TALK OF THE TOWN
Acme Quality Paints and Floor Var
nish that wears at A. L. Miner's.
: - 5-17-tf.
Cedar bee hives. Largest stock and
test prices at 0. J. Blackledge's.
6-24-tf .
Cabbage and Kale plants. Potatoes,
$1.60 a bushel at L.' L. Brooks. 6-21-6t
Call up the Palace of Sweets for your
ice cream and sherbets. Free delivery.
5-6-tf
Mr. Carroll Wright, of Klamath Falls
"was a visitor at the Beals home yesterday.
iting her sister, Mrs. D. G. Mackenzie, I SPecial Prices Aot stainPed
for a few days. pillow cords and tops. The
t,, .. . r,. .... Tuesday from 9 to 10,a. m.
j-vcguiai mecuug vj. ws eastern OLur
Wood for sale. ; Leave orders at Rob-inson-Cate
Co. ; 6-24-tf
Closing out sale. All trimmed hats
go regardless of cost, at Mrs. Mason's.
6 28 6t .
Golden Rod Oats are the best. A
Willamette Valley product" At Kline's
6-28-6t
Take a Kodak with you on your vaca
tion, $1 to $65.. Instructions free.
6 26 6t Graham & Wells.
The city council will meet tonight in
adjourned session for the transaction of
inTportant business.
i The Corvallis Marine Band gave a
( splendid open air concert on Second
; street Saturday evening.
T A
LI
BROUGHT
SUIT
ABOUT.
linens,
Bazaar,
at Masonic Temple Tuesday night. All
members should attend.
Mrs. Walter Taylor, who has been se
riously ill with pneumonia since last
Thursday, is now improving.
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. N. Bell will leave
today for an outing at Newport. Dr.
Bell will return Thursday or Friday.
Mrs. Bert Gcr 'on, nee Whitney and
& former OAC student, now living at
Amity, is visiting friends in the city.
Rev. C. T. Hurd has been elected a
state delegate to the National Christian
Endeavor Convention, to be held at St. secretary of the Presidential Postmas-
i Word was received here yesterday
that a Mrs. Hash had died at Alsea ana
that the funeral will be held today.
Shough & Sons, the woodsawyers.
will make special price of 40 and 50
cents per cord on woodsawing. Call
3rd & Polk. Phone 489- 6-28-tf
Eat Golden Rod Flakes,
They are better for breakfast,
Than old-fashioned corn cakes,
And five minuets time,
Is all that it takes
At Kline's. ' 6-12-tf
! Postmaster B. W. Johnson, who
i
Paul during the month of July. Rev,
Hurd has devoted much time and atten
tion to Christian Endeavor work and is
deservedly popular with the young
, people.
The union church service last evening
"was especially good, a large crowd be
ing in attendance, and the music for
the occasion was well rendered. There
is a spirit of unity at both the young
people's meeting and the evening wor
ship that is good 'to see, and everyone
is enjoying the services to the utmost.
The Corvallis & Eastern railroad has
wisely concluded to protect Sunday ex
cursionists and the glitter of a star on
a U. S. Marshal had a salutary effect
on the rough-neck element. One gen
tleman who failed to raise the window
ters'association of Oregon, has received
a letter from Postmaster General Hitch
cock that he will endeavor to be pres
ent at the coming state convention
which will meet in Portland, Septem
ber 10, 11.
Lebanon Will
Celebrate
Arrangements are about completed
for the best celebration of the National
holiday ever held in Linn 'County.
The Lebanon Business Men's League
is heading the undertaking of giving
the celebration. As every, business
man in that town is a member of the
when disposing of his beer bottle kindly league and all are working in harmony,
contributed to the expense fund of the
the celebration promises to surpass
anything of the kind ever attempted
there.
