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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1904)
C3 LOCAL 4ND Wheat 75 cents. - John Daly "paid Corvallis a vieit list week, Raymond Post, oLihedds, jgras a Sunday visitor to this city. Dr. Gamble left yesterday morn ing for points in Idaho. N. W. Bloomfield, a Portland attorney, spent Sunday in Corvallis. Fireworks, Fireworks, Fireworks, at Hodes' gun store. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Simpson are moving into their new home today. J Frank Hughes and H. L. Veit, of Alsea, were in the city Sunday. Buy a meat- ticket at Chipman's tnd eat when you please. You will miss the. chance of a lifetime by not coming to Corvallis July 2, 3 and 4. G. J . Roberts, of Higgins, Texas, is in the city with a view to making this his permanent home. Fireworks, Fireworks, Fireworks, at Hodes' gun store. C. J. Seates, of Los -Angeles, is looking for a location in Benton county. T. W. Dilley and family spent Sunday with Alex Montgomery at Shedde. J. W. Ray for shoe repairing. One door south of Harrib's store. W. A. Welker, of Leland, Idaho, is looking for a location in Benton county. Blanche Hammol is spending a few days in Albany with Mr. Ham mel. Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's and eat when you please. Miss Helen Crawford, of Cor vallis, is in Albany visiting friends. Mrs. B. Ingram, living near Bellfountain, wili become a resident! of this city about June 25. Horse racing in Corvallis July 2, also a ball game. Among the Sunday arrivals from Albany were F. J. Deane, M. Win ter, P. C. Anderson, E. R. Case, H. C. Chamberlain. Mrs. Sarah Cauthorn started the early part of this week for a short vacation on the coast dividing her time in Newport and Toledo. Basket dinner July 3. Rey. McDonald and wife, of Eugene, who have been visiting friends in this city, started yester day to attend the United Brethren Conference now in session at Salem. W. L. Sharp, secretary of the K. O. T. M., is in receipt of a check warrant for $3,000 in favor of the late James W. Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a member of that order. Horse raciLg July 2. Gee. Tuttle. a recent arrival from Kansas, spent Sunday in Cor vallis, the guest of S. N. Wilkins. Mr. Tuttle wbo is temporarily lo cated in Portland and is looking for a business opening for his son. Lots 2 and 3 between Third and Fourth street, John W. Simpson to W. P. Minor for $550, also a lot eist of Simon Kline's residence, Miss Fannie Price to W. P. Minor were transfers comsummated by G. A. Robinson last week. J. E. Peterson, of Grants Pass, arrived in Corvallis Saturday, and in company with his brother. A. F. Peterson, of this city, they left on the afternoon train for Newport. They were accompanied by Ray mond Peterson, the latter b son. Arthur Kroening, the smallpox patient who has been in quarantine for the past ten days, will be re leased tomorrow. No new cases have developed and the precautions taken by the city authorities have been successful in preventing any spread of the disease. A petition is being circulated praying the city council for a sewer described as follows. Tfiat. the lateral sewer known as the Lilly sewer be extended through block No. 32 Avery's Third Addition to -Corvallis, that is to say so that a sewer be constructed from the end of the present sewer, located at the south . side of block 33, Avery's Third Addition, thence stuth thence south through the alley of said block 32 and across A street to the south side of A street. S. H. Horton living six miles west of Monroe has the most re markable peach tree in the state The tree was planted 14 years ago and has been bearing fruit since the third year being so heavily laden this year that the limbs have to be propped to keep from breaking. It was simply a sprout when planted and three years later bore a bushel of peaches and the fourth year bore four bushels and has been bearing out of proportion to its size each j ear since. Re v Egerton. made -i this office a pleasant call Saturday;, , ,1 : Tv 'i3 5k. 3 ' M..S. .Richard was among the Gazette's callers Saturday. T. L. Coon, of Dusty, was in;the city on business Saturday." 