LOCAL LOBE.
(AdTerdannentointbia column chaired for
M the raie oUI cent per Una.
Mrs. S. i T. Jeffreys arrived
Friday from Cape Nome.
' Victor Spencer arrived from
Portland, Friday, for a visit with
his parents. , , : ' ;
Miss Sarah Wilhelm arid George
Wilhelm of Monroe, are visiting
friends in Corvallis.
S. L. Kline has just received
some very pretty ladies oxfords.
Have you seen them?
D. C. Rose left yesterday to at
tend a meeting of the trustees of
the insurance company at McMinn-
vule. i
The quarantine of Kay Jones,
the smallpox patient is to be raised
, the latter part of the week, unless
other cases appear in the house
hold. Dr. Lee visited the place
yesterday.
Cal Thrasher arrived yester
day from Pendleton, where he has
been writing insurance. He leaves
in 10 days for Yaquina on the same
errand, and those who want policies
in the McMinnville company are
requested to notify him.
Mrs. F. P. Morgan, who has
been visiting her son's family in
Wasco, returned to her home Thurs
day, accompanied by Mrs. M. P.
Morgan and daughter, Marita, for
an extended visit in Corvallis and
Newport.
Jake Hulbert, one of the small
pox patients was in town Monday.
He is completely recovered from his
late attack, and the quarantine on
his home has been raised. He was
the patient of Dr. Lee, and the re
moval of the quarantine was after a
visit to the place by Dr. Lee and
Coroner Wilkins. the latter of whom
is a member of the county health
board. '
The scarcity of harvest help
is causing farmers of this vicinity
much inconvenience in getting
their hay in the stack. On many
ranches $1.75 per day is being paid
hired help, and others are offering
. that amount in vain, as no laborer
appears to take the proffered figure.'
The condition is unusual in this
section, where wages are ordinar
ily from $1.25 to $1.50 for hay
makers. , ; ,
Jacob Hurlburt, who was sup
posed to have small pox, was on
the streets of Corvallis Monday.
By relatives it is stated that his ail
ment was dog fennel poison. When
' his malady was declared to be the
dread disease, Hurburt went home
and went to bed, remaining there
until next morning. Then as he
felt no illness, he arose and went to
work in the hay .field," and has lost
no time from his labors ' since.-' If
the ailment was small pox, it was
very mild in character. '
The first of the victims of "the.
Creffield creed to leave the asylum
is Rose Seeley. She was practical
ly discharged from the institution
as cured a week or ten ' days ago,
but did not take final leave until
Sunday, when she went to a broth
er and sister at Oregon City.. At
the time of her examination for com
mitment to the asylum, held in the
Benton County court house three
months ago, "she was' the chief offi
cer of the sect ofHoly Rollers. Her
sister, who is in the Boys and Girls
Home at Portland, is said to be prac
tically cured of her trouble. ;
T.B.Walker left Monday for St
Louis, whence after sometime spent
in the interest of the Scientific A
merican, he proceeds to his home in
New York. Mr. Walker's ten days
visit to his old home in Corvallis,
was pleasant, both for" himself and
his friends, of whom he has many
hereabouts. " In the old days he
was a draughtsman in the O.P. of'
fice, but the collapse of the compa
ny he served left him positionless.
He tried the stage for a season, but
later landed himself in the office of
the Scientific American, on which
now he is a leading editorial writer
on a large salary.
If plans now afoot materialize,
a new brick building is shortly to
be added to the improvements of
Main street. S. L. . Henderson,
who owns 39 feet of ground just
north of Spencer's barber shop, is
figuring on a proposition, and has
determined to begin construction
as soon as such plans , and other
arrangements can be perfected. Ne
gotiations are pending between him
and Small & Son. for a partial ex
change of frontage so that the
Henderson frontage will begin at
the south wall of the old Fisher
, brick and extend southward. The
proposed structure is to be one story
with walls so constructed that an
additional story can be added - at
any time. It will be seventy feet
deep with two fane business rooms
. each about 18 feet wide,.
Barefoot sandals at Kline's-.
A marriage licence ' was .ssaed
Monday to G.E. Beers and1 Miss
Steear. both of tin Five Rivers
country. , y, :
Mrs. Rachel Throckmorton, of
Oakland, California, has arrived
f r a visit-with her : sister, Mrs.
Frank Aldrich.
Binders are beginning opera
tions in a nn ruber of Benton Coun
ty fields. By the beginning of next
week or before, operations in that
line will be general. v
Aroan Durham cow. six or sev
en years old is in the city"' pound,
and is to be sold tomorrow.' She
has a crop off the right ear, .but no
other marks' as far as perceivable.
