THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1901.
LOCAL NEWS.
James Dixou, of Elk City, liat ;
beeu renewing his acquaint net i
with old-tiuno friends in this city
daring the past two days.
Mr. DeBolt, brother-in-law of
tnis citv, arrived from Portland,
Sunday." Yesterday, T. W. Dilley
and Mr. DeBolt left for the Alsea
country for a week's fishingand
hunting.
Their wis a Janoe at the Lilly
hop yards, Saturday night. About
fifteen couples attended from town
ad they report an enjoyable time.
The mnsio was furnished by the
AdamB brothers. ,
Within a few days Ed Dunn, of
this city, will begin the task of put
ting in a steel ceiling in his resi
dance. It is thought that this will
be the first ceiling of its kind ever
put in use in this city.
W. J. H6well and -wife left yes
terday rr.orhinff for Aleea. where
they will remain for a few days'
visit at their old home. It is un
derstood that one objeot of their
visit is to attend the wedding of
their bob, Henry, which it to occur
withiu a day or two.
Charley Heekart, who was called
home frem Portland by the death
of his sister-in-law, Sirs. W. O.
Heokart, returned to Portland,
yesterday. He went alter his per
sonal effeots and will return in a
day or two, as it is now necessary
for him to remain at home.
Prof. Joseph Bryan, whose homo
is in Philomath, has resigned the
principalship of the Toledo, Lincoln
Co., schools. .Daring the past Bum
mer he has been traveling far the
Schillings company and a recent
raise in his salary decided him to
forego school teaching, for a time at
least.
We would suggest to all our read
ers whs visit thti Carnival at Port
land, or the Street Fair at Th
Dalles, that they should not fail to
take advantage of this opportunity
to take a trip en the Bailey Gatzert,.
between Portland and .The Dallas,
the scenic route of the Columbia
River.
The dwelling hcuse of E. ' B
Horning is being extensively re
paired and remodelled by the
Adams boys. A new parlor, din-
- in groom, kitchen and bathroom are
to be added. The entire bailding
has been raised and is to be made
a two-story strncture. A large
woodshed is to be annexed to the
house.
Arthur Stimpson, librarian at
the 0 A 0, arrived from his home
at the coast, Saturday. It he can
secure suitable apartments one of
his sisters will pass the winter in
this city with him. Mr. Stimpson
was accompanied out by his brother
ILdward, who is on his way to Mm
neapolis, Minn., where he is study,
ing medicine.
Roma Zahn came out from
Alsea, Friday, and returned home
Sunday. He reports that a Bomber
of his goat have been killed dar
ing the past few weeks and he
thinks they have been killed by a
- bear. A few days before coming
oat to fewn he and his brother
Dick set seme traps for the animal
and hope ere long to catehit.
D. C. Rose expects to start his
prune dryer today or tomorrow.
Mr. Rose thinks he will have at
least 1,200 bushels of prunes in his
orchard this .year. His dryer has
a capaoity of about 100 bushels per
day. It is his calculation to buy
prunes and operate his dryer as
long as the waather will permit
and it is likely that he will dry
ponaething over 2,000 bushels.
Asa Alexander turned his star
over to S. L. Henderson, Saturday,
and went to Buena Vista to remain
a day or two. Mr. Henderson has
had some experience as chief of
police of this city. Many of our
citizens will call to mind an exper
ience "Samp" had about a year age
while acting temporarily la this
capacity. He "caught a-tartar"
and it was necessary to convey the
prisoner to the city bastile On the
hurricane deck of a dray.
