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LOCAL AND PERSON 4L
Wheat 73c. .j
N. F. Gillespie left Tuesday for a j
visit in Clackamas county.
Mrs. J. H. Mason left for Port-j
land Tuesday, on business.
J. Senger keep3 the best hand- f
jxade shoes in town.
Prof. Cordley leaves with his fam
ily tomorrow for a short vacation at
Sye Creek.
J H. Gallatly, of Pnilomat'i,
was tranacting business in the city
Tuesday.
Great bargains in bamboo furni
ture at Hollenberg & Cady's.
Miss Pauiine Kline left Wednes
day for a visit with Portland
friends.
Dr. Lowe, the well known oculc
optician will be in Albany at Re
vere Hotel, Aug. 11 and 12.
When in Albany make your
headquarters at the St. Charles.
Mrs. Ada Henkle, of Irrigon, Ore
gon, arrived Wednesday for a short
visit with relatives and friends at
Philomath.
M. S. Woodcock left Monday
afternoon to attend the meetiug of
the Oregon Development League in
Portland. He went by way of Al
bany. Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's
and eat when you please.
J H Harris and wife left Tuesday
for a three-weeks' vacation at Cas
cadia. They will be accompanied
by Miss Clov Buchanan and Mrs.
F. A. Helm".
Walter Hayes, of Albany, will
take up his residence in Corvallis,
for the purpose of studying teleg
raphy under Logan HayeB, the
efficient manager of the local branch
of the Western Union in this city.
Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's
.and eat when you please.
Eber E. Mossie, of Pendleton,
'who attended O. A. C. last year
and was compelled, on account of ill
health, to leave before the expira
tion of the year, will arrive in Sep
tember to resume his course.
The Congregational church will
have no preaching service during
August. Sunday school and the
Christian Endeavor, however, will
continue and meet at the regular
time.
J. Senger keeps the best hand
made shoes in town.
A. M. Fullerton, of Halsey, has
been elected principal of the Philo
math public school. Mrs. Fuller
ton has been selected as primary
teacher, and the Misses Anna and
Alma Wright, of Toledo, will have
the two intermediate departments.
When in Albany eat at the Al
bany lunch counter.
The United Brethren Sunday
School of Philomath will give a pic
nic in the grove west of town next
Thnrsday. Invitations are given
-also to the Plymouth and stwood
Sunday schools to unite for the oc
casion. Fishing tackle, hunters' supplies
and sporting goods at Hodes' Pio
neer Gun Store.
The Baptist preaching services
are closed for a few weeks, as the
pastor, Rev. Mark Noble, goes to
Portland this week for his vaca
tion. Sunday School will be con
tinued every Sunday at 10 o'clock
as usual. All will be welcomed.
Hollenberg & Cady's headquar
ters for campers outfits tents, cots,
camp stools, camp stoves, etc.
When all expenses have been
met, the Willamette Valley Chau
tauqua association will have a bal
ance of about $1,000 as the result
of their efforts this season at Glad
stone Park. The total receipts of
the 12 days' session were $6,000,
and the attendance exceeded 25,000
Fishing tackle, hunters' supplies
and sporting eoois at Hodes' Pio
neer Gun Store.
The work of stringing the cable
for the Independent telephone com
pany is quite interesting. Yester
day Heber Swan, the efficient line
man ot the company, was swing
ing in iridair above Main street,
attaching a heavy cable to its
moorings. His only means of sup
port was a leather swing attached
to a small cable wire.
Mrs. Zenana Rosebraugh and
children arrived in Philomath Tues
day from an extended visit with re
latives and friends in Illinois. Prof.
Rosebraugh has arrived from Port
land where he holds a position in a
large hardware establishment. He
is disposing of his'property at Phil
omath and will move tomorrow to
Portland to reside.
