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.Wheat 73c.
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C Coote was in from buramit,
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Wednesday.
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The C & E. depot is nceivine a
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new coat of paint.
Mrs. Reevof Salem sisteof
latives and mends at Belltountain.
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Best meal in the city
to be
found at City Restaurant.
W. A. Heckart lias the contract
-for the new Henderson building
sn to be ertcted on Main esreet .
Mr. Dunham and family and
Mies Kate. McKinney relumed
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1 iruiii men iiuuugav tv , -
day.
Great bargains in bamboo furni
ture at Hoilenberg & Cady's.
Mrs Hannah McDonald, of
-Philomath, who has bten visiting
friends near Salm, for home time,
returned home Monday.
The Wuesterfildt family and
Mrs. H. E. Hodes left last Mon
day tor a lew weeks hunting trip
in the Alsea valley.
When in Albany make your
headquarters at the St. Charles.
Prof. White, of Philomath Col
lege returned home Tuesday from
an extended trip through Eastern
- Oregon.
Mrs. Eepey and family return
ed from Waterloo, Tuesday, where
they have been rusticating lor
more than a month.
J. Senger keeps the best hand
made shoes in town.
Material is being hauled on the
grounds for a new church at Bell
fountain. Work will probably be
ia npnr future.
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President Caldwell of Philomath
Colli-ge, arrived from York, Neb.,
Monday and will spend a few days
visiting with a brother at Cottage
Grove .
Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's
-and eat when you please.
A light-colored jersey cow the
property of some unknown owner
is at Vidito's stable on the corner
- of Third and Madison street, await
ing his arrival.
Mrp. Magnie Felton, of Corvallis
waB in AlbHiiy, Monday for a visit
with her father, I. A. Munkers.
She left i the afternoon train for
a few da s' visit with relatives in
Scio .
When in Albany eat at the Al
bany lunch counter.
It will save your home it you
have one handy when the fire is
i-first discovered. Most residence
tires are discovered while in one
room. Go after it with a Dry
powder Fire Extinguisher.
Mis. J. C. Potts returned ast
week from Portland, where she has
been at the bedside of her daughter
Mrs. Verlitu, who La.d been in the
Good Samaritan hospital, was
sufficently recovertd to be remov
ed to her home.
J. Senger keeps the bst hand
made shoes in town.
Miss Theresa McDonald of Philo
math College will return today
from an extended visit in California
and points in Oregon. After taking
a post-graduate course at tae Uni
versity of California, she spent
a week visiting her brother, Rev.
Geo. McDonald of Eugene.
Three grades of gasoline for sale
at Berry & Carl's.
The contract for building the
Henderson brick has been awarded
to W. O. Heckart, of Eugene,
The old buildings are being torn
away at the present time to give
place to the new structure. The
building will be of brick, faced with
stone, one and a half stqries high.
Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's
and eat when you please.
Hop pickers were being eagerly
sought for, the early part f the
week by Sam Irvine and Claud
Hubbard hop growers of Independ
ence. They state that the stand
ard price for picking in theii local
ity this year will be 50 cents per
box.
Fishing tackle, hunters' supplies
and sporting goods at Hodes' Pio
neer Gun Store.
Martini Mortensen, a 20-year old
girl recentlv Irom Nebraska, was
found dead Wednesday morning
three miles north of Junction City.
"She was housekeeper for a man
named Anderson, near whose place
the girl's parents live. She was
healthy, and the only cause assign
ed is an overdose- of headache tab
lets. The Coroner held an inquest
Wednesday afternoon. The girl
was a hard worker and gsod look
ing. No cause is assigned to lead to
suspicion of suicide.
Buy your harvesting outfits
mt Nolan & OaBahsut's.
Sheriff Burnett wtnt Monday for
'another b'itf vacation at Cafcadia
janfi exrec to retnrn next wtfk.
Mrs. C-B. Baldwin, of Philomath,
returned Tue9dav fo m an extended
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! visit with friends m Portland.
