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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1904)
LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Ida Lccke is visiting in Eugene. W..H. Murphy was in town Sun day from Boena Vista. Daniel Evans, of Nebraska, is visiting relatives in this city. Ed Greenbrook, of Newport, was in town last week on business. Mrs. Spangler and Mrs. Porter left yesterday for a visit in San Franisco. Mrs. Bachelor of Portland, is" visiting her aunt, Mrs. Cameron, in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Porter left Saturday for a visit with Linn county relatives. Remember Nolan & Callahan's Remnant and Rummage sale will close Wednesday evening, February 24th. George Horsefall returned to Benton county last week from Idaho. He is stopping in Philomath. Miss Emily Cauthorn, of Port land, has been visiting with Cor vallis relatives for several daye. Wm. Vannert, of Montanr, spent several days in this vicinity last week seeking a location for a future residence. The round trip fare from Chicago to the Lewis and Clark fair at Port land next year is to be $50, the Jcwest rate ever made. Don't you wish you owned the electric roads? Last year these roads in United States carried three times the population of the earth. Thomas Leese and wife have recently returned from a weeks visit to Toledo, where they have been combining business and pleas ure, "Happy Hooligan" McMaines made a flying trip to Corvallis -Sunday. "Happy" says he is com ing back to Corvallis in the near future. j Ben Elgin left Sunday for Carl ton, where he has accepted a position ia Dr. A. D. Morrison's drug store. Ben will be greatly missed, es pecially by the fair sex. D. W. Keeley and V. R. Insley, of Portland, were in this city last week looking for a business location. They found some good openings and will probably go into business heie. Services in the United Evangeli cal church each evening this week, commencing at 7:30. Rev. C. C. Poling is expected to arrive on Thursday to assist Rev. Deck iu the meetings. The annual reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Oregon, will be held at Hood River, on June 15, 16 and 17. Make your plans ahead so as to at tend this meeting. The bridge construction gang of the S. P. R. R. have returned to this city from their work at the St. Joe bridge, which they have completed. Their next operation will probably be at Gales Creek. In an article in the last Gazette regarding the high water, the prin ter, by a- mistake,- said that the water nearly reached the ferry. The copy read "the water nearly reached the ' houses close to the ferry. Miss Dora Jackson closed her school which she has been teaching near Hoskins and returned home Friday. She, was accompanied by one of her pupils, Miss MoTimmons, who will visit with her for about a week. Oregon last year sold $800,000 worth of apples, $100,000 worth of peaches, $100,000 worth of pears, $175,000 worth of strawberries, $35,000 worth of cherries, $50,000 worth of grapes and $475,000 worth of small fruits. The river has been gradually falling for the last three days, and has now reached something near the normal condition for this season of the year. A few warm days to melt more snow on the mountains will speedily make a difference. One of our out-of-town neighbors called on & prominent physician to get a prescription to cure himself Tina wire oi me coins, ine aoctor prescribed equal parts of whiskey and quinine. The man took .the whiskey and gave his wife the qui nine tend says the results were satisfactory. The Abbey House, in Newport, had a very narrow escape from fire on Thursday afternoon. The flue in one of the chimmeys was burn ing, and communicated to the "woodwork of the ceiling of the seco nd floor. The fire was discover ed by Otto Holgate, one of' the boarders, who gave the alarm, and by vigorous work, the blaze was extinguished. Only a few minutes more headway would have given the fire such a start as would have caused the destruction of the build ing- I Pres. Gatch fpent the holidays at Elk City. ' F. K. Churchill, of Albany, spent Friday in Corvallis. D- C. Heastand and family returned from Idaho Sunday. Miles Starr hag the agency