7 " E . P. Jackson made a brief visit ; j to Albany last Thursday . T. R. Brown was looking after business matters in Albany Thurs day. . B. D. Michaels, of Portland, is visiting his brother-in-law, M. P. Fruit. Mrs. T. J. Black, of Portland, who has been visiting Mrs. Fruit and Mrs . McM&han. in this city, leaves for her home today . Robert Turner,- who has been serving a 50-day sentence in the county jail, for carrying concealed weapons, was released Friday. .V' Mrs. F. L. Miller and son, Max, left Saturday for a visit with friends in Iowa, also visiting the St. Louis Fair. They expect to be gone two months. Mr, Chas. Berry and daughter, Rena, will arrive today to pay a short visit to M8. Brunk, after which they will take a short trip to -I the coast. Dr. Lowe has just returned from New York, where he has been tak ing a post-graduate course on the eye. He arranged while in tha East to purchase his goods cheaper than formeriy and will give his St. Mary'e Chapter, O. E. S. will hold their next meeting this Tues day evening, June 21, at Masonic Hall. Come and congratulate the members who have received Grand Chapter appointments. Miss Dowell, who occupied the department of art at Philomath College last year, after a short visit at Irving, Oregon, with friends will start for her home in York, Nebraska. The Corvallis Steam Laundry will now be found in its new locat ion in the old Salyation Army hall on north Main street. The change was made because of better ac comodations and the large increase of business. Miss May Kester has just finish ed a four months successful term of school in the Noyes district in the Blodgett valley. The school has had trouble for several terms, and it is a credit to Miss - Kester that she has had such a quiet and suc cessful term. Moses Wright, of Lyons, Nebrab ka, was a recent visitor to Benton county looking for a location. Be cause of the difficulties arising from the free use of government land in his state and the order from the government to the farmers to remove all fences thereon, many have sold out and are locating else where. G. F. Kinney, a recent arrival from Idaho, has purchased, through Ambler & Watters, the Hart stock ranch of 160 acres near Harlan, Lincoln county. The consideration was $1700 with some stock includ ed. Mr. and Mrs. Hart have mov ed to Cottage Grove, to live with their children. Pres. I. E. Caldwell and Miss Theresa McDonald, of the Latin department, and Miss Virginia Dowell, of the Art department, of the Philomath College will go to Salem today to attend the United Brethren Conference, now in session at that place. After which Pres. Caldwell will start for his old home in Swamson, Nebraska, to spend the summer. Miss McDonald will start for Berkeley, California, where she is to take a special course in Latin, and Miss Dowell goes to her home in York, Nebraska. Leo, the 15-year-old son of Sheriff Burnett, was seriously in jured Friday evening in a runaway on Main street. He was thrown to the ground beneath a lot of clothes racks, receiving a severe scalp wound, several bruises about his head and face and both arms were badly wrenched. He was taken into Jess Spencer's barber shop, where Dr. Lee dressed his wounds . The horse he was driving was an untrustworthy animal that has run away on former occasions. The horse became frightened by the rattle of the racks and Leo was so situated that he had to hold the 'oad and drive at the same time. He could not hold the horse when it started to run, the load lurched backward throwing him to the ground. C. C. Poling, president of the Dallas College, accompanied by his family left last Tuesday for his old home in Pennsyvania, where he will have charge of his home church Mr. Poling secured a leave of absence and will be greatly missed in the school at Dallas and also in his church work throughout the state. r ir .f -v mover into his house this i week.