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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1903)
LOCAL LOBE. (Advertisements in this column charged for ax the tate of 15 cents per line. Wheat 63. Miss Collsta Murray entertained a number of friends Saturday evening -o-MIaa Helen Steiwjar left Saturday for her home near Jefferson. W. E. Hanley and Mark Mc . Canister, arrived Sunday, to resume thelr;etudies at OAO. Mrs Carrol Cecil and daughters, . returned Saturday from a visit with relatives at Brownsville. Ira F Hamilton, of Salem, former student at the college, was married, Thursday, to Miss I vette Smith. George Horsetail and Amos Klaor left Sunday for LewlatoD, Idaho They expect to return the latter part of April. Mrs H Y Oates who was the guest of Mrs John Smith for several days week, left Saturday for her home at Hilisboro. Mr and Mrs Samuel Bane arrived last week fiom a four months' visit in California. The time was spent at Gllroy. ' Miss Mary Nolan entertained a number of friends at her home Satur day evening. Ping Pong and High Five were the amusements. A marriage license was Issued Monday to Otto H L Peterson and Helena A Heunckendorff. Botn are residents of the vicinity of Fern. Rev John Heaves who was strlck en with grippe more than a week ago, was unable .to occupy his pulpit at the M. E. church Soutb, last Sunday, The gross receipts of the Burgoo dinner civen by the ladies of the M E. church Southron Woodmen day were 817. from which a handsome sum was netted for the church. 0 A Burgraff, the Albany archi tect, who designed so creditably and ' superintended the construction of Agricultural Hall at the college, did business in Corvallis Monday. There is to be a meeting of Cor vallis Grange next Saturday after noon.' It will occur at Agricultural Hall at two o'clock. The election of officers and other matters of Import ance will be up for consideration. Miss Grace Huff left Saturday to resume her duties as a teacher in the public school at Brownsville. She -was accompanied by ; her brother, Floyd, who is a pupil in the same school. O. B. Long of Benton, is the principal. Boy and ' John Howard of the college arrived Saturday from - San Francisco, where they spent the mid winter vacation. - They saw - there, Tartar, Van JGross, . Bilyeu, Henkle and other old OAO students, all of whom are reported as doing well. Van Gross and Bilyeu have been employed for several months in a toy making establishment ; at. good sal aries. . i The two railroad stations pre sented lively scenes on the arrival of trains Monday. On the C & E came two coaches, so filled with students that many of the latter stood , on the ' platforms, while a similarly - large number arrived via the - Westeide. Each train was met by delegations of Btudents, and the scenes of hilarity incident to tuch occasions was mani fest, - ' " Will Holgate, who has been in town for three weeks after an absence of several years at Baker City, ex pects to go shortly to Grants Pass to reside. For some time past be has been successfully engaged la building and contracting at Baker City, having recently completed two buildings at Sumpter. The latter town be says, is now enjoying a marvelous growtb. Its population is now about 3,500, though most of the time 5,000 : to 6,000 souls are in the town. Irving Underwood, a member of the senior class at the college, return ed Friday from his holiday vacation spent in Eastern Oregon. - His home is In Sherman county, fifteen miles from Grass Valley store. The day before Christmas, 10 to 14 inohee of new fell in that section and remained on the ground until the day before New Year's day. The Grass - Valley country, on which a few years ago there was not a settler to the section is now nearly all occupied, the vacant land having been absorbed by the homesteaders. Land worth then oney the governmentprlce is now selling at $10 to H,per acre. , Ellsworth Post No. 19, and the WHO No. 7, held their annual, instal lation exercises at their ball January 3d. The following officers lor the W E C were Installed; Mrs Sarah Cronk, president; Mrs Jane Prltchard, junior vice president; Mrs Emily Henkle, sec retary; Mrs Fannie Oren, treasurer; Mrs Sarah Wilkinson, chaplain; : Mrs Tillle Seed, conductor; Mrs Gibson, assistant - conductor. Guards Mrs Prudence Chipmanr Mrs Adeila Chip man, assistant. Color Bearers 1st, Mrs Viola Kerr; 2d, Mrs Elizabeth Hubbler ; 3d, Mrs Melinda Robinson ; 4th, Mrs Margaret Kyle. Delegates ist, Mrs saran." Wilkinson; 2d. Mrs Frankia Smith: 3rT ; Mrn T (VRnno 1th, Mrs Margaret Crawford; 5tb. Mrs Adelia Chipman; 6th, Mrs Sarah. El gin Alternates 1st, Miss Clara Lane; 2d, Mrs Emily Henkle; 3d, Mrs Eliza beth Hubbler; 4tb, Mrs Jane Prltch ard; 5th, Mrs Etta