for the famous Hazelwood ice cream. E. E. Paddock, of Independence, was in town Sunday on business. Albert Powell and W. L. Frady were over from Peoria the first of the week. Miss Orlena Cate is visiting her brothers, Cleve and Rufus. She is accompanied by her mother. ..t The. College , band gave a concert on Main street yesterday afternoon. We" will put our band up against any like organization. J. K. Reed and wife arrived in Corvallis Saturday on a visit to Mrs Reed's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Young. Mr. Reed was formerly a carpenter in Corvallis. He has recently been living in Los Angeles. THE GIN TOURNAMENT. Many Gunners in Attendance Some of the Scores. Up to the time of the closing of the orms on Wednesday noon, but four of the events of the gun tournament had been pulled off. The weather was very disagree able for a successful shoot, a rain falling all morning, but never theless some very good scores were made. A building with an open front was erected and con tained a stove with hot coffee and tomales, the shooters were made as comfortable as possible. There were from 30 to 38 entries in each event. Alex Rennie won the first event of ten shots by breaking each one; Will Emery won the second and third events by breaking 10 straight in each eyent; Newton won the fourth event by breaking 14 birds out of 15 shots. In the first four events Emery led for highest average with 51 breaks out of 55 shots. Owing to the large number of ties on the merchandise prizes it is impossible at the time of going to press to name the winners. In our next issue we will give all the winners and the prizes awarded. O. A. C. Locals. BY BERT YATES Miss Letha Patton of Halsey, is tie guest for a few days of Miss Etta Carter. David and Robert Gellatly at tended tbe Washington's Birthday Ball at the Armory Friday nigit. Setb ITawk, of Salem spent Sun day visiting College friends. Roderick Nash, came out from Nashville Friday and attended the hop at the college the same eve n ng. "Chick" Shannon left Sunday for his home in Forest Grove, and, we are Porry to learn, will be unable to Return to school this year. Alton Coatee, who has been suf fering with an attack of blood poisoning at his home iu Albany, is expected to return to school today. Saturday evening in Agricultural Hall, the Juniors entertained the Senior class in a very pleasing man ner. After the rendering of a short programme, pit and flinch were indulged, and it is said by those passing the building that the sounds issuing threfrom were as if "Pandemonium was turned loose." The party broke up about midnight, everybody voting an enjoyable time. Fridav evening at t.Vo Armnrir - , 0 - J occurs the return game of basket. Dall witn the boys from Eugene. A week from tomnrrnw t.h "All Stars" of Portland play at this Dlace. and on the followinor Frirln v ' - o - - the Dallas team have a game here, and also the boys from Salem will meet the O A G lads fnr t.h lost game of the season on the home field. The new rule adopted by the Faculty, of allowing two absences frouj a five hour class and one from a class of less than five hours per week, seems to be working satisfact orily to both students and Faculty. According to the rule, students may be excused to attend important busi ness at home, so when a boy from a town about twenty miles north of here applied last Friday for a per mit to go home, his request was freely granted. About fifteen minutes later another boy from the same town was also granted a leave of absence, and so on during the rest of the day all of the Polk county students were excused. It developed that there was a grand ball which needed- their presence . THE GRIND ARMY. Services to the Memory ' of Our Two Greatest Presidents. Ellsworth Post of the Grand Army, assisted by the Ellsworth Relief Corps, gave an entertain ment at : their hall on . Saturday evening last. A good audience was present. Levi Orea presided and read an interesting , paper on the two presidents whose memory the meeting" was' to commemorate. T. T. Vincent followed in a glowing eulogy on the deeds and characters of George .Washington and Abrahan Xtncoln. O. A. Dearing, of the Gazette, fol lowed in an address on the