GAZET
VOL. I. NO. 35
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY OREGON,-FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1909
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOME AGI
AT
EIGHTH GRADE
FIRST SETTLERS
APPLES
OF PRESSDENTS
ING P
HOLD REUNIQ
LEAD THE WORLD
FRIEND
FROM OUTING
V
I
GRADUATES
SENIOR SENATOR IS POPULAR AT
ALL TIMES.'
LOYAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION
Breezy Description of Bourne Sent Oat
From Washington Showing That the
Man From Oregon Has the Faculty
of Making and Keeping Friends.
In the Chicago Record-Herald's
Washington gossip, appears the follow
ing breezy reference to the senior sen
ator from Oregon:
Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of
Oregon, is likely to pass into history as
the friend of Presidents. He likes
Presidents so well that he cannot bear
to see one leave the White House. It
was Bourne, it will be remembered,
who most persistently kept the Roose
velt boom alive after Colonel Roosevelt
had given the country to understand
that he would not be a candidate,
Bourne was the original "second elec
tive term" man and he carried his flag
right to the doors of the Chicago con
vention, waiting for the sensation that
was to sweep the delegates off their
. feet and start the Roosevelt stampede.
One day prior to the convention Sen
ator Bourne was at the White House.
He was there every day, for that mat
ter, but "one day" is an effective be
ginning tor a story. Well, on this one
day" a group of newspaper men hap
pened to be there also, talking shop,
and one of them was telling, apropos of
rate regulation, how difficult it was to
get the word "intrastate" over the
Swires and into print,- because it was so
much like "interstate." ""I wish," said
the Senator sadly, butting into the con
versation, "that the newspapers had
the same difficulty with the word
'Taft.' " But now the second elective
termer is the golf companion of Presi
dent Taft, and it is said would not be
averse to being the Taft mouthpiece in
the upper branch of Congress if the
President desires such a functionary.
He's a popular fellow, is Bourne, an
energetic friend and the champion in
loyalty to the "'.President what am."
Willamette Orators
The graduating exercises of the Col
lege of Oratory of Willamette Univer
sity was held last night, June 10, in the
First Methodist Church. At that time
five students were graduated, and Dr.
Fletcher Homan, president of Willam
ette University, conferred on them
the degree of bachelor of oratory. The
address of the evening was delivered
by Hon. Charles V. Galloway. A mu
sical programme was arranged. The
following is the class rosters Chester
James Catlow, June Marguerite Patty
Myrtal Anna Hannon, Nellie Christina
Casepere and Olive Riddel Pierce. Yes
terday eveniBg the senior recital of the
College of Oratory, the last recital in
which the .seniors appear before
graduation, took place in the -chapel of
the university before a crowd that tax
ed the capacity 'of the auditorium
The seniors earned out a heavy pro
gram with success.
The Cooper Combine
The annual reunion of the Cooper
brothers was held at the home of J. S.
Cooper in Independence Monday. W.
H. Cooper, of Stay ton, was the. guest
of honor, it being his 75th birthday.
Once a year the -seven Cooper brothers
gather together, renewing the recollec
tions ot their past lite. The -average
age of the seven is 62 years. They are
William H, Cooper, Daniel Jackson
, Cooper, James Shelby Cooper, Jacob
Calvin Cooper, Riley Davis Cooper,
John Emerson Cooper and Elbert Woods
Cooper, the last two being twins. ,
Baccalaureate Sunday At Albany '
Baccalaureate Sunday ' at Albany
College will be observed at the revival
tabernacle next Sunday. It was an
nounced today that President H. M.
Crooks will deliver' the baccalaureate
address to the class of 1909 at the tab
ernacle, immediately preceding the
morning service at the tapernacle, and
that Dr. J. R. Wilson, president of
Portland Academy, will deliver the an
nual address to the Young Men's and
Young Women's Christian Associations
at the tabernacle at 5 o'clock next
Sunday afternoon.
OAC CADETS RETURN FROM THE
SEATTLE CAMP.
FEATURE IN FESTIVAL PUDE
Captain McAlexander's Boys Made a
Fine Showing at A-Y-P and Portland
and Were Given the Credit of Being
Best Cadet Body of Troops.
