THE GORVALLIS GAZETTE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Happy New Year. ,
. What are jou going to swear off
on today?
Willie Wells left, Tuesday, for his
home in Alberta, Canada.
W. T. Nichols was visiting old
friends at Sweet Home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan
went to Portland, Wednesday, for
holiday
Mrs. A. J. Layton, and children,
of Lebanon, have been visiting rela
tives in this city.
W. W. Crawford, of Lebanon,
with his family, was visiting in
this city last week.
The new chemical laboratories
will be ready for use at the opening
of school on Monday.
Geo. B. Harder, f Portland, left
Tuesday for that place after a vieit
with W. E. Yates and family.
Miss Erma Sutherland arrived
Wednesday from Scio, and is the
guest of Mrs. Julia Lafferty.
While we are having the thick
est fogs for some time, Lincoln
county is enjoying sunshine every
day.
Mrs. H. W. Hall and son, Ar
thur, spent a few days in Portland
this week. They returned yester
day. B. F. Jones, of Toledo, parsed
through Corvallis, Wednesday, en
route home from a business trip to
Portland.
Miss Mary Nolan will return to
Portland Sunday, where she will
resume her studies at St. Marys
Academy.
A. W. Blackburn, of this city,
has been visiting his mother, Mrs.
D. R. N. Blackburn, in Albany
during the week.
Fred S. Fischer, who has been at
tending Portland Business College,
is hpending the holidays at his
heme in this city.
A. W. Rose, of Chitwood, is in
Cor va! Hp for a few days visiting old
friends. He is thinking of dispos
ing of his p.operty.
John, Cyru3 and Maggie McCor
mick were visiting tneir home in
Lebanon. Linn county, during the
Christmas holidays.
Louis Edwards and family, of
Bellfountain, spent the Christmas
holidays in a family reunion with
John Foshay in Albany.
Roy Bell, weil known in Corval
lis, had his foot mashed while
handling a teavy trunk at Inde
pendence one day this week.
Clarence Chipman is rnakinj?
preparations to build an addition
to his residence, on Fourth street,
just north of the court house.
Wm. Gellatly shipped, Wednes
day, a carload of fine benf cattle
from Wrenn to Salem. The ani
mals were mostly of the Durham
breed.
Rev. Vincent will occupy the pul
pit of the United Evangelical
church next Sunday morning and
evening. Rev. Deck will hold ser
vices in A'sea on same date.
Mttda.ne Rumor has it that there
is to be a wedding in town today,
the principal parties to be a young
lady of Salem and a prominent
voung business man of this place.
Robert Miller, a school teacher of
Brownsville, spent a few days this
week with his brother, C. A. Miller.
"Bob" is a good cornetist and
was for Borne time the leader of the
band at Shedd.
In an article on "The Age of the
World." Sir Edward Fry, the
famous English geologist, declares
that 45,UOO,000 years must have
elapsed since the existence of life
on the globe. We wouldn't have
taken Adam to be that old.
The order c Railway Trainmen
have a degree called the Order of
Owls. The officers are Gray Owl,
Hoot Owl, Screech Owl, Scratch
Owl and Stuffed Owl. After the
monthly bauquet they all become
boiled owls.
J. C. Ecker, of Winside, Nebras
ka, is visiting at the home of Cur
tis Stimpson, in Corvallis since
Christmas. Mr. Ecker is a news-
paper man, editing the Winside
Tribune. He came to the coast
about a year ago for the benefit of
his health.
Cecil Butler, who holds a posi
tion with a Portland firm, spent
Christmas day with his parents
near Corvallis" Eric Butler, who
U also here on a vacation, leaves to
morrow to resume his studies in a
Portland business college.
Mr. Geo. E. Hopkins, of Michi
gan, i spending a few days with
hit sister, Mrs. Hammel. From
here he goes to California, but will
make a longer stay here on his re
turn from that state. He also in
tends visiting in Washington before
going East.
"The Eugene Guard's local editor
says, uard shower of rain fell
lown here at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning and there was not a cloud
in sight, the stars shining brightly
dn all parts of the sky." What a
ftlorious time he must have had
Saturday night. Albany Herald.
How many New Year's resolu- J
tions have you made?
Prof. Schmidt returned home on
Tuesday from Albany where he
has been spending the holidays.
Mrs. Clyde B. Hayes and sister,
Mrs. H: B. Bain, left last week for
San Francisco, Calif. They went
via Portland.
T. E. Henkle, of Philomath, was
in the city on Wednesda' on busi
ness. He reports everything pros
pering in Philomath.
