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fr it. TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1B01. SPRING 1901 STYLES -IN- Suits. . .lUZj and Skirts. We have now oa sale, and new Spring Suits & Dress Skirts SOur suits comprise the newest - and. knt t the late crsatiorjs such as coat and bolero tffseU and postillion backs. -New tylt skirts are also shown and jackets na price of our suits range from $8.00 v E Young & Son, Aifcssy, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. L, L. Porter went over to Newport, Friday. Mrs. Esther Reid was a bayward passenger Saturday. , Mrs. E. Allen and daughter, Ed na went over to the coast Saturday, Hon. Wallis Nash passed over to Nashville on Saturday's C. & E. Hr. Theo. Wellsher and family spent Sunday with relatives in Monroe. Mrs. M. S. Woodcock and son, Edwin, were passengers to Newport, Saturday. Miss Ethel Kyle returned home Friday from a month's visit with Portland friends, Fiiday, Miss Helen Holgate re turned from the seasido after an outing of same duration. Mrs. R. J. Cockerel and daught er, Mabel, returned, Friday, from a month's outing at the coast. Will L. Edger, iorwsriv. of Cor vallis, is now employed at painting, in the ear shcpB at Portland. j Prof. Dan Pritchard arrived Sat urday from an extended trip, awheel, to Washington, Portland, and e'sewhere. . Ambrose Honck and mother, and Fritz Zeis started, Saturday, for Fish Lake, where they expect to remain a couple of weeks. Mrs. Grace Hall, who has been visiting with her parents in this city during the past week, went to her home at Weils, Saturday. The Pearse-Spangler party which has been camping near Nash ville for the past two months, is ex pected to return to CorvallU this week. Mrs. Sal Richardaan, of Monroe, will leve this week for Fort Stev ens, Oregon, to join her husband. Mr. Richardson is employed at gov ernment werk at that place. Geo. Robertson, formerly a well known traveling man for Blake Mc Fall of Portland, went over to Lift cola County Saturday to spend a couple of weeks on his ranch. Friday, Fraak Bowersox arrived oa his wheel fram the coast. He was enroute to his home in Salem and remained over sight in this city, the gnest of relatives. Mrs. Bowersox passed through Corvallis from the coast the following day, The threshing outfit of Peter Rickard started up, Friday, on the grain is nearly all thrashed and within a day or two nearly all the machines will be at work on the spring grain. The general averags of the crop has been good very lit tle of it going less than 25 bushels per acre, while in many cases it has ayeraged well up in the 30's. fjha. M. Gady arrived in this eity, Friday, from McCook, Neb raska. He is a son of J. J. Cady who arrived in Corvallis with his family last February. The young gentleman is a telegraph operator and has t een employed on the B. & M. B. R. After Vsjting a while tyith his parents he expects to sa pure a situation as an operator at pome ppint on the coast. The W. R. P. held its regular, jnaeting Friday afternoon. After (ha business on hand was attended (o the ladies gave a banquet in honor of the daughters of Mr.- and Mrs. Levi Orin, Mrs. Collison and jflya. Deabam, who are from the East on a visit. A roost delightful time is reported. ,. When the ladies of the W. R. C give a banquet its character would charm the angels. Henry Ambler, the real estate agent was in from Philomath, jat ufday. Mr. Ambler states that oQ Friday he negotiated the sale of the gO-acre Stock farm pf Mrs. Jared. This place is situated about fix miles west of Philomath. GhaS. Thompson of Lebanon, Nebraska, is the purchaser, and the consider ation was $Q0Q cash. Mr. Thomp Joii 'ind family hay been ip this csUntr about" a month. He' will take poeesion of bis now home Oct ober in. ' ' THE M11IS '8AZET -""V."A. Sanders, ink watchmaker. Miss Bertha Thresher entertain ed Mjses Zimmerman, MabloCro nise, andGrace Scott at dinner Fri day evening. , ' .. ' Miss C'eo Johnson, niece of ex Sehator Johnson of Polk county, nd Mrs. Verdon Tohnson. hol.h nf Quiver, visited UorvaUis, Thursday iron, jj. ij. t'orter and wife, ol Oregon City, passtd through Cor vains-sast Friday cn route to the bay. i hey returned home, yester day. Salem's baby show came to an end Jast week and when tho firml decisions were tnadcr public not one oi me judges could be found in the city. Grover Headrick and his