status of woman in the world's history. Mrs. Kale then gave a fine reci tation, which was well received. Readings on appropriate subjects followed: Mrs. Tharp on George Wash ington, Mrs. Lee Henkle'on the Sayings of Lincoln, and Mrs. Rose on Abraham Lincoln. Musical selections were inter spersed between the literary parts of the program. The Rebekas Entertain. The Rebekah Lodge of this city, had a big time last night in tKe way of" initiation, banquet, etc. The motor made a special trip .from . Independence and brought up a large number of Rebekahs from that city. Philo math lodge was also represented by a number of its members. The address of welcome was de livered by Mrs. H. S. Pernot. After several candidates had been introduced into the mysteries of the order, the young people's or chestra gave the audience a treat by the rendition of several pieces, and Miss Spangler sang a solo. One of the most pleasant features of the evening was the banquet, and to say that the lady Rebekahs are good cooks would be putting it too mild. The Independence lodge left for home at an early hour (in the morning) but the loss of a few hours sleep amounted to nothing after having had the pleasure of being so royally entertained by the Corvallis people. It Was China New Year. Talk about witnessing a din ner served at the Delmonico! the feed set before the 15 or 20 Chinamen on last Saturday night in one of the local wash houses was enough . to make first-class chefs turn green with envy. Vegetables and meats of every description were loaded on the tables, and while the yellow cousins "fell to" the crowd of spectators were given a liberal treat of China gin. There were ,also a crowd of boys present, who were refused,: the pleasure of smacking their lips over the jug of sparkling liquid. One of the young gentlemen did not look on the proceedings with favoi' so donated to himself a re ligious emblem of some kind be longing to the Chinamen and which was prized very highly by the latter. When it was missed the din that the chinks raised would have done justice to the Corvallis brass band. The article taken was finally located and returned to the owners and peace restored in Chinatown. BLACK MIN0RCAS BROWN LEGHORNS. My hens laid more eggs during the se vere winter months than any other equal number ot hens in Oregon. If vou de sire to fill the egg basket, I've got the chickens that were bred for that purpose They are layers and that's what you want Get rid of your "scrubs" and ob rain thoroughbreds it costs no more for feed. Uruer your eggs for hatching now. Eggs. $1.00 uer 15. at remittance on north 9th st. OTTO F. L HERSE. Coivallie, Oregon Patting It Delicately. . . . "George," said Mrs. Ferguson, as they went , in to dinner, "I wish you would ' tell Benny, in some way so it will not ; offend him, that he takes too much, sugar in his coffee. It isnfgood far him, and I know his mother wouldn't allow it." ' "". ""' ' BennT," said Mr. FerguBon a tW minutes later, turning to the younff nephew who w'a : visiting him, "you ; ' don't mix quite enough coffee with your sugar." Chicago Tribune. - ' Z Where By Came From. "Children," said Aunt Mary, ."you hare a new little brother. 1 Be came this morning while you wereT asleep.' "Did he?" exclaimed the eldest "Then I know who. brought him." L ( j : "Who was it?"; asked: Aunt, Mary, j "Why, "; the - milkman. . of . course. I saw it on his cart; .- "Families supplied daily.' "Tit-Bits. The Deserted Under Dog. The man who wins success in light Of friends is ner"ei; bereft. We gladly battle for the right, , But seldom for the "left." Washington Star. .1 -'I THEIR FIRST QUARREL Mr. Youngwd I wish I could get some bread like mother used to bake for me. Mrs. Youngwed I wish I could get some clothesjike father used to buy for me. Chicago Inter Ocean. It Anybody. Of the sinners who fell In Adam's fall The Lord hates the hypocrite Worst of all. ' Chicago Tribune. A Professional Snap. "What's the. matter with that man Goldrox, doctor?" "Oh, simply a nervous trouble." "Nervous trouble, is it?" "Yes; he's worrying about his money." "Oh, well, it ought to be easy for you to relieve him of that." Yonkera Statesman. The Only Way. Parke There's onh' one