Campbell; 6th, Mrs Stella Peterson. A supper closed the I Oliver PerriD, after a holiday vis it with bis niece, Mrs. Levi Henkle, left yesterday for his home in Grande Bonde. Wiiliam Howell, of the Farmers' hotel, drove over to Peoria Saturday, to attend the funeral of bis late broth er Als In Hone 1. Harris Thompson and Ralph Bill ings, former students are making a oriel stay in (jorvallis, and are guests at the Herbert home,- v ' Among former students who did not attend the fall term of college, but who have registered for the ensuing term, are Mabel Boerman, Maud Mareb, and the Applegate sisters, Rachel, Eva and Evea. . Ephraim Cameron, of Union, re turned home yesterday after a stay of several days with relatives in Corval lis. Mrs. C. deferred a visit to Cor vallis until spring. : Mr. and Mre. B. F. Seeley return ed home Sunday from Portland where they had spent the holidays with their daughters, Mrs. Bettie Williams and Maril, the latter of whom Is now Mrs B. W. Hadley. .. E. J. Frary, administrator, has filed his final account in the estate of Emoline Frary, and February 7th has been set as the day for final settle ment. Rehearsals of the Oratorios for the May festival are to be resumed to night. They will occur as usual here after In the college chapel each Wed nesday evening. The hour for the present Is 7 A5, - David B. Ogden, assistant engin eer In charge of improvements on the Yamhill and Upper Willamette rivers, came up on the Westeide train : Mon day. In the afternoon he went up to Hayne's Creek to Inspect the work be Ing carried on there by the snagboat. It Is the report that the Wood men, encouraged by the success of their late fete, contemplate a similar occasion for midsummer to be -given in Corvallis on July 4tb. It the scbeme materializes, It Is said that eight or ten companies of the Uniform Rank of the order will be present. The fratern ity will make a success of the plan if the members undertake it. Red caps on the front of which are the figures '05 are very much in evi dence since the : opening of echool. Several weeks ago thesophomore class adopted and ordered this style of cap, and during vacation they arriv ed. The junior cape are blue with the letters O. A. C. and figures '04 in front. They were worn to some extent before the close of the term. The road supervisors of Benton are reading up on road building these winter days. Some time aeo County J udge Watters procured from the Agri cultural department at Washington, the latest and best bulletins on road .building and each supervisor of tbe county has been provided with one. A list of the supervisors has also been filed with the department, and a copy of each new bulletin that is issued is forwarded direct from Washington to them. - Harvey Sargent Is In receipt of the papers granting him a U. S. pat ent on the gopher gun, and he has ap plied for a patent in Canada. In the spring . Mr. Sargent intends to go to Montana for the purpose of testing the efficacy of his gun in killing prai rie dogs, of which there is said to be large numbers In that state. : He un derstands that the government offers 831,000 for the Invention of some means of exterminating these pests and Mr. Sargent believes his gun will do the business. - - itatner an oaa specimen or a newspaper was exhibited In The Times office Monday by Mrs. Mary Hemphill It bears the- eugg stive name, "The Dally Fraud," is in folio form,, and its size is 3 by 4 Inches. The "Fraud," it eeems was Issued during fair time la an Eastern town, and tbe copy shown here was sent to S. A. Hemphill ten years ago. Tom W. Windy was the publisher. The name, would indicate a necessity- for a much larger sheet than the "Fraud." Anyway it is a sure thing that the Wlndles we have out here in Oregon would inflate and prob ably "bust a sheet like that at every oreatn. .y--v:1- ;r''i:,:-' The death of Cyrus Butler Is men Honed in another Column by the Phil omath correspondent. The Interment took place at Newton cemetery, Su day. The burial Bervlce was -under the auspices of Backensto lodge No. 120 of Philomath, and members of the order from Corvallis were in attend ance. -The deceased came to Benton county two months ago, and was a guest at the home of his brother, W. F. Butler. He was ailing on arrival, and came in the hope of benefitting his health. The night before death, the deceased retired as usual, but did not appear at breakfast time the fol lowing morning. The brother : went to call him, and advancing to the bed side, discovered that he was dead. POWDER IN WOOD Stick at R. C. Kiger's Home was Loaded Who Did it. and for What " Purpose? ; A diabolical trick, perpetrated for some unknown reason by some unknown Iparty almost resulted in what might have been - terrible