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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1902)
- 1 I THE COBMLiS OHETfE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1902. To cover the cost ol setting and dis tributing the type ia snch matters, a charge of fifty cents will be mide for each "Card of Thanks," and five cents per line for each set of 'Resolutions of Condolence" appearing in tbece columns. LOCAL NEWS. Ut your vetch seed At ZieroU'o. "Mrs. John Stewart, of Puyallup, Washington, Is visiting with her Jaugher Mrfl. Chas. Small, iu this city. Miss Aorta t)eumaa left Friday for Union, Oregon, where she has been elected as teacher of the 8th grade in the public schools of that city. Mr. Joseph Rector, Superintend ent of the electric light plant at AfcMinnville, passed through Cor vallis yesterday, on his way home from Newport. George Armstrong's brother-in-law arrived, Saturday, fiom New York City to make him a visit. It is eighteen years since they have seen eacH other. Dave Tom was out from Alsea last week marketing some of his produce. Among other things, be hrought out 17 buckets of honey that weighed 1 4 pounds each. The honey could not be excelled. W. O. Heckart completed his contract on the W. W. Calkins house at Eugene last week. He has the contract for building a school house 24x34 feet, at Peoria, and will most likely begin opera tions this week. Victor Spencer and hi9 uncle, Frank Spencer, went to Portland Sunday. While in that neighboi hood the latter will visit Oregon City to attend some business re garding a parcel ot land. They may return to Corvallis today. Today or tomorrow, J. Wrage will start to Southern Oregon with a party of fifteen or twenty persons who desire to secure timber claims. Mr. Wrage will locate them in Western Lake county. The party will be made up of residents from Corvallis, Philomath and Albany. Born, Thursday, Sept. 4, 1q02, in this city, to, the wife of Otto F. L. HerBe, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Hersecame fo Coi vallis last spring from West Point, Nebraska. They evidently hold this part of the world in bigb regard, for they named the child Corvallis David Otto Herse. Sheriff Burnett and R E. Gibson went, nut in the neighborhood of Marys Peak, Saturday, on a deer hunt. Their return depends some what on their luck, but they ex pected to arrive home yesterday During Mr. Burnett's absence his office was in charge of S. L. Hen derson. John Osboru arrived from Gold Hill, Southern Oregon, la3t Thurs day evemn&r. He only came tor a few dftvs' visit with friends in his old home. On his return to Gold Hill he will shortly proceed to Tolman Springs. Mr. Osburn is Innkincr well and says that his health is splendid. William Gellatly's little girl, whose eye was badly injured re cently, is reported to be getting along nicely. Dr. Gillis, of Salem, under whose care th child was placed, states that he has succeeded in ilrawine all of the bad blood from the eve and has confidence that the sight will be restored. The central office of the Corvallis telephone system now has a motor with which the operators make the rails thev Lave been using a cranK until -this week. This motor is electric Dower, generated by GO bat tery jars, and is a great saving of labor to the central girls. ine system has now more than 150 pat rons, with new phones being put into several houses, among these being at the residence of Mrs. Dan neman'and the Presbyterian Manse William Gellatly was in Corval lip, Friday, and while here stated that he would not be through thrashing before the Utter part of this week. Mr. Gellatly has had a good seas-oil's run for his machine. During last week he was threshing in Kings Valley and he says wheat over there is unusually good com pnred with crops of other localities. Clint Brown's wheat averaged 35 bushels per acre. The largest amount of grain threshed by Mr. Gllatly's machine in one day was 3,777 bushels. .James Robinson, of Wren, has a practical wav of handling perplex ing problems. Ever since we dis carded dresses it has been question able whether it paid to grease our shoes. It is reported by Mr. Rob- inson'e friends that he has reached a solution of this matter. Some time in tho remote past. 60 the story eoes. Mr. Robinson secured a uair of shoes and took pains to re peatedly apply great quantities of grease to the left shoe. He watched the outcome with great interest. The left shoe, 