MrB. C. B. Hardin and Mrs. Mul-
key are confined to their homes with
severe attack of the la grippe.
Taft has just closed a land bar
gain with the Filipino friars. Eight
million dollars go out ot the frying
pan into the friar. Atlanta Jour
nal.
Mrs. Berry, wife of the genial
S. P. conductor, Chas. Berry, ac
companied by her daughter, Miss
Kena is visiting Mrs. Hf M. Brunk,
in this city.
Miss Gladys Moore entertained
the young people's orchestra at her
home Wednesday evening. Aft6r
the usual practice light refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Mary C. Bryson left yester
day for Southern California, where
she will remain for the winter. She
is undecided whether she will stay
in Los Angeles or Pasadena.
William Frcels of Blodgett was
brought to town yesterday by Wm.
Noyes for medical treatment. He
was found in the barnyard in a
partially paralyzed condition.
An afternoon tea was given by
Mrs. S. E. Moore at her home in
this city on Wednesday afternoon.
Twenty ladies were present and en
joyed the afternoon in a delightful
manner.
W. H. Buoy, formerly with the
C. & E. R. R. Co., and later with
the Astoria R. R. Co., but now at
Fort Stevens in the J. S. govern
ment ennplov, passed through Cor
vallis Wednesday on his way home.
He had been to Waldport to at
tend the funeral of his father, Har
mon Buoy, whodied there recently.
Smith & Boulden are doing an
excellent business and are proving
that a commission house conducted
in n business-like manner, will pay
in Corvallis. They have shipped, i
since Thanksgiving day, over 400
pounds of turkeys and from 25 to
50 hogs are shipped each week, be
sides an immense chicken trade.
Richard Scott, of Inavale, is do
ing a lively business in marketing
hogs. He has been bringing in two
dozen each week for soine time.
Richard is an O. A. C. graduate
and is putting into practice his
knowledge jeceived. fom that insti
tution . He finds Yi good profit in
the hog business.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hull, and
son, Frank, of Cottage Grove, have
been in Corvallis the past week.
Mr. Hull has s veral children to
educate and is favorably impressed
with the Agricultural College and
may purchase property and reside
here that he may enjoy the educa
tional advantages Corvallis has to
offer.
The Meteorological department
at the O. A. C. shows that the cold
est month for the year 1903, was
February, which gave an average
of 88 4 degrees. February 13 was
the coldest day, the themometer
registering 21 degrees above zero,
while August 13 the warmest da
of the yea was 98 degrees. Th
least decipitation for any month
was .34 inch for July, and greatest
precipitation was 11.82 inches for
month of Novem .er.
Major Hardin received, Tuesday,
a second recess commission as
major. He with about 166 other
officers of the U. S. army depend
for promotion on the confirmation
of the appointment of General
VVood by President Roosevelt. In
August last all these officers receiv
ed commissions that lasted till the
end of congress and as the senate
failed to confirm the president re
appointed all these persons.
U. B. Vogle in writing to the
Gazette from Lompoc. Calif., under
date of Dec. 27th, says: "I see by
the papers in the North that you
have had a great amount of rain,
for whkh you should be very thank
ful. We have had no rain for
about ten months and things look
dubious here. Stock on the ranges
are suffering and many have per
ished. Cattle here are quarantined
on account of the Texas fever s
they cannot be shipped alive to any
other county. Water seems to be
plentiful for drinking purposes.
Fruit trees are in want of moisture.
Don't complain but let it rain.
The highest price paid for dressed
turkeys this season, was received by
one of the large wholesale grocers
Tuesday morning. The transac
tion consisted of about 72 pounds of
dressed birds and the price paid
was 25 cents a pound. The stock
was in excellent condition and as
the market was all but bare the
arrivals were eagerly picked up.
Later in the day some additional
turkey shipments came in and
received prices ranging from ' 22
cents a pound for the dressed stock.
There will be a fair demand for
turkeys from now on tor about a
a week but it is not thought that
market will stand very heavy re
ceipts at present prices.--Portland
Journal,
APPALLING DISASTER..
Over 500 Lives Lost in a Chicago
Tragedy.' - -
Oneof the most appalling dis
asters ; of the year occurred in
Chicago yesterday at the matinee
performance - of ' the Iroquois
Theater. It is estimated. ? that
about 1300 people were present,
mostly women and children, Of
this number about 580 lost their
lives in the mad rush fo life
I he right tor life which must
have taken place at the entrances
and on the stairways is some
thing that is simply beyond
all human power to adequately
describe.