The Independence West Side has
become a thing of the past. This
was the oldest paper in Polk oOunty
and was at one time under the con
trol of Hon. M. L. Pipes, also Under
th-i management of J. R. N. Bell at
another time. The plant became
mortgaged and its business run
down "at the heel." As the pnlse
of the West Side became weaker
that of a younger paper became
correspondingly strong, finally en
tirely absorbing ths West Side. ;
The funeral of Mrs. W. O. Heck
art In this city, last 1' nday, was
one of the saddest that ever took
place in tnis city, Ine services
were held in the Presbyterian
church, which was most beautifully
decorated, and that edifice was filled
with relatives and friends el the
deceassd. The sermon by Rev
Meilv was most beaHtiful and im
pressive and there were many tret
eyas Id the church during the time
the pastor was talking. Many
friends, aside from relatives, will
-. ever bear in mind the many lovable
and endearing qualities of the do.
ceased.
W.A.Sanders, Jewe'er.
Msa Anna Denoaan will begin a
private5' school on Sept. 30. Foi
further particulars," inquire at res
idence., Wado Malone was in Cprvaliis,
Saturday, on his way from Portland
to his home in Alsea. ' Mr. Malone
is the merchant ef Alsea.
The Zierolf Bros.' thrashing ma
chine finished its run last Wednes
day. This machine had an un
usually long run, thirty dayp.
Nearly all of the beds at the boys
dormitory were brought down town
a short time ago and placed in the
hands of an up nolsterer foi "rejuv
enating."
John Daly went to Albany, Sat
urday, In order to confer with Pres
ident Weathrford, of the board of
regents, on matters pertaining to
the O AC.
Clair Staats, of Airlie, is ondaav-
oring to secure a suitable hauie fer
his children to occupy during ine
school year in order that they may
attend college.
The Taylor brothers and Mr.
Pringle brought some chitten bark
out from Alsea a few days ago.
This is an industry of vast impor
tance to the people of that section.
Already there ' are a i.uraber of
new students in Corvallis awaiting
the opening of college next Friday.
It will seem likeV'old times" to see
few hundred ' students from
abroad parading the streets again.
Miss Hortenss Greffoz, formerly
of Corvallis, bat now of Portland,
resigned her position in the Corval
lis schosls to accept a similar one in
Albany. Recently she resigned there
to accept a position in the Portland
schools.
Miss Lei a 'Alexander arrived
home from Polk eounty, Saturday.
She had been picking hops in the
Soott-Taylor yards near Buena Vis
ta. These yards will be picked
within a day or two, and many
Corvallisites will then return home.
John J. Steiwei and family ar
rived, Friday, from their farm near
Jefferson and have taken up their
residence in the Smith house on the
corner of eighth and - JeSerson
streets. - They are here to give the
children the educational advantages
offered at the college. ' -
Mrs. Agnes Thompson and daugh
ter, Miss Olive, arrived home from
Portland, Thursday. They were in
the metropolis a couple of months,
daring which time Mrs. Thompson
was taking treatment for her rheu
matism. It is reported that she is
very little, if any, improved. ;
Eveiy room in Alpha Hall is en
gaged by young lady students who
are to attend college'here during:
the -earning school year, "From the
present aspect of thing3, some skir
mishing will be necessary in order
to domicile many young ladies who
will be here for school during the
coming year.
Hop picking is far enough along
to enable growers to state with some
assuranee of accuracy what the
yield will be. The general pinion
is that the Oregon crop of hops this
year will be in the neighborhood of
60,000 to 65,000 bales.. These esti
mates are based on returns from
yards that have been nearly or
quite picked.
Bd Ki'ger came out from Alsea,
Friday and returned home the fol
lowing day. He brought out some
ore with birn- and was. busy while
here trying to get an assay of it.
There is no doubt but there are
many rich deposits in the Coast
Ranges that will some day come to
light. Ed evidently has something
out of the ordinary in the mineral
line.
Caspar Rickard owns a house in
Junction City that has been unoc
cupied for some years. It is now
the abode of bees. They have made
the flue of the honse their heme
and the supposition is that there
will be honey in abundance fer the
party who is earageous enough to
secure it. It is Bald that Eugene
has a house that is inhabited only
by honey-makers.