sister, Mrs. M. Preston, of Idaho, drove over to Alsea, Sunday. Grover came back in the evening, but Mrs. Preston will remain there indefinite ly, the guest of relatives. Ed Rosendorf returned from Al bany, Friday, to accept the position at Graham & Wells drug store made vacant by the resignation of Raymond Henkle. Miss Lena McCormiok and her mother came over from their heme at Shedd, Friday. They have taken cp tfceir residence in a cottage in tho block just north of the public sehool building. Miss McCormick is one of the teachers retained by the board of directors of the Corrallis schools for the coming sehcol year. The daughters of Mrs. Agnes Thompson are informed that she is not gt-tting along' as nicely as ele had hoped to as the result of the treatment she is at present under going at Portland. She contem plates trying the treatment offered by tho Battle Creek Sftnitariurs, a branch of the institution located at Battle Creek, Mieh. The bridge over tho mill race south of this city was opened again for travel Saturday evening, al though there was still some work to be done on it. The finishing touch es could be administered after it was open to the public and at thiB season or the year it was necessary to Use all dispatch, henco it was opened to travel, at tho earliest possible mo ment. , -Wednesday, a marriage license was issued at the clerk's office to William Peacock and Mrs. O. V Hushes, both of Fairmount nrecinct. Later in the dav thev wsre nnifed in wedlock, in Albany, Rev. Robert Pierce officiating. The bride is a daughter of Chester Skeels. Both of the contracting parlies are well Known in tms county ana have many friends who extend congratu lations, -The" delivery team driven by Charley Kisor ran off, Friday after noon, and took up Main -.street at their most killing pace. " They only ran a block or two when they were stopped. This is getting to be a common occurance with these sags and they may yet suceeed in deing some damage. . The spin they took Friday was their second event last week. We use tha term -'ran" ad visedly, well knowing that a "deal" of high-life is required to make them go very fast. Prof. A. 8. Hitch-ck, Assistant AfiroBtologist of the Department of Agriculture, Is visiting the agricul tural colleges and looking into the co-operative work of the Oregon and Washington colleges. He said the work being done by the Oregon Ag ricultural College at Gearhart is' very satisfactory. They are grow ing sandbinding grasses for the pur pose of reclaiming the sand dunes to prevent their shifting. The work at Gearhart, which was so highly complimented by Prof. Hitchcock, was done 'under the di rection of Dr. Withycombe, of the Oregon Agricultural College at Cor vallis, Oregon. Salem , Or., States man, R. M. Kramer, the getleman- who recently purchased the carriage fac tory in." this city, is undoubtedly a hustler. A few weeks ago he went to Ssthera Oregon atd disposed of a r.pmber of phaetons and several organs. He is closing out the ve hicles in the establishment prepara tory to conv.rtlng the plant into an organ factory. Last Friday Mr. Kramer left for Southern Oregon again, ne took a farm waon and, trailed five light vehicles behind it, making a train almost like a train sf can. The gentleman evidently has the qualifications of a good bus iness man and beyond doubt will make the Corvallis Qrsan Eaclorv successful from a financial point of view as well as worn -an arustio standpoint. Darwin Nash, after a short visit with his parents at Nashville, pass- -J l 1 1- -I ' - m lyroqgn yorvams, enromo ror ian Francisco, Saturday. The Lincoln Leader telle of a mishap in which Darwin and tw of his broth ers were active participants. - It fol lows: Gifford Nash the noted oi- anit; Darwin Nash, a machinist o San Prapclsco, and Percy Nash, met with a serious mishap last Friday. The gentlemen bad been on a f,eh ing trip to Bilets and were on the way up from Canoa landing. One of the horses kicked over the tongue and broke it; then the team ran away and upset the wagon, Gil ford sustaining ' a fracture of-the left shoulder. Dr. Daniel of the Agency attended the . injured man, and the brothers returned to Nash- ville Saturday. Neal Murray, Thes. Shea and Fred Tway were over from Albany and passed a few lnurs in this city. Sunday.'