THE D0RVALL1S
GAZETTE,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 19G2.
To cover the coat of setting and dis
tributing the typo in snch matters, a
charge of fifty cents trill be nude for
each "Card of Thanks," and five cent?
per line for each set of "Resolutions of
Condolence" appearing in thece columns.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. J. O. Wilson is at the coast,
designs,
. Wall paper new
Barnbart's.
at
Good Bye Prices on all Summer
Goods. Nolan & Callahan
Cob Henkle and bis niece, Miss
Bertha Henkle, returned Monday
from a few days at the coast.
It was the intention of the ladies
of the Catholic church of this city
to give an ice cream social last eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. George Irvine re
turned home from the coast, Tues
day, after an outing of two or three
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Thrasher and
family arrived home from Newport,
Tuesday, after a vacation of about
three weeks.
Dr. Farra has started the foun
dation for his new residence near
the Christian church. It is to be
of stone and Ed Felton has charge
of the work.
Services in the Episcopal church
next Sunday as- followF: Sunday
School at 10 a. to,; morning prayer
and sermon at 11 a. iu.
C. MacLean, Ph. D, Rector.
J. Wrage, who has been in Port
land since Tuesday, was expected
to arrive home yesteiday. H is
interested in locating people on
timber claims in Southern Oregon.
Dr. Alkire and wife, of Mary ville,
Missouri, arrived in Corvalus last
Monday for a brief visit. They de
parted the following day. Mrs
Alkire was formerly Mrs. Will
Feebler, of this city,
Rev. Mark Noble and wife, and
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sanders, went
to the coast, Tuesday, to spend a
few weeks. Their many friends in
this city fear that they will be a
boisterous crowd.
Adams brothers have secured the
contract to erect a fine residence for
Mrs. Florence R)8endorf, who in
tends building at once in Avery's
addition. The building is to be
quite artistic in design and finished
in fine style.
Miss Emma Crawford, manage;
of the North Pacific Telephone Co.,
left for Salem yesterday for a few
days visit and recreation. 'This ia
-the first time she has been off duty
for two and a half years. We wish
her a pleasant ouling.
As a result of the action taken
by the council last Monday evening
many people have been notified
that they must clean up about their
residences and places of business.
Our "city fathers" are to be com mended
for every step they take in
this direction.
A party consisting of John Kiger,
of this city, and Stoney Wells and
Charley Crosno, of Toledo, departed
for the Siuslaw country a day or
two ago. They are said to posess
timber claims over in that country,
but it is reported that they went
prepared to hunt bear.
Tho 15 year-old son of Mr.
J. S. Glovier, while engaged at the
tH6k of shingling a barn, fell from
the roof, a distance of 12 or 15 feet,
and broke one of his arms just
above the wrist. The parents
brought Mm to towu and Dr. Cath
ey reduced the fracturo and the
boy is getting along as nicely as
could be expected..'
The various churches of Albany
recently united ia an effort to give
the children of their Sunday
Schools an excursion. The result
was that a train, coueisting of four
well-filled coaches, passed through
this city early Wednesday morn
ing en route to the coast. The
joungsters undoubtedly had an
uting that they will never forget
While watching a steam wood
saw at work at his home. Wednesday
morning, Dr. N. B. Avery came
near being the victim of a most
painful and serious accident. The
saw struck a knot and threw a
piece of wood at the head of "Doc"
with lightning force and rapidity.
I Id had not tine to dodge and the
piece struck him in the left eye.
Luckily its shape and eiz9 kept it
from entering the eye, although it
1-ft the organ of sight pretty weak
for a day or two. It was a narrow
efcape.
It is thought that the following
dispatch from Monmouth relates to
Mrs. J. W. Walker, who at one
time lived on the Bane place a
couple ot miles west of this city,
and who moved to the vicinity of
Monmouth a year or two ago: Mrs.
Maggie Walker, wife of John W.
Walker, of this plave, was commit
ted to the state insai.e asylum last
week. The examination was con
ducted in Salem by Dr. J. N. Smith
before Justice E. D. Morgan, acting
County Judge in the place of Judge
Scott, of Marion county. Mrs.