Yesterday, Amos Riser and fam
ily moved into the Farra house on
Main street, just south of Phillips'
photograph gallery. For some
time they have been running a
boarding and lodging house near
the court house. Mr. and Mrs
A. C. Tunison, recently of - the
Big Elk country.will take possession
of: the building just vacated and
carry it on along the same lines
with a view to making a sort of
students' home of it.
The great Carnival, which opens
In Portland on September 19th and
continues until October 19th, 1901,
will be well worth a visit to the
metropolis. Exhibits of agrieul
tural and horticultural products,
mining and manufacturing mdus
tries, athletie exercises, a horse
show at which feats of horseman
ship and the various forms of fan
cy riding can be seen, and a mag
nificent military tournament, par
ticipated in by picked companies
from the Oregon National Gaard
are a few of the attractions at the
Carnival this year. The Southern
Pacific Co. will sell tickets at low
rates for this occasion, and will also
run a special excursion from Ash
land to Portland and return, stop
ping at all intermediate stations,
the date and rates for which will be
announced hereafter.
The Corvallis public schools
opened yesterday under auspicious
conditions fer a successful and val
uable year of school.
Prof. E. C. Haywood returned
Sunday from his summer's visit to
British Columbia. Mrs. Haywood
will not be home for a couple of
weeks. "
Readers of the Gazette will do
well to call at F. L. Miller's and
take advantage of the excellent
offer made in his ad elsewhere on
this page. " .
The K. L. C. E. of- the United
Evangelical church is arranging for
a reception to the new students ef
the college, to be given the evening
of Oct. 1.
R. P. Howard is now driver for
Wells Fare in this city. He pur
chased the team, used in the deliv
ery of express matter, from Ben
Elgin yesterday. Ben will attend
college here this winter.
Fit out the youngsters for fall in
our Boy?. Department. JNever be
fore have we such captivating styles
never so great an assortment, and
never in the history of our selling
such good values. Nolan & Ca
lahan. Wanted Five-hundred wives te
induce their husbands to purchase
their suits, overcoats of us our suits
and overcoats are cat and made ia
the very latest style, and tailored
as they should be. Every pur
chaser is sure of getting just what
he thinks he is getting. a square
deal. Nolan & Callahan.
Sugar is $5.50 per sack. Last
spring it was $6.60 per sack. The
papers of the country, which en
larged so much upon the fact that
sugar advanced in price shortly
after the last presidential election
as significant of the encouragement
the trusts had received from the
outcome of the election, are judic
iously silent now regarding the de
cline in the price of sugar.
About a year ago Mrs. Alice
Wicks, ot this city, received a fall
that broke one of her ribs loose.
She had medical attendance and,
although somewhat inoonyenienced,
she seemed about reOovered when
she wjas the victim of a second acci
dent. A few- days ago she had a
fall from a hammock that again
tore her injured rib loose. Under
the circumstances she is doing as
nicely as could be expected.
Memorial services in honor of
William McKinley were held at the
United Evangelical church in this
city Sunday evening. -Short ad
dresses of eulogy for the ceneien
tious, just and patriotic magistrate
were made by Professor Berchtold,
Snpt. Denman, B. F. Irvine and
Rev. Boozer. The church was
crowded. Last night, at the court
house, a meeting of citizens was
held to arrange for public services
in respect to the memory of our be
loved president. '
While in town Saturday, S. H.
Horton. who lives about six miles
wast of Monroe, told of the work of
some miscreant while Mr. Horton
was absent from home a couple of
weeks age. No one was about the
place but a -son of the family.
One day he was away from home
for a short time, and upon his re
turn he discovered the remains of
two hogs lying seme 60 rods from
the house. Both animals had been
shot. The entire carcass of one was
lying as it fell, while all of the other
had been taken except the head
and shoulders. Mr. Horton re
quests us to state that, if the par
ties enilty of the act are really in
need of poik, he will make them
the present of a hog at butchering
time u they will come after it.