Wm Lm Douglas $3.00 and
$3. So Men's Fine Shoes Best
in the world for the price
Nolan & Callahan Dislribv.
tors
A new walk ip being put, down
in front of tie Methodist church .
D. B. Taylor, of Independence,
was a Corvallis visitor Tuesday.
Three grades of gasoline for sale
at Berky & Cael,'s.
J. M. Hadden, of Eddy ville,, was
in town Wednesday. -
H. L. Eakin and wife, of Dallas,
stopped fur a few hours in the city,
Wednesday, er.r ute to Newport.
, Berry & Carl : for guns and
ammunition and fishing tackle.
Rev. Green and wife and family
start todav for the coast to spend a
month. They will occupy the Henry
Sheak cottage.
C. A. Gerhard and wife returned
Wednesday from a very pleasant
trip to Salt Creek where they have
been visiting relatives.
Rev. Landy and wife passed
through the city, Monday, on their
way to Philomath. Mr. Landy is
the new pastor of the College of
Philomath.
Work on the new school build
ing is progressing rapidly. The
lathing is about completed while
much of the space to be completed
has received a second coat of plaster.
The work is to be completed by the
opening of school.
Mr. Hotcukiss is very busy these
days getting the play ground in
shape for the public school children
The undertaking is not a small one
by any means as it involves the re
moval of large quantities of rub
bish. With the transfer of the Benton
mills to ; their new owners, Harry
Wicks for many years the efficient
miller, goes to Albany, to accept a
position in the flouring mills at
that place. His family will follow
in a short time.
Wednesday evening, a jolly
crowd of Presbyterian Endeavorers
took a hay-rack ride out to the
ranch of Mr. A. L. French, where
a very pleasant picnic was held.
The party consisted of about 30
young people.
Members and friends of the
Episcopalian church are making
elaborate preparations for the re
turn of their pastor from England,
where' he has been on an extended
visit. The church already looks
bright and new with a fresh coat of
paint and the parsonage will also
be painted.
The closing exercises, for this
term of school at Westwood, will
be given this evening at 8 o'clock.
A short program by the school,
graduation of Mildred White, con
ducted by Supt. Denman, followed
by selections on graphaphone will
be given by way of entertaiment
for the evening.
R. C. Kiger's peaches are now
ripe. They are the Hail's early
variety and are good to eat, for
pickling and preserving. Come to
the ferry, boys will take you over
and back free. Bring boxes eat all
you can and have a good time all
for $1.00 per bushel. Everybody
come.
S. I. Pratt, for many years a
very successful teacher in Corvallis,
Philomath and elsewhere, and a
candidate in the last election for
superintendent of schools for Ben
ton county, goes to Newport as prin
cipal of the city schools. Mrs. Pratt
will also hold a prominent position
as teacher in the same school.
Threshing machines are in opera
tion all over Benton county . There
are several outfits and the work
will soon be done. It is not possi
ble at the present time to give ac
curate information as to the yield.
It is known, howeyer, that it will
be exceedingly light. Threshing
was done at the College farm
Wednesday and Thursday. S'-ieep
got into the standing grain, how
ever, which will interfere some with
giving accurate records.
Max Pracht, a special agent in
the employment of the government
has cancelled the application of a
settler for the location and pur
chase of a timber land claim in the
coast region. No sooner had the
applicant made a filing on the
land than he began to harvest a
crop of chittiiB bark from the trees
that abounded on his claim. On
the presumption that the land was
riled on purely for the chittim bark
crop, the inspector cancelled the
application of the settler. Oregon
City,
John E. Smith, of Eugene, who
graduated at the head of his class
in 1902 from the O. A. C. has been
appointed to the chair of mathe
matics in the High school at Rose
burg. Mr. Smith is a very bright
young man. He studied a year in
a Chicago school, where he gradu
ated with the degree of Master of
Accounts. Previous to this he had
taken a course in the Portland Busi
ness College. His teaching experi
ence has been very successful .