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Fishing tacklr, hunro pupphes
I U1U6 W' ' j . wj d:
and sporting gooJa at Hodet Pio-
neer Gun Store.
g Q Watk;nfl financ5al &
t. n.AX.,,. .,rPhi!nn..th tnri.d
from a trip in Waecoaiid Sherman
counties Tuesday. '
Mike Fiynn, foreman of the Ber.
ton sawmill, pPS-d through the city
Wednesday, returning from a busi
ness trip t Portland.
Hellenberg & Cady's headquar
ters for campers outfits tents, cots
cauio stools, camp stoves, etc.
Mr?. Geo. Scott and daughter,
Mt-ta, of Phi lomath, passed through
trie city th-; earlv part of the week
enroute to Moliala, Ciackamas
county for a visit with Mrs. iSeott'd
mother, Mre. Kay lor.
The long bridge over Muddy
Creek a,t the Grange Hall is com
pieted and ready for crossing. The
bridge is 175 feet long and is con
structed of the very best material,
the piles being of the finest cedar
obtainable. The cost was $440.
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 al
you can and have a good time all
The agricultural force lemaining
during the summer to engage in
work at the college, held a social
last Mouday evening beneath the
cedars in front of the administra
tion hall, regaling themselves with
ice cream and cake.
Oregon is justly famed as the
"Laud of the Big Red Apple," and
hei showing at the St. Louis Fair
along this line is good. Last year
the state shipped fifty carloads of
this fruit and it will oroduce even
a larger crop this year.
Berry & Carl have in a new line
of guns and ammunitian.
Probably the finest collection of
grains and grasses in the Palace of
Agriculture at the St. Louis Fair is
in the Oregon display. In addi
tion to this display, there is a mag
nificent collection of edible and non
edible fruit in bottles, hop in bales,
and other firm products.
Four families from Nebraska,
three from Hood River, and others,
making a total of about, a dozen
families, will arrive in Philomath
within the next two months. This
influx is largply'the result of the
judicious advertising of Henry
Ambler.
A. E. Wilkii s returned from
Frt D3dge, Iowa, Wednesday after
an absence of nearly six months.
He will become a partner of M. H.
Bauer in tbe tailor business. The
new firm wid be known as Bauer it
Wilkins. They are at present
located over Nolan & Callahan's
but will occupv a room in the new
Henderson brick . .
Rfv. Leo L. Tot ten. son of Rev.
and Mrs. B. F. Totten, of Philo
math, will be mairied today to Miss
Annie FinW Havs, daughter ot
Rev. and Mrs. W. G. M. Hays, at
Pullman, Washington. The cere
monv will be performed by Rev.
Mr. Hays, assisted by Rev. Mr. Tot
ten. Rev. Mr. Totten Jr. is pastor
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
churches at Oaksdale and Garfield
in that state, and after a short wed
ding trip, the young people will re
side in the latter place.
For the Lewis an d Clark exhibit,
a number of additional samples
have been received this week by H.
L. FrencH, who has charge of the
work. Prof. Geo. Coote brought
plums; S. H. Moore, plums; Sol
tving, plums, barley and crab ap
ples; Marion Brown, hazel nuts;
Mr. Stonebeck, barley; Dr. Withy
combe, wheat, and .1. E. Thomp
son, blackberries and winter oats.
Those having simples will please
drop Mr. French a card or pend
him word and he will call for them
or they may be brought to the
Gazette office or at Ambler & Wat
ters. At a meeting of the city council
Monday night, a heated discussion
took place upon the introduction of
an ordinance declaring certain citi
zens "common drunkards." Th
ordinance passed, placing six upon
the dry list. Other names would
have been added, but it was deemed
wise to wait and give them a chance
to refbim. The city charter provides
that any saloon keeper or any per
son in his employ, selling or giving
liquor to such persons shall have
his license revoked, and said license
shall not be reissued to such saloon
keeper for a period of one year. A
penalty is also prescribed by ordi
nance for the punishment of all
other persons who buy liquor with
,he Purpose of giving or selling it to
sucn persons.
Pret-ident Gitch; went t ' Albany j"
yesterday. .
J. M. No'an returned W dnefdy
f-f'OJ H tell
l 8 vacation at New
port.
R. L. Weatherfoid returned yes
terday from a hunting and fishing
trip in Al8.
