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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1903)
i THE CORVALUS GAZETTE; LOCAL AND PERSONAL Roy Raber moved his fainilv to Glenb Ferry the last of the week. Rev. H. A. Deck enteitained his Sunday School class at the parson age r nday evening. Warren B. Hartley went to Eugene yesterday and expects to be gone a couple of weeks. Lewis Hartley left Wednesday for an Eastern trip, tie will re turn about the first of the year. Miss Agnes WiJson nas resigned her place in the telephone office an accepted a position in Homing's grocery store. Work has commenced on the reeidence of W C. Shriber "which is being built on the property he recently purchased west of town Rev. A. A. Winter, of Dallas passed through Corvallis yester day on his way home from Alsea, where he held services on Sunday. ' The ladies' of the Congregational church are preparing a bazaar to be held on December loth. Don't pur chase your gifts until you see what they have for sale. G. W. Henkle informs us that his son. Raymond, has formed a part nership with a Mr. Curtis and the two have opened up a finOj drug store in San Jose, Calif. Miss Kate Blower came out from her home at.Yaquina Saturday, and after visiting with friends m this city, went to Albany yester- h here she has employment. An invalid's wheel chair has been left at the Gazette office for sale. It is a light-built, easy-running chair, and can be easily handled. Worth . $15, will be sold for half price. Grant Elgin has been appointed administrator of the late Frnnk Elgin, with his bond fixed at $1800. W. A. Buchanan, John F. Irwin and M. r. Uurnett are tne ap praisers. Corvallis has been .bleased with some foggy mornings lately, while it was clear and bright farther up the valley. Can't some of our scientific men at the College fix some arrangement that will put a stop to this. Our merchants are getting into line for the holiday trade, and open ing up their " stocks of Christmas presents. Several of the stores will be open evenings till after the holi days, and it is good poiicy to get your Unristmas snopping done early, and avoid the rush. Sam- Smith, of . Linn Ncounty brought'to ' town this week several" curiosities in the hog line. They were called the mule-footed hog and are very rare in the West, having been brought here from Illinois The feet of the hogs are not split like the common hoer, but have a solid hoof. Mrs. B. F. Irvine and daughter, Miss Edna, Miss Juliet Cooper, of Corvallis, and Mr. T. McFadden, the footbalhst, of San Francisco, 8pint Sunday at the beach and en- , joyed a very pleasant time, espec ially in paddling around in the water just like' youngsters, and they . didn't get wet either. Oh, dear, no! Yaquina Bay News. Church notices ajre published in our Friday edition without charge. We would ask the pastors of the several churches to hand in their copy not later than noon on Thurs day. If our list is not already complete we hope the ones not in cluded will give the matter their attention, and let us have a full list. It will be a great convenience to strangers visiting the city. ' Bills for subscriptions to the Ga zette will be sent out to subscribers during the next week or so, and we expect they will b promptly honr ored. Send Wells Fargo orders or P. O. money orders for the amount. : We are contemplating important improvements- with the coming year, and wish to get this business out of the way to permit us to give our whole attention to the new im provements - ' The ' tliree nights' frost did not bring a rain this time. The wedding bells will soon be heard in various parts of the city . The newly-organized orchestra played the regular songs with the M. E. Church last Sunday evening. Our store will be open evenings until after the holidays comnienc ing.Monday, December 8th. S. L. Kline. John Allen went to . Portland on Friday to see tha chariot race and returned on Mondajv Step in and see how graphically he can describe that race. C. A. Johnson and wife, of Salem, are here for a few days visit