Vetch hay which started off at
the first of the season at $g and
$ 10 per ton. is selling freely now at
$8.. The weather has been extreme
ly favorable for haying, and a large
amount has been cured for Winter
feeding. ' v I;
Children's day exercises were
held at the First M.E.church Sun
day. They were most interesting
and included a variety of recitations,
duets and solos, among the latter
being one of spcial merit by Miss
Dora Lindgren. A duet by Miss
Rice and Cathey was also enjoyed
by all present. ' ' ' '
A payment of $7,000 was made
the other day by Treasurerv Bucha
nan on Benton County's state tax.
The balance yet to be paid $4,740.
The total to be paid by the county
11 the beginning was $24,785, The
balance must be paid by the first
Monday in October, i :
Benton County stopped paying
cash on Tuesday of last week, and
since that time warrants have been
issued in payment of county expen
ses No county in Oregon is in as
good a financial condition as is
Benton. Most Of them have heavy
public debts, bonded and otherwise,
some of them running into hundreds
of thousands.
Saturday, Sheriff Ross of Lin
coln County conveyed Lincoln'. Co.
prisoners to Toledo, where they are
being tried this week before Judge
Hamilton, , judge Mcbadden ap
peared as Counsel for their defense
The sbn now'claims the father had
nothing to do with the burglaries of
which they are charged.
Deer shbbtingTis in order Fri
day rnortttrjgM A party iof Corval
lisites leaves today for : Yachats to
inaugurate the- season in , due and
ancient style. ' They are Postmaster
Johnson,' E.E. Wilson, E.R.Bryson
and Alex Rennie. They are proper
ly armed, provisioned and accoutr
ed, and are to be absent two weeks.
The party is to be joined at Yachats
by Dick Kiger and R.M. Davisson
Another small blaze happened
Monday This time it was in the
kitchen roof ot the Ed Cnmmings
house on Fifth street, occupied by
John Wells and family. It
was just dinner time, and a number
of people were on the street when
the flames were discovered. A gar
den hose and a few buckets of wa
ter ended the trouble before the de
partment arrived on the scene
The blaze was caused by a spark
from the flue The only damage
was a small hole burned in the roof.
Ice Cream Social, Tonight. .
The Ladies of the Catholic church
will give an ice cream social on the
lawn at the Nolan residence this,
Wednesday evening. Ice cream and
cake, 15 cents; coffee and cake, 10
cents; lemonade, 5 cents; also candy
booth. Everybody invited.
Notice to Contractors. ,
Sealed bids for the construction of a
eewer through block I4 County Addition
to Corvailis, will be received till 12
o'clock, noon, July 30, 1904, at the office
of police" judge, said city, in accordance
with ordinance No 168 and the plans
and specifications therefore on file with
Baid police judge.
Alex Rennie,
P. Avery,
J. M. Cameron,
Sewer Committee-
' Portland.
Wheat valley 78
Flour 3.90 to $4 05 per Ml.
Potatoes $ .75 to 1.00 per cent
Eggs Oregon, 19 per doz.
Butter 13 c per lb.
Creamery 17 to 2oper lb.
Corvallis.
Wheat 75 per bushel.
Oats 321034
Flour 1.05 to i.3oper sack
Butter 12$ to 15 per lb -Creamery
50 per roll . ...
E?ga 16 1 perjjdoz
Chickens 11 per pound -Lard
11 per lb '
Wool 20
MANY THERE NOW.
Hot Weather has Driven Them to Newport-
Stuck on Mod Flat Ankle -v
Broken Seaside Cossip.
Morcseasiders are at Newport
now than have ever , been there
before so early in the season: They
aremostly in cottages, but tfiere
are. many guests at the'hotels. 1 he
unusual influx, due doubtlessto the
warmer wea' her conditions in the
Valley, leads to a , general belief
mat. lue comings season at iwwpon
will surpass all former ones in the
number of summer visitors. Thi
rule of increase will '" probably5 be
true of future, years also .The
Newport beach is a permanent Ore
gon summer resort, destined- to
grow rather than wane in popular
ity. It presents a variety r of ; con-"
ditions, diversions and pleasures af
forded by no other seaside resort on
the Coast. v? Besides 'the ; beaches
and bathing," it has "a bay for boat
ing and fishing, it has trout fishing
conveniently bv, it has deer
hunt-1
ing within a few miles of the town; I The machine is for use in prepa
in short it combines both seaside . ration of these cement blocks for
and - mountain - - attractions, and
these, with the convenience : with
which it is reached establishes. New
port in the public mind as a . resort
second to none on the Coast, in fact
superior to most all the so-called
outing spots. Incidentally, this
fact,' is advantageous to Corvallis,
in the large stream of travel that it
brings annually through the town.
in the ebb and : now -of humanity
seawards, provided , the town will
clean up its streets, repair its side
walks and present fc pleasing spec-:
tacle of cosy town life to those who
come and go. - '
It was a big excursion that went
to Newport over the C. & E. Sun
day. Three coaches were well-filled
with people, and on the - return trip
four were required to seat all 5 the
passengers .comfortably. It was
an ideal day along.' the beach. ; A
light fog obscured the sun, yet per
mitted a good eye to discern' ob
jects half a mile distant. There
was no wind, no heat, no cold, ev
erything in fact climatically, was" of
kind' to suit the requirements of the
most exacting. Among those who
went from Corvallis ; were, J. ,: H.
