Corvallis gazette., February 12, 1904, Page 5, Image 5

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
M. Burnap, of Philomath, was in
the city Tuwday.
Ropb Nelson, ctf Independence, is
'visiting Corvalld friends.
Henry Ambler and G. J. Frihk
herein town Tuesday from Pbilo
'math. Miss Mary Blodgett, of 'Biodgett
"X 7" 11 : ;.. ... thin miulr 1 Lri no-
y il I r y , JC 1 1 1 T. 1 1 Willi?
the teachers' examinations.
Mrs. Gerber was summoned to
Portland Wednesday on account of
the eicknees of her sou's wife, Mrs.
George Bourlin.
Tha HVitftl f!nrcn.Ilis han rpcivpd
-a namher or oeauiuui goia nsn irom
Woodward & Clark, of Portland.
They are kept in the fountain in
the hotel lobby.
Mrs. 0car Healev received a tel
egram from her son Herbert Pygal
in Portland, that he is very sick,
And she hurried to that place by
train Wednesday.
Edwin Stone. C Sullivan and
their attorney, J. K Weatherford
came over from Albany on a special
car Tuesday morning and did busi
ness at the court house.
Two more embryo citizens for our
county have arrived ihis week. To
Mr. and "Mrs. George Dow a son on
Monday and to Mr. and Mis. John
Goos, a son, on Tuesday.
Judge Waters was notified on
'Tuenday that George Latscher com
'mitted to the Insane Asylum of Or
egon, from Benton County, in 1890,
died, in that institution February
"7 th inst. of the disease, tuberculosis.
IL. W. Keady, of Portland, senior
member of the Graydon Finance
Company, and wife, are visiting rel
atives and friends in Corvallis. Mr.
'Keady ' is extensixely engaged in
mining and is handling several
good properties.
Next Saturday evening in the
Armory occurs the entertainment
for the benefit of athletics. The
program will consist of numbers bv
the Ladies Chorus. Mrs. Green's
Choral classes, the Male Quartet
and Sextet from town, vocal and
instrumental solos, duets and trios,
and elocutionary numbers.
.Walter G. Keady, at one time
assistance printer at the College, is
visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. B. Keady, of this city. He is
engaged in the real estate and in
surance business, being in partner
ship with F. M. Johnson formerly
of this city. They, have succ-eded
in working up considerable busi
ness. Edward Walden of Benton
county aud Mrs. S. H. Campbell of
Albany were married on Saturday
evening by Judge Palmer. The
wedding was a quiet affair and they
went at once to their Benton county
-home, where they will reside. The
groom is about 75 years old while
the biide is nearing the three score
and ten mark, and they are old and
respected residents of the valley.
Rev. G. H. Feese, recently from
the East will succeed Dr. Driver in
the evangelical work now in pro
gress at the Methodist Episcopal
-church. He has been speaking
every evening since Tuesday, and
will continue over Sunday. A gen
eral invitation is extended to the
public to be present at the meetings,
and the promise is made that you
will be kept awake.
The following officers were elect
ed and recently installed for Bell-
fountain Grange to serve during the
coming year: V. O., Clyde C,
Tbarp; W. L , G. K. Hall; W. S.,
W. b. Humphrey; Ast. o., H. H
Hall; W. C, T. D. Hinion; W. T.,
S. A. Tharp; W.Sec, M. E.Tharp;
(jr. k., A. Shough; Ceres, Mrs. Rick
ard; Poma, Mrs. Hall; Flora, Mrs.
Clyde Tharp; L. S- S., Amy Hin-
ton.
Mrs. Isaac Moore, of Gaston, is
in the city. Mrs. Moore is a sister
of C. E. Moore, and family a resi
dent of this city. She is looking
for a house to rent hoping to sell
her property in Gaston and come to
Corvallis to reside. Mrs. Moore,
though 84 years of age is yet very
spry and reads without the aid of
glass. Her husband run the first
ferry boat between Corvallis and
' Linn county, his first boatj being a
canoe made out of a log. s
Without a dissenting vote the
Lewis and Clark Exposition bill
passed the Senate at 5:30 on Mon
day, carrying an aggregate appro
priationof $1,775, 000. Section 16
of the bill, was providing for the
construction of a memorial building
was stricken out; the number of
national commissioners was reduced
fr om seven to three; an amendment
was attached absolutely closing the
Exposition and grounds on Sunday,
and the franking privilege denied to
the National and State Commis
sions. Aside from these changes,
the bi 11 was passed in substantially
the sh ape in which it recently came
from the Senate Committee. Ore-.gonian.
The New' Mail Service.'