?ay your harvesting outfits
j at Nolan & Callahan's
Manager Edwin Stone, of tbXC.
& E. went to Newport and Seal
Rock, Tuesday, for a few days.
Adam Wilhelm Sr , of Monroe,
was in the city transacting ' busi
ness yesterday.
3. W. Hicks and wife of. Wood
land, Washington, are visiting re
latives and friends in this city.
Rev. J. P. Woodiey, of Eugene,
will preach at the Christian Church
next Sunday.
Rev. T. S. Handsaker left today
for Elkton, Douglas county, where
he will preach next Sunday .
The S. P.. depot at Suver was
burned to the ground yesterday
morning about 9 o'clock, caused by
h spark from a passing freight
train. Work was immediately
telephoned to Independence for aid
but the fire accomplished its work
before anything could be done.
If you haven't provided your
self with one of the Drypowder
Fire Extinguishers call and get one
at the Gazette office. A few of
tnem have been left here for present
needs, before the agent gets his
stock. It is cheaper to pay $3.00
fur an extinguisher, than to lose a
thousand by a fire.
U. S. Grant, of Dallas, has just
received a letter from Massachu
setts Mohair Piush Co. of Boston,
congratulating hiin on the mohair
fleeces shipped to them. Mr. Grant
is a goat raiser and feels greatly
encouraged and it is a matter also
of rejoicing to ail mohair men in
Oregon as a market has at last
been found at a price that will
make the goat business highly pro
fitable. S. H. Horton and wife, pioneers
aod highly respected citizens of
South Benton county, recently took
a vacation to Salt Creek to visit
their two sons . The Horton boys
operated a mill at that place with
a daily capacity of 20,000 feet, half
of which is cedar. Lake Creek is
ixo. ideal outing place. Besides the
natural beauty of the surroundings,
the hunting and boating are excep
tionally good.
James A. Barnes and Miss Pearl
Stacy were married at the court
bouse Wednesday 3 p. m. T. T.
Vincent officiating, Mr. Barnes
is the son of B.'B. Barnes, a prom
inent farmer of Granger Benton
county. Miss Stacy is also a resi
dent of this county but for many
years resided in Albany at the
home of L. E. Blain . Both bride
and groom are popular young
people and have the best wishes of
a host of friends.
It was a gay and jolly company
that took a hay-rack ride out to the
residence of Mr. Locke, north of
town, last night. The occasion was
a farewell party, given in honor of
Eva and Harry Kerker, who for two
years have been students in O A C.
The young people with their par
ents will move to Los Angeles the
last of the month. During their
residence in Corvallis, both have
displayed remarkable talent, in
music, and have ranked high in
musical circles. Their many friends
regret their departure.
Mrs. Nye Scott, of Philomath,
died Wednesday morning of con
sumption. The funeral occured
yesterday at 2 o'clock. Services
were conducted at the residence by
Rey. T. W. Jones, pastor of the
United Brethern Church. Mrs.
Scott was highy esteemed and be
loved by a wide circle of relatives
and friends, and the community is
saddened very much by her un
timely departure. She leaves a hus
band and three small children to
mourn her loss.
Ruthyn Turnev, who has been
for the past year in charge of the
Violin department of the School of
Music of the O A. C, has resigned
his position here and accepted a
similar one in the Western Acad
emy of music, in Portland. He
will have charge of the Violin de
partment in that institution, which
now ranks as the leading school on
the Pacific Coast. With Mr. Tur
ney at the head of the violin de
partment, Mordaunt Goodnough at
the Piano and George Paul as the
teacher of Dramatic Art, Corvallis
will be well and ably represented
in the school. We wish the boys
eyery success in their new field.
