the Rocky Mount
ains north of California. He also as
sisted in organizing the first synod on
the Pacific Coast at San Francisco.
Rev. Robe is survived by his wife,
now 75 years old, and four . children
William W. ; Robe, Maria J. Marsters
and Herman L. Robe," all of Browns
ville, and Elbert S. Robe, Albany.
"SRE STOOPS TO CONQUER"
Senior Class Will Present Goldsmith's
- : . Comedy Drama.
OUR COFFEES
Decoration
Day Exercises
)
Initiation
- And Banquet
The special communication held last
night , by. St. Mary's Chapter No. a,.
Order Eastern Star, was a most enjoy
able one. seven candidates being initiat
ed into the mysteries of the order.
i .There was an exceptionally large at
tpnHance and the new stereopticon was
used during the evening to illustrate
the impressive lecture work. , : ..
A banquet was served at the conclu
sion of the chapter meeting and the
men folks who had the preparation of
the spread showed how we 11 they knew
what was appetizing, everybody pres-
always ent giving them well deserved -praise
- .. . for the delicious repast. Z.-'t-- -
Eaflies' matches need
Constant Repairing
Their method of carrying them
responsible for the fact. Pinned to
the waist or hanging on a chain the
delicate mechanism is easily Sisar
ranged. We- pay special attention
to ladies' watches, and when re.
paired by us you will find that they
keep in order longer.
The observance of Decoration day
this vear will not be as elaborate
as usual, owiner to the exta worK in
volved in getting ready for the State
raVnnmfmt next week, which is tak-
hg all the time of the G. A.' R. mem
bers. .
Theveterns will, however, pay loving
tribute to thelmemory of their depart
ed comrads and all mempersot H,llswortn
Post-are requested to meet at head
auarters Sunday ' afternoon at two
o'clock to march to the cemetery ior
the purpose of decorating the graves.
The Relief Corps and the people oi
Corvallis are also invited, to take part
in the observance of the day.
Tillamook Extension." .
General Manager C. E. Lyle,' of the
Pacific Railway & Navigation Company
states that within a few days the rilla
mook Railway will have 34 miles of
track laid, 24 miles on the Hillsboro end,
and 10 miles on the Tillamook end. .
Contractor Wakefield is now finishing
up the 10-mile contract leading out from
the Bay City,.and the railway company
has reserved the connecting 10 miles
for him if he wishes it. This can i be
made ready for the track within 60 or
90 days if work is pushed, as the grad
ing will be through the beach sands,
and very easily accomplished! -
A new worktrain for taking material
to the front will be placed on the Hills
boro end as soon as the contractors get
their working supplies in and begin operations.
The annual Senior Class play will be
given at the "Opera house Friday, night
and the attraction will be Goldsmith's
renowned comedy-drama, "She . Stoops
to Conquer," a play v that always
pleases. " ' - ' '
The cast this year is a talented one
being made ap of Misses Perry, Moore,.
Snrague and other charming . maidens
with" Messrs. Kerr, Williamson, Michel-
brook and Neber in the male roles ; and
as pretty and capable a crowd of acces
sories, as it is possible to get toget&er.
, Constant rehearsals under the direc
tion of Misses Houston and WllSams
assures a perfect production anil the
costomes and scenery are compete in
everv particular.
There is certain to be a. crowded
v.Ans0 anVl all who intend coinfiwill do
well to secure their seats in; advance at
Graham & Wortham's. . .
New Magazine at U, 0
The first edition of the- Qregoa En
gineer, the official organ- oi jigi-
neering Club of the University o Ore
gon has just been published. Two
Portland boys, Reuben SteelqiHst ..and
Earl Marshall, are editor4n-ehief and
manager, of this new maga&ine. The
purpose of the puhBeation is to secord
experiments .whirh are carneaon cy
the students and to allow the alumni
of the upiveraity who are now engaged
in the field opportunity to benefit the
students by articles based upon practi
cal exeperience.
are fresli Roasted
every Week by Wad-
Earn and Co. of Portland Oregon, Ensuring Freshness
and Cleanliness.
DIAMOND W. COFFEE MAGNOLIA COFFEE
40c per pound 25c per pound
Please give these Brandfcyser attention when ordering
coffee-
HODES GROCERY
I COOPER 8
WOH MIRE CO.
Successors to
MELLON & PINKERTON
Second Street, - - Corvallis, Oregon
- ' . . " .Dealers In
Hardware, iBSsplements, Buggies, Wagons, Cream Sepa-
-rators"iraniteware, Tinware and Builders ;
" Hardware.
: Sole Agents for
Congo Roofing and Quick Fcal Ranges
IE S PR ATT, Jeweler and Optician
ITlid
budglDV
New Hotel At Salem
Manaser H. S. Bowers, ot the Hotel
Portland, made a flying visit to Salem
Monday afternoon and gave the execu
tive committee of the Board of .Trade
some valuable pointers and good advice,
backed by long experience in the hotel
business, . regarding the agitation tor
the establishment of a modern hotel in
that city. Mr. Bowers was enthusiastic
over the prospects of success tor a
modern hostelry in Salem, as a business
venture, and intimated that in the
event the prospect was a success, he
would like to provide a competent man
ager and put the new hotel upon the
Portland hotel circuit.
Big Survey Is Under Way.
.The work of resurveying the 16,000,
000 acre of Government forest reserve
land' in Oregon has begun in earnest.
This survey js being made for the pur
pose of eliminating from the Forestry
Department of the Government as much
of the land as is practicable and turn
ing it over to private individuals for
development. Iiis expected that the
proposed visit of Secretary - Ballinger,
of the Interior Department to the Pa
cific Coast in July is significant in this
connection as regards the amount or
land and specific , tracts to be opened.