Letter List.
For the week ending Sep. 14, 1901.
Persons calling for these letters will
please state date on which they were
advertised. They will be charged at the
rate et oae cent eacb.
Mrs Lizzie Bried, G S Branra, Mrs E
Bareer. Miss Effie Downing. Mrs Cora
Davis, Mrs R Fuller, V V Hartin, Dave
Mood, Miss if Hunter, Mist Cordelia
Kees, Emma D Mulkey, Mrs Charlotte
h. isaei, Mrs U M Preston, James S
Smith, James Stewart, M A Thompson,
W A Warnock, J J Wyard.
B. w. Johnson, P. M.
Come !
Come ! ,
Come !
to the
to the
to the
Irish Duke
Irish Dnke
Irish Duke
Friday Night
Friday Night
Friday Night
September 20th -
September 20th
September 20th
Reserved seats 35 cents
Reserved seats 35 cents
Reserved seats 35 cents
Now on sale
Now on sale
Now on sale
At Gerhard's.
At Gerhard's. .
At Gerhard's. -
Wanted 1
A good . man to milk at a dairy and
do general farm work. .
M. S. Woodcock,
Farm for Sale.
R. B. Blodgett oners for sale his 570-
acre stock farm, one-half mile from Blod
gett, Oregon.
Try this Office for Job Work.
An Interesting Matter.
Mr.; Sloper is making fair
progress in staking the College
wen aeeper. ine well was 35
ieei aeep wnen ne Defian. and
was six or eight feet in diameter,
walled trorn top to Bottom. He
is boring a small one ia the cen
ter of the old one, and has ease
down now about 85 feet making
ine present aeptn 120 leer. Iu
decending the 85 feet lie has
only struck water once and then
ia small quantity. The wfiole
distance dug by him is through a
block of heavy clay, wholly iuv
pervio&3 to water except ?here
water was found ia the . earth
there being somewhat of sand.
The surface of our Willamette
Valley is generally supposed to
be what was oace the bottom of
a great lake, yet sneh extended
and dep clay formations mere
than ft hnndred feet below this
surfaee tends to upset this theory,
ror nor. oniy is tne clay found
but gravel strata are also met
with periodically ia the decent
of the well digger, showing con
clusively taat large watei courses
were at one time where the beds
of washed gravel now exist.
Mr. Sloper Intends to eontinae
to siak the well till one of these
anoident water courses is struck
that leads away tinder the Wil
lamette Valley and up to the
watershed reaching the saows'on
the mountains the melting of
which daring the summer and
autamn months will furnish water
that will descend under these va
rious stratas of, clay along the
old channels and thus fill the
deeo wells.
No doubt by going deep
enough in proper locations In
the valley we may at oar own
doot in the arched months of
August and September, bs per
mitted to take a draught of pure
water drawn indirectly from tie
summit of the Cascade Moun
tains. It is hoped that the college
may be successful in its efforts to
get good arid abundant water in
sinking this well.
While we are on the subiect of
wells we may state the report con
cerning a certain East Portland
well. .. -. 1
It is said to be a very deep well.
and has these two peculiarities,
that in the autumn when other
wells in the surrounding country
are dry it is full of cold water; and
in the winter when the other wells
are full to overflowing this well is
dry. If it is true, why is it?
A Threatening Nuisance.
A farmer from Linn county was in
Corvallis a few days ago and told a Ga
zette man that he had been fighting
gophers vigorously, for the past year with
gopher guns ; that he had kiiled hun
dreds of them, but vet has a laree
number on his premises, to his damage.
He says bts neighbors have legions of
them, but they are not trying to exter
minate these pests as he it. ;. The farmer
ays he is determined to wage war against
the gopher until it is driven one, or else
sell bis heme and move to another coun
try. ' " . :
Upon inquiry, we find that the Agri
cultural College authorities have had
fflea fighting this little animal, with
varying success, on the college campus
and farm for Many years. One of the
employees there bow spends many hours
per week setting guns, taking out car
casses and looking alter the business
generally, while other men and boys at
work for the institution take a hand in
the warfare as occasion may demand.