- J. E. Fo wells has opened a shoe shop one door wes6 of the Gazette office, and he is now re&dy to serre the public. His card appears elsewhere. ur. iuaua L. tlolt, ostheopathist, T Hr t 1-w . has opened an office in the building one door south of Miss Johnson's miilintry 6loro, and will be perma nently located here after Septem ber 4th. Frank Thrasher and Glen Gillette arrived home, Saturday from Uiua tilla county. They were up in that section for two or three months and were employed at harvest work. They report "some exceedingly fine )ieius oi wneat. 117:11: nr.-. - . -, tvuuacu mcuouris, aeputy re corder of Washington county, and John Bailey, of Hillsboro. Dassed through Corvallis Saturday en route to their Borne. Both or the gentle men tave be;n over to the coasi en. joying an outing. Johnny Gill and George Daley came over from Scio, Sunday, and returned yesterday. Mr. Gill came over to have a look into college matters with a view to enrolling himself on the books for a business course as soon as college opens. He is wen pleased with what he saw. Miss Ena Kyle, who left Corval lis about a month 'ago for Califor nia, has entered Berkeley for the purpose of taking an extended course of study. Miss . Kyle grad uated from 0 A C with the class of 1900, and her friends in this city wish her success, - During the progress of the Har vest Home Carnival, in Albany, September 4th and5tb, the big toll bridge across the Willamette at that city will be absolutely free for all. The Modern Wood man afe behind this proposition and are doing everything in their power to maKe the undertaking a success. A rather severe thunder storm visited this section Sunday evening. Lightening struck a large oak tree which stands within one hundred yards of the residence of Heniv French. There was a ' blinding flash, and instantly the tree was ablaze. The air was filled with that peculiar odor eharicteristic of electrical discharges. This office acknowledges the re ceipt of tickets to the ball that is to be given in Albany, September 4th, by the Modern Woodmen ot America j On this evening members who are in attendenco in Albany, not desir- i ing to dance, can . witness a grand initiation. This order is doins everything possible to make a suc cess of tho Harvest Home Carnival. About $600 will be given away in prizes. The finest pair of two-year-old steers it has been our pleasure to see, were purchased by Geo. W. Smith, Friday. Thesa animals were brought out from Alsea by Geo. Brown. Together thev welch ed 2530 pound?, the larger'one tip ping tne ueam at 1431) pounds. Their size is the more remarkable whea it is known that they have been running on .pasture ail their lives. They were short homes. The first and only Sunday excur sion to JNewport this summer oc eurred last Sabbath. Albany con tributed 65, afid Corvallis 55 ex cursionists, and enough were eathef- ed from places west to swell the number to .250. Barring a gentle shower just after the excursionists reached Newport, the weather was delightful. Yesterday practically ended the season at Newport and the summer ; girls will come back to earth for a season, while the'ehap pie will again take up the yardstick. Richard Mc Bee was the victim of a earious accident at the home of his father, Joseph McBee, eight miles south of Corvallis, about 5 o'clock Sunday evening.' He and a hirfd man were out with shotguns, when the one carrkd by the hired minjand loaded with No. 6 shot was accidently discharged. Rich are was Borne twelve paces in ad vanoe and the charge struck him in the right thfgh, some of the shot penetrating several Inches. .The wounded , man wag carried to the house and Dr. Peruot was summon ed. He extracted some bits of cloth and dressed the wound, . If no complications ensue, the youn man will be about shortly and 6f ter na permanent injury, . The Johnaon-Rennie party, who have been enjoying an outing of a couple of weeks on Beaver creek, re turned homo Monday. The heads of the household, " rto,rned by team, wMla their wives oame by train from Yaquina; The party caught an abundanoe of fish, and with the assistance . of outside talent two fine deer were bagged. Tbas. Cal lahan, under command or - Mr Johnson, killed, oneof these. Saturday moinmg. lhe twain were fishing wnen .Burns, was seized with a vio lent atta,ot of "buck fever." Thom as knew from thig manifestation that thsre must be a . deer in the neighborhood, so he grabbed up his shotgun and took a hasty survey pi the surroundings. His practiced eye