with their son, A. J. Johnson, the bank examiner who resides in Hoffman's Addition. After a few weeks yirit with her Election at Philomath. A very exciting election oc curred today at "Philomath and the following ticket was elected: Mayor, Henry Ambler, by 21 majority. Marshal, George Scott ... . Recorder, Mr. Boles: Treasurer, Jess. Moses: Councilmen, G.J. Frink, M. DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. . ; ft, ,. ; Program for the Annual Meeting at Oregon Agricultural College, One of, the most important meetings of the "year, especially to the dairymen and those en gaged in affiliated industries, takes place at the College on the 15th and 1 6th -of this month. Becker, Dr. Loggan, M. Burnap, Although the exercises are held at EVanCleve, W. M. Worthing the College, it is a matter of so ton. much interest to business men and farmers trial-., th tnppti'nnr i . , , , fl , ml " . - Ul UUC ' c. cu -,dv-' j " thiscitv has been arranged on th special invitation of the Benton We are State Dunbar for a copy of the elec tion laws of the state, revised and brought down to date. M. P. Burnett, John Zeis, George Kerr and M. k went after the ducks again on Sunday and sue ceeded in bagging 47 nice plump f OR EDUCATIONAL' EXHIBIT. , Sup't Denman win See That Ben ton is Well Represented. County Business Men's League and it is expecteif that our citi zens who are interested will be in regular attendance.. We give the program as arranged mother and sisters in this city, Mies ducks and eight geeee. They claim .JJ'YPS11 - . d ln Olive I. Thorn nson returned a. that the ducks are much to be pre- 8"tuuuI(ll nw, evening yes terday to Boise, Idaho, where she ferredjto the ducking they got on S1S in,the College Chapel will resume her employment. The Hulburt brothers biought to town yesterday 60 ducks, the re- cult of Sunday's shoot. They will have another killing, todav, having agreed to furnish Berry & Carl 200 more ducks. John P. Huffman, an oldtime Benton county man, now of Port iand, came up on Sunday to spend a tew days with old mends and neighbors. You are welcome home again, John. Charley May, for a. number of years a resident 01 .Benton county, has been admitted to the county their last trip. The first recital to be given by the department of music at the O. A. O. will be held in the college chapel next Saturday evening. It promises to be a pleasing entertain inent, as among the numbers will be found a . vocal ' selection by the ladies' chorus under the direction of Mrs. Green, lately placed in charge of the vocal music department, and also a number, by the College or' chestra of 12 pieces, under the lead ersbip of Prof. Turney. Miss Minna Frickey, for five years instructor in trerman and French at Willamette University, Tuesday, December 15, 2 p. m Music. Address of Welcome, Mayor B. F. Irvine, Corvallis. Response Annual Address. Pres. Win. Schulraerich,' Farm- ington- . ' . ; 7 Vocal Solo, Selected. Otto F. u. uerse. The Economy: of : Soiling, Dr. J as. Withy combe Corvallis. Points , on ; Hand Separator Cream, Geo. D. Goodhue, Salem. Tuesday, Dec. 15 7:300. m. music, iviaie quartette. How Dairying Has Revolu- poor farm . He is now 82 years of epoke at the M. E. Church Sunday tionized the Agricultural Indus age, and being without means, is no morning on Christ. Our Passover, try .of Western Oregon, H. E. longer able to gain a livelihood. She continued her chalk talk on Lounsbury, S. P. Co., Portland, Vocal Solo, Miss Mabel Cro- , irr 11 t - 1 X luiniuu uiuvnuiciiii (.uaiiuuca in wiisuiiyon eunesuay, secern- eMn .njKb.t this week The books ber 16th when two of our popular f anJ Hebrew h tf be young ladies will be married. The .1 invitations will soon be issued, but we are not at liberty to give the Extensive arrangements are he names of the young people. ing made for a masquerade ball to be given in the upera llouse next Dunn, a former Corvallis Fridav evenine. Althoueh the E 1 cc:. ; t. - 1 i.U'j 1 1 ment will see that it is conducted in the, most orderly manner, -and the inclination of some to take