Walker's condition was brought
about by the sudden loss of a little
daughter, and her grief has been
so constant since that event as to
derange her mind. Her affliction
is supposed to ba temporary. ,
Miss Abbie Grosbong is enjoying
a two-weeks' vacation ic Kings Valley-
,
Mrs. U. G. Berry, of Eugene, is
visiting relatives in this city this
week. .
George Houck, the well-known
goat raiser, of Eugene, visited Gor
vallis on business during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kerr and
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Paul left,
Tuesday, for an outing of a couple
of weeks in the Alsea country.
Ed Andrews went to Eugene'dur
ine the fore part of the week for a
visit with friends. His wife has
been in Eugeue for some time visit
ing relatives and friends.
Miss Ethel Price, of Kings Val
ley, paid Corvallis a flying visit
last Monday morninar. She re
turned home in the afternoon, ac
companied by her f ister, .Mrs. L.
W. Oren.
" Mis. B. A. Cathey and children
w-int to Rosebug daring the first
ot the week for a visit of about two
weeks', duration.
Jack Bilyeu came over from
Scio daring the week for the ex
press purpose : ot having Dilley
"The Fixer,!', repair a gun for
him. - , -
George B. Keady and Otto F. L.
Herse intend to leave today for Al
sea, where they have a contract to
catch all the fish in the . waters of
that section.
Mark Peery and family, and
Mr. Brock, of Scio, passed
through Corvallis, Wednesday,
en route to the Yachats country
ior an outing of some length.
Lt. W. Oreu, who left Corvallis
about a month ago for Portland to
accept a civil service position, is
now on the run between Portland
and Albany in the capacity of rail
way mail clerk. ,
William Rae will move his
Sheriff Receives an Order. ';
Mrs. Danneman and daughter,
Miss Marv, accompanied by Har
ftlrl Wnndrwlr lfft. Tupsdav. for
Clem, Eastern Oregon. How long sho &hop a couple of doors north
the former will remain is not about the first of September. He
known, but Harold contemplates a will move into -a portion of the
visit of two or three weeks duration.
L.. S. Stovall, whose home- is near
Philomath, arrived home last TueS'
day, after an absence of. eight or
nine months. During this time he
visited his o!d home in Texas. He
has traveled quite extensively
through California, Arizona" and
Texas and has been engaged at
lecturing.
Homer Aldrich and family left,
Wednesday, for Alberta, Dominion
of Canada. Mr. Aldrich recently
received' a letter informing him
building now. occupied by Jacob
Blumberg.
Prof. Helen V. Crawford is ex
pected to arive today or tomor
row from Tallman, Linn county,
with her household effects. She
intends to begin housekeeping
in her new residence at once.
v Petition of the. Coast Land &
Live Stock Company for a com
promise in the :mattef of taxes
has been pretty freely, discussed
lately in the columns of the GA
ZETTE. . The; court has made an
order that the tax rolls for the
years from 1895 to iqo inclu
sive, be turned over to the sheriff
and he be ordered to --proceed to
sell the lands. -
In the pasthere seems to have
been .some confusion - regarding
the cognomen f Mr. Masten, re
ceiver, an I he appears on the
rolls as "Arthur H. Masten"
and "Arthur S. Masten.'' It is
thought that the former . is the
proper name 01 tnis person.
Here is the order of the court:
"It appearing to the court that
the lands now . belonging to the
Coast Land & Live Stock Com
pany were assessed for the yearsj
1895, 1896,. and 1097 in the
name of George S. Coe, trustee,
and for the years 1898, 1899 and
1900 were assessed in' the. name
of Arthur H. Masten, receiver,
and said taxes have not been
paid in full for said years, but
are now delinquent as shown by
the assessment roll of Benton
county for said years, it is order
ed that the clerk of .this court
turn said delinquent taxes over
The ladies' Missionerv Societv of shentt ot said county with
the Presbyterian church, met ves- a . warrant Attached thereto for
terdav at the home of Mrs. J. W. the collection oF said taxes as
Crawford."- The attendance was provided by law,"
good, and after an interesting meet- In i8q;, 20,436 acres of land
Mr. King would call and get
them. I All of which was &oile
A short time ago' the eggs hatch
ed out ?and four of the ; young
chicks are as "black as the ace
of spades." Mr. King suspects
Gene, and the latter in turn
would swear that Ed ' ,GreP'
fobbed". . him. Mr. GrefFoz;
like our friend Mr. Simpson,1 is
quite a chicken fancier and raises
a breed of fowl called the "black
devils," or some other approprii
ate name, and if he didn't "job"
oimpson wncn ne nad :sucq
splendid opportunity, the latter
will always think he should have
done so. Both of our-chicken
raisingl'friends are great "josh
ers." But .what is Mr. King to
do? He has four little 'darkies
in his brood that are a disgrace
to the flock.