They have killed - so many upon these
grounds that the employees have become
quite skilled in the use of the gopher
gun and get one of the rodents at every
discharge of the weapon. They do not
try to keep account of the number killed,
except by calculating the number of
boxes of shells bought.
At oae time the authorities kept boys
on duty all day guarding the premises
with common shotgunB, though nothing
but the gopher gun is now used, the
euerilla nractice giving place to a civil
ized and regular state of siege, the ani
mal reproducing his species just ' about as
fast as the gun kills his neighbor in its
surrounding district.
It is said the station staff at the Agri
cultural College at Pullman,. Wash., in
stituted a series of experiments to kill
gophers by the inoculation of contagious
poison, but with what result we are not
informed. If such a plan of work is
practicable, it certainly would be much
more efficacious and more economical
than is the present desultory .method.
It is surprising the amount of damage
the gopher can do and the large sections
of fields that it can honey-comb. It is
said to be difficult to walk across some
of the fields owned by private parties in
the vicinity of the college, and that the
dirt of the gopher mounds interfere very
materially with the sickle of the mower
in cutting the crops raised on these
tracts of land. ; ,
We are glad that the gopher pest is
not crevalent in the Willamette Valley
and hope our farmer friends in the in
fested districts may find some inexpen
sive way to relieve-themselves from '.the
gopher nuisance.
o. A. c. items.
The Gazette
tour of tha college
man made
grounds, yes
terday, aad foaad many improve
ments in progress. The admin
istration building is remodeled in
some respects. The fruit dryer
is a new feature of the institu
tion. Tile new walks will help
give the campus the true lawn
appearance. Woodward's Gard-.
ens never had a prettier plaza
than the one at' the entrance of
the grounds at the college. - The
floral '0 A C" strikes the ere of
every newcomer, and these will
be many, during the coming
weeks. The dormitories will be
a surprise to the old students.
Painted aad remodeled, these
buildings will be the same as
new for the students who want
to make a home at the college.
For the first tiinfl in many years
the floors of Cauthorn Hall have
been newly painted, as well as
macaef the furniture. All the
matresses have been recently up
holstered and the spring beds
made anew. Several boya have
written that they will bring ear.
pets and pictures from home to
decorate their apartments. Mr.
and Mrs. Boeheringer are en the
ground to take charge of the
bailding and Mrs. Horaer is sa
Beryising tha iraorovements
about the kitchen and dinin
rooms. At the youag ladies'
hall all the hallways and rooms
are as neat And attractive as can
be found anywhere for the com
ing young ladies that bid fair to
make Oregon attractive.
Miss Mary Smita Philbrick,
ot Tilton, New Hampshire, has
been selected to take charge of
the newly-created department of
musis in the Oregon Agricultural
College. Miss Philbrick Is a
Southern belle, educated in Bos
ton, with prospects of being a
star in the musical firmament of
America some day. She has had
charge of the department of
music in Alfermarle College,
Virginia, daring' the last six
yeai s, where she aasv been em
inently successful as a teacher of
Voice, Pianoforte and Harmony.
She has beea ia demand as a
leader in chorus, ajid has also
been eminently successful ill en
tertainment work throughout the
State where she Was employed.
Miss , Philbrick will arrive to
day, and make her home at the
Young Ladies' Hall at the C1
lege.
Additional Local.
The Black Cat.
Big special 25 per cent off on
all summer goods at Kline's.
J. D. Mann & Co. have just re
ceived a line of new carpets: Some
beautiful designs.
Kline's new clothing for fall has
the self-retaining front, keeps your
coat in shape, and does not wrinkle
like the kind that is usually sold.
Our boys clothing department is
school that forms in boys the
habit of wearing good clothing.