' Arrangements have been completed
with outside attractions for an all-dav
TirncrrflmTYio nf snnrfja nmnsfiniAnfja and
forget that-civilization makes some Btt-inm.t. fn th al, tn
classes of humanity ; and v rp.- wi ,,
doing bring disgrace upon , narf, ,lf thtt tat it ... at.trarir wide
attention and promises ' to bring a
C. & E. and repeated the dose on the
liomeward trip. The excursion yester
day was a very decided improvement.
It is a sad sight to see young women
claim on all
in so
themselves,
friends,
the faces
their families and their
The throwing of cherry pits inl large crowd of people to Lebanon.
oi me passemy ana strewing iQu,Q; n t,v ia
the sidewalk on Saturday would make j Saturday July 3 'th lhe first events
auy ruue, tuuugnuess Doy asnamea oi
himself and scarcely to' be thought of
ss comingfrom women. Chief Wells is
i to be commejaded fox-making them-clean
- the walk.
Yesterday was a very unusual day
at the seaside. It rained to beat the
band and instead of promenading the
beach the visitors were huddled togeth
er like a band of sheep in any place
where they could find shelter. Maidens
wearing little gauze hats and white
stockings were a sight which would cer
tainly touch the stony heart. Thor
oughly chilled it was impossible to chew
gum and indulge in other innocent
amusement. Thirty-two young people,
properly mated, and hailing from Co
burg, were sorely disappointed and anx
iously awaited the returning train.
to begin Friday night,
will close Sunday with
game. ,
The . festivities
a big baseball
Could Not Be Better.
No one has ever made a salve; oint
ment, lotion or balm to. compare with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's the one
perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes,
Cold Sores, Chapped Hands it's supreme.
Infallible for Piles. " Only 25c at all
druggists. -
All the News All the
Time in the
Corvallis Gazette
Eases' WatcDes need
Constant Repairing
Their method of carrying them is
responsible for the fact. Pinned to
the waist or hanging on a chain the
delicate mechanism is easily disar
ranged. We pay special attention
to ladies' watches, and when re
paired by us you will find that they
keep in order longer.
E W. S, PRATT, Jeweler and Optician
STRIGTI SWINISH
Ready-toWear
SUITS? SKIRTS, and, WAISTS -
These Garments for Ladies and Misses
are of excellent quality. The styles speak
v for themselves' and the prices' are really
less than the -cost of -material and making.
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING HERE NOW I
By M. QUAD.
Copyright. 1909. by T. C. MoClure.
Farmer Jepson, widower, lived four
miles from Akron on the country road,
and Jane Schofleld. widow and farmer.
lived three miles west of him on the
Red Bridge road. They had lived thus
for five years and only knew each
other by name. The five years might
have become twenty had not an old
lop horned cow stepped In to give the
parties an introduction.
The cow was owned by the widow.'
Besides being lop horned she was bob
tailed, wild eyed and had various bad
habits, one of which was jumping six
rail fences and wandering about
nights. These promenades sometimes
led her miles away and into strange
pastures. The first time Farmer Jep
son saw her she was in the midst of
his cornfield and had cleared about
half an acre of the juicy stalks. He
was a good man. but he swore at her
and called her names. .He also tried
his best to kill her on the spot. A
week later the cow called again to see
how the corn was coming on, and
after half killing her the farmer sent
word that if she was not kept at home
he would sue her owner for damages.
"And who is Farmer Jepson that
talks so big, I'd like to know!" ex
claimed the widow as she got the mes
sage by a hired man. "If he thinks
he's the biggest toad in the puddle let
him go right ahead and sue. Two can
play at that game. I'm not allowing
my live stock to bother my neighbors.
but I'm not going to sit up every
night in the week to see that that old
cow don't get out. You go back and
tell him that I'm not afraid of any ten
men like him."
"Oh, she ain't, -hey!" exclaimed, the
farmer when the hired man had re
turned with the word. ' "Waal, we'll
see about that. I'm no hand to cpm
plain of my neighbors, but I'm not
going to have their cows in my corn
and then take Sass to boot. If that old
critter of a cow steps hoof on my land
again there'll be a lawsuit to make
things rumble."
