Corvallis gazette., July 15, 1904, Page 5, Image 5

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Wheat 75 cents.
Deer season opens today.
Finally the rain has come.
O. V. Hurt want to Portland
Tuesday lor a fewdafs visit.
R. C. and Mrs. Whitehead spent
Tuesday m Albany.
R6V Reeves?, returnei Wednesday
from a visit to Albany.
W. O. Williams, of .Marshfield, is
in the city looking for a location .
J. A. Archibald of Philomath
transacted business in Albany Wed
nesuay.
M. G. Flynn and S. Greg?, of
Philomath, were here on business
Wednesday.
J. B. Horner is in Eastern Ore
gon near La Grande, Union county
working in the interest of the Ore
gon Agricultural College.
Mr. and Mis. W. B. Lacy left
last Wednesday for a two-weeks'
visit with relatives at Heppner,
this state.
Mrs. Susie Starr who lives just
north of Prof. O. W. Holmes will
erect a 10x22 addition to her resi
dence in Ih'i ne ir future. Adams
Bros, are the contractors.
Ira P. Whitney, who attended
O. A. O. two years ago and who
ha3 been holding a very responsible
position in the Wash'n Agricul
tural College, is visiting friends
here.
J. Senger keeps the best hand
made shoes in town. .
Gabriel Long, who recently sold
his farm in Kings Valley and mov
ed to this city, will soon begin the
erection of a six roomed cottage in
Job's Addition. Adams Bros, have
the contract.
A very quiet wedding occurred at
Philomath Monday evening, Julv
11th when Mr. G. E. Beers and
Miss AnnaStear, both of Box, Lin
coln county, were united in mar
riage by Justice of the peace, A. J.
Williams.
J. Senger keeps the best hand
made shoee in town.
Newport is becoming famed as a
summer resort. The travel this
season is unusually large. Beside
the special excursions of societies,
churches, eto., hundreds of families
are moving down to the coast for
the summer.
Fishing tackle, hunters supplies
i . . j i tt i r:
nuu spurting UUUD ttli UUUCB X ij-
neer Gun Store.
The quarantine on Jake Hulbert
was raised Saturday and he ap
peared among his friends again
yesterday He has no visible
marks of small pox and made good
use of his time during his confine
ments as he was plowing nearly
everv day.
J. Senger keeps the best hand-j
made shoes in tvvn.
Hay is about all cut in Benton
county and baling has begun.
Good hay is selling at from five to
picrht. dollars in th fiftld: n.lt.hnnah
the yield was light the acreage has I
been large. It was thought that
the price of hay would be sky hign,
.but it is now knowu that it cannot
get very high as many farmers have
cut acres of wheat and oats for
hay. Wheat harvesting has just
begun in places The yield of fall
grain although light is better than
was anticipated a few weeks ago.
Hammocks at Hollenburg &
Cady's.
The new dynamo and switch
board for the college arrived
Wednesday from New York. The
-combined weight of the two is 9000,
and it is by far the largest and best
outfit in any part of the Willamette
vahey. The switch-board which is
largely of mahogany alone cost
$SS0. The wiring is going on
steadily and all arrangements for its
complete operation will be completed
by the opening of school. All the
buildings will be wired separately
o any one of them may be used
without lighting up the other build
ings. Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's
and eat when you please.
A local dramatic and elocutionary
club has been organized consisting
-of a number of young people, many
of whom are O . A. C. students re
maining here for the summer. The
-object of the organization is to gain
practice along the above named
lines, and also as a profitable source
of employment during t'ie summer.
George L. Paul will prouabiy assist.
Those belonging to the club at pres
ent are Carrie Wilson, Alice Wick
lund, Myrtle and Gretta Harrington,
Florence and Essie Adams, Bush
Wilson, Arthur Boquet, Edward
Pratt, Ralph Pruett, Arthur Bel
knap, Ross Adams and Will Wicks.
Several meetings have already
been held and a farce will be pre
sented at their next regular meeting.
Oats 32c to 34c
R. C. Craven returned yesterday
from a trip to the couutry.
Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's !
and eat when you please.
D. C. Rose is in M'Minnville,
attending a meeting of the trustees j
of an insurance compeny. j
F. L. Miller returned Wednesday j
from a business trip to Chenah-s,
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and
Mrs. J. O. Wilson ami sou leave
Sunday for an outing at Cascadia.
When in Albanv eat at the Al
bany lunch counter.
Prof. Covell and family expect to
leave for Belknap Springs for a
short vacation, Monday.
Cal. Thrasher returned Tuasday
from a trip to Pendleton. He will
start for Yaquina in a few days.
Word has just been received that
Paul Kruger the fi mous . ex presi
dent of the Transvaal is dead.
Miss Mary Hurt arrived Wednes
day from Oakland, Indiana. She
will make her home with her
brother, O V. Hurt.
Mrs. J.L.Jones who lives in
Job's Addition and who just re
cently was very ill with typhoid
fever is now slowly convalescing.