Only a faint idea of its horror
could be derived from the aspect
of the bodies as they lay,
Women on top of these masses of
dead had been overtaken bv
death as they crawled on their
hands and knees over the bodies
of those who had died before
Others lay with arms stretched
out in the direction toward which
lay life and safety, holding in
their arms fragments of garment
not their own. They were evi
dently torn from the clothing of
others whom - they had endea
vored to pull . down and trample
under foot as they fought for
their own lives.
As the police removed layer
after layer of dead in those door
ways, the sight became too much
for the police - and firemen, har
dened as they are to such -sights,
to enduie. The bodies were in
such an inextricable mass and so
tightly were they jammed be
tween the sides of the door and
the walls that it was impossible
to lift them one by one and car
ry them out. The only possible
tning to do was to seize a limb
or some other portion of the body
and pull with main strength. .
Soon after the fire started an
explosion occurred, which lifted
the entire roof of the theater
from its walls, shattering the
great skylights into fragments.
It is believed the explosion was
caused by the flames coming in
contact with the gas reservoirs
of the theater.
Scenes of indescribable cruelty
were soon witnessed all over the
theater. Strong men were seen
pulling and pushing women and
children aside, as they fought
like maniacs' to reach the exits.
Little children were trampled un
der foot and none of them rose
again. The exits to ' the fire
escapes were choked, and those
in the rear rushed with all the
strength they possessed upon
those who were nearer the doors.
. When the fire rushed out from
the stage it reached clear up over
the heads of those on the first
floor, to those in the balcony,
caught them and burned them to
death where they sat. Many
people were suffocated by the
flow of gas which came from be
hind the asbestos curtain.
The bodies" ot men women and
children, with clothing torn com
pletely from their bodies above
their waists, with faces and
breasts trampled into pulp, and
marred beyond all hope of iden
tification, filled trie alleys and
doorways, and lent an additional
horror to this most appalling disaster.
Death of Mrs. Buchanan.
Mrs. W. A. Buchanan, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wil
banks and beloved wife of County
Treasurer Buchanan, died at her
home in Corvallis on Wednesday
morning Dec. 30, 1903, after an
illness of several weeks, aged 43
years, 3 months and 8 days. s
Mrs. Buchanan was born in
Chocktaw county, Mississippi, on
Sept. 12, i860, and in 1875 she
joined with the M. E. Church,
and has remained a consistent
Christian, the - sweet patience
manifested during her long ill
ness showing her explicit faith in
the Master. '
On Nov. 8, 1882, Mrs. Bu
chanan was united in marriage
to W. A. Buchanan and they
have since made Corvallis their
continuous home. During Mrs.
Buchanan's residence in this city
she has endeared herself to a
large circle of friends who ad
mired and loved her for the be
nevolent acts, the never ceasing
kindness and her love for the
Heavenly Father.
The funeral services were held
from the M. E. Church, South,
yesterday at 10 a. m. under the
auspices of Mary's Peak Circle,
the services being conducted by
her pastor, Rev. John Reeves.
The church was crowded with
friends, who feel' deeply the loss
of a good and . noble woman.
Mrs. Buchanan . leaves a hus
band, father, mother, two broth
ers and' two sisters to mourn her
demise. N '
Who Was to Blame?
Two childish hearts doubtless
suffered keen disappointment this
Christmas time, for in the post
office in , this city lay," two let
ters addressed to Santa - Clans.
Whether their non-delivery is the
fault of our postmaster or wht ther
Santa was so rushed with busi
ness he could not look after it all,
is a matter for investigation by
the postoffice department" The
letters will be forwarded to Wash
ington, where perchance they
may find a place in the collec
tion of government curios. In
the Dead Letter department are
to be found many curious things.
The display at the Colombian
Exposition at Chicago contained
many things which one would
scarcely imagine , being sent
through the. mails, among which
was a human ear, an alligator,
which measured about three feet,
a wash board, and otner tmnes
equally as curious.
Several years ago when Robt.
Johnson was agent for Uncle
Sam and looked after. Corvallis
postoffice,' a little girl wrote to
Santa Claus and made known
her wants, and placed the letter
in Corvallis postoffice. Cameron
Hemphill . impersonated Santa
Claus, and with, the financial as
sistance of some of his friends,
went to Albany and secured the
desired article and presented it to
the little girl and Wmmfred
Gates was made happy.-"
Steamer Pomona Goes Down.
The Oregon City Transporta
tion Company is , having more
than its share of trouble, says the
Oregonian. . A few days ago a
collision put the Altona out of
business, and Monday the steamer
Pomona went to the bottom. .