n ew j) an
4
tyles
" OF f
Gordon Hats
"Swinging in the Lane."
mat nis ratner was quite seriously mg, wnicn wa? prontaDie to an, iQ this county were assessed to
ill with diabetes and he determined Mrs. Crawford served light refresh -1 r.,, e rv frefaa- T Tn
1 . J 1 J 3 i- 1.1
ILiicbc litnus were . asscsscu. iw iuc
same Dartv. In this vear a good
.1 l .1 . . i I r J- -
engagea aunng me past two days part of this tract of land was sold
in leveling down the extra dirt in to M M Davis and the taxes for
me Alleys, leit over in the Bewer
fills, so that wood and hay can now
to make the trip to Alberta to see
lim. They will be absent a month
or six weeks. -
The Gazette acknowledges the
receipt of a fine 16-inch .trout last
Tuesday, from Brady Burnett, who
has been rusticating with the John- be delivered. A good job, much
son-Rennie-Callahan party, who needed, and greatly appreciated by
ire camped on Beaver creek, near all those butting on the said alleys.
beai Kocks. When vou cannot
catch fish yourself it is a capital
thingjo have friends who can.
Albert Frisk returned to his
home in Lyons, -Neb., last week.
He has been employed at carpenter
Mrs. J. H; Harris and children
arrived home, Wednesday, from an
outing of two or three weeks dura
tion in Kings Valley. Mr. Harris
is still in California for the benefit
of his health. He and bid brother
this year were paid ,in this man
ner. in 1097 the lands were as
sessed to George S. Coe. The
following year, 1898, ' they were
assessed to Arthur H. Masten,
receiver. In 1899, 20,200 acres
were assessed to Arthur S. Mas
ten, receiver. In the following
"year the same number of acres
were again assessed to Arthur S.
work here during the summer, and are at present located in Buck Val- J Masten. In 1 901, this land was
made a pretty hand, tie went to
his old home for the express pur
pose or running a tnreshing ma
chine engine during the present
harvest. He expects to return to
Corvallis.
uon. .dinger Herman, accompa
nied by his wife, passed through
Albany during the first of the week
en route to his home in Koseburg.
Mr. Herman is commissioner of the
ley, about 75 miles
ville.
east of Marys-
The party consisting of Dr. Les
ter, Sheriff Burnett, Robt. Johnson
and Thos. Whitehorn arrived home,
assessed to the Coast Land &
Live Stock Co.
It is understood that, with the
exception of the year 1896, no
taxes have been paid on these
Tuesday noon, from a two-weeks lands from i8ot; uo to the present
outing at tselknap bprings. They time,
had a capital time beyond a doubt.
Ihey caught ail of the fish they
could eat, but lound hunting rather
tame SDort. Deer seems to h
general land otrice at Washington, scarce in eyery part of the country
u. anu is going 10 spend nis va- this year, and only one has been
cation among relatives and friends, killed at Belknap this season.
He will start back to Washington -
durinar the fore cart of next month. Last Tuesday, Sheriff Burnett
- . I - ' I --v hUfct. V-'UX.AAA.A k4X UVkV Hill
"Flora," the old pet mare that ' m!!i2!!llS 'n have considerable of a task to get
has been used for nearly everything n. vriL -n,. the matter straightened out.
on the college farm passed to the yorce ha8 ben comxneDCed hy j. L
errant. rvArn1 act MAnHoir Ma i J
Bv- "f" "iu.jr. u T-rnrn.te in tho niron it rnnrt. nf Orp.
o - - -
gon for Lane county, and Mrs.