The OAC cadets arrived home last
night from their week's outing at Se
attle and Portland, tired and hungry,
but all in good spirits, the best of health
and proud of the universal attention
they received while away.
In the Rose Fair parade at Portland
yesterday they were the feature of the
pageant and the following tribute was
paid to them:
"Those boys are worthy to march
under the old flag." .. It was an old.
grizzly G. A. R. man standing at Tenth
and Yamhill, watching the formation
of the Oregon Agricultural College ca
dets for the parade yesterday afternoon
who made this statement. It goes
without saying that the crowd was in
agreement with him.
With an orange-colored .armlet bear
ing the letters OAC, there could be no
doubt of the identity of the regiment as
it swung along, its 13 companies mov
ing along with the regularity of ma
chinery. Officers and men, from Cap
tain McAlexander, commander, -down to
the privates, all worked their utmost
in the heat of the afternoon to make
the parade a success.
mere were practically ow) men in
this section of the parade. They formed
on Tenth street, south of Morrison,
with their . band of 35 pieces at the
iiead. Practically the full regiment
available was present, all that were
able joining their companies from Cor
vallis yesterday morning, after the re
turn of the raain body from Seattle.
The whole of yesterday morning they
spent in cleaning accoutrements and
putting a final polish on the arrange
ments for the parade. The result was
absolutely the finest showing any stu
dent cadet body has ever made in Port
land, and there were many observers
who compared them very favorably
with the regular troops.
t
Oak Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Karsten returned Sort-
day from a visit with Linn countv
latives,
Will Tomlinson attended the session
of the Benton county court, Wednesday
He was looking after road matters,
Mrs. Wallard Cauthorn spent a few
days the latter part of the week with her
mother, Mors. McElmurry, of Albajry,
J. F. Marberry, who has been spend
ing a few days here loo) ing after busi
ness has gone to his Lincoln county
farm with a bunch of goats to' be used
as helpersin clearing his hill ranch.
. M. M. Dobbins stiH has his well men
at work. They are down some 140 feet
and still going. Mr. M. claims that
he must have water if he has to go
clear through to get it. This is a dry-
county and the lid is down so tight
that in some places it is quite difficult
to get even water.
Charles Sperling has his carpenters
at work on his new house and barn.
Both buildings are well under, headway
and when completed will add much to
the general appearance of the neigh
porhood being modern aed up-to-date
in every way.
TALK OF THE TOWN
Edward Bilyeu has gone to Eastern
Oregon where he has had a position of
fered him. - ,
R. S. Hughes, living 10 miles south
of town, came in yesterday and went
on to Portland.
Miss Beatrice Austin has returned
home from a visit of several weeks
with relatives at The Dalles. "
Mr. and Mrs. L. Gilmore and daugtei
Mrs.Turley, expect to go to Astoria the
nrst oi next weeK to spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. Angus was formally one of Cor
vallis most popular young ladies and
nas Deen neartiy received oy her many
young friends.
HREE DAYS MEET WAS OPENED
YESTERDAY.
BENTON COUNTY HORSES WON
our Fast Events Marked the First
Day of the Meet and the big Crowd
Was Treated to Several Fine Bursts
of Speed.
The big three days race meet ar
ranged for this week at Corvallis Driv
ing Park began yesterday and the large
crowd in attendance had the pleasure of
seeing several pretty contests between
Benton county horses.
In the first eent J. C. Lowe's
'Pearl" took the best two in three mile
heats in 2:51 and 2:39.
The half-mile dash was wonby R. S.
Irvine's "Bill Short" in 38,2-5 seconds.
John Kiger's "Pilot Lane" took.the
mile pace, doing the first heat in 2:30
and the second in 2:25, the latter trial
o.emg one oi tne prettiest races ever
seen on this track, the finish being a
neck-and-neck contest with "Lady Mal
colm," and two others a few feet be
hind.
ihe three mile, walk, trot and run
went to Frank Brown's :Kit."
loaay ana tomorrow the program
will be as follows :
FRIDAY, JUNE II.
5 Running race, 4 1-2 furlong," free
for all, purse $100.
6 Benton County four-year-olds,
pace or trot, 2 in 3, purse $100.
7 Pace or trot, 2:20 class, free for
all,2 in 3, purse, $100..