Ootober 26 will be a great day
for Corvallis. as the O. A . C . and
Utah boys. will play football. It is
a long time to wait but it will be
something worth waiting for when
it does come. The Utah boys are
from the Agricultural College of
that state and are good ones nav
ing defeated their antagonists in
every gridiron test last year. The
O A C boys are laying plans al
ready for the great event and they
expect to win. Coach bteckle is ex
pected the middle of the month and
will begin to line up toe boys for
practice at once. Many of the xe-
guiar team have made arrange-
j ments to re on hand before the
J opening of school for this purpose.
- '".The State Medical Association of
Orrgon wU meet at Portland on
Tuesday, August 30, for a two days
session. An elaborate program is
being prepared and the convention
gives promise of being one of ihe
best in the history of the organiza
tion of the society.
Railway Velocipede.
A novel attraction in the shape
of a gasoline velocipede may be
seen at the Southern Pacific de
pot. It is the first one of the
kind ever used in the city and is
capable of developing a high rate
of speed.
The machine is consttucted on
the same line as automobiles and
similar machines, being provided
with a gasoline engine. The ma
chine is used in cases of wrecks,
placing switch lights, examining
the road, etc., and is a great im
provement over the old system of
foot ' power. There is another
machtne is used on the C. & E.
between Philomath and Corvallis
by Mr. Albin, who acts as bag
gage master at both places. It
consists of a bicycle" fixed with
an arm and third wheel and is so
fitted to the rails that the bicycle
runs along as smoothlv as on a
cement pavement. These two
inventions .matk a rapid stride
in labor saving machinery and
the application of ingenuity to
the needs of life. The time was
and is within the memory of
every section man when the ex
amination of the track was made
on foot and in cases ot wrecks
frequently the speediest mode of
travel was by the hand car.
A Seventy-Foot Dive.
Frank Albright, a son of Wm.
Albright, ot Corvallis, who was
born and raised in this city, but
now a resident of Albany, a lad
of 20 years made a successful
dive from a ladder 70 feet high
into less than six feet of water,
on the afternoon of July 31st.
The ladder was erected in the
month of the Calapooia river,
where it empties into the Wil
lamette at Albany, its top being
higher than the floor of the Al
bany steel bridge. The dive was
made in the presence of a large
crowd, both the bridge and the
bank of the river below being
lined with people, and was the
star feature of a performance con
sisting of diving from trapeze and
othei aquatic feats, given k by a
club of Albany boys, who main
tain a boathouse and bathhouse,
together with ladders and trapeze
bars at the mouth of the Cala
pooia river
This is the third time young
Albright has successfully made the
dive from the' top of the ladder
this summer. The fett equals
any thing of a similar nat4re ever
seeen on the coast, Mat Gay,
John Mangles and others doing
no better.
Berry & Carl have in a new line
of guns and ammunitian.
Teachers' Examination.
Notice is hereby given that a public
examination will be held for all appli
cants for teachers' certificates in the
conrt house in Corvallis, Oregon, begin
ning at 9 a. m. Wednesday, August 10,
1904, and continuing until Saturday,
August 13, 1904, at 4 p. m. The follow
ing program -will be followed :
FOR STATE PAPERS.
Commencing Wednesday, August 10,
at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until
Saturday, August 13, at 4 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, spelling,
history, algebra, reading, school law.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government.
Friday Physiology, geography, men
tal arithmetic, composition, physical
geography.
Saturday Botany, plane geometery,
general history. English Literature, psy
chology. FOB STATE PAPERS.
Commencing Wednesday, August 10,
at 9 a. 111. and .continuing until Friday,
August 12, at 4 o'clock p. m. ,
FIBST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADE CERTIFI
CATES. Wednesday Penmanship, history, or
thography, reading.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, physiology.
Friday Geography, mental arithmetic,
school law, civil government.
PRIMARY CERTIFICATES.
Wednesday Penmanship, orthogra
phy, reading, arithmetic.
Thursday Art of questioning, theory
of teaching, methods, physiology.
Dated this 23rd day of July, 1904.
Geo. W. Denman,
County School Superintendent
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