The latter boat was wrecked by
striking a sunken snag at Carey's
Bend, about 45 miles south of
Portland. She was coming down
from Corvallis in -coramdnd of
Captain Spong ahd had a good
list of passengers and freight
cargo. Keaching the isend at
30 p. m., proceedings were
brought to a sudden stop by an
invisible snaar tearing a gaping:
holcin the steamer's hull.- - The
Pomona quickly filled and sank.
However, as the river is very
shallow up that "way the water
only covered the lower deck of
fhe vessel, and the passengers
escaped a wetting. The steamer
Leona, of the same line, hove in
sight about two hours after the
accident, --and after standing by
awhile, took aboard the passen
gers of the wrecked boat, ind
will bring them to this city.
Wrecking barges with pumps
and other apparatus will be taken
up. the river, Wednesday, and the
boat will be raised and brought
to this city. As the repairs will
be quite extensive there will be
no boat on the Corvallis route
or some time. It requires a
boat of very light draft orr that
run, and as the Pomona and Al
tona are both out of commission
none other is available.
The Altona was disabled on
the 23rd in a collision with the
O. R. & N. steamer Modoc off
Jones' Mill. She is now aX the
yards of the Portland Shipbuild
ing Company in South Portland.
but will probably be ready for
service Saturday, In the mean
time the little, steamer Leona is
attending to the company's busi
ness on the Portland-Salem run.
Additional Local.
Church Announcements.
United Evangelical Church H. A.
Deck, pastor. Sunday School 10 a. m.
K. L. C. E., Jr.- 3 p. m.; lute., 5:30 p.
m. , preaching 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
The First Spiritual Union of Corvallis
will hold services on Sunday at Barrett
Luceum. Doors opeu at 2 :30. Service
3 p. A cordial invitation to all.
Episcopal Church, corner 7th and Jef
ferson St. Rector's class at 10 a. m. ;
morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. m ;
services at Trinity church, Wellsdale,
2:30-
Cengregational Church Rev. Edw. F
Green, pastor. Sunday School, 10 a. m. ;
Services 11 a. m ; Junior Christian En
deavor, 3 p. m. : Senior Christian En
deavor, 6.30 p. m . ; Service, 7 :30 p. m.
Morning sermon : "The- Gospel of the
Liviog Christ." Evening sermon : '"The
Kingdom of the Living Christ ; how to
enter and the ' qualifications in that
Kingdom." The eyening service will
be the opening service of the "Week of
Prayer."
Church of Christ T. S. Handsaker
pastor. Bible School, 10 a. m ; preach
ing 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m ; Junior En
deavor, 3 p, m.; Y. P. S. C. E , 6:30 p.
m. ; Prayer meeting Wednesday evening;
C. W. B. M. last Friday in each month.
Morning sermon, "The Higher Life:"
evening sermon, "The Kingdom , of God
and tlie its Triumphant Advance." '
Election of officers Friday at 2 :3Q p. m.,
after which liht refreshments will be
served. '' ' - - '.
Wheat,
cents. -
7f cents; cats, 28 to 30
Chester Avery ai rived in town,
Tuesday,, from Eastern Oregon.
Paul E. Dodele, of Wells, was in
town yesterday on business..
Max .Miller, son of F. L. Miller,
i? confined to the house with some
t'iroat trouble. :
Leo Krapp returned, YesteBday,
after spending Christmas with rela
tives in Brownsville.
Geo. Brown shipped a carload of
sheep to Portland yesterday. Mr.
Brown went down with thetul
Dell Burkhart, of Albany, camt
over and played trombone with the
orchestra at the dance last night.
The year 1903 closed with a
beautiful warm day, which was
thoroughly enjoved after . a week
of foggy wjiather.
Wm . Seckler returned, Wednes
day, from California where he has
been, the past summer in the em
ploy of the S. P. company. v
Miss Frances Belknap left yes
terday for Wasco, Eastern Oregon,
where Bhe has accepted a positiois
in the public school at that place. .
Mr.- and Mrs. Cummins, of Hal-
sey, were in tne city yesterday,
where they purchased a Needaaru
organ for use in their home The
purchase was made from Mordaunt
Goodnough.
Mrs. Lulu Webber and daughter,
Miss Aileen arrived Thursday to
visit friends and relatives. Tht
former is now a resident of Port
land, while the latter has charge ol
the musical department of the Ash
land Normal.
Miss Pauline Davis, who has
been visiting with Miss Mamie Ste
vens, at Albany, returned home
yesterday. Miss Stevens returned
with her and will spend a few days
in Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Cameron
and daughter. Winnie, and Mist,
Nellie Cameron went to Portland,
on a visit to relatives. , The, former
are expected home today, but Miss
Nellie will remain a couple of weeks.