Ho.'cate is cited to an near before
said court on Mondav, Sep. 3rd. Iu the last issue of the Ga
J. L. Holgate petitions for legal ZETTE, among the court notes,
separation from Clara Holgate and appeared an item showing: that
for the custody of the minor child- the county judge had been au
ren.
death is supposed to be the lesult
of violent attacks of colic. Her
market, value was not great, but
she was tractable and could be used
for any purpose, consequently her
demise has occasioned some regret.
The wedding of Miss Maud
Houck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jessie Houck, of Gold Hill, and
John M. Hays, of Jackson county,
Sheriff Burnett will proceed at
once m the uswal manner to
serve notices, etc., ana advertise
the sale of said lands for delin
quent taxes. There is thought
to be errors in the descriptions of
some parcels of this tract of land
and that Sheriff Burnett will
Windmill or Fountain?
U. B. Vogle sends the follow
ing communication on the earth
quakes which recently occurred
in the section in which he lives
and takes occasion to moralize a
trifle:
I have often been told that
cities have . been destroyed be-
cause tne people nave oeen so
wicked. If Pompeii had been
100 miles from the burning vol
cano it would have been in ex
istence today; but the people1
built Pompeii in the wrong place,
St. Pierre, on the island, was as
religious a city as there is in any
country. It was also destroyed
oecause tne people duiu it 111 a
dangerous place.
. Los Alamos, one of the most
saintly villages on the coast, with
the finest people in all the land,
descendants of the Quakers and
Shakers, had their village de
stroyed, not because they were
wicked, but because they built
their town in a "shaky" place,
while San Pedro still stands.
Ten miles from Lompoc (where
Mr. Vogle lives), is the little
town of Santa Rita all the.
chimneys were shaken from the
roofs. There has been explo
sions there, mostly on the pin
nacles of the mountains, which
has scattered the dust for miles !
over uncut crops.
There is a great deal of immi
gration just after a quake. From
this eminence I felt as though
nrfrf "snnnoinor in thf lin "
A garden of flowers that I ad
mired a lew weeks . ago is now
blighted . and covered with dust,
and looks like a withered boquet.
GORDON Hat (soft orstiff) bv anv
other namo- would be as good."
True. But
Nine-tenths, of the
satisfaction of having a
good thing comes , of
knowing that it's good.
The tenth tenth is
the ability to get an
other like it.
So look for the
GORDON trade mark.
The most stylish and
durable $3.00 hat
- ever made-:
Back of every HAT stands
our -guarantee.
Back of THAT is our repu
tation for more than
fair dealing.
Our New Line
of Men's Fine Shoes is the best that
money can buy. It consists of the three
best ahoe makers in the United States:
The A. ENettleton $5 and $6 shoes.
The Ralston Health Shoes, all styles $4.
The Lilly Brackett Shoes, $2:50, $3.00
and $3.50. ...
S, L, KLINE, Corvallis, Oregon.
Home-Seekers:
Ifcyou are looking for some real good bargains in Stock, Grain.
Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for my special list or come and see me.
I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you.wish
also showing you over the country. -
HENRY AMBLER, 2ESl"
Philomath, Benton Coutyf Oregon
and ODDS
and ENDS
SALE!
Additional Local.
A copy of the fourteenth an
nual report of the Oregon Agri-!