Preaching at the Church of Christ
by the pastor next Sunday morn
ing and evening. Morning theme,
"Living Epistles;" evening, "Ahab
and Elijah."
When in Albany make your
headquarters at the St. Charles.
Mr. DeBois and son, who were
here in confinement because the
Linco''n county ja.il was insecnre,
and who were charged with robbing
seaside cottagf-s, were taken back
for trial last Saturday.
The Gazette building is under
going extensive repairs. A new
roof is being put on, the interior
walls and ceilings will be kalso
mined and other needed repairs
will be made.
Fishing tackle, hunters' supplies
and sporting goods at Hodes' Pio
neer Gun Store.
The lawn social given by the
ladies of th Catholic church at
Mrs. J. M. Nolan's was more of a
success than its projectors had an
ticipated. The total receipts were
over $60, with $10 expenses. Over
$21 worth of home-made candies
were sold.
Great bargains in bamboo furni
ture at Hollenberg & Cady's.
At a special meeting held by the
school board last Friday a contract
was let to Chas. Heckart for the
completion of the lower story of the
new school building, the considar
ation is $565. The building is to
be ready for occupancy by Septem
ber.
Hollenberfr Sr. Oariv can suit vou
in wall paper, carpets and mattings.
Call and see.
A merry crowd of campers con
sisting of J. F. Allen and family,
Dr. and Mrs. Harper and Mrs.
Mary Bryson started yesterday for
a short vacation over in Alsea.
They will pitch their tents near
David roars place. Deer hunting
will be J,he order of the day .
Hollenberg & Cady's headquar
ters for campers outfits tents, cots,
camp stools, camp stoves, etc.
Last Sunday, Bishop Castld de
livered an able discourse and dedi
cated Beulan Chapel west of Philo
math. A subscription sufficient to
cover all indebtedness a gainst the
church was taken. Dinner was
served beneath the shade of the
trees and a very enjoyable time was
spent by those present.
The merry-go-round brought
here from Portland for the celebrat
ion and remained for 12 days, doing
a land office business all the while,
was taken to Newport, Tuesday
morning. The manager of the
concern was at a loss just where to
go next and remained here pending
a decision. It was either a seaside
resort in Washington or Newport,
and the latter was finally chosen.
At a meeting of the school board
last Friday night, the teachers fcr
the coming year were assigned work
as follows. Miss Huff takes part
of the first grade, Miss Fullerton
takes the remainder of the first and
part of the second grade, Miss Mc
Cormack takes the rema.nder of
the second and part of the third
grade, Miss Fo wells the remainder
of the third and part of the fourth
grade, Miss Kyle the remainder of
the fourth and part of the fifth grade
Miss Finley the remainder of the
fifth and a part of the sixth grade,
Miss Belknap the remainder of the
sixth and a part of the seventh
grade, Miss Mallow the remainder
of the seventh and a part of the
eighth grade, Prof. Tartar the re
mainder of the eighth and part of
the ninth grade, and Prof. Holmes
takes the advanced work of the
ninth grade.
Waste papers, suitable for put
ting under carpets, for sale at this
office. Lav in a supply for fall
housecleaniug.
Mrs. Lee Jackson and son left
Wednesday for Grass Valley, after
a short visit with relatives and
friends. ......
Mrs. Ed Curamings d:d not go to
McMinnville last Sunday as ,she
intended,' but decided to remain
another week.
Si Bradiev who is foreman on the
S. P. section gang was run down
by a hand car Tuesday and severe
ly injured.
The muley cow that has been
serving time in the city pound and
was ty have been sold Wednesday,
can still be claimed by her' owner
as no one has vet purchased her.
The small pox patients reported
in. our last issue are doing well.
No new cases have developed and
so far as is n ;w known the pest is
under complete control.
Mrs. Mary Ingram and daughter
have moved from Bellfountain to a
residence on Fourth street, Cor-
valiis. Mrs. Ingram is Mrs. T.
H. Wei is her 's mother.
Hugh McCulluch and famiiy, of
Grants Pass, are occupying the
Young dwelling house on Jeiierson
street. Mr. jicCulioch expects to
make this city his permanent resi
dence. "What is the Will of God," sub
ject at Congregational church Sun
day morning; evening, "What is a
Christian?" Services in Plymouth
churca in the afternoon.
Rose Seeley one of the Holy
Roller victims, who was committ
ed to the Insane Asylum from Cor
vallis, has been discharged and is
now at the home of relatives at
Oregon City.
Treasurer .- Buchanan made a
payment toe other day of $7,000 on
Benton county's state tax. The
balance yet to be paid is $4,740.
The total to be paid by the county
is $24,785. The balance must be
paid on or before October 1.
W. H. Miller, an Albany bicycle
man, and well known in this city
was found dead at his home Mon
day noon. Mr. Miller's parents
were visiting friends over in Alsea
at the time of his death and were
shocked when the news reached
them.
Dr. Cathey started Wednesday-,
for Gobo. Columbia county to per
form an operation upon the son of
Mr. Gleason. Mr. Gleason who has
been there for some time, telegraph
ed yesterday that hia son is very ill.