Harris and family, Miss, Cloy Bu
chanan, Miss . Anna Jones, Miss
Nora Ingle,. Jack Arnold, Grover
Avery, Thomas Nolan. S-X Hays,
C. B. Clement, Ben Woldt. Jesse
Spencer Victor Spencer and others.
Seven glorious hours, spent in
the Bay , off- Mill 4. waiting for the
tide to flood again and once ' more
float their . craft, was a delightful
incident in which a launch party'
participated Saturday night. The
party was four in number, consist
ing of Edwin Stone, Fred Weather
ford, Judge Moreland : of Portland,
and a fourth, whose name, was not
learned. Thev had attended lodge
at Toledo, and were . enroute by
launch to Newport. While running
at 'full speed, the" launch, collided,
head on, with a mud flat, and bur
ied her bow so deep in : the soft
mud that all the wild effort, pro
fanity and dulcet' persuasion the
party could command, failed to ex
tricate her. The tide was ebbing
and of course within a few minutes
every man in the boat knew . that
there was nothing to do but to
wait the turn of the tide and a
sufficient rise to lift the craft from
her bed of mud. This process took
seven mortal hours, and it was - a
long time after daylight before ,the
party was again on its .way.
A sight on the beach at bathing
time Sunday afternoon was a group
of people, carrying a well dressed
young woman away front the beach. '!
A bad step in crossing Nye Creek, I
where it crosses the beach to enter !
the ocean, resulted in a fracture of
the young lady's ankle. She was
Miss Ethel Walters of Portland, j
well known in the social circles of
the metropolis. "Last season she
was the Newport correspondent of
the Oregonian at the seaside.
Mr. and Mrs.. R. M." Davisson
are at Newport for the season. With
them, in the present instance, the
sojourn is a matter of health rath
er than pleasure. Mrs Davisson
has been ailing for several months,
and the seaside air is expected to
effect a change for the better. They
occupy the Covell cottage. .
Richard Kiger and family are at
the Woodward cottage for the sum
mer. Mr. and Mrs. Callahan are
temporarily occupying' the W. E.
Yates cottage, next door, and the
two families mess together. The
Callahans hope to continue their
sojourn, but may, on account of
business, be obliged to return to
Corvallis this week. Mrv Kiger
will come out occasionally during
the season in - order to supervise
operations on the farm.
M. M. Davis and- family are for
the summer in their cottage near
the Abbey House. Mr. Davis is
this season main guy in the trans
porta'ion of passengers between
Yaquina and Newport, via the
steamer Richardson. - He is cap
tain of the fleet, and handles the
wheel in the pilot house. Bush is
first officer, and Harry is C. & E
agent on the docks at the Newport
end of the line. 1 'A big barge; pro
vided with comfortable seats and
made safer , and neater than the
former craft util ized for
the same purposer affords addition
al conveniences when the passeng
er list is large. A new facilitv
j that everybody commends are new
. gang planks; safe arid wide,5 which
. double or treble the facilities for
j boarding or landing ? from " the
, steamer. Now that' it is in use,
hhe wonder is, why wasn't it pro-
yiaea long ago.
BROUGHT TO CORVALLIS.
A New Kind of Machine Is Now in
Operation Something About It
It is the first of its kind to reach
Corvallis, perhaps to arrive in Ore
gon. It is a machine that makes
cement blocks for' building purpo
ses. Cement, sand and gravel have
come to be used largely in the East
j iu the construction of buildings,
1 Even large factories are bu'lt of
them, as are other large buildings.
the builder. It arrived Monday,
and is now to be seerf at the Colbert
furniture factory, Its owner ; is J.
B. Whitney,' who recently? arrived
from Waterloo, Iowa.
A number of sample blocks were
turned out by the hew machine yes
terday. They can be made of any
desired size, . and almost with any
finish. - It is claimed that buildings
built of them are less costly than
stone, and 'much handsomer, as well
as equally durable, C
' ' A proper mixture of the cement,
sand and gravel is placed in the ap
pliance ! and7 submitted to a heavy
pressure. . The purpose ot the "pres
sure is to give shape and press out
moisture and air from the mass.