4he one so often greased, outlasted the right one just an hour. Considering the price of grease, Mr. Robinson e iys it dosen't pay to grease your shoes. We will take his word for it any First-class vetch seed Bee Zierolf. See Kline's . shoe . window for men's fine dress shoes. ' 'i " Mrs. hTV. Hall went to Port land, Sunday, for a peek's visit. Percy Clarke expects to leave this week for Portland in search of a situation. The H-unter property iu the southern portion of town is under going repairs. Chas. Blakeaiev ia putting new ills under tba loath sid of Taylor & HeUh'a meat roRfket. Photographer Philips and party returned, Sunday, ifbm their month's prospecting tour iti South ern Oregon. Homer Aldrich and family return. ed, Thursday, from Alberta, Can ada, where they have b9en visiting with Mr. Aldnch's father, soaie sixty miles northwest of Calgary. . Cal Thrasher is back from a tour of the hop fields of Polk and Ben ton oounties. He found all yaras absolutely free from lice. The yield is abundant and quality ex cellent. Mrs. Virginia Eapey arrived home, Saturday, from a visit of a couple of months in Washington. Her daughter, Miss Kate, stopped off at McMinnville to visit with rel atives for a few days. The play "The King of the Opium Ring," which met with such success in the .cities of this country a year or two agoy-will be given at the Opera House, this city, baturday nigur, sept. A fine cotswold buck arrived in Corvallis, Saturday. It was ship ped by J. B. Stump, of Monmouth, to Ed Davis, of near this city. The sheep was an unusually fine one for its age. It was a year 01a last ... . i t r r J spnug and it weignea 20a pouuus crated. Mrs. Ruth Clark left, yesterday, for Baker City, where she will visit with relatives and attend the wed ding of her son, Elmer, and Miss Privett, of that city, wmcn win occur September 17tb. Ed Clark leaves tomorow to be present at the wedding. A missionary tea and farewell reception to Mrs. Fuller win oe held this afternoon at the iresoy- terian parsonage, lnere will oe a ail 1 program of music and a talk by Miss Hatch, a returned missionary from Siam. Everybody most cor dially invited to attend. Mrs. Murrav and children, who went to Philadelphia, Pa., two years ago, to give the latter the advan tages of an education iri. that city, are expected home to Corvallis within the next thirty days. As Mrs. Murray expresses it. they are coming back to God' country to reside." Last week, Mack Hemphill lost a valuable diamond from its setting and although a diligent search was made for the sparkler, Mack could not locate it and had about despair ed of ever seeing it again. A day or so later it was found by one ot the .workmen in Ed Cummings' barber shop. Miss Armint Houck, who has been visiting for some time past with the family of her brother-in-law. Caspar Zierolf, went to Port land. Friday, to remain until Mon day. She is en route to her home in Attica, Ohio. Mr. Zierolf and Johnny Martin, and the latter's mother, Mrs. Tames Martin, weDt to Portland, yesterday, en route to Ohio. The party will join Miss Houck in Portland and they will proceed to Ohio together. Mr. Zie rolf will accompany Miss Houck to Attica for a visit of two or three months. Attica used to be his home, but it is more than 30 years since he was there. Mrs. Martin and son also go to Ohio to visit rel atives. Fred Oberer came up from Polk county, Saturday, to attend Borne business, and returned Sunday. Fred is interested in the Charter Oak Mill Co. and the mill is now located in a fine body of oak tim ber two or three miles from Airlie. The mill is capable of cutting about 5,000 feet of lumber per day and Mr. Oberer is at present employing eight men. He states that he has experienced considerable trouble to secure cars to couvey his lumber to market. Another trouble that Mr. Oberer was obliged to meet was the scarcity of men. At times things have looked dark for the future, but now everything is straighten ing out gloriously and Fred is quite well satishea with his prospects, Henry Bristow was in Corvallis last week with a quantity of Bart- lett Dears. Mr. Bristow is the manager of an orchard of nearly 200 acres, located a few miles west of Monroe. He says that the or-: chard will yield in the neighbor hood of 500 bushels of Bartlet pears this yar, but next season, every thing being favorable, there should be at least 2.000 bushels. A com paratively 8 id ail portion of the or chard is planted in pears, the bal ance of it being set in apples, cher lies and p.'unes. the prune crop of this orchard, while not being marly so heavy as last year, will be goo J and there will be as great a quantity of prunes as their large dryer can handle: The prunes in this orchard are unusually large and most of thsm will ,be 30 40s From Chicago. 