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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1904)
10CM. AND PERSONU Wheat 75c. Mrs. Fieh, Toledo's milliner, spent few days hre last week. Mrs. J. K. Johnson and son, Harold, are at the Bay. Three grades of gasoline for sal" at Berry & Carl's. Mamford Seits came over from Alsea on business, Friday. A. J. Johnson, the bank exam- iner, left Wednesday Eastern Oregon on business. A newcomer from Monroe ie Miss -Mamie Starr, who expects to reside here permanently. J. Senger keeps the best hand made shoes in town.. After a brief visit with Portland friends Mrs. J. Mason is now at home. Chancy Barclay, who has been out holding down a chittim claim, returned Thursday. Buy a meal ticket at Chipman't and eat when you please.. Prof. John Fulton and family are now at E k City, fishing, hunt- ing, ana naving a general suw time. Miss Bessie Boyle and Winni fred Gatee, of Sodaville, are new arrivals with the purpose of visit ing relatives and friends. Students' study tables for sale cheap at Hollenberg & Cady's. Recorder T. T. Vincent moved this week into the Wick house on Eighth street in the north end of town. - Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Smith left for Newport Friday for an outing of a week or ten days. They went via tue wagon road. Organs repaired and cleaned, it. N. White. After a pleasant vacation on Ya quina Bay, Mr. McDavitt has re sumed his position as assistant operator at the S. P. A DleaBant evening was spent by the Endeavorers of the United Evangelical church, at the home of Miss Christal Miner last Thursday. Best meals in the city to be fcund at City Restaurant. Miss Ethel and Lela Alexander returned home Thursday, after a week's visit with friends in Mc Minnville. On a hunting and fishing trip oyer iik-Alsea, Frank Aldrich and Will Wicks are now enjoying them selves. Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's and eat when you please. Typhoid fever has come to the Whiteside home, two miles west of here. George Whitesides one afflicted. is the Two mighty hunters left Thurs day for the Alsea country. Tney were Geo. Denman and J. M. Cameron. May success attend them. Organs and pianos for sale or rent. R. N. White. An outing that is an outing is being taken by E. A. Morgan and familv and Thos. Anderson and family. The went overland by vehicle to the seaside. Rev. T. S. Handsaker preached in Albany Sunday occupying the pulpit of Rev. Clark Bower, who preached in the Christian church in this city at the same time. Berry & Carl have in a new line of guns and ammunitian. . " Mrs. W. P. Lafferty expects to start Eastward September 5. She will visit relatives and friends in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri, remain ing about three months. A new arrival next month with the purpose of educating her child ren will be Mrs. Flavia McDowell, of Summer Lake, Or. She will occupy a residence belonging to Marshall Miller on Third street. Fishing tackle, hunters' supplies and sporting goods at Hodes' F'io neer Gun Store. Miss Rosalie Greffoz, of Portland, spent a few hours here Saturday chatting with old friends. She is enroute to Newport where a week will be spent with Lulu Spangler, in the Spangler cottage. Miss Bessie Michael, who has been holding a position as sales lady in F. L. Miller's big dry goods establishment, left yesterday for a course in Vie Behnke-Walker Busi ne8s College, Portland. A beautiful picture already framed and ready for hanging of "President Roosevelt and Family" will be given to all new subscribers to the Gazette paying in advance or to all old subscribers, who p&y up their back subscriptions. Buy your harvesting outfits t Nolan & Callahan's. Hardy McCorman, of Alsea, transacted business here Thursday. Victor P. Moses returns from the East about September 1. See those elegant parlor sets and iibrarv tableb at Hollenberg & Cady's. ' Two familiar faces on the street Thursday were Peter vVhitaker and Monro Chi ders, of Bruce. Enroute to Newport Mies Ella Porter, of Bakr City, stopped be tween trains Fridav. For a visit of several weeks at the coast Mrs. W. G. Emery went to Newport; Saturday. W. E. Yates was a passenger to Fewnort Saturday, to ppend a few days with his family at Nye Brook. A prominent attorney, Win. M, ' Colvig, of Jacksonville, spent a few lays last wt-k in Corvallis, renew ing old-time acquaintanceship The force at tne Court House is very busy, these days working on the assessment roll which must be ready by the first of September. Mrs. Grace Hall is temporary editor of the Times, during the absence of Editor and Mrs. Irvine at Elk City. Fire Chief Renni is nursing a badly burned hand, the result of an accident with an alcohol lamp. The cuticle from the back of his hand is almost entirely removed . Rev. J. H. Merry maii, of Philo math, who has been appointed to the pastorate of the