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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE. .FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1900. Ladies' Silk Waists Good material. Good workman ship. New Styles- $7 to $10 each. Underskirts Mereenized cotton. Looks like silk. Wears as well as silk. Pop ular colors. 1.90 to $2.25 each Taffeline For fine skirt linings nud for shirt waits. Twelve 6hade. 60 cents per yard. S, E, Young & Son, Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. H. W. Hall has very artistically decorated hiB place of business. Big bargains in broken lines of Ladies' Shoes at Nolan & Calla han's. Miss Hortense Greffoz is visiting in Albany, the guest of Miss Nellie Hogue. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Currin is so ill that its life is despaired of. Attorney W. E. Yates went to Toledo, Wednesday, on legal busi ness. He will return home Satur day. John Burnett went to Oregon 'Citv, Wednesday, to be present at the opening of the Chautauqua As sembly. There will be services in the ML View school house Sunday after noon at 2:30. Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach. Julius Wuestefeldt and family were bavward passengers Wednes day. They expect to be absent about three weeks. The O R & N steamer, Ruth, ran on a bar near Wheatland last wtek and lost 24 hours on her schedule run. She was floated without dam age. Prof. J. B. Horner and family left Tuesday for Oregon City, where the professor will represent the O A C at the Chautauqua As sembly. Professor Withycombe will ad dress a meeting of Junction business men at that city tomorrow, in fav or of the establishment of a cream ery there. R. L. Taylor and Amos Kisor re turned home Wednesday from a few days fishing trip in Alsea. They were entertained by the Zahn boys and had a great time. Manager Groves is now corres ponding with one of the stiongest theatrical companit s on the coast, with a view to having the popular play "Sappho" produced here in the early fall. W. J. Howeli. Frank Howell, Wm. Edgar and Tain Case return ed late Tuesday evening from an outing over in Alsea. They were near the Dive Tom place and re port having enjoyed a fine time. Sunday, July 15. the C. & E. will run another popular excursion to Newport. The train will leave Al bany at ' a. m. Returning, leaves Newport at 5:30 p. in. Tickets will be sold at the usual Sunday rates. This has been a good season for bicycle dealers. T. W. Dilley has has already disposed of thirty wheels, ten of them being his own make. Next year he proposes to go into the business of manufactur ing bicycles extensively. Byron Taylor returned home, Wednesday, from Burns, Eastern Oregon. He and his uncle, Wm. Hogan, of Albany, made the jour ney across the mountains together. Byron reports a fice trip. They were absent just a month. Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach in the United Evangelical church, Sunday, at 11 a. in., and 8 p. m. Sunday School at 10 a. in.; Chr's tian Endeavor at 7 p. m. A cor dial invitation is extended to the public to attend these services. J. L. Caton, of Monroe, was in town Wednesday. He began cut ting his crop df oats Monday and says the yield is nearly average. While no whe tt has been cut in his vicinity, thus far, Mr. Caton says that harvesting of all cereals will be nearly a month e rher this sea son than usual. A. M. Downing, of Lewisville, Clark county, Wash., has sent to the O A C experiment station sev eral wheat plants which have been ruined by some insect pest. He says the wheat in the vicinity of Lewisville is all being killed by this pest, which strips the outside off the leaf and the plants die down and disappear. The pests are found on the stem just above the ground. Mi. Downing has been 11 years in this regbn and has never seen any thing of the kind before. Pests of several kinds are damaging the wheat in many places in this re gion this year, and there have been many inquiries made in regard to them- Born, July 6th, in Albany, Or., to the wife of Con Sullivan, a son. Mrs. O. Chamberlain, of Hood River is visiting with her sister Mrs. W. T. Wiles. rrol. Margaret hnell ii visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallts Nash, on Rock Creek. Joe Alberts is aoon to begin the erection of a four-room cottage for 1 nomas Whuehorn on his orchard property west of