1 Will E. Blake, who has attend ed the :: Northwestern University Dental School at Chicago for the past two years,- and ;who visited bis home near Wells during the past summer, writes us as fol lows irom Chicago under date of Sept 2nd: I arrived here'ail safe and well and have spent the past monto working in the dental school. The lecture course starts the first of next month and thea act ual work will begin. On my ar rival here I found the weather fine for Chicago. It has been very coot all summer and that is something seldom seen in Chica go at this season of the year. I was out yesterday and view ed the Labor" Day parade, it is claimed that 60,000 men were in the line of march. Men with the flag-striped canes were every where vending their wares with a silver harvest. Thus, in front o'f this picturesque setting of hu manity arose the red, white and blue wands, .stretching away down toward 16th street like tangled ribbons. So far as the eye could see from the speakers' stand this was the view. The young men tan talized the girls and sent their canes flying across the street.' The young wjomen dashed after them and laughed at the police men who cautioned them. The officers passed leisurely along the line and smiled at the taunts of the saucy ones who asked: "What union do you belong to?" A billy goat, bearing on his sides the inscription "Union Bil ly," was conducted by two of the unionists. "Billy," who was held in check by two stout ropes, did not appreciate the music or commotion.- Once he charged and succeeded in breaking the ranks, bat his sturdy conductors held on, and Billy was finally persuaded to take part in the pa rade in a peaceable manner. Following these drivers came the ice-men, yelling "Ice! Ice!" as they passed the speakers and their yellow canes against the pavement in great good humor. They wore blue jackets and ray hats, isenind them came the giant cigar laoei, reading: "This label is not on goods made by child labor." The commission drivers fol lowed and the coal teamsters came next with wagons filled blocks of coal. They warned the spectators to "Count Them All." Then followed the truck drivers, crying: "There Are 28,000 of Us; Be Sure You Count Them All?" These drivers were over half an hour passing a given ooint. twelve abreast. The bepinnin? of the end of this division, too, brought the most touching feature of the en tire pageant. In front of the long procession of carpenters and their trades-brothers, the ship carpen ters, marched a row of union men in the garb of miners to represent the strikers in the east ern coal fields. Their laces were blackened as with" the grime of underground toil ine-. their eves looked hollow behind the masks ot coai ausc. Each was eauipped with a small '. - . - 1 . miner's lantern which burned on the visor of his cap. They car ried picks. It was an appeal lor money 10 help the strikers. Behind tnem marched a square of men support- ing a nuge Danner sircitutu uai in the street. Everybody was in an orderly mood and good nature was on every hand. AH in all, it was a grand affair and was a sight not soon to be' forgotten. I am dome well in my worK and hope to get through the year with a good standing and secure my degree. I send best regarus to all my friends. Why He Came West. a. W. Smith, who came to Benton county trom iansab TT something less than a year ago and nnrrhased a home for him self appears well satisfied this nart of the elobe. He states that he went to Kansas in 1857 and remained there nntil.be came to Oregon. According to Mr. Smith. Kansas is a good ctto in crimp resDecis. Xici - . . TI.. lands are verv fertile, but crops nre uncertain on account 01 drouths. One year there may be a prooer supply of ram, ana men everytuing in me way.w .... '.1 ' . f .nnc 1C nrodnced in ffreat -aounaance. The following rear there may be a drouth and the grasshoppers are starved to death, while a year later the country may be visited by floods and crops drowned out. So it goes in "bleeding" Kansas. Nature and the elements are' either lav ish or miserly. On account of the uncertainty