ad- Several of our citizens visited Portland last week to see the Ben Hur show. The universal verdict was that as a series of beautiful tableaux and stage pictures it could not be excelled, but the company and the acting was second class and a low grade of that. The managers have cleared an average of about $3000 a day during their Portland engagement, yet were too mean and parsimonious to pay the country publishers for their advertising, preferring to bum it for a couple tickets of admission. xThey may think considerable of their play, they can't think much of themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henkle re turned Saturday from a two weeks' visit with their daughter, Mrs. W. A. Cullum at Athena, Oregon. Mr. McCullum is engaged in the hard ware busiLess at that place. On their return trip they visited C. P. Blair in Pendleton. Mr. Blair was well known in Corvallis in years gone by, and for 30 years he acted as bailiff of the circuit court for thie county. He has now reached the ripe old age of 99 years, notwith standing which he is still spry enough to climb a stairway-:. to hie sleeping apartments. enjoy a pleasant evening Smith's oyster parlors will ' be kept open after the dance for those who wish supper. Next Parents Meeting. young man, was in the city Mon day, renewing old. acquaintances. He has - been visiting at the home of his mother, and brother for a few days at Toledo. He is how traveling tor a Spokane house. Miss Nettie Spencer, sister of Mrs. vvooawara, ana : a lormer resi dent of this city, has recentlv com i pleted a course in Harvard Univer sity, and has returned to Lenore, C, where she is engaged m teaching. ' - W. A. Wells, who has been suf- ering lrom a 'severe attack of la grippe, will leave Wednesday for Tuscon. Arizona, wheie he, will spend the winters -Hflfcgoes by 'way of JLos Angeles. . , h. t x Prayer and praise service at the U nited Ht vangelical church W edn es day, Thursday and Friday even ings, conducted by Rev. Deck. On Saturday evening and Sunday, Rev. C. C. Poling, of Dallas, will preach. A. L. McFadden, formerly an at torney in this city, arrived in Cor vallis baturday and after a visit with relatives leaves today for Port land. Mr. McFadden has spent the past two months in using ..the hammer and saw in the country. J': ... ' - O. A. Dearkg, editor Gazette, following schools: Alexander, went to Portland Friday to visit Hoskins, Kings Valley, Wards, his family and also to attend the nise. Changes of a Decade in Oregon Uairying, H. M. Williamson, Portland. ' : ' Reading Our Guides, Guy E. Moore. - Music, Male Quartette. Behavior of Some Chemical Prof, A. -I,. Knisely, Corvallis. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 10 a. m vantage of a public masauerade and oome JJairy Statistics, Geo. W. conduct themselves in a disgusting Weeks, Salem. - manner, will not be tolerated. Winter vs. Summer Dairying, Good music will be provided, be- A. T. Buxton, Forest Grove, ginning with a concert at 8 o'clock, Preparation and Cost of Silage. lasting until 8:30. Come - out and I t m. Atkinson. NewberP-. Sup't Denman returned from Kines Vallev last Saturday where he has been visiting schools and John Eulten. weanesaay, uec. 10, 1:30 p. m. Report of Secretary-Treasurer. Election of officers. Consideration of Resolutions. Construction and Care of Hand Separators, Wi A. Hudelson, Portland,'- .vA-'': ''. Vocal Solo, Selected, Prof. The committee consisting of Professors S. W. Holmes, B. E, Emerick, S. I. Pratt and J. B. Horner, recently appointed bv County School Sup't Denman. to arrange an educational exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition m 1904, met in the superintendent's office last Saturday to make prelimin ary arrangements. Sup't Den-, man appointed Prof. Horner, sec retary. Plans of work was dis cussed by the several members. It was finally agreed that Prof. Emerick should have charge of the work connected with the Philomath College, Prof. Bald win look after the exhibit from the College of Philomath, Prof. Horner look after the