town. Miss Lulu Thornton is home from Moscow, Idaho, where she has been employed in the household of Prof. French for the past year. Grover Headrick left Tuesday for Alsea. He intends spending the summer over there with his father. He will be in Corvallis again in the fall. George Smith shipped a carload of sheep to Portland yesterday. It is almost miracle where all the sheep shipped from Benton come from. Dr. A. Standlee has taken up his residence in this city with his fam ily and will practice his profession here, tie is occupying the resi dence built by his son here some thing over a year ago. The last number of the Pacific Homestead contains a half-tone of Prof. A. B. Cordley, together with a large portion of his lecture on "Fruit Pests" recently delivered be fore the farmers' institute at Grand Prairie. Prof. H. T. French and son, Ralph, have returned to Idaho after a pleasant visit with relatives in Corvallis. Prof. French will visit the East in a short time and purchase a herd of thoroughbred cattle for the Idaho Agricultural College. Miss Maggie Whitaker returned Tuesday from Portland, where she had been visiting with her mother who is still at the hos pital. Mrs. Whitakei is much im proved in health and is now able to move about with the aid of crutches. The Artisan Hall Association, of Wells, is a new Benton county in corporation. The object of the in corporators, W S Tomlinson, Robt Wilson, J R James, J b Kobbins and R N Williamson, is to build a two -story lodge hall and assembly room at Wells. The capital stock is $1,000. U. B. Vogle, the jeweler, departed Tuesday for the bay. He certainly daes not intend to remain over there, and the card he has inserted in his shop window shows that Mr. ogle has an inborn sense ot rhyme and is not devoid of poetic genius. The card reads: "Gone to the bay, but not to stay." Besides being the top-notch poultryman of this section, Mr. B. R. Thompson is a photographer of muoh ability. He recently present ed us a photograph of the college administration building, taken by himself, which is considered the best of the many pictures which have been taken of this institution. Work on the new wharf and ele vator at Monroe is progressing rap idly. The heavy timbers for the foundation and first story are in position. The foundation is planted on bedrock, 12 feet below the sills, and it is not expected that the new structure will settle to any extent. Work on the building will be con- luded by August 3U. Joaquin Miller is to be a war eoi respondent of the San Francisco Examiner during the present aud future troublous state of affairs in China. It is sincerely hoped that the Poet of the Sierras" may evince a greater regard for the truth on his arrival in China than he did dur ing a portion of his sojourn in the Yukon a couple of years ago. In taking up the street oar track the condition of the ties were the source of much comment. Although they were laid about ten years ago, the great majority of them were well preserved. The street now presents quite an improved appear ance. Much gravel has been dis tributed through the center of Main street, Chief Flett having as many as fourteen teams hauling gravel at the same time. Warren Merchant, of the firm of Merchant & Co., of Portland, has been in Corvallis and vicinity since Monday. He was buying sheep for the Nome trade, aud succeeded in securing two carloads, which were shipped yesterday. In buying stock for shipment the shipper is always very careful to secure only animals that are large and fat, as the ocean earners charge so much per head regardless of size. So it is readily seen why only the finest animals are desired for ship ment over the seas. A few days ago J. M. Cameron, the popular harness maker, received a Landis harness sewing machine direct from the factory at St. Louis, Mo. It was shipped very hurriedly and the paint was not yet dry on it when it reachel UorvalJis. It is very heavy, weighing in the neigh borhood of 600 pounds. It will stitch through leather varying in thickness from a quarter of an inch to an inch and a quarter, and with out any regraduating of the ma chine. To see it work is to be as sured that it :.s a great invention in many respects. The work done is superior to what can be done by hand. CONTRACT PAID FOR. Some Compromises Effected, Bat Final Settlement Satisfactory. At its regular monthly