The contract for carrying" the
mails between Corvallis and Al
bany, on the newly : organized
Star route has been given to
Vidito Bros., ot this city, for
$419 per year.' The contract
allows the mail to oe carried by
either road, that on the east side
or on the west side of the river.
The Vidito Bro. will p it on a
three seat hack for the run, and
will carry passengers and bag
gage. The rate has not yet been
fixed, but will be soon announced.
As soon as the roads become set
tled in t'ie spring a larger con
veyance will be used, and prob
ably four horses put on.
A round trip must be made
everv day in the year. The af
ternoon service from Corvallis
will prove of great benefit to
commercial travelers who can
finish up their business in this
city in the afternoon and go to
Albany in the cool of the even
ing, where they will be ready tor
a full days work The run . is
about ten and one-half miles.
When to Pay Taxes.
In our last number we publish
ed an item calling attention to
tax payments that may be slight
ly misleading. We give the cor
rected schedule.
On taxes paid before March
15, 1904, in full, a rebate of 3
per cent, is aUowed. No rebate
after that date.
Taxes can be paid one-half on
or before April 4, and balance
on or before October 3. By this
method taxpayers avoid the pen
alty of ro per cent, and an inter
est charge of 12 per cent.
When none of the tax is paid
before April 4th the penalty of
10 per cent, is added, and be
comes part of the payment.
This cannot be avoided.
The tax levy for this year is
Countv tax, 5 mills.
Road tax 2 mills.
State tax 5.8 mills. .
State school tax 3 6 mills.
In justice to the county court
it is well to state that they have
no jurisdiction over the am unt
of the state tax or the state
school tax.
0 A. C. Locals. . v
BY BERT YATES
The Y. M. C. A. has secured the
eight colored "Fiske Jubilee Sing
ers" to appear in the Armory the
n'ght of Washington's Birthday.
Irving Miller's father, of Eastern
Oregon, spent a lew days of last
week in this city.
The College Bowling Alleys are
now running every evening from
four until six, and until ten o clock
on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Rinehart Brothers are managing
the alleys this year and are doing
very well as the room is crowded
most of the time.
Wednesday morning, in place of
regular Military Drill, Major Har
din gave the assembled cadets a
very instructive lecture on dealing
with wounds as practiced in the U.
S army. The Major explained the
difference between treating a wound
when an artery is ruptured, and
when it is only a vein, how to treat
a scald or burn, and also measures
for restoring drowned persons. Mr.
Hardin had a cadet on the floor
with him, and illustrated using
pocket handkerchiefs for bandages,
guns or pieces of bark for splints,
etc. These instructions apply as
well to hunters and others, as to
soldiers.
The College Prohibition League
will give a program in the College
Chaple Sunday afternoon, to dis
cuss some pha ses of the temperance
question. All town people are in
vited. There are now 427 students en
rolled on the registar, a few more
than at this time last year.
Guy Walker, who has been con
fined to his room with blood-paison-ing
of the face at the home of Mrs.
Mundy, left yesterday for his home
in Independence, but hopes to be
able to resume his studies here next
Monday,
Training for the spring events in
the athletic field is now going for
ward at the college. The present
training ground is in the Armary,
which will be used until the covered
track is completed at the football
grounds.
Mr. Mosley, who is connected
with the Lewis and Clark Journal
of Portland, made an interesting
address during chapel exercises
Wednesday.
'An Old Pioneer Gone.'
; Will iam Vyatt, - one of he old
pioneers ot Benton county, who
came , here in 1847, died, on
Wednesday morning, February
loth, - at 4 o'clock at his home
near s P.iilomath. Mr. -Wyatt
lived on one of the old Donation
claims-, which he took up on his
first arrival in the county,
Mf. Wyatt was of English de
scent, aud has alwavs taken an
active interest in his section of
the count. With Mr. T. J.
Conner he founded Philomath
C'.llrge, and it will be from the
Ket-ztl chapel of this lnsutntion
th it his funeral will take place
today at 1 oclock. About two
weeks ago Saturday Mr. Wyatt
was stricken with paralysis and
h is bren quite feebie ever since,
though he has been confined to
his bed hut a few days.
Mr. Wyatt was born in Buck
ingnamshire, England, Oct. 4.
1816, and came to America in
1836. He first settled in Orange
Co., New York, where he mar
ried Miss Miry T. End. 'Shortly
after . he moved to Henderson
county, Illinois, from which place
he started, . with his wife and
three children, to cross the plains,
with an ox team, for the new
territory of Oregon. Entering
the territory by the Appiegate
route they arrived in what is now
Benton county on November 1,
1847. Here he passed the win
ter on the farm of the late Hon.
Wayman St. Clair in what is now
Philomath.