caught sight of, a - large buck swimming toward them. He waited un.tiith.e animal drew quite near, and ended its . life . and Johnson's misery with a couple of loads of No. 7 -shot. LESSONS Of GETSiSEii'ANE. A Beautiful Sermon at The Presbyterian Church Sabbath Morales. An uuusnai.y large audience lis tened attentively to the beautiful eermon delivered by Ksv. R. L. Meilv at the i-resrjytetian church iaunday morning, J notes madeatourreque?t by Mr. J. F. .V..Vt... vahhd ii' LO 11 null. Yates; Kev. It. L. Aleily spoke from the text found in the first clause of the 14th chapter of St. Mark, 32nI Verse, "And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane.'' Mr. Meiley said in parti I am going to speak to yon this morn ing on the "Mystery aad Message of Suf fering, ' for where is the soul that lias not felt its keen edge? Where is the life that does not in some measure bear Its image find superscription? Where is the human lip that has not uttered that cry that echoed 19 centuries ngo along the valiey of Kidron, "Oh my Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me?" These words of the text take us back to Jerusalem. Jesus is there with his dis ciples, celebrating the feast of the Pass over. After that supper they left an upper roam and proceeded in a westerly direction. It must hive been a beauti ful night, for it was at that season when the moon shone in its full splendor, and the deep-set stars glistened in tha elec tric brilliancy of an Eastern sky. After a half-hour's walk they r.earad the mount of Olives, and a little later came to a place which was named Gethsem ane. Leaving eight of the disciples at the edge of the garden, he proceeded with the three who knew him beet into the deeper shadows of its olive trees. And here he said unto them, "My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even ui!to death." Even here he was beginning to feel the wonasweigntotsm that pressed upon him ; here he was beginning to feel the pressure of the world's load of gailt and suffering, that he must bear up to the cross, to transfix it there. . And leaving the three men that were then with him, he went ferward a little; St. Lake tells us a stone's throw, and there he. cast himself upon the ground uu prayea mat praye, tnat prayer which we can never understand com pletely till the morning light or eternity breaks upon the shores of time; that prayer which we can never fathom to its depths till the spirit ransomed and re deemed stands "all rapture, through and through, in God's most holy light." The mystery and message of suffering then is the grand epic of Gethsemane. Let us learn some ot tho lessons which it brings to ua this morning,- and apply tuera to our lives and experiences. Lesson the first : There is a Gethse mane in. every life. There is "A place of the Olive," as the word signifies, that ia a season of testing, a time the shadows of suffering and sorrow will fall heavily and damp upon us. It must needs be so, man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward;" and yon know how beau tifully our own poet, Longfellow, has said: "Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be datk and dreary." See the revelation of this truth in lives around us. I have seen the marriage al tar, fragrant with flowers, as beautiful as any that ever bloomed on fairest isle in Southern Seas. I have seen the yonng couple as they stood at that altar, all wreathed ia smiles. Not a cloud was in their sky, not a shadow upon their pathway; all around seemed music .and light and song. But I saw them a few years later the scene had changed. They were bending over the bedside of a dying child, smoothing the fevered brow and kissing tho death damp from the pallid cheek. And whan the final scene came, and that little child for the last time on earth threw its arms around its parents' necks, and said, "Good-night, papa good night, mamma; meet me in heaven," in tho shadows and darkness of their grief and suffering, I could read the words, "And they came ro a place which was named Gethsemane." . I have walked with silent steps the aisles of our great hospitals, and as I gazed in the faces of the pale, wan and sad, upon bodies worn and wasted by disease, aud as I saw the hopes of life's success that had been blighted, and the plaas for future hajfp;n ess that had been frustrated, I could read in the shadows uf that grief and suffering