meet ing Manday evening, the citv council formally received and paid lor the system ot sewerage just completed by Contractor Stevenson, of Portland. Some differences between the con tractor and the city have been adjusted satisfactorily, it is under stood. These matters have here tofore been given to the readers of this paper. The claims of the contractor for ioo feet of additional pipe on the Van Bu- rea street system has been offset by claims of the city for broken pipe and other items. Mr. Ste- venson ha? given tne city wnat it considers ample bond, guaran teeing that in case of trouble with broken pipe in the future, the damaged pipe shall be taken out and replaced with new. The total cost of the new sewer has been sio.o. 21, itemized as follows: JEFFERSON STREET SEWER. Contract price :....$;, 330 20 Extras 13 84 Total 5.334 4 VAN BUREN STREET SEWER. Contract price $4,633 17 Extras 60 00 Total $4,693 17 To these figures is to be added $501 engineers fees, which in cludes the salary of Inspector Porter. . The contribution of $1,500 by the college for its part of the work leaves the total cost to the city amounting to $9,028.21. Probate Matters. The court has confirmed the sale of 158 acres of land in the J. R. Bryson estate to F. A. Plunkett for $670; $270 in cash and the balance in two years. Joseph Dutton, administrator of the estate of Mary Dutton, has filed an inventory of the property in the estate, the total valuation of which is $83.90 divided as follows: Money, $60.20 and personal belongings, $23.70. The personal property will be sold at private sale. No appraisement was ordered made, the estate being valued at less than $350. J M Currier, J F Buchanan and R S Irvin were appointed appraisers in the estate of J A Buchanan. Hugh Herron, Wesley Hinton and L, F Watkins were appointed appraisers of the estate of Wil liam Kay. Matters pending in the estate of George Coffee were continued until January 12, 1901. Henry C Dunn petitioned to be discharged from his trust as guardian of James Keyes. Cita tion was ordered to issue to James Keyes and Sarah h. Keyes to appear July 21st and show cause why the resignation of said guardian should not be accepted, H C Dunn has filed his final account for settlement in the settlement of the minor heirs of J W Keyes. J F Irwin has filed his final account as administrator of the estate of James B Irwin, and August 10th has been fixed as the date for the hearing objec tions thereto. Home to Stay. 'Gene Simpson arrived home Wednesday on what is hoped will prove a long visit. Gene's restless ness has made somewhat of a globe trotter of him. and during his num erous sorties from home he has traveled over 20,000 miles of ocean, to say nothing of the solid earth his fairy feet have spurned. For the past year he has spent most of his time in San Francisco, bat constant importunities from his parents and friends have in duced him to return to Corvallis. Before returning, however, he pur chased a number of choice Belgian hare, and together with his father, will engage in this industry. Gene was accompanied on the steamer home by John Allen, who had been spending a vacation of four months in San Francisco. AH summer goods at Sweeping re ductions. Nolan & Callahan's. call for Warrants. Notice is hereby given that there is money on hand at the county treasurer's office to pay all orders endorsed and marked "not paid for want of funds" up to and including those of November 30, 1899. Interest wilt 1 e slopped on same from this date. W. A. Buchanan, Treasurer of Benton Co., Or. Corvallis, Jnly 14, 1900. Gt your Job Work done here Arrived Home. Ed Owens, of Independence, arrived at his home in the above mentioned city a" few" days" ago from Nome. Mr. Owens is a son-in-law of William Mackay, and was a member of the party who left Independence early in the season for the North. Mr. Mackay was also one of this party. On their arrival there 'nothing but desolation and de spair greeted them and Mr. Owens came home as soon as possible He mentions hav ing met with the Corvallis contingent and says they are not faring any better than others and reported to him that they considered the chances for mak ing anything very slim. Wm. Mackay did not return with Mr. Owens, preferring to go into the interior and prospect. This in itself is a hard undertaking, and considering the fact that the Nome country was prospected two years ago, the chances cf success are greatly against him. Mathany- Vincent . A quiet wedding took place at the home of Rev. T. Vinoent in Kings valley, Sunday, July Jtb, at 11 a. m. the contracting parties were Robt. Mathany and Miss Ida Vincent. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. E. A. Myers, of Monmouth. Ralph O. Vincent acted as best man and Miss Elsie Mathany as bridesmaid. The ceremony, wit nessed by the members of the family and a few invited guests, was very impressive. Ibe bride was very becomingly dressed in white, the bridegroom being attired in black. After the ceremony the guests accompanied the happy cou ple to the dining-room where a bountiful repast was served. M, and Mrs. Mathany will re side at the home of the bride for the present. Additional Local Born, in Eugene, Sunday, July 8, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. David Link, a son. Big bargains in Men and Boys' Summer Suits at Nolan & Calla han's. Services at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath as follows: Sabbath school at 10 a. m.; preach -ina at 11 o'clock. There will be no evening service as Dr. Thompson goes to uaK Kidge to preacn. There will be preaching at the Oak Ridge Presbyterian church next Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'clock by Dr. Thompson; also the reor ganization of the Ladies' Mission ary Society. "A kind welcome to all. Jack Reaves is visiting in Cor vallis for a few days. When Jack left here in '98 he went to Portland and became a member of Co. A, 2nd Oregon Volunteers, for service in the Spanish war. Fortune cast his lot in the Philippines and he was severely wounded in the right knee. For months he was confined to the hospital, but now has fairly food use of his injured limb. He as just completed his duties as census enumerator, having been employed in this work in the Hepp ner district. Mrs S E Murray is contemplat ing an early departure for Phila delphia, where together with her children she will make her future home. Mrs. Murray is making this step that her son and daugh ter may take advantage of the ex cellent opportunities offered in that city in the schools of art. Miss Colista has exceptional talent in scenio painting and Leslie has evi denced splendid ability in the line of architecture. Many friends of the family in Corvallis will regret to learn of their departure. In a letter to hiB wife, George Bowers testifies to his safe arrival at Nome. He wrote shortly after he had reached his destination, but ke had been tbere long enough to ascertain that for a place to set up his barber chair in a tent, on the ground floor, ho would have to pay a rental of $4 per day. He stated that there were women up there who walked the beach and wept, so pitiable a financial condition were they in and so great was their dis appointment. Many people were homesick, and George desired a good long letter from home, as he felt a touch of the sickness himself. D W Ralston, of Sheridan, a weU known stookbuyer, has just made two trips into the Willamette val ley in search of beef cattle. He made the statement yesterday that there were virtually no more beef steers in Oregon, and that hereafter fat cows must be sacri ficed in obedience to the demand for fresh beef. Even cows are hard to obtain, as farmers evince a desire to hold on to such stock for breed ing and dairy purposes. He will, therefore be obliged to go as far east as Montana -and Wyoming in order to obtain beef cattle for the Portland and Puget Sound mar kets. He looks for the scarcity to be the rule in Oregon and Wash ington for about five years, and by that time the farms and dairies of the tvo states will be able to fur nish plenty of beef, at least for the coast demand. Oregonian. County Court Notes. At its recent session, the county court transacted the fol lowing business: Bill of A Kyle for building election booths was disallowed. All bills filed for registration of voters were continued for the term. The cost bill in the case of the State versus Francis Prior in Justice Kelly's court at Monroe was allowed. The amount was $8.65. The objectors to the Norton James road were allowed until July 28th to file their objections. The matter was continued to August 8th. The resignation of Charles Kennedy as road supervisor of district No. 8 was accepted, and D. B. Petitt