- - i .The front of. Broker's saloon has just Received , a hew coat of paint. Peter, .Whitaker" went to Eugene Saturday. v Miss Alice Jones is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thurt tou, near Wells. C. A. Danneman, of Clem, arrived Sunday for a short stay with his family. Mrs. F. A. Hencye returned yes terday from Portland where she has been visiting her mother. Hon. Geo. Waggoner will leave for Blue River in a few days to look after his mining interests. Miss Andie Shelton who haB been visiting Ruby Dilley started for her home in iScio Sunday. Mrs. Copeland, of Toledo, stop ped over for a short visit with her sister, Mrs. J. Mason yesterday, while on her way to Portland. An afternoon picnic was held on Oak Creek yesterday by the families of Mrs. Weber, Major Hardin and J. F. Allen. H. H. Cronise went to Salem, to attend the funeral of his nephew. Harry Ling, of Albany, is acting as tbe C. & E. agent during the absence of Mr. Cronise . Mins Josie Thurston came last Frirlsy to assist in the care of Mrs. J. L. Jones, who is now slowing improving. The announcement in a fonnre issue that a banquet was given at tbe Hotel Corvallis to the Ladies Chorus by Mrs. Pernot was a mistake on our part. The banquet was given by the. Ladies Chorus, Mrs. Pernot making the arrange ments. On June 29, from 7 to 9, H. L. Richardson of the Eastman Kodak Company will give a public demon stration with "Velox Paper" at Graham & Wells drugstore. All who are intereste'd in photography are requested to be present. H. A. Deck and family, Mrs. Minor and daughter, Miss Crystal and a number of Corvallis people are attending a campmeeting at Independence: ' The "Pioneer" bakery has passed into the hands of Carl G. Hodes, of Albany. Messrs Read and Hall retiring. Mr. Hall will move to Portland. D. G. 'Reeves, who has been teaching in the public schools at Vancouver, spent a few days with his parents in this city last week. He will take a short course in the Univeisity of Washington at Seattle this summer. E. G. Cameron, of Union, Oregon, telephoned his brother, J. M. Cam- erou yesterday that he will be in Corvallis July 4th to attend the celebration. The Village Improvement Society wishes to make public acknowledge ment of the donation of $23.35 to funds, the net proceeds of the enter tainment given under the auspices of the departments of elocution and vocal musio at the College chapel on the evening of June 13. We wish especially to tender our thanks to Miss Crawford and Mrs. Green for the generous gift and to Presi dent Gatch for his hearty approval of the same. We are in receipt of a very hand some souvenir program of the Elev enth Annual Assembly of the Wil lamette Valley Chautauqua Associa tion, which meats at Gladstone Park, June 12, and continues in session thirteen days, 'lo thorougmv en joy this outing arrangements should be made for camping, in which event the two weeks stay will be a season of unalloyed enjoyment Low rates on the railroad will give all an opportunity to go. ' The east side trains make regular stops on all trips. Season tickets are $2.00 admitting the holder to the entire session, with access to all classes ex cept domestic science, for which nominal charge will be made. Lay tickets are 25 cents. Camping privileges cost nothing. The Independent Telephone com pany will be ready some time this week. The work of stringing the wires began last week. Philomath will be the first point reached. The wires are stretched about two-thirds of the distance. As soon as the main line can be put in operation, the different rural lines will be at tached. The poles fot the city are not all in yet but the work is near ing completion. Special attention is being paid to the work with a view to making it both attractive and permanent. The poles are large, and of the best cedar obtain able. The inducements held out to subscribers are very attractive and no doubt will contribute roucb to the faith the public has in the enterprise. The new office is over Zierolf s grocery 6tore, the last three rooms on the right hand side. - Frank Aldrich .willvvprabafelyReSttlt WVotiwgforSillc1. '"" j Firemen O.'A. C. i s 1747 Al O. U. W VJ. . . . 303 117 90 8 .49 , 18 fgo 214 22 555 54 1426 Maccabees Artisans ..... 0. A.. R. . .... 