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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1905)
LOCAL LORE. For advertisements in this column the rate of 15 cents per line will be charged. Wheat 61. Wanted, Hay and oats I. D Bodine. Phone 290. Corvallis Grange meets Satur day at 3 p. m. in Agricultural Hall. Mrs. Philip Phile left Monday for a week's visit at the Fair. Mrs. Alice Wicks leaves today for a visit with Portland and Astor ia relatives. Mrs. B. W. Johnson returned Saturday from a month's vacation spent at Long Beach and Portland. Mrs. P. Avery and sons re turned Sunday from a visit to the Exposition. Mrs. Hewitt nee Kate Tiede mann, has arrived from Portland, for a visit with Corvallis relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ireland returned home Monday after a few days visit at the Fair. Benjamin H. Greenhaw arrived Sunday to resume his studies at O. A. C. Mrs. James Barrett of the Ben ton County Lumber Co., was the guest of Corvallis friends the first of the week. Officer Dave Osburn arrived . last night from an extended vaca tion, spent east of the Cascades, and is to resume his duties as night watch. The enrollment at college to Tuesday noon was 530. Miss Gertrnde McBee returned Sunday from a few cays visit Portland. up m WARRIORS COMING BACK. The picking of the last crop ot peaches in the John Kiger orchard begins today. The variety is late Crawford and the crop is said to be excellent, both in quality and yield. Mj. and Mrs. S. L. Kline, who have been for a couple of weeks in Chicago are due to arrive in San Francisco the first of this week. Walter Kline left yesterday evening to join them there. . H. B. Evans, assistant drafts man with the O. R. & N. in Port land, spent Sunday in Corvallis vis iting friends. Mr. Evan? is an O A. C. student originally from Lane county. A rate of $2.60 for a round trip ticket from Corvallis to Portland has been made by the Southern Pacific. The tickets will be on sale September 28 and 29 and are good for ten days from date of sale. The conference in session at Albany last week, returned Rev G. H. Feese to the pulpit of the Corvallis Methodist church. It is understood that the return was unanimously desired by the congre gation. Contracts are shortly to be lt by the postofHce department for carrying the mail on the Albany Corvallis and Monroe-Corvallis star mail routes. The advertisement is now displayed at the window of the local postoflice. where also blanks for bidding can be secured. Bids are to be opened on December 5th at Washington, D. C. and the con tract is to go into effect the first day of July next year. J. E. Michael has resigned as county ferryman, and left Friday with his family to reside at Port land. He was more than three years in the county employ and during the time was but a few days off duty, Sundays included. He re signed to accept a better position. The removal of himself and family to other fields is much regretted by Corvallis friends. Another ferry man will be elected when the coun ty court meets. The seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Bicknell who was so severely burned by an explosion . of powder last week is recovering.' Though still confined in bed, the pain is largely gone and the eye sight is restored. The little fellow was playing at home while the fam ily were at the Al Bicnnell sale half a mile distant. With a match he touched off a big charge of powder with the effect that his face was se verely burned. After that, though in great pain, he ran the distancejo Al Bicknell' s, his uncle's, where he received treatment. The following real estate trans fers have been filed for record at the recorders office: George A. Houck and wf. to Mathias Wilhelm 30 1-2 acres near Monroe, $10. Mary Miller to E. N. Miller one lot in County Add. $1. Mary T. Wy att to John E. Wyatt 60 acres N. W. of Philomath $1. J. E. Haw kins to Nye Scott 80 acres near .Philomath, $400. Sarah A.Schiffler to Carrie Blain 20 acser near Al bany, $1,200. United States to I. B. Justic and wf 260 acres near Wren. Ella J. Burnett and hus. to Ida B. Callahan two lots Jobs Add. $75. E.N. Miller to Bell C.Sar gent two lots in Jobs Add. $600. M. J. Vernon and wf. to Chas. Evans 1-2 acre in Alsea. $10. George atl Mollie Kiger of Seattle are the guests of their cour. in, Mrs. Frances Isbell. Robert Gellatly was on the streets Tuesday. He has discard ed crutches and now uses his in jured limb with the aid of a cane. At a regular meeting of the Coffee club Monday afternoon a motion was adopted by which the dancing parties given by the club will hereafter occur monthly. The wheat market is said by local millers to have a firmer tone with a good export demand. Oats is 33 to 35 in the local market. The market is firmer. Harold Strong of Corvallis is University Chess Champion at Stanford. He won the title last year, when he was best man in a team of seven that played a tie game with a similar team from.the University of California. A late issue of the "Daily Palo Alto" con tains the following: Next semester the members