The cow didn't hurry matters any.
She waited until Mr. Jepson had trans
planted, his- cabbage plants and they
had got fairly growing, and then she
called one night and helped herself to
250 of them, and two days later the
widow learned that suit had been com
menced by Farmer Jepson to recover
$250 damages.
"So he's sued me, has he?" observed
the widow, as she doubled up her fists
and fire came to her eyes. "We'll,
we'll see who comes out ahead!" ,
Plaintiff and defendant each secured
a la wyer, and of course each attorney
assured his client that he. bad the.besfc
kind of a ' case . and was sure to
win. AftertwQ ;Ai:ox.14.thre.adjounvM--
ments the case came to trial, and f
was in the courtroom that plaintiff
and- defendant 1 first saw' each other.
Both were surprised, and both said
something to themselves.; What the
farmer said was:
"Waal, by thunder! I expected to see
a fat and homely old two fisted wld-
der. and 1 find her a good looking lit
tle bit of a female who ought to be
sitting on a hushand's knee. Wish
I'd seen her before I begun this suit."
"Lands o' massy, but he hain't no
mean looking man!" exclaimed the
widow after a look at the farmer.
"Why, they said he was a big boss
and bluffer and wanted to bulldoze
me 'cause I'm all alone in the world.
Say. now, but they are all wrong. He
hain't the kind to bluff and pitch in.
Wish he'd have come to see me about
the old cow. If he had I'd have
chained her up. Wonder how hard
he'll swear agin me!"
. She was soon v to know. The plain
tiff's lawyer in opening the case said
it was an aggravated case of trespass
and damage and that the sum men
tioned wasn't really half what they
should have sued for. Then he went
-on to tell of what a defiant woman the
:defendant was and wound up by stat
ing his hopes that the jury would ren
der a verdict without leaving the box.
.Then the plaintiff was called to the
'witness chair, and, to the surprise of
the widow and the disgust of his law
yer, he said he had forgotten the mes
sage the woman returned to him. He
jfollowed that up by declaring that his
feelings had simply been shocked and
that he had fully recovered from the
shock in a minute, and a. half. As to
the j, corn and cabbage, perhaps $10
would pay the bill. "
"You jackass, but you have lost your
'Case!" hissed his lawyer as the witness
stepped down with a smile in the di-
j jecuon-. or tne wiaow, woose lawyer
was whispering to her:
1 "Now. you get up there and give us
isome hot talk and your case is won.
There was no hot talk from the wid
ow. On the contrary,, she ooed like a
dove." She dmtttted o th4 ownership
of the' umping;"prefiatory cow, but
was quite "'"willing to" payreasonable
damages. She didn't doubt the plaln-
AitifFs hoeked: feellnps-rand- was-rsorry
for them and wished be had hit the
old cow with the ax.-- One of the re
sults of the suit was a verdict for 6
cents'" damages, sand another' was 'that
Farmer Jepson said he would call at
f her home for the money. He-kept his
word. A week later he drove up to
the door and after an hour's interview
-was asked fo call iigalni Three months
later his disgusted lawyer was heard
kto explaitn: ,; t-.- t - .-----'5
Prettiest case I ever had. and dead
fsure'of'ia verdict, and" Jepson- knocks
it air in "the heacfby"aTalIlng In love
with the defendant Ye, they were
roamed yesterday." ,
E321
YOU ; CANNOT AFFORD
TO GO ON YOUR VACATION
Free instructions in developing and printing.
V ' Dark room free to public' One dollar up to
'' sixty-five dollars.
GRAHAM & WELLS
Occidental Lumber Go.
! .;l-,vr V- '. Successors to
v Corvallis Lumber Co.
fi 31 We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please
can on j. a ikviblt ror lniormauon ana prices, sna taice
notice that if we have not got exactly what you want we will
, f " get it for you.
G. 0. BASSET I", Local Mer.
f ; There is no better paint made for appearance and
J ' - durability than
Acme Qualify Paint
Specially prepared for exterior and interior use.
"FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS"
3-
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J5l. 3j Reiner
WA'l PAPER AND: PAINT STORE
Second Street, Near Palace Theater
Benton County Lumber Co.
Manufacturers of all kinds of .
Fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts,
Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes
- Dealers in
. .... .-... . .
Doors, Windows, Lime, Brtcst ; Cement
Shingles, etc
Contractors and Builders
J:
Glass Jars, All Kinds, at
HODES GROCERY
COOPER
8
HARDWAR
E CO.
Successors to
MELLON & PINKERTON
Second Street,
Corvallis, Oregon
a Dealers In
Hardware, Implements, Buggies, Wagons, Cream Sepa
t. rators, Graniteware Tinware and Builders'
Hardware.1
.. , Sole Agents for
Conga BQofing an&
WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING
GOOD TO EAT
Phone, Your Orders To No. 7,
j THATCHER & JOHNSON'S GROCERY
. Where They Will be Promptly Filled.
'IT
.no
'JFirie s Line, of Crockery, Glassware, Cut
Glass, Haviland and Chinaware,
LAMPS ETC.
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oundation work, sidewalk and curbing'
a specialty Manufacturers of cement
blocks, plain and fancy cement brick,
porch columns, cement flues, jardi
nieres, tc. Dealers in cement, plaster
and lime. i
Irst and Adams Sts. Phone 2318
Corvallis, - Oregon
Cbe: City; Stables
Everything new and up to
. date. Rigs furnished on
short notice. Call'
and give us a
trial. " Cor.
Madison
and
3d
L. F.GRAY, - Manager
Whitney's & Colbert
We Make
Concrete blocks ot all kinds. Concrete
bricks, fancy and plain, Concrete tile
and steps, Concrete window sills and
caps.
We Sell
High grade Cement and time in anjf
quantity. x
Phone Ind. 3181
413 Second Street South
CORVALLIS - - OREGON
20 Per Cent
DISCOUNT
In order to clean up our
SPRING SUSTS
We will give -2(J' per cent' discount
until all are sold -
A. K. RUSS
Dealer in all Men's Furnishings
CORVALLIS, - - OREGON
Blackledjre & Everett
- Successors to Uenkle & Blaokledge
FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EM6ALMERS
' Carry a complete line of coffins and
caskets in all colors and sizes; also
ladies' men's and children's burial
robes. Calls attended to dav and
night. Lady assistant. EMBALMING FOB
SHIPPING A SPECIALTY. Call at Blackledge's
furniture store Both phones.
ATTORNEYS
J. F. YATES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Rooms 3, 4, 1st Natl Bank Bldg.
Only set- of abstracts in Bentoti County
PHYSICIANS
G. E. FARRA, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND
' Surgeon. Office in Burnett Block,
; over Harris' Store. Residence corner
' Seventh and Madison. Office hours:
8 to 9 a. m.; 1 to 2 p. m. Phones:
Office, 2128, Residence, 404.
J, B. MORRIS, M. D., PHYSICIAN
! and Surgeon. Corner Third and Mon
; roe Streets, Corvallis, Oregon. Office
hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 4 p. m ; 7 to
: 8 p, m. Phone in both office and rest
': dence.
W. T. ROWLEY, M. D., , PHYSICIAN
' and Surgeon. Special attention given
to the Eye. Nose and Throau Office
, in Jobnson Blag. .' Ind. 'phone at of-'
flee and lesidence. .
UNDERTAKERS
M. B. BOVEE, FDNERAL DIRECT
or and Licensed Embalmer. Sue
cesser to Bovee & Bauer Corvallis,
-Oregon. Iud. Phone 45. Bell Phone
241 Lady attendant when desired.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PICKEL'S STUDIO, 430 SECOND
Street. Phone 4209.
2ND-HAND GOODS
GOCfDMAN'S SECOND-HAND STORE
Cash paid for household goods. 424 -v
Second Street. Phone 4325.