was appointed to serve until July i, 1902. George Mercer's bill ior the survey of the Norton-James road, a petition for assistance to the Wyatt road, and a petition for the purchase of a gravel loader were continued for the term. The court fixed three cents per load, instead of five cents per load as in the past, as the price to be paid hereafter Jfor gravel used in improving the roads in the various districts of the county. The road known as the Quick Decker road, south of Philomath was ordered opened through the lands of Elizabeth and George Mercer, and the supervisors were enjoined to see that it was opened no further than those limits. J. H. Wilson was appointed expert to examine the books of the clerk, sheriff, treasurer and recorder from July 5, 1898, to July 5, 1900; his allowance to be $3 per day and his report to filed before the next regular term of the court. In the matter of a county ex hibit at the state fair, H. F. French volunteered to collect, arrange and display the proposed county exhibit and his offer was accepted, and George F. Eglin, G. A. Robinson and J. B. Irvine were appointed to assist, and to make arrangements for defray ing the expenses of the exhibit. J. E. Johnson, Minor Swick and Peter Rickard were appoint ed viewers to meet July 21st at the store of S. Davis in Philo math at 9 o'clock to view the proposed Mulkey-Dixon road through the premises of com complainants W. H. Newton, J. H. Mason, H. Sheak and N Castle, to assess damages, if any, and to report findings to the court. The court has received infor-, mation to the effect that the various county implements and appliances for use in road im provements are being used by private individuals, and that many of these implements are not available for use on road work when desired. The clerk was instructed to notify all super visors of last year to turn over to the present supervisors all the impHments in their possession or control. If unable to comply with this order, they are to give the name of private individuals, together with a list of the prop-, erty in their possession, to the sheriff of the county. Shirt waists and crash skirts at cost at Nolan & Callahan's. Wanted, a very gentle driving horse, at the Thompson farm, one mile south of Corvallis. When you see wagon loads of hay hauled through town, it is a sure sign that it is near the date for "gathering in the sheaves." Shirt waists, crash skirts and crash suits at 20 per cent discount Some men's suits at half-price at Miller's. Ko-nufc a pure sterilized vegetable fat, at Zierolf's. Ko-nut, the purest, sweetest, most healthful cooking material made; call for it at Zierolf's. Ko-nut for pies and all pastry once used, always used ; for sale at Zierolf's. For Sale. Clean, bright stock of Ladies' Furnish ing Goods and Fancy Goods. Address Box 415, Corvallis, Oregon. New Train Service. The new train service on the Corvallis & Eastern should prove satisfactory to the citizens of Corvallis . The train now leaves Corvallis daily except 8onday at 6 a. m. and returning leaves Albany at 7:20 p. m, arriving in Corvallis at 8:05. It connects both ways with the Portland local at Albany, permitting the round trip to be made in a day giving six hours in Portland. y THE '' gjj3BB"S f$ - are always lowest and ? GUARANTEED lyZU 3 WE MUST HAVE ROOM.,..,. 2 )jk For our large Fall order of Boys' and Men's Clothing, consisting of the latest style Overcoats and Suits. C TO CLOSE OUT FOR SPOT CASH The following sweeping reductions will be made for cash only, in order to make room for our New Fall Stock 9 50 Shirt Waists to close for $ Ifl 60 " " " 50 75 M " 60 1 00 " " " 80 1 25 " u " 1 00 1 50 " " u 1 20 1 75 " " " 1 40 2 Oo u " 1 60 2 25 " " (i 1 80 s 00 " " u 2 40 All Crash Skirts and Crash CLINES ARE JlgpMail orders will have our F. L MILLER, Corvallis Oregon. 6 Cbe Paint Store, t C. A. Bartihart, Manager. h Paints, Oils and Vanishes WAIX PAPERJ 4 5 RAMBLER Bicycles, Ma7estic Lamps, The Corvallis Commission Store Keeps constantly on hand the celebrated CORVALLIS AND MONROE HOURS A package of Arm & Hammer Soda is given free with every each of the latter Hay, Oats, Grain. Bran, Shorts, Potatoes Fish, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. JOHN LENGER, Manager Job Printing at this Suitings 20 per cent discount COMPLETED best attention. AND IDEAL Mossberg Chime Bells, Etc, m office