that they, too, had come to a place which was called Gethsemane. ; Lesson the second ; Every Gethsem ane has its mystery. TJuder this head Mr. Meily spoke of the mysteries that surround the sorrow aud suffering of human life. That it is wisely and provi dentially hidden from our view. Lesson the third: Every (ggthsemane has its message. It is the message of sympathy and encauragement. The epistle to tho Hebrews was a letter pf sympathy and encouragement . to the poor, persecuted, suffering Christians of Palestine. Eead, if you will, the Igtb, chapter of that epistle. It is n.ot only a message of sympathy and encourage m.eut.TnsS it is a massage of resignation, for you remember that prayer in the garden, uttered by Christ himself, when he said, "Not my willi but Thine be done." ' . ' - , J " The last thought J wish to present is. that GetUsemane and Calvary lie close ogetuer. The suffering of the ene soon melts away into the victory of the other. The message of suffering and sorrow then, is the lesson of Gethsemane. - The grand epic of Calvary is the message of victory through suffering and d,es,th. Self-sacrifice is a law universal "Be cause I liv$, ye shall live also.'-' " Barn Bq,rae4, About a - o'clock SaturdaV morning, a Small barn belonsrino- to yv. o. ivici'aaaen, ot this city, was Darned to the ground. The bam was on Judge McFadden's place some five or six miles tuis side of Monroe. The farm is known as the old William Gird place. Mr. and Mrs. William Iugram are living cn the place and Mr. Ingram is "managing the farm for the judge. j uatnaay Mr. Ingram and i his assistant mowed a couple of J, ions oi nay in-tbe bain. Those living on the place retired at the nsual honr Friday night and shortly all were slumbering, ex cepting Mrs. Iugram, who was suffering with neuralgia. About tne Hour above-mentioned she distinctly , fieard footsteps about the placa and in an iacrediblv short time heard the crackling of flames. She Immediately ar oused her husband, who, in 'his hasta and excitement, took all of the bed clothing out into the yard with him and gently laid them down. There was some wind blowing at the time, bat fortunately it was blowing- in a direction to carry the sparks away from the other buildings. It is snppssed to be the work of some con temptible "fire bng," and that the plan was to make a clean sweep tf all the buildings, but the flames spread so rapidly and tha inmates of the honse ap peared on the seene so promptly that desigaes in this direction were thwarted. Mr. Ingram arrived in Corval lis early Saturday morning with the intelligence. Tndge McFad den was of the pinion that there was an insurance on the bailding, bnt on looking over his papers tonna tnat such was not the case Of all tbe buildings oa the place the one burned was the only one not insured. TSe barn, or shed. was old and of little value. Of course, it is offea expensive to replace an old building. How ever, the fact Of the building be mg expensive or inexpensive cuts no Sigure, as the act of wilT fully, setting; fire, under the cover of , darkness, to the prop eity of another man remains, das- rdly just the same. Additional Local. The Black Cat. Go to Zierolf's for Alsea honey. Royal fruit jars, the best thing going, at Zierolf's. Big bargains in all summer goods at Nolan & Callahan's. For extra heavy draper duck go to Nolan & Callahan's. Biar speeial 25 ter cent off on all summer goods at Kline's. Our Own washing powder 5 pounds for 25cts at Zierolf's. , The very best washing powder. "Our Own," at Zierolf's. Five pounds for a quarter. Broken lines of men s fine shoes worth from $3.5fto $6 going at $2.50. Nolan & Callahan. Jelly glasses, "Royal" fruit jars, etc., at Ziieroit s. Shingles and cedar Corvallis sawmill. post9 at the Bay yonr harvesting outfit at Nolan & Callahan's. Peter Bilyew, who lives in Tobs Addition, had the misfortune to lose a line jersey cow a short time ago. Tom Monteith, who was in the employ of F. L. Miller during the year of 1900, is now clerking in the larghest store in Pendleton Kline's new clothing for fall has the self-retaining front, keeps yonr coat in shape, and does not wrinkle like the kind that fs usually sold. Mr. Wiley arrived from Iowa, Saturday and under the guidance of L. L. Brooks has been viewing this locality with the purpose of making this his home. ' A special train passed through Gomllia Saturday evening