- Muninal Ownership Sold
Aft;iaa vf incnmoration have been
filpd bv C.E. Lvtle and W.G. " Hare,
TTiiieKrtTVfc anil John Yersren ana
Ul " j
John Stevenson, of Portland, for the
nnrnose of operating the ... Hillsboro
water and light plant, which they have
nnrr.hased and which they will begin
operating June 1. The water and light
svstpm was recently purchased by the
new company from the city corporation
which has enjoyed municipal ownersmp
for some years. . -
Late Strawberry Crop
. But for a shortage of sunshine
h?a Snrincr til fire WOUld have
vii im rs O
been plenty o Oregon straw:
berries in the market toda y
As it is, the-supply is very lira
ited and it in ay be several ,days
vet before" there is anything like
an abundance oE the fruit. At
this time a year ago the re - were
plenty of Oregons in the niarket.
This vear in all the berry dis
tricts of the state there has been
a lack of. warmth, and as a re
sult - the fruit is held back.:
But in the southern part oi the
state conditions have improved
somewhat ' this weekj and the
chances are for an ' abundance
of Oregons of good " quality next
w eek. . . "
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 Clunaware,
LAMPS ETC.
Young or old. who wants to dress well at the most reasonable
cost, can do so right here. You may take it as a feet that the .
ready-to-wear clothing- we are now offering represents the
- greatest bargains for the bets suits to be found anywhere.
Nothing has been omitted. Quality high. Prices low.
FashioridMG Furnishings
Dsn't you wadt a new outfit of collars, cuffs,- ties, socks, dress
shirts, underwear ? We have exactly the line that will suit you.
Contracts For Hops
9m
Mi
fzSe & Davis
Two more hop contracts have been
filed in the office of County Recorder
Ramsby at Oregon., City. Henry Us
terholtz ' and H.' - Johnson, of Needy,
have'eontracted with the firm of Klaber,
Wolf & Netter, of Portland, 1000 lbs., !
at ft cents per pound. ; The hops are to
be delivered at Portland about Septem
ber 5. George, Charles and F. Oglesby
of MackBburg, . have contracted with
Klaber, Wolf & Netter, their entire
crop, which is estimated st about 8000
pounds. -The -price to be paid for these
hops will be 10 cents per pound.
The best attraction of the college
vear will be the production at the opera
houses Friday night of -:'!5he btoops to
Conatter" bv the" Senior class.3: The
seats are now about - all soldTand it will
be "standing roomonly" when the cur
Grocers Will AffQiate
- At the special meeting of the
Oregon :: City Retail Grocers
Association, held in the Com
mercial rooms Saturday, the
association voted to affiliate
with the State and National
Grocers' Association. A. Rober-
ton was elected a delegate to the
convention that will be held
in Portland from June 2 to 5.
It was also decided at this meet
ing to close stores' on Monday,
May 31, from 12 o'clock until 4
P. M. There was an unusually
large attendance at the meeting
held. " . ' ' -
Medford Will Celebrate. .
i The coming Fourth of "July
will be observed in Medford on
Monday, July 2, by decision of
the Medford firemen,; under
whose auspices the : celebration
will be held. It has been a
number of yearssince a celebra
tion was held in Medford, the
other towns ! having had their
rie-hts in this line recognized,
and it is the intention ; to make
1909 - memorable. Abundant
fuuds are being subscribed to
gurantee success.
Summer Rates East
During the Season 1909
' -K .' ' .......
-via the
Southern Pacific Co,
froin
CORVALLIS, OREGON
To OMAHA and Return - - $62.60
To KANSAS CITY and Return $62.60
To ST. LOUIS and Return - - $70.10
To CHICAGO and Return - - $75.10
and to other principal cities in the East, Middle West and South.
Corr:spoiidingly low fares.
Oft Safe June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12
To DENVER and Return - - $57.60
On Sale My 17, July 1, August 11
Going transit limit lo days from date of sale, final return limit October
: 3ISt. .
- These tickets present some very attractive features in the way of stop
over privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enabling passengers to make
side trips to many interesting points enroute.
. Routing on the return trip through California may t e had at a slight
advance over the rates quoted. ", V
.', '- Full particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets will be furnished
by R. C. LINN VILLH, Southern Pacific local agent at Corvallis or
" WM. M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
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The Benton County
Real Estate Agent
Corvallis, Oregon
IT If you have anything to buy, sell or exchange, see us. No padded
prices. As to our responsionity, ana meiaous oi uumg uumhc, c iciti
you to the business men oi v.orvaiiis. n some spicumu uaigaiua xuu u
' Newport to Have Wireless
Arrangements were completed
last ' evening for establishing
a wireless telegraph station .at
Newno'rt. C. B. Cooper, Tepre-
sentine the U nited VV ireless
Teleerraph Company, savs this
will be one or a cnainot stations
"extendinff alone the Coast from
San . Francisco north. This
station Mr. Cooper states will be
ThePlace to Buy Forjthe Home.
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We want the 'people to know this: Our line of Furniture
V " ; National Steel Ranges, Wall Papers, Art Squares, Lino
leums, Window Shades, New Royal Sewing machines and f
1 T everything to make the hi:ue pretty and comfortable is
"'complete. "Let us show ycu.,'? . ' .-i
A: H.. KEMPIN -
( i 03 N.' Second -Street, Corvallis; Oregon
tain goes up.
in operatiou by J uly 1. . ,