was solemnized at the residence of cultural College and Experiment
the bride's grandmother, Mrs. De- Station has reached our desk
lilah Houck, near this city, Tues- It is quite an extensive report of
day afternoon, Key. l'. A. Moses the various departments of that
officiating. It is reported that the institution and is replete with
young couple will make their home information on the various sub
thorized to find out the cost of a
windmill and the construction of
a tower for the same, to be erect'
ed on the court house grounds,
Since then tbere has been some
discussion' of the matter and
there are those who are not wild
ly enthusiastic about the scheme
It has been figured out that it
in Seattle Wash., where the groom herts: Tt w jSSUed from the costs just 113 per year for water
hows a government position. rmiwnffi,,ad Wc tfc i. and the idea is to save this item
A nnmW of fWvalHa rwnlo nnfitnfrUnraP 71 TZooAv nrinr. f expense. The matter of Sa V-
in receipt of invitations to the wed- er. and like all of his work, is ln2 money is the only argument
ding of Miss Edith Thompson, first-class in every particular. advanced by the few who ate in
tormeriy ot this city, and Uhester iavor 01 putting a windmill on
Roake, whieh is to occur at Lot Our sidewalks in certain portions the court house grounds. On the
Angeles, Calif., tomorrow. The of the city are certainly a disgrace, other hand, the notion nf erect
miner 01 me onae-io-ne, ur. Hi. i i to eay uuiuiug ui iuo angei m jno- a "squegty" mill it is ar
Thompson, nov pastor of the Pres- them. If something is not done in j. ' ' .
hvltnan rhnroh ot InHMumAnxa 1 thin mftttpr. It lfl (Inlff s nnfiHIJOn fit J c
will be present at the ceremony, time when somebody is going to be r'""";
Minn Thnmtisnn crravr in nrnmnn. i most seriouslv iniured. Then there varP 11
hood in this city, and has many may be an expensive law suit to re- are more against the proposition
friends and well wishers in this cord for somebody. Last Monday, than for it.
while walking along the street in "The grounds are a source of
the southern part of town, Mrs. E. pride to townsmen and country-
H. Taylor stepped on a loose plank, men alike, and if thev are to he
one end or which new up m such a pnnSMr(Vi :n the Urhr nf
. . ne. .a . ... i-i HA n 1 '
uiauucr as i uiu anu kivd ua
bad fall. One of her ankles was so
badly sprained that for a period it
was feared that her leg was broken.
of things
It is believed
about the
that there
community.
It seems that there is to be a
horse race on the Kiger track, south
of Corvallis a mile or two, next
Sunday, August 17th. One of the
horses is the horse that Gene Tor
tora sold to E. R. Case of Albany.
and wnicn ngured so conspicuously ghe Las not been able to get around
iu uio lauca wiiu ma jOok. mare. e
Speakins of the event, the Albany
Herald says: E. R. Case of this Wednesdav evening, Dr. Kow-
city, and Wiley N. Work, of Cor- ley and a friend concluded that
val lis, have matched their horses thev would drive down to Sui
tor a purse of S2UO. Tne race will phUr Springs. Doc greased his
be run August l it h on the Corval- u,,a(rv ;n 00d chane. but must
0 i.
have been pondering about tb.6
Coh Hentio a K.nfcr f T.eo most approved plan lor sawing
Henkle of this city, started vester- a ftllow's leg off, for he neglect-
day, for his home In Lake View, ed to screw the burr onto the
Southern Oregon. This was his last wheel that he greased. The
first visit 13 his old home in thirty result was that Doc and his
years and he noted many changes, friend did not drive a great dis-
Hewent home via Portland and tance ere tbe wheel ran 0ff and
teuuieiou anu pn m.s route IS I .1 it :hj t i
oblised to stase 100 miles nf th
,i;stn. Had h tri fm story goes, luckily no one, was
AoLl.nH hA nnnu k.va ucn hurt or any damage done. Uur
to Uke the staee for 175 miles doctor walked back and found
When asked if it would be thirtv the missing burr sticking to his
years before he azain returned to buggy wrench in tbe barn
this city, he laughed and said he Hav Doc tell you about it.
would not dare to put bis visit on
for so long a time or he would never
return. Uet y oar Job Work done here
proposition i t
might be well to fell the trees
that constitute the grove and
plant the square in peanuts,"
said a gentleman a day or two
ago. Another gentleman said
he "would like to know whose
idea it was, anyway," and sug
gested that a beautiful fountain
one that would throw a, spray
of illuminated water be placed
on the grounds. The court will
determine the matter at its next
regular session.
Calling cards for the ladies at
the Gazette office.
Buy your harvesting outfits at
Nolan & Callahan's complete line
Just arrived new designs of
wall paper,; at Barnhart's. See
them.
Oil meal for sale at Graham &
Wells. Splendid feed for" dairy
stock.