We take pupils as young as three
years of age.. S. L. Kline.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothes
for dressy men, at S. L-' Kline's.
Strayed or Stolen.
From the Farmer'' Stable, Corvallis,
August 27', about noon, a black shepherd
dog; of medium size, rather longhair.
I think he had a little white in breast.
Will sit down, roll over, or' speak when
hungry. His name is "Dainty." I
will reward auyone, liberally, who will
bring inj the dog, or give information
leading to his recovery. Leave the dog
information concerning him with
Huston & Boguef or write to
OscabTom,
Angora, Or.
Horses for Sale.
Will sell or trade for grain, hay, cattle
or any kind of stock except horses . Call
on or address, '
J. II. Mattley. -Corvallis,
Or.
Foley's Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right.
A
Through an
consignment
Snap
ment, and ' intend
Clothing at
25
No damaged goods
to pay what
. ' i
We are Showing a Strong
Line of
Boys' Two-Piece Snits.
Boys' Three-Piece Knee
Suits.
Eoys' Yestt'c and Manly
-Suits.
Boys'. Kecffers.
Boys' Overcoats and Ul
sters. Youths' Suits.
Uoys' Waists and Blonses.
Our
Suits
Knees;
hav Re-enforced Seats"
Every Seam Taped.
GUARANTEED to stand unusual wear and strain.
GUARANTEED not to rip.
GUARANTEED to be tha best boys' clothing in town for the
price.
Boys' waists and Blouses 25 cents and
Boys' Suits $r 50 up.
S. L.
BENTON COUNTY LUMBER COMPANY
Manufacturers of all kinds of
Rough and Dressed Fir Lumber
IN CARLOAD LOTS
"YARDS AT i CORVALLIS'Vv-
Corner of 5th and Washington Streets.
For prices enquire at yards or address the company at. Corvallis
or Philomath, Oregon.
Job Printing
at this office
Corvallis' Most Popular Eating House
Pioneer Bakery
AND RESTAURANT.
Fresh bread daily. ' A complete stock of candies, fruits and
nuts kept canstantly on hand. Smokers supplies
a specialty.
H. W. HALL, Proprietor.
Wanted! ,
Parties to cut oak and ash wood from
now on, and during next fall and winter.
The work must be done neat and clean,
and wood cut even length, closely
trimmed and honestly corded. Apply to
M. S. Woodcock,
Corvallis, Oregon.
For Sale.
Four-room cottage and two lots, near
S. P. depet ' Inquire ol W. C. Corbett,
Corvallis, Or.
Wanted
. To trade, a pair of work horses in good
condition, for 300 bushels of oats, deliv
ered. Apply at my ranch, near Monroe.
- J. W. Walters,
for
You
error in
of Men's
billing, on
and Boys'
the part
Clothing,
Mrs. Jane Hopkins' Make
went astray, and to satisfy the claim for damages, the Southern Pacific
Eailroad Company authorized their local agent to sell the goods. We,
being the highest bidder, became the purchaser of the entire consign-
giving our many customers a chance to buy iaii
Per Cent Discount.
dust a clean, fair, square bargain. . We did not have
the goods are worth; neither
your size is gone. -:i ' " "
F. L. MILLER, Corvallis, Oregon.
Stti
mm
If
and
50 cents.
Kline.
I
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0
Dr. Maud B. Holt
03theopathic physician will be perma
nently located in Corvallis after Septem
ber 18. Will treat both chronic and
acute diseases without the use of knife or
drugs. Office first door south of Miss
Johnson's millinery store. Hours from
9 to 12 a. m. ; X to 5 p. m. '
J. E. FOWELLS
5rlOEpRF;E$.
Repairing promptly and neatly done.
First door west of the Gazette office.
Headquarters for beys school
suits made for the rough and tum
ble bey, pouble seat and knee. S.
L. Kline.
of the Eailroad
including many
Company, a
suits of tho.
will you. Call'early before