to bring Rev. Dr. Ketchum and daughter, Bertha, to their home in Salem. They were at Newport, whea a dis patch reached them conveying in-, telligenc Of the sudden demise of Dr. Ketchum's daughter, Mar. On account of the inexcusable negligence of the parties who wer to ship the tent, the tabernacle meetings at the United Evangelical Ghuroh have been abandoned. This is a great disappointment to the pastor and people of the church who with Rev. O. C. Poling ex hausted avery resource to get the tent here. We feel this statement ia due the public who have shown such a kindly interest in the project. Rev. C. C. Poling. - Rev. L, M. Boozer. Xast Tharsday afternoon a company of four men comprising Messrs Frank, and Caleb Davis, Nad Simmons and John Skaggs killed; a largo eoojar not fifty yards away ff&m the Mountain Top school hofise. It measnreS about seven feet in length aad weighed v 13a pounds, dressed. it T?as as fat as most hogs that NEW: CLOTHING Fall and ft1 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Tailor Made Clothes COPYW0KT 1MI hat, sciWTNift turn CHICAGO We have selected an extra large order from these two well-known firms, and yon can be assured that they will bo correct in style and fit; self-retaining front, silk-sewed thronghont, and guarantee with every snit from $10 np. BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES - So L. Kline, zzc BENTON COUNTY LUMBER COMPANY Manufacturers of all kinds of Rough and Dressed Fir Lumber U CARLOAD LOTS - YARDS AT Corner of 5th and For prices enquire at yards or or Philomath, Orern. t SM? Job Printing , j.-ae T2.-3S m m.- r & m W at this office JdS S Corvallis' Most Popular Eating House P ioiieer AND RESTAURANT. Fresh bread daily. A complete stock of candies,, fruits and I j nuts kept canstantly on hand. Smokers supplies i a specialty. ' " P ' H. W. HALL, Proprietor. are killed for bacoa. The taea had been hunting for a bear, bat the dogs struck the track of the cougar and soea had it treed, and as John'Skaggs fired the fatal shot down came the monster, and four hoaads immediately pounced upon it. Three other rifles T?ere ready-for it, bat were not fired as the animal was dead. This animal 6ad killed 3o or 40 sheen belonrlnp- to Wm. ftel - sheep belonging to Wo. Gel- latly, Remember onr ' reduction and renanaat sale will close Saturday, August 31st. Nolan & Callahan. Ex-Cosgressman and Mrs. Ellis came out fro the coast, Monday. - The W. C. T. U. will meat Thursday at the home of Mrs. B. W. Wilson. All members are requested to be present. - Immense bargains in broken lines of Ladies, Misses and Ohild rens Shoes and oxfords for this month only. Nolan & Calahan. After a pleasaat visit- of sis weeks with their pargats, Mr, and Mrs. Levi Orin, in this city, Mrs. Denham and Mrs.; ColHssn, together wit6 Mr. . Collison, left for-their homa in Missoarri, yes terday. Among 'these who returned ftora .Newport yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Callahan, irs. E. Allen and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B. Ft Irvine, Dr E. H; Taylor, Miss . Xeona Smith an3 Miss Edna Irvine. Winter. Our First Invoice of ens' Clothing Has Arrived consisting of the famous Hart, Schaffner & Marx brand, and David Adler The Great Overcoat House. CORVALLIS-v- Washington Streets. address the companv at;Corvallis Bakery Dr. Maud B. Holt Osteopathic physician will be perma nently located in Corvallis after Septem ber 4th. "Will treat both chronic aad acute diseases without the use of knife or drugs. Office first door south of Miss Johnson's millinerv store. Hours from 9 to 12 a. m. ; 1 to 5 p. m. J. E. FOWELLS . SHOEMAKER, : T ' Repairing promptly and neatly done. First door west of the Gazette office, Wanted To trade, a pair of work horses in good condition, for 300 bushels of oats, deliv ered. Apply at my ranch, near Monroe. J. W. Walters, HHRM5ST Will soon be oyer and you are probably thinking of purchasing a watch or some piece of jewely or silverware. . Call and see my stock. I can give, yon good bar gains at prices that are very low. . E. P. GREFFOZ, . The Jeweler, For Sale. Four-room cottage and- tvro lots,'- near S. P. depot. Inquire ol W. C. Corbetr, Corvallis, Or.' Government Land. Parties desirous of locating on govern ment land should see - J. W. Webbeb, Angora, X)r. B roken lines of ladies', misses' an J children's shoes at remnant prices, Nolan & Callahan.