Mrs. J. B. Horner and Miss Ell?
Mallett and Margaret Miller re
turned Thursday from Newport
where they have been spending a
week in a cottage by the sea. Prof
Horner and Irving Miller intended
to return with them but not reach
ing1 the boat in time had to wait
until today
F. L. Miller will start for Seattle
next . Monday, with a dozen of his
Buff Orpington's and a dozen of
Eugene Simpson's Buff Leghorns,
to corral the tig prizes in the com
ing Seattle poultry show. Srmp
son sent three of his flock to the
recent poultry show in San Fran
cisco, and brought away two first
prizes and one fourth prize.
The meetings for the week will be held
with the churches as follows: Monday
and Tuesday evenings with the Congrega
tional church ; Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings with the Baptist church;
Friday and Saturday evenings with the
Presbyterian church. Everyone is very
cordially invited to attend these meet
ings. -
v Letter List.
For the week ending Dec. 27,1903.
Persons calling for these letters will
please state date on which they were ad
vertised. They will be charged at the
rate of one cent each :
Mrs I Burton, Wm Buller, R L Cra
mer, Mrs R L Crawford, V Coales, J C
Dudley, Miss Winnie Trendenthal, Jno
D Harris, J W Irwin, S C Kane, John
McClain, G M Powers, L Porter, Mrs G
Peterson, J W Shattuck, Chas Wallet,
Bruce Wyant.
B. W. Johnson, P. M.
GREETING
To the Citizens of Cokvallis and Sur-
boonding Country: Having Deen engaged in
t.h rpa.1 estate Business for past ten years in
the East I have decided to take up the business
here. In doing so I expect to advertise in me
East as well as here at home and keep, as nearly
as rossible. 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 shall be better able to set forth the
advantages to be found here than the man who
has alwavs lived here and is not acquainted
with the Eastern states. If you wish to make
Inquiries regarding my past you can write to
any prominent citizen or to any of the banks
of Oelwein, Iowa, that having Deen my head
quarters before coming here. After satisfying
yourselves as to my responsibility if you have
anythingin the way of real estate for sale or
rent wnicn you may see nt j pmue iu
hands it will have my best attention, and
thoueh vou have uo 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 have
property to list and itis convenient please call
on Saturday, however I shall be glad to see you
at ny time. If you are interested in 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 Reading Koom,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Wood Wanted.
The Oregon Agricultural College will
receive bids for supplying wood ior the
ensuing college year commencing next
July. Call on the Purchasing Agent for
specifications.
Corvallis, December, 22, 19O3.
. . T. H. Crawford,
Purchasing Agent.
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MEN'S CLOTHING
All $16.50, 17 50, 18, 20 and
22 50 Suits and overcoats.
for:., . ................. $15.00
All $13,00, 14 00 and 15 suits
and overcoats for...n. ... 12.50
All $10.50, 11.00, 12.00 and
12.50 suits and overcoats 10.00
All $8 00, 8 50, 9;00, 9 50 and
10.00 suits and overcoats 7.50
All $7.50 suits and overcoats 6.50
20 per cent reduction on, all boys'
suits and overcoats
tra pants.
and men's ex-
REDUCTION SALE.
10 per cent reduction on lace cur
tains. '
10 per cent reduction on dress
linings.
10 per cent reduction on W. B.
corsets.
25 per cent reduction on back
and fancy combs.
25 per cent reduction on dress
trimmings, lace all over.
25 per cent reduction wool waists.
25 per cent reduction ladies' belts.
Ladies' and Misses' skirts 10 per
cent reduction.
Ladies' and Misses jackets 25 per
cent reduction.
Wool shawls and fascinators, 25
per cent reduction.
REMNANT SALE.
DRY GOODS.
6c calica at , 5c
10c outing flannel 8c
10c flannelett , 8c
10c percale , 8 c
8c shirting. . 7c
12c percale.. 7 He
15c ribbon 12c
25c ribbon .20c
35c ribbon . 30c
50s velveteens 45c
$1.25 dress goods.-. $1.00
$1.00 dress goods . 85c
75c dress goods. . . . k .... . 60c
50c dress goods 45c
25c dress goods '.20c
20c dress goods 15c
75c eiderdown 60c
35c eiderdown 25c
NO DISH TICKETS ON "RED TAG" PRICES.
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Home-Seekers: ,
Tf vou are lookinz for some real good Dareams in dxock, urain
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 ycu over the country.
HENRY AMBLER, i?diocr
Philomath, Benton County, Oregon
firms Tasteless CliiH Tonic
has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One and a Half MHHoa
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