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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1904)
LOCAIi LOBE. ' I IdTWtUementt in this column charged for M the rsvo otn eeoa pet line. MISS JVOUCUil diuiiu uw day for a week's visit with Port land friends. Ernest Blakeslee lef t ' a few days ago for Portland, for a visit with bis, sisters. Miss Rilta Peters of Eastern Oregon is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.Smith. Mrs. Frank Porter returned to her home in Portland after a three weeks' visit with Benton relatives. Mrs. Robert Ervine of Coberg, and Mrs. James Morelock of Mon roe were Corvallis visitors the first of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Schick are among the Corvallis people attend ing the Pioneer's picnic at Browns ville this week. Mrs Nathan Taylor and chil dren of Alsea, and Mrs Greer of Corvallis went to Salem Thursday for a visit. Prof. T. B. Horner attended the banauet eiven bv the alumni association of the Willamette Uni versity at Salem, Wednesday even T-r J i. ing. tie reiurneu ycsiciuay. Miss Tressa Callahan and mother have arrived from Medford, and occudv the cottage next door south of the Ooera House. If a brother who has gone to Eastern Oregon is not suited with the country there, the family will locate in Benton. Ivouis Hollenberg and family now occuov the D. W. Pritchard residence in Jobs addition. The dwelling has been repaired and re painted inside and out, ana pre sents a most attractive appearance The removal occurred Wednesday The Chipman lodging house on Third street is now opened to the eeneral public The interior has been refurnished and many im provements made, rendering this one of the best lodeine houses in Corvallis. Raymond Henkle. an OAC pharmacy graduate writes his father from San Jose that in his druj store in that city he is prosperin beyond his most sanguine hopes and that his trade is constantly in creasing. Raymond is one of the kind of men that not only advertise their alma mater, but are a living testimonial of the thoroughness of the institution in fitting its grad uates for battle in the business world. Drawing of the San Francisco Examiner prizes took place the ist of June, and the results are being made known to subscribers through circulars that give the complete list of awards, and are mailed to all readers. The $10,000 cash prize went to Mrs. L. M. Stoddard, of Ogden, Utah. Two Corvallis par ties were among the lucky ones. They are George Dixon, who drew a $60 hammerless shot gun, and Mr. Barker, whose prize is a $6 fishing rod. House cleaning is on at Fisch er's mill. The interior . of the building is in general disorder, and a force of hands hurry about in the usual confusion. The cause of the commotion is the over hauling that the mill is to receive prior to the ar rival of the new machinery that is expected about the first of the month. -The sifter system will be! installed, and many other changes made. New foundations are being 11A J 4. 1 1. x 96, two- stories, is to be built. When completed-- alrd - ready for business, the Fischer mill be one of the best equipped in the state, and : thoroughly up-to-date in all its de partments. ;v 1- A lvrvrlt firm in . Arnntrial is said to have received the following letter from a French-Canadian cus tomer: "mister T. P. Jones and companee, Notre Dame street, Montreal, P, Q. Dear sir: I receev de bicykel which i buy from you alrite but for why you dont send me no saddel. wat is de use of de bicykel when She dont have no saddel. I am loose to me my kus tomer sure thing by no having de saddel and dats not very pleasure for Me. Wat is de matter wit vou mister jones and companee. is not my moneys so good like annoder man.s. you loose to me my trade an i am veree anger for ' dat and now i tells you dat you are a fools an no good mfster. T. P. Jones . and companee. i send you back at wunce your bicykel tomorro for shure bekawse you are such foolishness peoples, yours respect fullee, J. B. St Dennis. P. S since i rite dis letter i find de sad del in de box. excuse to me." Miss Bessie Michael is officiat ing in F. L. Miller's store. ' Fred Weatherford of - Albany, was a iJprvallis visitor Thursday. Grover Headrick left Thurs day for Boswell Springs for a va cation. ' . . i " , . ' -. Theodore Garrow left yester dafyor California, to spend the sum mer with his father. W. M. Jones of Dallas, was a business visitor in . Corvallis this week..- , '1 Miss Edith Bristow returned to her home in Portland, after a com mencement visit with friends. ; -Irs. Rowland, residing near the-C & E depot, left Thursday to occupy a ranch belonging to Her near Peoria. - The regular services , will be held at the M. E. Church, tomorrow morning and evening, by the Pastor, Sunday School at 10 A. M. ; A. JN. Harlan is building a barn on the property recently pur chased by him of W. A. Wells, in Wells & McElroys addition. The position made vacant on the college farm by the resignation of J.J.Cady, has been accepted by an experienced dairyman named Robinson. Miss Grace Nichols entertain ed the members of her Sunday school class Thursday afternoon. A teature ot special interest was a taffy-pull. THE IOWANS. Their Picnic a Grand ' Success- and - Many People There. THEY ENTERTAINED In the absence of the pastor, J. C. Clark will speak at the Church of Christ tomorrow " morn ing. Subject, "Everyday Christ ianity." There will be no junior in afternoon or evening. Rev. and Mrs. T. S. Hand saker, Miss Etta Fuller and