J. K. Weatherford passed through
Corvatlis yesterday returning ti Ai
bany from Newport .
Harold Woodcock returned Tues
day from a ten days visit with
friends at Clem, Oregon.
Miss i Alwena Shraiom, f Salem,
arrived Saturday and is the guest of
Mr. and Mr 6. Anthony.
President Ga'ch returned Wed
nesday from an extend.-d vacation
in Southern Oregon.
Regular services at the M. E.
Church, South, Sunday, morning
and evening at usual hours.
Geo. B. Keadv and Otto F. L.
Herseand famuv left Monday for
an outing in the Aisea country.
Prof. G. V. Skelton and family
left yesterday for the Sound country.
Washington lor a visit with reia
tives.
Assistant operator at the S. ,P.
M. Davitt iyi3 been ill the past few
days. Walter SaeaPgreen is tem
porary assistant.
Mrs. N. P. Gellespie returned
vesterdav from a two weeks visit
with rela ivfS and friei ds in Clack
amas county and Albany.
Mn. W. H. Hogan and Mes
Theresa Baumgart, of Albany, were
the guests of Mrs. Cdcil Kennie,
Wednesday. '
Miss Elva Aiken, who has held
the position of operator in the C. &
E. depot at Philomath for the past
six years, resigned and started for
Salem Wednesday.
Robert Baily, of Fairmount, was
transacting business in the city the
eariy pait of the week and while
here, called upon his father. Dr.
Baily, who lives in Job's Addition
O. J. Blackledge and family re
turned Saturday from an extended
outing at Fish Lake which lies due
east of here about 90 miles on the
eastern e'ope of the Cascades,
Hugo Karstens, of soutu Bcntcn,
returned from Toledo the early part
of the week, where he has a home
stead and upon which he has been
bestowing some needed work.
Mrs. French, who has been visii-
ing her aunt, Mrs. M . Robinson for
the past two months, relumed to
her home m Pendleton Wtdnes
day.
Manager W. V. Merrill, of the
Bell Telephone Company, arrived
from Albany Wednesday where he
has been for the past week in the
interests of the company.
L. A. Newton and J. W. G'aes-
ner solicitors for th Btjil Telephone
Company, are at the Hotel Cor
vallis and will remain several days
to tran-act business for that com
pany. Si Bradley was released from
quarantine Wednesday. The com
mendable part of the whole transac
tion was that Si paid his own ex
penses while confined in the pest
house.
An unusually successful ice cream
social was held by the Evangelical
Association in Kings Valley Satur
day night. There were over 300
in attendance and the proceeds
amounted to about $70.
The George Smith house on 4th
street changed hands Weduesday,
Mrs . Emetine Stokes is the pur
chaser, the title having been trans
ferred from J. M. Lambley, who
purchased the property in May.
Now it transpires that Crefield
got his Holy Roller start in Salemi
under the eaves of the Journal.
The Democrat takes back every
thing it has .ever said about Cor
vallis being the Holy Roller city.
Sept. 6, the tri-enniel conclave
of the Knights Templars meets in
San Francisco. Many prominent
Knights from Portland and other
points north will doubtless visit
Corvallis on their return.
The Misses Ina and Claire Briggs,
left yesterday for their home in
Battle Creek, Michigan, after an ex
tended visit with their sister, Mrs.
Knisely. Mr. and Mrs. Knisely
accompanied them hb far as Port
land. Last Friday evening while Lewis
Wents, who lives in south Benton,
was unhitching his driving horse,
the spirited animal accidentally
stepped on his toe, causing a pain
ful bruise, which will keep him laid
up for several days.
Miss Leaverett, of the University
of Arkansas, has been appointed
principal of the art - department of
tbe O. A. C. to take the place of
Miss Williams, resigned. Miss
Leaverett comes well recommended,
having worked in the best Eastern
schools.
Usual services at the church of
Canst next ' bunday morning and
ovenine. Morning euoiect: lne
Victor Crowned " Evening subject: !
"Gojog Away From Christ." ..'? !