consequences at the home of R. C. Kiger last' Friday - evening. By the mere incident that Mr Kiger determined to split a certain stick of stove wood instead of putting it in. the stove without -splitting, an explosion that would have blown the kitchen stove into atoms and that might have killed two or three people outright, was averted. In the stick in: question, as the splitting..: process demonstrated, there was a heavy charge of Jpow der, that in. time, the heat and fire of the stove would - certainly - have exploded, with consequences that can only be guessed a"t. The in cident, . perpetrated with f the ap parent purpose of doing bodily harm to persons in Mr Kiger's household, is difficult to under stand, either by the Kigers or their friends. - The incident leaves the intended victims in an unpleasant frame of mind, for the reason that the question becomes, in what other way will the apparent grudge that somebody holds against members of the family , be paid off. The stick in question was two or two and a half inches through, and was - nearly square, The charge of powder found inside of it was about four inches long, and an inch in diameter, a quantity sufficient to have exploded with tremendous - force. The stick was of ash. Witban inch auger a hole had been bored in the end to a depth of six inches. The powder had then been inserted, af ter which a two inch pin of ash hap been fitted in tightly, so as to close up the end. In - closing up the hole, great care wa.s observed. and it was only by the closest scru tiny that it ceuld be detected. Mr Kiger selected the stick for its smoothness, as one likely to be good for making -kindling wood. He took the axe, and the first blow the stick was split in twain, and to the surprise and consternation of Mr Kiger, the powder was un covered, and the malicious intent of some one disclosed. - . v ' Those familiar with the facts are unable to explain the presence of the powder, save on the theory that it was placed in the wood with devilish design. - Had it once en tered the stove as was planned, the consequences might have been very serious. BIG JUMP Saturday evening's Portland Tel gram presents a number of amusing sketches of persons and things observ ed here on Woodmen day. The fam ous dusty band is extremely cartoon ed, as are I also.: S. N. WUkins and prominent visiting Woodmen. Prof. McLouth probably 'did hot anticipate results' when he consented to be time keeper at the football game, He Is also one of tbe artist's victims. As chairman of the general committee, Mr. WUkins naturally hobnobbed more or less with the telegram r artist, and before the appearance of the eketcheB, chuckled much In giving his friends a few tips on what waaq appear. More recently his friends do ' the chuckling when discussing the subject with Mr. Wilkin. . In the Receipts at the Corvallis - Office The Town Grows Post- Business at the - Corvallis post office for the past year shows a handsome increase. - The receipts for the quarter" ending December 31st - were, $1,727.67. For the quarter ending December 31st, the preceding year, the total was $1, 439 84. The increase was $287.83, The full receipts of the office for the year' ending December 31st 1901. - $ 5, 1 8 1. 69. For the the year ending December 31 st, 1902, the total was $5,951.69. only a little -short of $6,000, The in crease for the year is $770 or nearly 15 per cent. " . Before the past year, there has been but little increase in the re ceipts at the office for three years, This was due to the establishment of Bruce, Fern, Inavale and other offices in the surrounding country, each of which absorbed some of the receipts that would otherwise have fallen to the local postoffice. The present jump in spite of the exist ence of the smaller offices - shows a marked increase in the number of people Corvallis and vicinity Notice to Our Patrons During January. February and March we will close our store at. seven o'clock. . - Nolan & Callahan. Our store will close at 7 p. m. during January, February and March, Saturday evenings excepted - J.-H. Harris. - - Notice to the Public. On account of the advance in the price of blacksmith supplies, we, the undersigned, blacksmiths of Corvallis, have been compelled -to raise the "price afterJan iBt, 1903, to two aoiiars per horse, new shoes all around, and one dollar per horse, old shoes . all around. W. M. Porter, , - . Horning Brcs, - -' j. F. Phillips. . - Iv. V. Baker. Yagjiina Bay Celery -Constantly on hand at Zierolf's. " Cow for Sale One fawn colored Jersey milk. cow. Enquire of -- - v j itose, . Every article in our. big store marked down after a most successful year's busi ness. VI am determined to round up the season with the largest January Sale known to the mercantile trade. While there will be thirty days of these bargains, we "ask all to come as early as possible and secure first' choice We name below a few of the many bargains. - " - - The Whole Store is Filled with Others Just as Attractive. Dress Goods $ 50c dress goods at 75c dress goods at 1 00 drees goods at : T tc A race imndu at- . i 50 dress goods at v -11 .:..,.,. , J:i.. $ 39C 59C 79C 97C T T n all trimmings tre'ineluded in this sale Ladies Wool Waists .'I 85c waists at . $ 38c 1 00 waists at . . 