way to man age about money matters. Whenever J see a thing I want, I invariably ask my self this question : "Can I afford it?" Lane But do you always stick to this? Parke Always. If I find I can't af ford it, I buy it. Brooklyn Life. Distinction Without Difference. "She used to say he was a man of very strong will power." "Yes, that was before they were mar ried." "And how does shevput it now ?" "Now she says he's as stubborn as an ox." Chicago Times-Herald. Danarerona Object Teaching. Miss Antique (school . teacher) What does w-h-i-t-e spell? Class (no answer). Miss Antique What is the color of my skin? Class (in chorus) Yellow." ' Stray Stories. Two Thought. Woman (to herself) It scare me half to death to drive this horse. I wonder what he'll do next. Horse (to himself) That must be a woman driving, or I wouldn't be jammed into everything on the road. N. Y. Weekly. Preposterously Incorrect. , " 'Mandy, is that Mr. Flumkina who comes to see you a. young man. of cor rect habits?" "Not at all, auntie. He doesn't seem to know a thing about flirting or mak ing eyes at a girl." Chicago Tribune ' . t 2Yeceaary. Evil. Wedderly My dear,- I actually be lieve that new medicine has entirely cured my rheumatism. Mrs. Wedderly Oh, I'm so sorry. Now we can never tell when it is going to rain. Chicago Daily News. In the Way of Business. "And am I the first girl you ever made love to?" asked the ladies' maid of her valet lover. "Well," was the reply, "I've pressed suits before, you know." Yonkera Statesman. Quite In Order. Mr. Benedict I see you very often with that young Van Boodle; am I premature in offering my congratula tions? Kitty Winslow -Oh, no, not- at all; I have just refused him. Harlem Life. His Best Friend. I understand, sir, that you referred to me as a dog." "No, sir; you are misinformed. 1 consider a dog man's truest and most faithful friend." The King. ThODgbt Born of Hope. Mrs. Henry Peck First we get horse less carriages and then wireless teleg raphy. I ".vonder what next? Her Husband (meekly) Wifeless matrimony, perhaps. Tit-Bits. Remarkable. "I have just read a thrilling tale of rescuing a child in tlie Klondike from death by freezing." "That is certainly a strange way of rescuing it." Town Topics. Fekniqry Sale This is cleaning-up montn,' MeV forSpir I rwwt3o ova Iawtm . suj "- wna iu ymc nut value, but because our policy over another season. VALUES AND WORTH OF-MATERIALS NOT . . . CONSIDERED . . . Ladles Jackets. $ 3 CO Ladies Jackets at -$1 50 .4 00. Ladies Jackets at 2 00 5 00 Ladies Jackets at 2 50 7 50 Ladies Jackets at 3 75 10 00 Ladio8 Jackets at... ... 5 00 5 00 and $6 00 Children's Jackets 2 50 1-3 off on Ladies Furs. - - - y , 1-3 off on Ladies Wrappers. . 1-3 off on Ladies Skirts. Corsets id broken lines, 50 cents on the dollar. A few pieces of 50c. Dress Goods at 25c. per yard. y It's only how quickly we can .... new Spring fabrics . . a La Regulator - of ..HOTEL OORVALLIS. J. O. HAM MEL, Prop. Ijjr HEADQUARTERS FOR 0. J. BLA0KLEDG-E, furniture and music Store The public is invited to 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 -South Main St. Now is the 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. CT'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 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, da,ISCean ' . Philomath. Benton Count v. Oi-eontf mventory stock-adiusting. cieaninsr the find here that 1 t 1 1 , ucausc mey nave aecreasea in will not permit carrying them, ... Ladies Waists. $1 25 Ladies. Waists at.. $ 85. 1 50 Ladies Waists at 1 05 2 00 Ladies Waists at 1 35 2 50 Ladles Waists at 1 70 3 00 Ladies Waists at 2 O0 1-3 off on Wool Waists. Brussels Carpet 50c. yd. 35c. Cottage Carpet at 25c. 40c. Window Shades at25c. each. 1-3 oft on all small pieces of mat- ting. 1-3 oft on broken lines of lace cur tains. clean up and make room for the LffHlEs - Low - Prices Leading hotei in Corvallis. Newly furnished with modern conveni ences. Rates $1, $1.25, $2 per day. COMMERCIAL MEN. come and seemystock of Bed Lounges and Couches. A good line of Mattresses, Center Tables. Children's High Chairs, Chiffonniers.' Rockers, Kitchen Safes, Window Shades, Bamboo Furniture, just in OR" FOR RENT. 0. J. BLACKLEDGE Time