A new roof is being placed upon
tbe building formerly occupied as
an omce oy ur. Altman. Tnis
building is known as the Temple of
Justice and" received its soubriquet
when Wilson Kayburn, a lawyer
had his office there years ago.
Mr. Fruit, ''who is working with
tbe Williamson threshing outfit in
south Benton county, inflicted a
painful wound upon his hand Sat
urday by striking against one of
tbe elevator spikes while pitching
sheaves.
M. E. Church, Sunday, Aug. 14.
Morning sermon, "The Children
and the Church;" solo by Janet
Blckledge, followed by baptism of
children. Choir vill give an
anthem. Evening sermon, "What
About so Many Denomination;?"
"Are There Signs- of Union and
Federation?" Special muei .
State Fair.
The premium list of the 44th
Annual Fair to be held at Salem,
September 12th to 17th are now
being distributed. A great many
changes have been made and new
premiums offered and as a whole
the list has been increased: The
stock show will be as good as
last year, if, not better. Several
exhibitors Jfrom California are
contemplating bringing their
thoroughbred stock. '
The county exhibits will be
larger than ever and this year
an exhibit will be at the Fair
showing what the northwest
portion of Canada can produce
and with the advantages they
have to offer.
Good racing and splendid
evening entertainments through
the week will make it enjoyable
for all who attend.
Send to the secretary, W. A,
Moores, of Salem, for a premium
list and then make an exhibition
of your stock or goods. (
Teachets' Examina.ions
Wednesday morning, Ag. 10
at 9 o'clock in the eircuit court
room 27 applicants for county
and stae teachers' certificates,
assembled for examination. The
examining board consists of SupU
Deuman assi-ted by Tvot, O. V.
White, of Philomath, " and N.
Tartar, of Corvallis. Twenty
three of the applicants are ladies
The names of the applicants for
county certificates is as follows:
Edna Thompson, Josie Beu Ham,
Bertha Edwards, Ada Finley,
Winnie Cameron, Isabel Whitby,
LilHth McKenney, Etta Fuller,
Autie McClum, Nora Pratt, May
Robinson, Eula Austin, Ray
Robinson, .Minnie Mason, Lulu
Young, Marie Jones, Ethel Kyle,
Darl Brown, Jno. Bennet, Mar
garett Fowells, Mrs. Horman
Smith, Andie Pugh. Archie
Miller and Lena Squall.
The applicants for state papers
are Gail McClum, Maud Mattley
and Lily Hall. The papers of
Archie Miller go to Malheur
county, and those of Sena Small
to Lake county.
The examination for state
papers will close at 4 o'
O'CIOCK D.
a 1
m. and for county papers
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
at 4
Christened "Rosedale.
In honor of her birthday, Mrs.
D. C. Rose entertained the mem
bers ot the G. A. R., and the W.
R. C. and friends last Saturday
at Rosedale farm. A banquet of
ice cream, fruit and other delicious
things was prepared and served
beneath the shade of the choice
fruit trees of which Mr. Rose is so
proud. About fifty guests were
present, having arrived upon an
old-fashioned hayrack to give
novelty to the occasion.
The principal feature of the day
was the christening of the farm,
which was done in a charming
manner by Miss Daisy Rose, who
broke the bottle of wine and pro
nounced the name, "Rosedale",
by which name the farm will here
after be known.
Rosedale Farm is one and a
half miles southwest of town on
the Philomath road. Mr. Rose I
Viae inef- -fifllcTlaOl tti -i - mo1 1 I
and a residence will be erected
this fall. During the digging of
the well, a narrow stratum of coal
was penetrated which proves con
clusively, what has for a long time
been held, that coal, more or less
extensively, underlies Benton
countv.
Gordon Hat
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hver sqe a $3.00 bill? Buy '
a GORDON Hat, and, if you , f , A
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don't like it, take it to your c .
. . . colors, the new Serge Blue is tbe
hatter and see how quickly 6
he'll' honor the Hat as alatestthinsinthellatline- Come
promise to pay endorsed by in and trv one on-
one of the strongest names in .
the Northwest. For sale only by
No GORDON Hat ever
went to protest.
Not one in a thousand is
presented for payment.
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. Is here; the perfection of hat
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