S Boy's Pony .Race, 1-2 mile dash.
purse $25.
Saturday, June 12
9 Running, 5-8 mile dash, free for all,
purse $100.
10 Pace or trot, Benton County
2 in 3, purse $100.
11 Running, -3-8 mile dash, free for
all, purse $160.
12 Running, 1 mile dash, iree :fer
all, $100.'
. .. '
Pretty June
Weddings
WINNIFORD-HAE-PER
Miss Hina Harper, a popular 33rval
lis girl, and Walter A. Winniford,
former Corvallis boy and a graduate of
OAC, were married at the home of the
bride's parents, two miles north of this
city, at 10 a. m. Wednesday. A. ring
ceremony was performed by Rev. D.
H. Leech, after which a splendid dinner
was served. Mr. and Mrs. Winniford
left on the 1:30 train for Portland,
where they will attend the Rose Festi
val, and from there they go to Seattle
to visit the Exposition.
BROWN-HOWARD
At the home of J. E.' Howard, in
South Corvallis, their daughter, Miss
Josie Howard, and Reuben E. Brown,
of Spokane, were married1 en June 9.
An impressive ring ceremony was per
formed by Rev. D. H. Leech at high
noon. The bride and groom started for
their home in Spokane -on the evening
train. On the way they will visit Port
land and Seattle.
DAVIS JANUARY
A pretty wedding was celebrated at
eight o'clock last evening at the Evan
gelical parsonage, the bride and jjroom
being Miss Minnie January and Fred L.
Davis, ioth popular Benton .county
young people. Rev. E. E. McVicker
officiated at the happy ceremony, which
was witnessed by a few personal friends
and relatives.
Another ' Pioneer Gone
Mrs. Mary B. W. Young, wife of C.
W.' Young, and one of the best-known
and respected pioneer of Lane County,
died at the old home place, across the
Willamette River, north of Eugene,
Monday morning. Mrs, Young A was
nearly 77 years old, She came to Ore
gon with her husband in 1852. Her
father was Rev. Jacob Gillespie, a Cum
berland Presbyterian, and a well known
pioneer of Oregon. . Mr. Gillespie and
Mr. Young settled on the home place
where Mr. and Mrs. Young have lived
ever since . '
EXERCISES AT OPERA HOUSE TC
MORROW NIGHT
SEVENTY-EIGHT IN THE CUSS
Interesting Program Prepared For the
Occasion and Big Crowd Expected
to Be Present to Witness Corvallis
Pupils End School Year.
The graduating exercises of the
eighth grade class of the Corvallis pub
lic schools will be held tomorrow night
at the opera house, beginning at eight
o'clock. .
There are seventy-eight pupils on the
February and June class roll and the
principal, Prof. Fulkerson and his able
corps of teachers may well feel proud
of their pupils. '
The following program will be car
ried out:
Invocation Rev. D. H. Leech
Cornet Solo .Everett Moses
Salutatory ...Ida Billings
Transferring of the Mantle.i.
of Supremacy
Ray Price, Eighth A.
Olive Adams, Eighth B.
Vocal Duet ..... ;
...-Gladys Rice, Evelyn Cathey
Presentation of Class Medals....
Principal, A. N. Fulkerson
Recitation George Cummings
Admission of Class to High School..
Ferd Cate, President C. H. S.
T. Morris, V. P. 8th Grade Class
Pantomine .The Bridge
Eighth Grade Girls ; --.its.-.
.Miss Lena Tartar," soloist
Class Will... ....Rolland Dobell
Valedictory .....Elsie Fisher
Presentation of Diplomas
-Superintendent H. L. Mack
Class Song ...
" Tickets for the exercises are now on
sale at Graham & Wortham's, the small
charge of 15 cents being made for ad
mission to aid in defraying the expenses
incurred by the -class. '
"Follow the Flag."
A gray-haired. Indian War veteran
reported this incident yesterday at Port
land with a great deal of pleasure: .
"When the parade was iorming, a
young woman asked one of the Oregon
Agricultural College cadets if he knew
on what streets or in what direction the
parade was going. The lad replied,
'All I know is to follow the flag," I
told him he could do no better than to
adopt that as his life motto.'"