Mrs, S. J. Burnett left Thursday for Turner to attend the annual mis sionary convention of the Christian church. Dame Rumor declares that two weddings are scheduled to take. place in the near future. Two of the parties are well known Corval lis young people, and the other two are from abroad. Will Holgate has begun the erection of a cottage in the south western part of town. It is to be occupied by the owner, Mrs. Horn meson, recently from the East. The structure will cost $950. A new piano left town Thurs day, bound for the home of James Henderson, of the Independent neighborhood. The instrument was a handsome one, and came from the E. U. Will establishment at Albany Thus far it appears likely that the handsome silk flag to be award ed the institution or order receiving the largest number of votes, will go to O. A C. The college leads with 1747, to date and the public school has 1426, ballots to its credit. Arthur Kroening. ' the small pox patient, was released from quar antine Wednesday, and has resum ed his work at the Strong saw mill. No other cases are reported, and it is not thought that others will ap pear. The case was of a very mild type. : Many friends in this city will learn with pleasure that Miss Ro salie Greffoz formerly of Corvallis, has recently accepted a good po sition as stenographer in the pri vate office of J. C. Olds, of the firm of Olds, Wortman & King, Among the many attractive features of Chautauqua next month, will be the following well known and popular speakers, Captain Richard Pearson Hobson, Lou J. Beauchamp, Newell Dwight Hil lis, pastor of the Plymouth church of Brooklyn, and Stanley La Fevre Krebs. The officers of the Christian church tendered a reception to the members and friends of the church Tuesday evening. The church was tastefully decorated for the oc casion. The guests were received by Rev. and Mrs. Handsaker and the board of officers. A short pro gram was rendered which was fol lowed by the serving of light re freshments. . Reports have reached Corvallis of a serious accident that befell Reuben Taylor, residing 12 miles south of here, on Tuesday. - While hauling wood out of the timber. Mr. Taylor reached for the brake as he started down an incline with his loaded wagon. In some man ner he fell, and wasdraggsd several feet, the side of his head scraping on the hard ground. One ear was almost torn off, hanging by a small piece of skin, and other parts of the head and face were badly bruised and scratched. Dr. Bennett of Belltountain dressed the wounds. While Benton county has had its full share of enjoyable picnics . this season, it remiined for the; Iowans to carry off the palm in that line of entertainment. . Fully -?co people were present Wednesday at the big affair that was :held. in . Avery's Grove on Mary's river, and not one of the number went, home , hungry or disappointed in the day. , The meeting was called to order k a. m., by O. J. Blackledge, pres ident of the Iowan Association. Af ter an appropriate speech of ' wel come on . behalf of the : association, everyone went in for a jolly time and had it. A graphapone furnished music during the forenoon, and the crowd indulged in conversation and merry-making until the noon hour approached. .-. Under the trees, a table 100 feet in length was spread and the culinary skill of the Iowan housewives, as well as well of Ben ton cooks, was plainly manifested in the delicacies that were placed in tempting array before the on lookers. ,- ; After the repast, a program was rendered that included a prayer by Prof. Sheak of Philomath: speeches by J. W. Woods, W. J. Howell, Rev. Handsaker, O. J. Blackledge, and others: a reading by Miss Hattie Potts; and recitations - by Miss Basye, Georgia White, and several selections by a male quar iivery number on the program was meritorious and', heartily ap plauded. At three o clock a busi ness meeting of the Iowan Associa tion was held, and new officers for the coming year elected The lat ter are, R. H. Colbert, president, G. S. Rice, vice president; Waldo Colbert, secretary; W. J. Woods; trea.urer. A Pleasant Evening With the Official Board of the Christian Church. The official board of the Christian church is composed ofW.SXinville, J.M Cameron. W.T.Pbiflips. T.W. Dilley, and G. W.Fuller. and Jhesefl gentlemen actea as Hosts at an en joyable social event last Tuesday evening.; ," 1 '".V " The affair took place in the Christian church, and was attended by members and friends of the church to the number of 200 or more. The edifice was beautifully decorated, and couches, sofa pillows ana iiowers transformed the room into a pretty parlor in. . appearance. A program me of songs and speech es was well rendered and much enjoyed, after which refreshments, consis ing of ice cream and cake were served. -.. By those who attended, the gath ering is said to have been one of unusual pleasure, and the. members are unanimous in voicing their ap preciation of the honor shown them by members ot the board, who so thoughtfully planned the affair for their enjoyment. To the Public. Having purchased the J. D. Mann & Co's stock of furniture, carpets, wall paper, window shades ect. we wish to announce that we are now ready for business. We rerpectfully solicit a share of your patronage, assuring you of courte ous treatment, and prices consist ent with the times. Our stock will be kept full and complete, and it will be our endeavor tomeet your wishes in all lines of goods.