of conditioas in his old home Mr. Smith ; decided to ' come to Benton and lie does not regret it He states that this year has ieen one of the worst ever.known in Kansas, and many of his did neighbors are writing him for information regarding this coun try, and they desire to come here to locate. Mr, Smith thinks they will better their condition by such a move, but will advise that they come here on a ton of inspection, as it were and deter mine for themselves. He thinks later in the fall Will be the prop er, time for them to come. Be--yond doubt there will be many new faces seen in Benton county within the next few months. Some provision should be made for receiving them. . Benton's Timber. J. W. Hyde was in Corvallis last Wednesday to attend some business. Mr. Hydednring the past year or two, has been locat ing parties on timber claims throughout the section of country south of Marys Peak. - Perhaps in the entire county there is not a better posted man on vacant land in Benton county, timber ed or otherwise. While in conversation the oth er day, he stated that there was but little timber land left open or location. In fact there is scarcely any vacant land of any description left in the country. There is still a little unsurveyed land, perhaps a section or two, but a portion of this tract is oc cupied by squatters, and that which is not "squatted" upon is practically worthless. Speaking of the . timber, Mr. Hyde said that there were hun dreds of millions of feet of fine timber in the section where he has been locating people. This is awaiting the saw. Some day active operations will begin over there on a large scale. - The greater part of this timber is com paratively easy of access, but the greater part of it must be taken to the world's markets via Alsea bay. This brings attention to that little harbor. Oar informant was not positive regarding the exact depths of water that is to be found on the bar, but thinks that during high tide there will be some eight ax ten ieet. Even this would permit a fair lumber schooner to pass to sea with a fair-sized cargo of lumber. But Mr. Hyde holds to the opinion that in time to come the greater part of all this timber will pass into the hands of some large cor poration and they will be influen tial enough to prove the means of having some work done on. this bar. Then things will move apace in Alsea valley and we may all wish we were residents of the great seaport city that it is possible may spring into ex istence on the shores of this little bay. Just How it Happened. Monroe, Ore., Sept. 4, 19O2. Editor Corvallis Gazette: Dear Sir In your issue of Sept. 2ml, I saw an article descriptive of the acci dent to me. and bee the privilege of a few corrections.. When my son and I arrived at home, near six o'clock p. m. last Friday, com ing from the highway to the east, and driving up on the north side of the house, we found that E. W. Peck and wife had just arrived, they having driven from the highway on the west, and he not having as yet entered the house. Chatting with him a moment, I then passed through a gate and entered the kitchen and deposit ing a few articles, I turned and left the room, but my wife called and I turned with face to south and stood chatting to her. My son, while chatting with Rev. Peck, had come from the hack and lean ed his Winchester shotgun, with maga- eine full of shells, loaded with No. 5 nhot. asrainst the lawn fence, then re turned to the hack. Kev. Peck, standing directly behind a very dense and high bunch of rosebriers from me so that he couldn't.have seen me had he looked for me, picked ud the gun to see how it worked, and holding the gun down in-his hands in front of him, pressed the lever to and fro. But alas ! the lock, for unknown reasons failed to hold, and the iron was discharged. At this instant my son turned and saw Kev Peck holding the gun down in front of him. . The load passing through the lawn fence, entered the jungle of rosebriers three feet and nine inches from the ground, and striking so many Hn.bs and leaves as to break its velocity and scatter the shot, proceeded to where I stood and about ferty-eight shot entered my left leg some entering above and some below the knee joint, and two entered the right leg. Seven of these shot hav ing passed almost through the leg were removed from the front. This is not the first time the gua has gone off without the use of the trigger, and I believe the fault