AGENTS
QUEEN QUALITY SHOES
New Oxford Styles
self-reducing
Just received, a new lot of ladies
tailored suits in blue, ihe now popular
summer cokr, Panamas and serge,
mads with long coats, trimmed with
buttons. Just the thins for
OREGON PIONEERS GATHER IN
PORTLAND TODAY
WILL TELL EARLY EXPERIENCE
Ranks of Hardy Old Trail Blazers Are
Thinning Out Year by Year But
Those Who Remain Again Assemble
to Talk of Long Ago.
Arrangements ars complete for the
annual reunion aud banquet of the Ore
gon Pioneer Society, which will take
place in Portland this afternoon. Old
settlers from all the original Oregon
Territory, including Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, will be there. From
point of attendance the reunion this
year promises to eclipse all others.
The pioneers are rallying in force.
Over 600 have already secured their
badges for the reunion of 1909, some of
them from the farthest points in Ore-
eon. The ranks are broken here and
there, yet the desire ot those remain
ing, notwithstanding the weight of years
continues to grow stronger once more
to clasp the hands of those who, in days
gone by, stood shoulder to shoulder in
the foundation building of a great com-,
monwealth. As in past reunions, the
pioneer women outnumber the men so
far as the present enrollment has been
made.
News From No.4.
I. L. Reader shipped a car of hay to
Newport today. It was consigned to a
Mr. Gray.
R,-,W,. Scott disposed of a carload of
grain this week.
E. A. and J. G. Buchanan are gravel
ing the fill recently made by the coun
ty at Willamette Grange Hall, south of
Corvallis.
R. S. Irwin' has his running horse
"Bill Short" entered for the races
this week,
Iniersociety Debate
The Commencement Week program
at OAC will begin tonight at the
Armory when the Philadelphian and i
Amicitian societies will have their cham
pionship debate for the Gatch Cup.
The debate will open at eight o'clock
and a large attendance is expected, the
rivalry for the honor between the two
societies being very keen.
t.
Bob Johnson went to Portland today
and will be an interested spectator at
the auto races tomorrow.
We are just in receipt of a
shipment of all styles of Nemo
Corsets; to fit all figures. These
corsets are so well known we
can not say more for them but
"Nemo."
All Sizes of Every Style
Latest
outing.
EASILY COMPETE WITH EVERY
OTHER SECTION.
CARLOADS CROSS CONTINENT
More Money Made in Growing This
Fruit out Here During Past Decade
Than in any Other Industry Small
Farms Yield Thousands.
The New York Times of June 4 con
tains the following editorial statement
about Oregon's apples:
Mr, George T. Powell, a horticultur-. -
ist of this state, declared this week in
a letter to the Times that, in his Ore
gon competition, the New York farmer
!is 'up against' the brightest men in
our country" Eastern business men
who have gone there for their health
and have put their restored energies in
to the business of growing apples. In
the Progress Magazine for June Mr.
Olin D. Wheeler, says that, owing to
the methods of these Northwestern
farmers, more money has been made in
growing apples in the past decade than
in any like period since the settlement
of New England. Trainloads and ship
loads of the sun-colored fruit move
steadily across .the continent and the
Atlantic Ocean to England and other
ports of Europe. Even Asia has taken
some of them, and Australia gets thous
ands of boxes of the very best and calls
for more. Conditions of culture like
those of Oregon obtain now, also, in
the states of Washington, Idaho and
Montana, where small farms are made
to yield thousands of dollars' worth of
apples yearly.
More Advertising Ordered
M. S. Woodcock, chairman of the
publicity committee of the Commercial
Club, has appointed B. W. Johnson,
Robert Johnson and Frank Groves a
special committee to prepare a brooklet
or folder, or both at their discretion for
properly advertising Benton county..
This committee is given the power to
select such additional help as will enable
l them to push the work to the best
advantage.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere thanks
to the many friends who so kindly help
ed and sympathized with us during the
death of our beloyed daughter and
sister.
Mr, and Mrs, M. L. Hubler
and family.
AGENTS
STANDARD PATTERNS
June Styles Here
N'405 Reuef Bands,
Sty
styles in tan oxfords just
re-
ceived. Fifth Avenue last, short vamp,
new color of Russia calf and tan vici. :
$2.50 to $3.50
2
fefc