A" core .attached Jto the' machine
leaves an air chamber in the block
when the latter is removed. The
purpose of the air ' chamber 1 in the
block is to prevent the transmission
of moisture through the wall when
the building is completed. The
new machine is somewhat larger
than ad' ordinary office" desk and
weighs 800, r - i .
' For ' Sale
A large variety of household goods
Must be disposed of at once, Call at
residence on 4th st. or inquire of the un
dersigned. Dr. Li. O. Altmau
- ' For Sale- '
Sixteen.' head of high-grade Cqtswold
ewes for sale at $2.50, and 8 head of
March lambs at .2, The sheep are worth
3-50 pei head. Also 15 head stock hogs
for sale. Write or see me at farm A'i
miles south-west of Philomath.
E. A. Miller.
For Sale.
Six cows with , young calAeB. Also
six beef cows, all Shorthorns except two
which are Jerseys.
, W. S. Locke,
. Corvallis R. F. D. No 1. ' '
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 is growir.g
in favor each year, hotel rates reasonable
and the opportunities for fishing, hunt
ing and sea hathing are unexcelled by
any other resort on the Pacific Coast."
W. E. Coman,
, Gen, Passenger Agent.
. For Sale Cheap.
Two pianos, in perfect tunp and good
condition, at, '
Blaekledge'e.
Given His Time
Notice is hereby given that my son,
Belford Nois, aged 16 years has been
given his time by me, and. that hereafter
I will not be responsible for debts con
tracted by hfm. Dated at Blodgett, Ben
ton County,' this the 27th day of June
19O4. ; - .:
William Nois,
. WaDtfd.
Someooe tobaul 100 cords of wood.
Also wish to buy 2c cords of large
grub oak wood. - -
' Oarvallia Water Co.
Blackledge keeps large"assortment of
matting.
.... CROUP.
Is a violent inflammation of the mncons
membrane of the wind pipe, which some
times extend to the larynx and bronchial
tubes; and is one of the most dangerous
diseases of children. It almost always
comes on in the night. Give fieqnent
small doses of Ballard's Horehound Syr
up and apply Ballard's Snow liniment
externally to the throat. 25c, 50c, $1.
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
Cheerfully ' Recommend for " Rheum
- ; " atisms. ;: '''.'.,
O. G. Higbee, Danville, TJ1., writes Dec.
3, 1901. "About a years ago I was laid
up for four months with rheumatism. . I
tried Ballard's Snow Liniment ; one bot
tle enred me. I can cheerfully recom
mend it to all suffering from like afflic
tion." 25c, 50, i. Sold by Graham &
Wortham. , -
Summer SaGrif iGe Sale ;
: At; the Busy Bi Store! J
Dining July "we are going to offer the" people' of
Corvallis and vacinity an extraordinary opportunity to
buy high-claes goods at lofa-class prices.- Below, we
quote some figures that should interest the careful buy
ers. ' " x , -
Worsted Crepe De Chine, reg price $1 sale price 67c
Corded Etamiues.....;.'..:;.."....... ..'.' ' ! 75 " 58c
Plain . -' ,' 75 " 58c
Corded " -' 50 , " ; 39c
Plain " 50 - 39c
. . Ladies Silk Parasols -
Reil 'iiiae.....:.:....$5.00 Special Sale......,.$3.50
- . 4.00 . : 3.00
3.50 '. ' 2.50
3.00 2.30
2.50 " . 1.85
2.25 " 1.75
, 2.00 " 1.35
- These remarkably low figures will hold good on all
things during July. Lack of space prevents us men
tioning all lEe good things.- Call and see.
S. L. KLINE,
' Regulator of Low Prices.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOE SOME REAL
good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry
Ranches, write for our special list, or come and
see us. We shall take-pleasure in giving you all
v the reliable information you wish, also showing
you over the country.
AMBLER & WATERS.
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance,
-v- --", -' . Corvallis and Philomath, Or..
i EMERY'S ART STUDIO
4 ! ; ; 1 soutlhi Main St., .Corvallis, we.
S Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture
$ . ' - "
O. A. C. ATHLETIC
Art Calendars.
And other Photographic Novelties. ' L
Jop IouQd SI?o?s for Tei?
Special in Men's Spring Suits.
Every arid in fact ever) thing in this
Sticth suit is ; perfect.
IT'S MADE TO FIT
and it certainly does- to try on one of them means
good-bye 1 tailor, and money saved.; . Come &t
and be convinced now! ' - " pIV-
AND SCENIC VIEWS.
Sofa Pillow Covers. e
New Spring Style
$3.50 ;
Unexcelled in style, mater
ial and workmanship. Absolute
ly guaranteed in every particu-
1
Corvallis, Oregon.