to be with the It was simply aajtccident. Wilbvb Stabr. The Gazette got the faets in the arti cle to which Mr. Stair refers from a rela tive ot that gentleman, and,, while our article was not so detailed as the above account, the essential facts were given about the same. . , Additional Local. " Calling card 8 for the ladies at th Gazette office, Oil meal for dale Rt Graham & Wells. Splendid feed for dairy stocki . Df. Cathey's wife and family re' turned, yesterday, from Southern Oregon. -. . Mis Katherine Oliver, who cap tivated Corvallisites with her read ings from "The Little Minister," a couple of years ago, was married last week in Monmouth, III., to Dr. McCoy, of Columbus, Ohio. , Geo. W. Smith returned yester day from a three-weeks visit with friends in Southern J ackson county. Mr. Smith brought , back with him 6ome excellent specimens of copper and gold ore. He ' says that coun try is on the eve of a great mining boom. . . v Those who desire students to board or who have rooms to let should notify the Registrar of the College in writing, giving terms, location, and further particulars, so that the young people, upon their arrival may be supplied with this information. - . September the loth, I6th and 17th on tese dates Cr. Lowe is to be in Corvallis. If you contem plate having him fit glasses to your eyes, endeavor to see him aH soon after his arival as possible as he is always a very busy man the last day he is here. After a visit of six weeks, with relatives in this city, Brady Burnett left, Sunday, for Washington; D. C, to resume his duties in the per manent census bureau. His health is much improved, aud he hopes to be able to withstand the rigorous climate of the capital city. Miss Odessa Jacobs, formerly of this city, and W. H. Hilliard, of Portland, were, married before Her Majesty, Queen Maybelle, at the Elks' Carnival in Portland, Wed nesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard will make their home at 689 Tjlinton street, Portland. Adams Bros, have been awarded the contract for the pretty colonial cottage to be erected for Neal New house on the corner of 6th and Jef ferson streets. The, building will be a two story cottage, 23x32 feet on the ground floor, and is to be completed by December 1st. It will be an ornament to -the resi dence pdrtion of the city. J. T. Montague, the former "Note and Comment" man of the Orego nian, writing to that paper from New York City, contributes this item of local interest: Maud Hoff man, a Corvallis girl, who has made a really great success, will come over irom Hineiauu ueiore n tl 1 J 1 e lone to play a part in Mansfield s revival of "Julius Caesar,", which, with the comins visit of Mrs. Pat rick Camnbell.is to be one of the big events of the season. Some fine specimens of Yellow Dent corn were left at this office last week bv N. E. Newton. The stalks are twelve feet in height and and the leaves are large and healthy Four and one-half acres of this corn was Dlanted the 10th of last June bv Frank Wright for Mr Newtofl. and it will yield about 15 tons of ensilage to the acre. Mr. Newton began the erection of a 50 ton silo this week. He visited the O A C experiment station and in FDected the silos on the college farm, taking one of them as a model Professor Lake is home from two-weeks' botanizing trip in the Cascade mountains. There is ru mor of an exciting experience dur ing the trip, in which the professor was an active participant, out tne details of the adventure are difficult of ascertainment. This much ki.own. however. Professor Lake and narty were lost in the moun tains for a coudIo of days. Part of this time a snow storm raged Their guide became bewildered and the party had to mace ineir way out as best they could. "Theltna," Marie Corelli novel and great tale, comes to 1 the Opera House, Corvallis, Sep. 18th, in the shape ot one ot tne most successful dramas of the day. Both public 4 and press praise it as an tmriyallsd produc tion which should be an absolute guarantee of its merit and an in dication of the splendid treat in store for our theatre-goers. For scenic effects and magnihgence of its stage settings, "Thelma" under the management of Aiden Benedict has seldom been equal ed in this city. A good cast is required to produce it, and Mr. Benedict claims this to be the best ever under his management Strayed, One bav mare, weight i.OOD pounds, branded with cn3s on shoulder. . Finder will olease return property to Abbott's Feed Barn, at Corvallis, and receive re ward. gun. Ideal Co lias 1st. Outer sole of best oak leather. 