interests of the O. A.. C, Prof. Holmes have charge of the exhibit from the Corvallis public schools, Prof. Pratt in the same capacity with the Philomath public schools and Sup't Denman take in hand the work in the country. A letter of plan of work will soon be issued by Sup't Denman to the country schools. The committee will meet again Jan uary 2nd to report results of their labor in each , department. . The county at its December term agreed to furnish the paper nec essary for the work in the country schools. : This is a matter which should interest every citizen 01 our county. A good exhibit of the school work of pur county will dp an immense" amount of eood to the county. It is to be hoped that every person who can in any way help in. this meritorious work will do it. WEARS ikliS "1 ARE YOU STILL ORDINARY REABY-IfflAOES? 1 HanSchiffacr if Marx Hand Tailored 1 jCs r CfilCU MM fc Bait tateSaM JUc Ready-to-wear apparrel bearing thisfamous mark, HART SCHAFFNER AND MARX has driven old teady-mades into oblivion. Yet II. S. & M. cost no more than the ordinary kind. Buy ing and selling in large quantities and continually enlarging facilities to meet increasing demands enable . H. S. & M. garments to be sold at the same price as commonplace clothes. Our apparel is worn season after season by ail good dressers The price-is right. Your money ' back if anything goes wrong. We are sole agents for Corvallis. S. Lu KLifJE. KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHING 18 Tea eets. Coffee sets and all kinds of silverware at E. P. Greffo. The Jeweler. If you wish to give a suitable present at a reasonable price call on E. P. Greffoz, The Jeweler. The second term of the Corvallis Busi ness Uollege opens Dec. 14th. JNew classes will be formed at that time. Watches, clocks and jewelry, suitable for Christmas presents at the lowest prices, at E. P. Greffoz's, The Jeweler. Write the Corvallis Basinesa College for circulars of Eclectic Shorthand, compar ing other systems, and yen will be de lighted. ; ' '. w completing arrangements for the parents' meeting to be held there on December.. 19th. He found the schools in a flourishing con dition. The Kings Valley school recently added the 9th grade, and it is likely that a new building will be erected in the near iuture. The parents' meeting is awaken ing considerable interest among Dairying n a Ftuif;Farm, W. xw. i eweii, uuiey. . 1 -v Wednesday, Dec. 16, 7 .-30 p. m. . Music; , .rr; f ' The Butter Trade of a Com mission Man, W. H. Chapin, Portland. : ; . Vocal Solo, Selected, Miss Ivulu Spangler. Reading The Milkmaid,?Miss Alice Wickland. chariot race. But finding his little daughter ill with measles, he pre ferred to forego the pleasure of see ing the race and acted as nurse in stead. The Independence correspondent to the Portland papers say that the weather. luuuvo iituui v ucioavovA ck beam composed mostly of the O. A. C. football eleven. Tbis is a mistake. The boys were from O. A. C. but have not played in any ' of the scheduled games in either the first or second College teams. The three Chinamen, who have had the 40-acre hop yard leased of S. N. Lillyfor the past three years, are said to nave cleared, over all Bohemia the teachers and natrons. A fine Dairying 1 at the v Lewis and orcvpram is beingr orecared bv the V-iarK iair, c tocott, MUwaukie. Address, u. &. JLairy inspector A. McDonald, Seattle, Wash. Wren and the Pe Dee sctiool in 9:3 P- m- Banquet to mem- Polk county. 