of the team will hold a tournament to determine the personnel of the team that will contest with the Univer sity of California. This team con sists of seven men, and the winner is given the title of University Chess Champion. Last year this title was held by H. W. Strong, '06. All members of the team will recaive the regulation chess pins from the student body. An arrival, welcomed by the students was the appet ranee yester day of Joel Emily, better known to student friends as "Smiley. He is bigger by eight pounds than last year and will be more than that much fiercer in tearing up interference as a crack end in the coming football games. No boy ever leaped from second team end into a position of prominence in the Northwest with as signal brevity as did he. It happened at the Eugene game last year, where he went late in the first half to substitute end, and quickly made his presence known and dreaded by tearing up formations with a' consistency and certainty that soon put an end to attacks on his position. At the Times press hour yes terday afternoon the trial of the first ot the cases against officers of the Kline-Hooligan Geer shebang was in progress. The defendants were Mike Kline, and Jack Milne, the barkeeper. Much time was consumed in selecting a jury, many jurors being excused before a final selection was made. The jury as drawn was, J. R. Smith, O. V. Hurt A. W. Herbert, G. H. Carl, Wm. Bogueand W. T. Small. The hearing took place in the circuit court room because the county court room was too small to accom modate the crowd. At last account the taking of testimony was in progress. To Line-up Against New So'diers Alumni Game Saturday "Pap Hayseed" Expected. Things will be doing on OAC field next Saturday. It will be the first football game of the sea son, and. interest will be great in seeing how the new team will be have under fire. The opposing team will be the old veterans of the alumni, and as at present un derstood, will consist largely of the 1897 team. Efforts to have "Pap Hayseed" play center are afoot, and it is believed they will be suc cessful. It is eight years now since "Pap" did famous center stunts on college field, and there are many old timers who are thinking how pleasant it would be to see the tall figure plunging here and there as it used to, along the scrimmage line. It was a figure that nobody ever saw shrink from diving into the fiercest formation, or falter when the fight was coming discouraging ly. It was a figure that went from the scrimmage line on the gridiron to t'-e skirmish line in Uncle Sam's armies and fought . there with the same undaunted spirit that was characteristic of the football days.' Since he left Corvallis to go to war, old "Pap" has never been back, and that is why the boys want him to play in Saturday's game, where hundreds would gladly go to see him. His other name is Harvey L. McAllister, but half the people who knew him, could not for their lives recall his real name. Of other of the old boys expect ed Saturday, are Gyp Thurston, Fred Walters, Horace McBride, Harvey Bodine, Grant Elgin, Fred Edwards, "Crinney" Johnson, "the Terrible Swede," FredKruse, John Gault, B.tt:e Burnett, Rod Nash, Harley Hall, "Happy" Ward, Karl Steiwer, Louis Burnough, and var ious other oldtime warriors bold. Opposed to the old men will be some new ones that the public will want to see. Foremost among these is Willie Laurence, whose doings on the field have made his name familiar to every "Freshie" on the college campus. There is Sam Dolan, who is apparently billeted to fill Bert Bower's shoes in the line, and there will be interest of the first magnitude in seeing how he will behave. Then there are warriors left over from last year who are bigger and fiercer than ever, with George Koot, a kicker now, and Floyd Williams at their head, and with Dunlap, Bundy, Rinehart, Cooper, Walker, Emily, Rumbaugh, and a score of new men in the mixing. It will be a time and a game to call everybody" into the grandstand, and with an en thusiastic opening of the football season. IB Wi 1 fall and Winter Styles The authoritative productions of the leading manufacturers of clothing for boys are ready for your inspection. We are showing- many exclusiue styles , patterns and color effects in all the wool fabrics. Norfolk styles $2 50 to 7 00 Double Breasted styles 1 50 to TO Sailor, Eton, Cadet, Russian Else 1 5O to 7 0.0 Steel Shod Shoes For boys $2 00 to $3 00 Quilted Bottoms, the kind that don't wear out. Red School House Shoes For boys and girls $1 25 to 2 50 Black Cat School Stockings No 15 for boys. No 10 for girls. Sold exclusively NE ESTABLISHED 1864 THE PEQF-LES STORE I CORVALLIS, OREGON, Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gilbert wish.! to express their sincere thanks to those who so kindly assisted them during the illness and death of their daughter. TO PIANO BUYERS. Millinery Opening gjAt Miss Johnson's, Thursday and Fri day, Sept 28 and 29. Fine display of pattern and Gage hats. Wanted. An experienced girl or ' woman to do general housework. Good wages and