2d. Wool felt and rubber cushion; gives easy tread, repels dampness, and pre vents squaking. Ralston Shoes never squeak in the soles. 3d. Half sole of best oak leather. 4th. Full heet cork sole. The virtues of a cork sole are too well known to need enlargeme nt here. It adds another cushion and keep both dampness and cold out. 5th. Best oak leather inner sole, tteated on the under side by a waterproofing treatment, which, when applied to it and the welt, renders this shoe the nearest water proof of any leather shoe on the market, bat does not draw the foot, as does a rubber overshoe. It likewise overcomes the obvious defectf of ventilated shoes, Doesn't it appeal to you? - ' " S. L. KLINE, Sole Agent tor Corvallis. See us for your shoes; we have a large stock this season. Home-Seekers: If you 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 relia1leinformation youwish also showing you over the country. TT T?TTV ATVmT1?T? Real Estate, Loan lHiiKl AMoJjJlilC, and Insurance. Philomath, Benton County, Oregon PARK AND WASHINGTON, PORTLAND, OREGON The school where thorough work is done; where the reason Js always given; where confidence is taught exactly as books are kept in business; where shorthand is made easy ; where penmanship is at its best ; where hundreds of bookkeepers and stenographers have been educated for success in life; where thousands more will be. A. P. ARMSTRONG. TH Pioneer Ice Cream pari' Fresh bread daily. A complete stock ot candies, fruits and nuts kept canstantly on hand. 'Smokers supplies a specialty. H. W HA Lb Proprietor. J. B. MKEE'S BUSINESS COLLEGE and School of Correspondence Is now in its 23rd year. Every teacher is expert in special course. Our special courses cover the entire range of business operations. COST OF COURSES: Complete Business Course, time unlimited - $25 00 Complete Shorthand Course, six months w Complete Civil Service Course, six months - ? Complete English Course, six months f J Select Studies, six months Vsi These courees are especially designed for those who cannot spare the time nor means to co away from home to college, and for those who have been deprived 01 a common school education. Great care is given each individual student , Tnis is surelv a great opportunity for thousands. State which course you want and write for particulars. J. B. McKEE, Principal, Auerback Bldg, Salt Lake City. street, just north of the Congrega tional church. Dr. Pernot is the attending physician. The place is properly quarantined and there is little fear of the spread of the di sease. The Waltons came to Cor vallis recently from their horue just west of Albany, and Mr. Walton . 1 11 . nas been employed on me sewer work in this city. Notice of Final Settlement. MnMfA is herebv given that the under Rismed administrator of the estate 01 Deborah Hughes, deceased, has filed in t.h f nnntv court ot ttenton couniy, oiaie tninintmtnr of said estate, and that Sat nf Otppoii. his bnal account as sucu au- nrHav t.h Ilth dav of October. Iq02, at the hour of q o'clock a. m. of - said day, haa heAn fixed bv said court as tne wmo for hearing of obiections to said account and the settlement tnereot. -- Administrator of the estate of Deborah S. II. HUGHES. Hughes, deceased. A larre ouantitv'of first-Class vetch seed for sale, at Zierolt's: Foley's Honey and Tar strut flOfl Dampness Excluded. Cold Insulated. Kveiy pair of winter weight Ralston Health Shoes Vatef proof soles' $4.00 $4.00 is developed; where bookkeeping Open all the year. Catalogue free. LL. B.. PRINCIPAL For Rent Eleven-room house, with barn, cn Fifth St. Mrs. Agnes Thompson. Notice. Notice is herebv eiven that the under signed has been appointed administrator of tne estate ot unariesiierron, ueuawwi and that any person having claims against said estate will present them to the administrator at bis omen m va vm li8, Oregon, with proper vouchers, within six months from this date. Corvallis, Or., September 5, 19 W. E. YateS, Administrator. Goats for Sale. Four head of billies, 10 head of ewes, not to exceed six years old. Ewes, $5 per head ; billies, $8 to $10. Two backs registered with the American Angora GofttfBreeders Association. Both prize winners at the state fair. Registered backs not for sale, bat above goats are bred from them. Address, Geo. W Owen, Wren, Or. Bakery day.