Something for the ladies at the
Gazette office. A fine line of call
ing cards. Come in and have eome
printed while you wait.
To trade, a
quire of J. K,
pital.
Wanted!
bicycle for
Berry, at the
wood. In
Bicycle Hos-
For Reat
JMeven room house, with barn, cn
Fifth St. Mas. Agnes Thompson.
Ladies and Children
Who wish to pick hops this season,
can secure employment of this kind by
calling on It. L. Taylos.
Timber Lauds.
I have reliable informatren of some
good vacant surveyed oak, cedar, pine
and fir timber claims in Southern Ore
gon. Satistaction guaranteed, uau on
or address, C. G. Kawlings,
Albany, Oregon.
To the Piblic.
A
QUANTITY OF REMNANTS have accumulated dur
ing our Mid-Summer Sale. There are Remnants of
Silks, Satins, Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, White
Goods, Ginghams, Prints, Muslins, Towelings, Table
Linens, Tickings, Shirtings, Wash Dress Goods, ' Outing
Flannels, Scrims. Curtain Nets, Wool Dress Goods, Etc.
ALL AT LESS THAN COST
OF MANUFACTURE
BIG
Misses' and
BARGAINS this
month in Odd Lots of Ladies',
Children's Shoes, Shirt Waists, Straw Hats, Wrap
pers. Men's and Boys' Odd Pants. Men's Linen Dusters and
Crash Suits.
A Lot of Ladies' Belts at 15c; some worth 50c.
A Lot of Men's Fine Shoes at $2.50; some worth $5.00.
A Lot of Men's and Boys' Odd Suits at $3.90; some worth
$10.00.
A Lot of Men's Shirts at 50c; some worth $1.00.
ALL OUR LADIES' CORSETS
AT COST
to close, in order to make room for the Celebrated ROYAIv WOR
CESTER LINE for which we are agents.
OUR LADIES FINE SHOES HAVE ARRIVED,
Who Did the "Job?"
Ed GrefFoz is an object of sus
picion in the estimation 01 one
Eugene Simpson. Something
like two months ago-Mr. King,
who lives south of Corvallis
about a miler left an order with
Mr. Simpson for a couple of set
tings ot thoroughbred Buff Leg
horn eggs. Mr.- Simpson was
instructed to leave the eggs at
Mr. Greffoz's jewelry store and
I have disposed of my jewelry business
in this city to Mr. E. W. Pratt, who
comes to Corvallis highly recommended
as a watch maker and optician. "While
thanking the people of this community
for the liberal patromage they have al
ways accorded me, I wish to solicit a
continuance of the same generous'treat
ment for Mr. Pratt. Very truly,
W. A. Sandebs.
Wanted
To rent a farm consisting of aboat 40
or 50 acres plow land, iO to 15 acres of
hay and same of pastnre. I will be ia
Corvallis about August 14th to 18th to
look over the country and engage a
place for the next year. Will buy the
following season if suited with the coun
try. Leave word at Gazette office. .
E. L. Wboten,
' Sandwich, Illinois. .
Foley's Honey and Tar
1 forcbiIdrea,safe,sure. No opiates.
FEELS PERFECTLY SECURE
in the knowledge that Barnhart's paints
, will retain their color and preservative
qualities. Not affected by sun, rain,
wind or weather. Without an equal for
the purposes intended. Very cheap,
too. Most economical of mixed paints.
The best in all respects. Never fails to
give satistaction.
C. A. Barn hart
Opposite P. O. Corvallif, Or.
J. B. MHEE'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
and School of Correspondence
Is now in its 23rd year. Eyery teacher is espert in special course. Our special
courses cover the entire range of business operations.
' COST OF COURSES:
Complete Business Course, time unlimited .. 23 00
Complete Shorthand Course, six months '. 15 00
Complete Civil Service Course, six months '. "15 00
Complete English Course, six months 15 00
Select Studies, six months - 15 00
These courees are especially designed for those who cannot spare tbe time nor
means to go away from home to college, and for those who haye been deprived of a
common school education. Great care is givea eacli individual student, Thi is
surely a great opportunity for thousands. State which course you want and write
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