The marriage of. Heber V. Swan
of the Independent telephone com
pany, and Miss Nellie Glassford,
will take place at the home of the
bride s parents, in this city, next
Wednesday. Miss Glassford is a
highly, esteemed young lady of this
city and was a student last year at
the O. A. U.
The Christian Endeavor societies
of the Methodist and Christian
churches will hold joint meetings
during the summer. The first
joint meeting will be held in the
Methodist church Sunday evening
This action has been decided upon
owing the usual decrease caused by
members going away for. the sum
mer.
This year's month of June is the
dryest except one in the 34 years
that records have been kept in this
state. During the month of June
of that year only .Id of an inch
fell here. During the month of
June just past .45 inch of ram fell.
In June, J 871, there was .50 of an
inch and in the same month of
1899 there was .51 inch. The
heaviest rainfall that has ever
occurred here was in 1888 when
5.38 inches fell. The average for
June has been 1.67 inches.
At a meeting of the city council
Monday night, two new sewer lat
erals were ordered constructed.
One begins at the residence of W.
B. Lacy between Seventh and
Eighth streets and runs north two
blocks, running through the Irwin
blcck and connecting with the Jef
ferson main The other lateral be
gins at the Spangler lesidonce and
run south one block to a connec
tion with Van Buren main. A re
monstrance was offered against the
construction of the last-named
sewer.
A very interesting marriage took
place at the Court House Tuesday
when Willam Bailey, of Fairmount,
and Mrs. Sarah Edelmon, of
Corvallis, were made husband and
wife. Mr. Baisley i3 72 and Mrs.
Edelmon is 70. Rev. T. T. Vin
cent performed the ceromony. The
aged couple are very happy and
sincere in their new relation. A
crowd of young Corvallis boys went
around to charivari them the even
ing of their marriage, at their home
in Job's Addition, and were all
treated to refreshments. Mr. Bai
ley speaks in very high terms of
the respect shown by the boys and
their general good behavior.
To Good To Keep.
On the night of the 8tb, two cows
whiclr were kept in Fisher's pasture
broke out ai.d came into town. One
of them, the muley cow that served
time in the city pound and was
adytrtised for sale, belonged to Mr.
Fruit. The Other cow belonged to
rrank Irvine smd went straight
to her old home where she proceeded
to woik off some of her bovine en
ergy .by cavorting around in the
front yard. Ihe noise awakened
the family but it was so dark they
could not see whose cpw it was, and
they were not expecting their cow
home, so Frank telephoned Night-
watch Usburn to come down and
take her to tie pound and come
prepared to kill her if necessary.
Frank's hired man and Osburn
took the cow up the street to put
her in the pound. They found by
examining the cow under the elec
tric light that she belonged to
Frank himself. - -
Insane Patient At Large.
Monday night reports came in
that an inmate of the Insane
Asylum had escaped and had
appeared near Corvallis. The
man whoever he was appeared at
a home in Linn county, near the
ferry and asked for something to
eat. The lady became frighten
ed at the man's appearance and
lie escaped to the brush along the
river. Several citizens later
tried to find him "but were un
successful in their efforts. It was
learned from the authorities at
Salem, that a man had escaped
from that place some time ago,
but that he was harmless and
could do no possible damage.
He is still at large.
Major Hardin goes to Philippines.
Word has just been received
that Major Chas. Hardin of the
O. A. C. has been ordered by the
direction of President Roosevelt
to join his regiment in the Phil
ippine Islands, the order to take
effect Sept. i. Major Hardin is
absent at present in the Hast, and
will be home Sunday. It is not
known who his successor will be
but Capt Dentler, who formerly
had charge otr the military de
partment at the College, is
strongly talked of.
CORVALLIS M4RKET REPORT.
Wheat 75c per bushel.
Oats 32c to 34c.
Flour $1.04 to $1.30 per sack.
Butter 12c to 14c per pound.
Creamery butter 50 cents per roll.
Eggs 18c per dozen.
Chickens 10 cents per pound.
Lard 11 per pound.
Wool 19c per pound.
Business Locals.
The best ice cream soda at Smalls. ,
Try Small's for cool drinks daring the
hot weather.
For low prices on saddles and harness
see J. M. Cameron.
J. M. Cameron manufacturer and deal
er ia harness and saddles.
Bed Cedar Star Shingles at the saw
mill at $1.60 per M. E. W. Strong.
Smokers supplies, largest stock in the
city at Small & Son's.
Finest line of hammocks in the city at
J. M. Cameron's call quick and see him.
Ice cream $1.25 per gallon at Small &
Son's.
Wall paper at Blackledge'a new fur
nlture store.
For harness and saddles see J. M.
Cameron.
Candies and fruits, fresh and tasty, at
Small's.
Look at the price ! $1.25 per gallon for
ice cream. Parties supplied. Small &
Son.
Buy your harvesting outfits
at Nolan & Oallahan'sm
Remember that Nolan &
Callahan's great Reduction
Sale of summer goods is
now running in full blast m
Bargains all along the line
for July m
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