Mr. Wyatt was one of the prin
cipal factors in the foundingot the
College of Philomath. His first
donation was the. sum of $1500
At another time he gave $300
more. His wife, from her own
purse contributed $500. The
eldest son is still general agent
for the College.
Seven children . were born to
them, three having come with
them over the plains, of whom
five are stili living. Mrs. An
drew J. Williams and Miss Eva,
with the three boys John E.,
Frank and Samuel T. One son,
the Rev. Ezra Wyatt, was acci
dentally killed in Linn county
by his horse running away with
him. One daughter, Mrs. Cyn
thia A. Springer, died about two
years ago.
Mr. Wyatt was one of the
largest individual land owners Jin
this pajt of the state. He was
generous, deserving and honest,
liberal in his charities, and his
loss will be deeply raorned by a
large circle of friends.
Rev. Thos. S. Handsaker and
wife, of this citv have arranged
with the W. C. T. U. of Portland,
for a series of meetings in this city,
commencing Feb. 15. The meetings
will be held at the First Caruitiaa
Church.
Judging from the number of appli
cants at the county superintendent's
office this week the demand for Wch
ers will be met in a large extent. Taere
are 26 applicants strngglirg with
the mysteries of the state and court
ty examinations. Four are taking
the state and twenty-two the coun
ty examination. B. E. Emenck,
of Philomath, college and N. Tartar
are assisting in the examinations.
We will try to seciue some of the
questions from our superintendent
and give then to our reader for
consideration.
The insurance companies lose
heavily by the Baltimore fire. One
New York compauy alone figures its
loss as $60,000,000. It is probable
that many companies will be
swamped, and unable to pay their
own indebtedness. This may effect
insurance in this state, and it is
well for people whose property is
insured in eastern companies to
watch the developments along these
lines.
Two members of the comyany
known as the . Fraternal Home
Builders, a corporation now on trial
in Portland, were at one time in
Corvallis, and may be remembered
to some of our citizens. They were
Co. Guy Wakefield and Ross Nicho
las. The trial is nearly completed
and the case looks hard for the de
fendants. Wakefield, who is the
moving spirit of the concern, is said
to have received the plan from Let-
son Baillett, the mine promoter of
UaKer City, now resting from his
labors in the Iowa Penitentiary.
One of the witnesses made the as
sertion that the scheme was a fraud.
Mr. Wakefield made the reply
'Wflll for the amount I made out
of it, I am willing to . serve three
years." Wakefield is said to have
made $7500 out of the scheme. The
case is still on trial, but the out
come is sure to be the end of the
Fraternal Home Builders.
Rae Walke. Glen G-iodraan, Stn
D:iraon and Thos. Eitchard expect
toleav today for Independence,
for a visit until Mond ty.
The College Orchestra of 12 pieces
has bee u awarded . the contract ftr
furnishing the music at Wtshing
tonV Birthday Ball to be given at
the Armory a week from tonight."5
. T F. Mosely, agent for the Lewis
& Clark Journal, th official organ
of the Lewis & Clark Fair, is in
town getting subscriber for that
paper.
Wecall the attention of our read
ers to our c rresp mdent cirner
which will appear in our ridav's
isue of the Gazette We have
g t together 'a corps of ' writers
throughout the county that we are
proud of. Their items will prove
interesting to our readers -
Miss Etta Rueiter who has been
employed in the Occidental Hotel
dining room for about a year and
a h tlf, leaves on Monday for a v'sit
to her brother in Sicramento, 01.
-Th expect to return to their old
home iu "South Dakon early in the
spring. Miss Ecu has made many
friends during her stay in this city,
all of whom will regret her depart
ure.
Church Announcements.
United Evangelical Church H. A.
Deck, pastor. Sunday School t(k a. ra
K L C. E , Jr. 3 p. m.; Inte., 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 open at 2:30. Service
3 p. iii. A cordial invitation to all.
Congregational Church Rev Edw. F
Green, pastor. Sundav School, 10 a. m.
Services 11 a. ni ; Junior Christian En
deavor, 3 p. m. : Senior Christian En
deavor, 6.30 p. m.; Service. 7:30 p. m.
Church of Christ T. S. Handeaker;
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 O E , 6:30 p.
m.; Prayer meeting Wednesday evening;
C. W. B. M. last Friday in each month.
Baptist Church M. Noble, pastor.
Sunday School at 10 a. m. ; PreachiDg
S-r vices at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m.;
Young People's Meeting at 6:30 p. m.
each Lord's Day. Prayer Meeting on
Thursday, 7:30 p. m. All made heartily
welcome.
BOUND TO TASTE GOOD.
; Father You are not a-success ad
cook the soup tastes abominably.