-1 ' Thanking you in advance for your patronage, we are, Very Truly Yours. HOU.ENBERG & CADY - -: . T 11 your neighbors that Corval lis will celebrate three days. . ANOTHER BUSINESS FIRM. The Carriage Factory in . use Once More.Nand a New Stock Yard .Opened. Another business industry has sprung into existence in Corvallis, and the old carriage factory, or that part of it remaining in this city, is to be put into active service. Bodine & Peck is the name of the new firm, and the proprietors hail from Linn county. A warehouse and siock yard have been opened up at the carriage factory site, . and all kinds of grain and produce will be stored for anyone wishing such ac commodation. ' Scales for weigh ing stock are on the grounds, and hay, oats, chittim, barley and oth er produce from the farm will be bought by the firm. No more at tractive town for a home can be found in the Willamette Valley than is Corvallis, and gradually people are coming to a . realization of this fact, with a resultant in crease in the population and busi ness activity. SAVED THE BABY. Notice for Bids. For building a school boose in diftrict No 18, to be finished by Oct. 1, 1914. Plans and ppecifica tio'ie may be open at the home of the district clerk. The directors reserve the right to rejept any or all bide. Bids will be received up to 2 p. m. July 2, 19O4. J. M. Gilman, Clerk, Bellfountain. Notice. All persons using water for flowers, lawns or garden will oblige the. Company by turning off the water promptly at nine o'clock. While we keep steam up all night we do not keep the pumps running all night, nor are we expected to. We quit pumping between ten and eleven at night, leaving the tanks full. When a number of hose are allowed to run all night there is little water left in the tank by morning. Should there be a fire, which is liable to occnr any night, there would be but little water for the occasion and if there was there would be no force to fight fire with, either from tank or pump with so many hose open. Corvallis Water Co. For Sale. First class cedar posts ' for sale. : In quire of B. F. Ireland & Bro, Corvallis EFD No. 2 Wall paper at Blackledge's store. Excursion Rates to Yaquina Bay. On June 1st, the Southern Pacific Co, will resume sale of excursion tickets to Newport and Yaquina Bay. Both sea son and Saturday to Monday tickets will be sold. This popular resort ia growing in favor each year, hotel rates reasonable and the opportunities for fishing, hunt ing and sea bathing are unexcelled by any other resort on the Pacific Coast, W. E. Coman, Gen, Passenger Agent. For Sale! Six cows with young caUeB. Also six beef cows, all Shorthorns except two which are Jerseys. W. S. Locke, Corvallis R. F. D. No 1. A Little Girl's Heroism The Home and its Contents Were Burned. The story is told by neighbors of the heroism of a little girl who re sides with her parents in the vicini ty of George Mercer's, a dozen mi les or more southwest of Corvallis. The family is named Manning, and the members of it are compar ative new arrivals in the country. i hey own and occupy a tarm pur chased of Jerry Henkle by Mr. Tim mons and family, who returned to Missouri some time ago, after a re sidence of a year or so in Benton. The father and mother, according to the story, were absent from home, the mother --having gone a mile distant to the neighbor's on an errand. The little babe and her sister, the la tter of whom is describ ed as but a few years of age, were the only occupants of the bouse. During the absence ot the parents, the building caught on fire, and with its contents was burned to the ground. But the babe was saved. The lit tle sister discovered the flames in time, and seizing the infant in her arms, she carried it out of the house and made her way to the neigh bdrs in safety, where she recounted to the alarmed listners, the story of what had happened at the home. The incident occurred several days ago. Goats.for Sale. Inquire of John F. Irwin at the coun ty clerk's office. .' - ' ' . . . 1 Have you heard , the news? A three days celebration in Corvallis, all for the price of one. Whoop 'em up in Corvallis on the 4th. Jntt the place to get your monev'a worth of fun. For Sale. 1 self dump hay rake, used one season. 1 hand " good, strong. 1 3 1-2 by 11 Bain wagon, without bed. 1 14 inch eulkey plow, extra shear. On farm of J. Pimm, 1-2 north of Philomath. W. M. Castle. We make special rates to families. Corvallis Steam Laundry. v Call op Main 274- Bamboo furniture at Blackledge's sew store. - Blcakledge keeps all kinds of table Its free for all, and you are ex pected to be here. Wb?re? Why. at tbe big celebration in Corvallis of coarse. Extra Summer Sale Women's Shirt OJaists. ". All our women' white nnd colored summ-r wat t on sale at "summ-r Sale" pri ces. $1 25 1 50 ; 1 75 2 DO 2 25 2 50 waists "; - ' at $1 00 135 1 35 1 5o 1 85 2 lo Walking and Outing Skirts. Stylishly tallv-ied skirts, all of the latent, fabrics. - $r 5- Skirts at , $1 20 . 2 O ' ':. . a : I 40 2 25 " 1 75 3 OO ,. . 2 25 3 50 r J ' ' . 2 85 ;, 5 ob 4 00 SJXJv WAIST PATTERNS $2.00 waist patterns in stripes and neat figured effects, a full assortment to select from. Special $1.56. .SUNBONNETS 25c. all colors and different styles, must go at 19c. SILK NECK RIBBONS 15c. values, varied patterns and colors, sale price 10c. S. L. KLINE'S, Regulator of Low Prices. 1 F YOU AKE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry Ranches, -write for our special list, or come and see us. 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