'The meetine is to bers of the Association , by the be held in the Evangelical church ladies of Corvallis, . at the City m t . m m t 11 A I I .... in order to accommodate those ... comins: from Wren and Blodeett. Ane company oners a There is a large shed to shelter convention rate for this occasion the horses in case of storm v one and one-third fare for the expenses, inclusive of rent, more man $io,uuu. xney sun noid a lease for two years. ; Surely, bone can say that there is not money in hop-raising. J. B. Eddy, ah old-time . news paper man, having edited the Pen dleton Tribune, Roseburg Plain dealer, Forest Grove Times and other journals, now an employe of the O. R. & N. in the right-of-way department, spent Saturday and Sunday in town visiting old friends and making new ones. Mrs. Espey, and children, Kath ryn and Paul, who went to visit the former's son, Ivan Daniel, who was in Eugene during the week with a theatrical company, returned Sun day. . Mr. Daniel - accompanied them to Albany where he secured a team and brought them to Cor vallis, returning to Albany Mon day morning. '. ' Mrs. Plopper and daughters, Vera and Mildred, arrived in Cor vallis last Tuesday, from Chicago, and are visiting at the home of C. F. Hotchkiss. Mrs. Plopper is a sister of Mr. Hotchkiss and this is the first tiaje they have met in 23 years. When their visit is ended here, they will go to North Yam hill, where they intend to reside They will be joined by Mr. Plopper later. ' : " Those consenting to Earl Brown, D. W. Jones, Walter Winniford, Mel- dora Jackson, O. O. Arnold, I. G. Price: the pastors W. L. Ar- nold, Wm. Ploughman, E. F. Stroup,. H. I;. Bush, Willard Price. It is 'also probable that Sup't Starr from Polk county will be there to help. It is the intention to have a basket dinner during noon hour. There will be a 35-minute entertainment es pecially for the children given by Sup't Denman on his phono graph. Pboqbam , Singing.... , Audience "How can we Keep. Our Large Boys and Girls in School?.........-............... ...... ............"......Rev.. W.L.Kennedy. "Co-operation of Parents and Teaeher... ....D. W. Jones, O. O. Arnold "Bight Kind of Beading for Onr Boys and Girls....... .;...Rev. Wm. Plowman Address.. .... ........Sapt. C. L. Starr "Duty of Parents When Trouble Arises , in School ...... ..'.......;....L. G. Price. "How can the Teacher Arouse Greater Interest on' Part of Parents and Pu pils ?................ ..Earl Brown, Meldora Jacksoo, Walter Winniford. "What Constitutes a Good Director"...;.. ............ .........H. L. Bush, T. LRead. "Parents Influence in Governing the School." ............W. L. Price "What Should the. Public School do for Our Boys and Girls ?".....M. J. Stroup The story in the Argonaut for Decem ber 7th is laid in an entirely new field, and has a most original plot. The scene is China, and the fear of the Chinese for the "foreign devil-doctors," the curious workings of the Chinese mind, and their real courage, is vividly depicted.- The tale is entitled "The Faith of Chun Tii," and is by C. E. Lorrimer, whose knowl edge of Oriental character is very evi dently the result of long-continued observation. round trip, on the certificate plan. Philomath Jottings. 1 Mr. Mael, nephew of D. W. Mack, arrived from Washington last week. ; He came to care for his uncle, who has been afflict ed with rheumatism for some time.-. The yellow flags were taken down Saturday and the smallpox scare in Philomath is ended. Earnest Newton and wife, who have been living in Eastern Ore gon, are visiting Mr. Newton's parents in this place. J. E. Henkle's show windows filled with a fine, selection of Xmas goods, arranged in artistic manner. ' Mr. WarmanT lias- located in Philomath. t ; ' v Peek-a-Boo. ' The night School for Bookkeeping and Typewriting meets on Monday and Thursday evenings of each week, in the Cqryallia Business College. R. M. Kalty piano tuner," who has been coming to Corvallis regularly for several years, will be in town for two weeks beginning Dec. 10th. Ten dollars pays for a term of ten weeks in Bookkeeping in the Night School. For particulars address Pres. I. F. Richardson, Corvallis, Oregon, Eclectic Shorthand stands first for speed. A court reporter in Georgia writes 250 words a minute. A lady at Delaware, Ohio, wrote 325 words a min ute. It is easy to learn. Try it. Write for sample lesson, to Corvallis Business College. Notice. Will keep my store open evenings until Jan. 1, 1904. . E. P. Geeffoz, The Jeweler. 