1. O. O. F.. Lions Rebekahs D. of H K. of P.. Eastern Star........... Public School.... Special acknowledgement is offered in behalf pf the Christian Missionary ' Al liance of New York, for the generous gift of $60b recently sent by Mrs. Louisa Crees, trustee in behalt of the late Mrs. Rebecca Kelly who passed away about two years ago, leaving , property in trust to Mrs.. Crees for Christian and Mis sionary work. The property was re cently disposed of by the trastee and proceeds sent to the society for their general work in the home and foreign fields. Death of Thomas Powers. Thomas Powers, aged 67 years and a sufferer from paralysis, died last Friday in Monroe. He was a former resident of this citv and county, but for many years has resided in Josephine county. , He has a brother, Cyrus Powers well known bv many here, also sister living at Monroe He realized that he could not live and died while paying his final farewell visit to his relatives and friends. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Moore and the interment was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at this place Sunday afternoon. Saturday and Sunday witnessed four horse races on Kiger's track. The first for a half mile between Tom Brown and Tom Vidito was won by Brown. The second for a quarter mile between Hopkins and Porter was won by Porter. The third for a quarter between Hop kins and Porter was won by Hop kins. The fourth between Brown and Totorah for a mile resulted in a draw. Notice Of Settlement. SSbticp is hereby given that the Pionet r bakery has passed into the bands of Mr. Carl G. Hodes, of Albany. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the un dersigned will please settle at once. C. Bead. Cheap Rate. On account of the Mardi Gras and Car nival to be held at Portland Jane 28 to July 9, 1904, inclusive, round trip tickets will be sold by the Southern Pacific Com pany, from Corvallis to Portland at $3.85, including admission ticket to car nival. Sale dates, June 27 and July 7. Limit six days, but not good after July 10 returning. The best ice cream soda at Smalls. The refinement of style and the realization of comfort A high giade gentleman's shoe, design ed on scientific princples, adapted to the fashion of the hour, made of jealously se lected leather with an an infinite care of detail which amounts to positive genius Divide the price bv the number of months of comfortable wear and you will acknowledge them cheap. S-'L. KLINE, The White House. Picnic at Woods Creek. TheWood'rt Crek school district will give a public picnic in Kisor'e grove, Saturday June 25. Every body come and bring your baskets and have a p!easaut time. Autie McClum. LM, HartSdnffncr & Marx, Hand Tailored CofjrifJM UM3 61 Mm hrh.ffnw JUrx Sm Lm KUNEj SHOE REPAIRING I wish to announce to my old friends and cuustbmers that I have opened a first-class shop and will be glad to have you give me a call. All work guaranteed J. W. RAY 1 Firs Door South of Harris', SGOTT (Eb New and Second A Fine New Stock' Philomath l wrftyWtyV mi wtyW iwtyW .HOTEL GORVALLIS..S J. C. HAM MEL, Prop. HEADQUARTERS FOR tfL P. lAFFEmrY vrorros' p 51 1 C to a m H n 3 5 a c a & 0 Pi f "V tun to man . . ; ..... 1 . . HOME SEEKERS AMPLER & WATTERS, REAL ESTATE, LOANS, INSURANCE VIRGIL E. WATTERS, COHVLJ.I SPECIAL SALE ' On Men's Spring and SuM? ' Clothing-. You can save from $2.00 to $5.00 on your summer" suit. If you care to save money, you should not overlook this sale of finely tailored clothes. We want to clean the tables by July 4th. ..SPECIAL.. For an indefinite time we offer "Men's Summer Trousers" at 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT. Special agency goods. Ralston Health Shoe. Gordon Hats. REGULATOR OF LOW PRICES PUGSLEY - hand Furniture. Just Received.' Oregon tyWVt; tyWi (Wfr 1 Leading hotel in Corvallis. Newly furnished with modern conveni ences. Rates $1, $1.25, $2 per COMMERCIAL MEN. Notions, Fancy Goods, China and Queensware. COItVA.JL.MS, OREGON Corvallis & Albany Stage Line leaves Cor vallis 6:30 p. m. and Sunday at 4 p. m. Leaves Albany 6:30 a. m.; Sunday8 a. m. For the Best Photographs If you are looking for some real good Bargains in Stock, Grain, Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for our special S list, or came and see us. We will take T pleasure in giving you reliaDle informa- fion: also showing you over the couuty 0 MERBI HHBitn, phiiom Ti HENRY AMBLER, PHILOM AT 1