Daughter I don't know why you
always find fault with my cooking.
The cook book expressly says that
this soup tastes deliciously. Schalk.
Not the Kind.
He ordered a saddle of mutton.
4
The waiter brought it, of course;
Said he after trying to carve it:
, " 'Tis the saddle, no doubt, of a horse."
Chicago Daily News.
How They Grow.
Old Friends Well, I declare, old
boy, your wife is fully as tall as you
are.
Mr. De Meek (in a whisper) Y-e-s,
I gTiess that's so.
"How came you to marry such a
big woman?"
"Well er she didn't seem so big
before marriage." N. Y. Weekly.
Repartee Ab Oto.
"Hello!" exclaimed the egg that was
still intact, "you appear to be all broke
ip."
.. "NeTertheless," replied the one in the
bowl of eggnog, "I'm in good spirits."
"So I observe. I suppose you'll be
drunk in a little while." Philadelphia
Press.
What He Talka Throna-h.
Myer What's Wyndham's tele
phone number?
Gyer Six and seren-eightjis.
Myer Why, there aren't any frac
tional numbers in the telephone book.
Gyer But there are in hats. Chi
cago Daily News.
Courtesy.
"Willie," said the 'small boy's
mother, "I hope you are polite to ev
erybody." "Yes'm, I am. I sicked the dog on
a tramp, but I said 'excuse me aft
erward." Washington Star.
Conservative.
: "I think," said the emphatic girl,
"tha't the way in which she treats
her husband is positively awful."
"Well," replied Willie Widdles, "to
say the least, it's awfully positive."
Leslie's Weekly.
Foley's Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right
f - ,,. . , .- g
ETebnrary ftwenkory
- Sale
This is cleaning-up mouth stock-adjusting, cleaning the
deck for Spring business. Therefore, you will find here that
goods are lower in price not because they have decreased in
value, but because our policy will not permit carrying them
over another season.
VALUES AND WORTH OF MATERIALS NOT
' . . . CONSIDERED ...
Ladies Jackets.
$ 3 00 Ladiee Jackets at :.......1H 50
4 00 Ladies Jacket p at 2 00
5 00 Ladies Jackets at ..... 2 60
7 50 Ladies Jackets at 3 75
191 00 LadioB Jackets at 5 00
5 00 and $6 00 Children's Jackets 2 50
1-3 off on Ladies Furs.
13 off on Ladies Wrappers.
1-3 off on Ladies Skirts.
Corsets in broken lines, 50 cents on
the dollar. .
A few pieces of 50o. Dress Goods at
25c. per yard.
It's only how quickly we can clean up and make room for the
.... new Spring fabrics ....
La mjIIE,
Regulator - of
HOTEL OORVALLIS..Y
J. C. HAMMEL, Prop.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
0. J. BLA0KLBDGE,
furniture and ffiusic Store
The public is invited to come and seemystock of
Bed Room Suits
Woven Wire Mattresses,
Extension Tables,
Children's Rockers,
Dining Chairs,
Kitchen Treasures,
Side Boards,
Musical Instruments,
SECOND HAND PIANOS AND ORGANS
FOR SALE
Soutb Main St.
Now is the Time ...
To have your
Watch Repaired,
Clock Cleaned,
Spectales Fixed.
All work is done Neatly and Promptly ...
. . . And Satisfaction is Guaranteed.
. E. W. S. PRATT,
The Jeweler and Optician.
Store closes at 6 p. m. except Saturday.
Home-Seekers:
If you are looking for some real good bargains in Stock, Grain
'Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write
I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish
also showing ycu over the country.
' HENRY AMBLER, SfliSif"1
Philomath, Benton County, Oregon
Ladies Waists.
25 Ladies Waists at.... 85
1 50 Ladies Waists at 1 05
2 00 Laiiies Waists at . 1 35
2 60 Ladies Waists at. 1 70.
3 00 Ladies Waists at 2 00
1-3 off oa Wool Waists.
Brussels Carpet 50c. yd.
3oc. Cottage Carpet at 25c.
40c. Window Shades at 23c. each.
Moffon all small pieces of mat.
ting.
1-3 off on broken lines of lace cur
tains. 1
- Low - Prices
Leading hotel in Corvallis. Newly
furnished with modern conveni
ences. Rates $1, $1.25, $2 per
day. . . . . . . .
COMMERCIAL MEN.
Bed Lounges and Couches.
A good line of Mattresses,
Center Tables,
Children's High Chairs,
Chiffonniers. Rockers,
Kitchen Safes,
Window bhades,
Bamboo Furniture, jusfc in
OR FOR1RENT.
0. J. BLACKLEDGE
for my special list or come and see me.
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