75C 2 50 waists at 1 85 -3 00 waists at - - : 2 12 - This line will be closed out regardless of cost. Ladies Slides . We have 50 pairs of fine shoes. in broken lines worth $2 50, $3 00 and 3 5o. All go at $2 per pair. Ladies Underwear $ 25c garment at 1 J9C 50c garments at . - T . 41c. 75c garments at - , 62c 1 00 garments at 'It. 79 Odds and ends at 50c on the dollar. , Corsets 1 Soccoreeis at " 75c corsets at 00 corsets at 25 corsets at 50 corsets at : - . -3roken lines at half price. 39C 55C 78c , 88c 1 12 Capes & Jackets 5 00 jackets at - 6 50 jackets" at' 10 00 jackets at 12 00 jackets at 15 00 jackets at 385 4.75 7 95 9 25 11 95 Overcoats, Mkn'tsh- I - 6 50 overcoats at $ 500 10 00 overcoats at . 7 95 i2 50 overcoats at . 10 00 18.00 overcoats at , ..- 14 85 All Mackintoshes at cost. : Boys Clothing 1 50 boys suits at - - $ 120 2 00 boys suits at , . 1 60 . 3 00 boys suits at ; 2 40 4 00 boys suits at r : - 3 20 5 00 boys suits at - 4 00 " .The Famous Banner Brand. Mens Clothinjy The Famous Hart Schaffher & Marx Make. " . .;" $ 10 00 mens suits at 1 12 50 mens suits at 15 00 mens suits at : y 16 50 mens suits at 18 go mens suits at 7 95 loco 12 5 13 50 i5 00 Hats Our $ 1 00 hats at Our 1 5o hats at Our 2 00 hats at Our 2 50 hats at Our 3 00 hats at $ Bsc 4 ISO 1 60 2 OO 2 45 Mens Trousers Bowht of ns is mntipv aavpH $ 2 00 trousers r.t 1 6o 2 50 trousers at 2 00 - 3 00 trousers at . v.v - 2 40 t 4 00 trousers at ; 3 2o 5 00 trousers at ' ' , - 4 00 Shirts The best prints. Never before have we . had such nice patterns. v ! $ 50c shirts at - . . $ 41c 100 shirtsat v 85c 2 50 shirts at - 1 25 - See our Special ............Groceries . Domestic Department " 20 yards calico assorted colors $l.oo 2o yards unbleached muelin $l.oo See our Special .on. .Groceries The public -knows that every statement made in my ads is absolutely correct ands,vwhen I state that I shall make price concessions, you may rest assured that a great many bargains will be presented for your consideration. Our usnal terms will prevail during this sale. 11 I IS IP'S The White House, j 1 U l L 1 U V j Regulator of Low Prices. I timmmmnmmmmMamimrTririrrm7iu imiiiiii f nr About Our Great Red .. ' ... Continued Only 30 Days. Following our annual custom of running a clear ance sale previous to stock-taking, we have inau gurated a Red Tag Sale, which means thafany article in the store marked with a Red Tag will be sold for cash at a price insuring its removal from our counters within 30 days. ; Cbatiks '- We wish to thank our many friends for their most liberal patronage , during the past year. . As you have been liber- ? al with us, so will we be liberal with you and make Red Tag prices, during our annual shelf cleaning. Pointers Cabot. W, per yard, 7c, Red Tagged, &o Am. Indigo Blue Calico, 6ic, Red Tagged, 5c Regular Shirting, 120, Red Tagged 10c Regular Shirting, 10c, Red Tagged, 8c Novelty Dress Goods, 16c, Red Tagged 120 -Outing Flannel, 10c, Red Tagged, 80 - men's Pants We've entirely too many for this late in -the season, so' we have given - every" pair of 'em 30 days notice to get out. We need the room, you need the pants. 'Let's get'together. - ' Cbe Good Old Summertime : A pair of Ladies' Felt Juliets worth ' a dollar and fifty for a dollar and twen , ty, made expressly for this cold weath er your feet will think it's summer. : Blankets. r All wool and a yard wide; all kinds and plenty of 'em. They won't sell well in July, that's why they are included in our Red Tag sale. - . - Boys' Suits. It's just like this; if a suit : of clothes ' "will do your boy a little good,- two or three dollars will do us a" lot of good. We have every -key's suit in the house Red Tagged, at prices that will surprise you. -We would rather, carry the mon ey over, next season than the suits, and they won't keep Johnny, or Willie warm lying on our shelves. The time to buy is when the'other fellow is anxious to sell; that is just the frame of mind we - are in right now. - All Men's Suits and Ladies' Jackets are Red Tagged.- In. fact, everything in the store is - Red Tagged, excepting Top Round , Tony or District 76 Shoes, Kingsbury Hats, Monarch White Shirts, and J. & P Coats' Spool Cotton.;; X Corvallis. Oregon. , ...