4 Just lookjat some of those nobby garments . we've on display then ask a tailoc anywhere to give you as nobby a pattern, trim it as well, finish and give you as good a fit ask his . price, and then come back here and we'll do the rest. Regulation 0. A. C. Uniforms ' Tcp Round Shoes for Men Suits and Overcoats .f.tt Iron Clad Hosiery Mrs. Jim Hopkins' Boys'tClothing Drews, Selsby S Co's. Ladles Fine Shoes Kingsbury Hats F, L MILLER, Corvallis, Ore. He Sees Best Who sees to tho Consequences. GREETING ; Sheep to the number of 60,000 head ; are reported to have been frozen to death during: the recent blizzard in the Rocky mountain re gions of Idaho., ' ' v n Jit y--7 - j7 the man ivho wears SAWYER'S EXCELSIOR . BRAND Slickers BXWTFWS Exeelnlor llrand Wiled CloUilnr. V . not cnu.'k. twl or tret " etlfiky. Look for trade mark. If nut at dealer's eeud for catalogue. II. M. Sawyer Soa, SaU Hfim. Baal l-krMge, Mam. To thk Citizens of Corvallis and Sub- rounding Countbt: Having been engaged ln tne real estate Business lor past ten years in tne East I have decided to take up the business here. In doing so I expect to advertise in the East as well as bere at home and keep, as nearly as possible, iu touch with the emigration from the east. Having been a traveling real estate salesman through several of the Eastern states and knowing the disadvantages of the different localities I snail DC Deiier auie m set xorui me n ri trnn tfLtreK to be found here than the man who nas always uvea nere viu is uut auiuamicu with the Eastern states. If you wish to make inquiries regarding my past you can write to anv . nrominent citizen or to any of the banks of Oelwein, Iowa, that having been my bead quarters before coming here. After satisfying yourselves as to my responsibility if you nave anything in the way of real estate for sale or rent which you may see fit to place in my hands it will have my best attention, and though vou have no business to place with me I shall be glad to have you call as I should like to become acquainted with you and will thank you for any points of interest or good sugges tions for Eastern advertising. If you nave property to list and it is convenient please call on Saturday, nowever i snau oe giaa w see you at any time. If you are interested ln the growth of our country please call and see me. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, lbeg to remain yours for business. E. E. WHITE, Office first door South of Heading Koom, Corvallis, Oregon. Mr. K. F. ROBINSON, CLAIRVOYANT, CARD READER, Palmist. Also gives reading by mail if given date of birth, color of hair, eyes, and three leading ques tions. , Sitting from 9 a. m. to 8 p.m. Price one dollar. No. 1004 Second St., North of Willamette Bank. ; TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug glsta refund the money ii H fails to cure . E W. Grove's signature is on each box. , YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING When yon take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Iron and Qui nine put in tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. SO DO YOU REALIZE the serious Consequences of continued eye strain? Priceless bevond all ' iVZ possessions is the eyesight, and deserving of your iuguebt consideration. B. W. S. PRATT, Jaweler and Optician, Corva!Ii3, CrcBcn. Tho Richest, Daintiest Effects In Photographic Portraits ARE TO BE FOUND IN OUR NEW STYLE, UP-TO-DATE THE STYI.E THAT CARRIED OFF THE I,AUREI,S AT THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION, '(LjAOmODIZI, The carbon parchments are not mounted on cards, but are delivered in Apttst. Proof folders, or loosely attached to thin Linen mounts, forming a combination Dotn pleasing ana attractive. Samples of this work now on exhibition at EMERY'S GALLERY, South Main St 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 reliable information you wish also showing you over the country, . . : HENRY. AMBLER, fi5SJSr ' Philomath, Benton County. Oregon Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One end a Half IVSHHoa Dottles. Does this record of merit eppeal to you ? No Cere, fto Pay due i Enclosed with every fotile Is a Tea Cent package of Grove's Black Root Liver Pills. J