permanent place for right party. Ap ply at Times office. Wanted A good girl or woman to keep house. Inquire at Eerman store. For Sale. Choice oats, vetch and cheat eeed to be had at reasonable prices, either at the Corvallis or Benton County Flouring Mills. A. W. Fischer. Purse Lost. Monday evening somewhere between Main street and Ed Felton's place. Finder will please leave same at this off ice and receive reward. Save Costs. To Taxpayers: Next Monday is the date for closing the tax books. After that time 10 per cent penalty and 12 per cent interest will be added to all taxes unpaid. I shall have no al ternative but to enforce the law. M. P. Burnett. Sheriff of Benton County, For Sale First class vetch seed 2 1-2 miles south of Philomath. " Address E. Conger Corvallis, Or Bell phone no 16 An Authorized Representative of Eilers Piano House a Resi dent of Corvallis. There is probably not a finer judge of musical tons and general constructiOQ ot pianos, than the head of the piano department of Oregon Agricultural College, Prof Tailandier. Ha is a man of fine musical attainment and broad ex perience in the musical field and his judgment may be entirely re lied upoc We have arranged with Pof. Taillandier to represent us in Cor valiis and vicinity. D) not select jour piano until vou tee him. We can explain to you why you cm buy of us to much greater advan taae to yourself in both price and payment and also the superior mer it of tha pianos carried " by us, and will render you every assistance in securing a piano exactlv suited to your needs and taste. Ths House of Eilers is known throughout the Northwest as the most liberal and reliable of piano dealers. Old instruments are accepted in part payment for new ones at a lib eral valuation. And every instru ment we sell fully guaranteed by both ourselves and manufacturers. Prof. Taillandier can be consult ed every evening at his residence on College Hill, or anytime on Sat urdays. A telephone call will briDg him to your house. Inde pendent 185. EILERS PIANO HOUSE, Largest leading and rrost res ponsible dealers in the Northwest. . Oar goods are moving every day, moving in from Portland and out among our hundreds of customers. "VVe want you to keep them moving. If you are fittinp one or more rooms, it will be to your advantage to talk with us' before placing your order for house furnishings. Ask to see our new patterns; Columbia Brussels Carpet. 700 yards jast received We handle the White Enameled Steel Ware, imported goods, nothing like it on the market. Bargains all aloug the line. HOLLENBERG & CADY. The House Furnishers. Call at Zeirolf's for fresh grass seed, timothy, clover, alfalfa, vetch. Reward Offered. For harvesting specs go to Hodes Pioneer gun store. Also a fine assortment of King's triple beaded rifle sights and Sheard's hunting or target sights. The reward is in the good bargain to be secured. Gasoline for sale at M. M. Long's. (53053) Fanion 34473- , Will be at Monroe Childer's place 12 miles south of Corvallis and anybody wishing to breed mares this fall will find the horse there. .. New lot of freshly loaded shotgun shells. All kinds of football supplies. At Hodes Pioneer Gun store. Can You Help Her? The following letter is a sample of one class of letteis received at the Oregon Agricultural College. The loyalty of the qitizens of .Corvallis has made it possible to find homes for many young people who have been unableTto attend college and have thus prepared themselves for greater usefulness, " and been none the worse for it. Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 15. ' President Oregon Agricultural College: , - I am an orphan girl and desire to finish my education. What would be the least cost to come to your college ? I cm without means and as my education is it practically does me no good. Kindly send me circulars and all information pos sible. Those who are prepared to board worthy young women for their work while attending college, can make it possible for many girls to increase their usefulness and oppor- tunities by helping them in this" way. 1905 Tall (foods Ready Lime and Cement. ' Best and highest grades of lime and cement can be had at the Ben ton County Flouring Mills, at the lowest prices. Agents f6r T. S. McRath &Co. HayFor Sale. Vetch and alfalfa, best cow hay in th Ind Tel 155. h. L. Brooks. ' Just received a large assortment of fall and winter dress goods. This shipment includes broad cloths, henriettas, eloenes, cravenettes,. waisting and fancy mixtures; wool plaids for ladies waists and childrens dreases Palmer Garments Our first shipment of ladies and misses rain coats and childrens jackets has arrived. Ladies and Misses Empire coats in transit. Style, fit and quality are the essentials in womens gar ments. The Palmer Garment excels in these three points and more than that, it gives you the money value. Style, fit and quality that are . right. You are invited to inspect this line, F. I MILLER FirstrClass Job Work done on short notice at the most reason able prices at this office. See us before some? elsewhere.