United Breth ren church at Oregon City, passed through the city Friday enroute to that place. Mort Abbey and daughter. Miss" Grace, of Vancouver. W ash . , were guests at the Occidental Hotel, Sat urday. Mr. Abbey is a son of Peter Abbey, the genial landlord of the Abbey House at Newport. Mrs. Mary Goundy and daugh ter, Carrie, arrived from ' Bedford, Iowa, Sunday, for a visit with relatives and friends, the guest of her brothers, J. M. and Ammy Cameran, whom she has not seen for 30 years. Read the advertisement "A Safe Investment," on the local page. In the words of Sam, Jones, the great evangelist, "This is God s provi dence to vou in making a way for you to provide for your family if you die, and for yourself if you live long." Bargains in portieres, stand and couch covers at Hollenberg & Cady's. The rush of people to Newport has been unusually large and the sea son is not over yet. There ire tents scattered all over the hills and through the woods along the beach everywhere, and every cot tage, house and hotel is filled to o , its utmost capacity. Fishing tackle; hur ra' supplies and sporting goo is at Hodes Pio neer Gun Store. Harry Wickp, formerly head miller in the Benton Mills, and who, since the transfer to the Fischer company has been em nloved in Albany, came over last week and returned with his family We very much regret the depart ure of Mr. Wicks and his family. President Ressler, of Monmouth State Normal, returned last week from a six-weeks' trip visiting various points East among which of course, was St. Louis. President Ressler, although comparatively a young man, is recognized as one o the leading educational promoters and executives of all Oregon After a brief stay of two days Jas Flett returned Thursday to his tern porary home in the Five Rivers country . When the bark becomes fixed to the trees and chittim peel ing is no longer practicable, which will be in a month or six weeks. Mr. Flett will return with his family to this city. A case of smallpox was discovered last week near Halsey . Bert Wil- son, the one afflicted, belongs to the family that had the disease several years ago and since that time no new cases have appeared in that section. It is supposed that the germs of the disease were in some article of clothing and that after these years the malady is again breaking out. Things will soon begin to hum down at Strong's mill. The yards are being cleared of all lumber now on hands and new foundations laid for a new supply. The drive of 6,000,000 feet of all kinds of wood is now beginning to arrive and men are kept busy night and day keep ing the logs in the river and pre venting any loss . About 2,000,000 feet will be boomed at Boonsville, 1,000,000 in the mouth of Marys river and the remaining 3,000,000 feet will be boomed behind the island and at the mill. Beginning with September there will be some thing doing down there A visitor in Jtown Friday was Chap. F. Shruw:-r; of O egn City. A day at the beach was spent .by J. K. Berrv bnnuoy . I- E. Rl Brvsoii left Saturday on a business trip to Eugene. - - - Merril Hammel made a business trip to Albany Saturday. Z. H Davis fpent Sunday, with friends at Philomath. A business visitor in town Friday was Olip Skiptou. : President Gateh is - among the dwellers I y the sea these dpys. Mark McAllister, a former O. A, C. student is vibiting friend here. S, N. Wilkins expects to for Si. Louis about Sept. 1. Call Hodes, of Albany, spent Sunday here T Two thousands roils of wall paper T 1 new patter iib juta received at Hollenberg & Cady's. Mrs. F. L. Miller and son, Max, aie expect-id home from their east ern trip about bept. i. A new arrival with a view to ocate is M. Manatee, ot Coshocton, Ohio. Thomas Noian returned from a week's outiug at Newport on Sat urday. H. W. Ambier, of Philomath, wa8 a Uorvailis visitor on Satur day. Mrs. Hammel and daughter. Blanche, are in Portland tor a short visit. Prof. Clyde Phillips was a home ward-bound passenger from the Bay, Sunday evening. H. A. Kieor spent Sunday at Nye Brook visiting his mother ana feist r. G. F. Daly, sou of Judge Daly, of Dallas, was a guest at the Occi dental Saturday. Capt. W. N. Ford, of Astoria, passed through the city, Saturday for a visit with friends at Newport, County Assessor Howard Bush, of Kings Valley, spent Saturday at the Court House. After a short visit with friends, Miss Eva Staats returned to her home in Airlie, yesterday. J . M. Cameron returned from Alsea Sundav night, having in his possession a line big deer. . M. W. Burnap of Pnilomath, is in the citv today making arrange ments t? send his daughter to the O. A.C. C. H. Mattoon, of Summit stop ped here, yebterday on his way home from a business trip in Port land. Miss Minnie Mason, class '04 of Philomath College was a visitor at that place. Sunday, the guest of Miss Alta Wright. Prof. Caldwell starts this week on a campaign tnrougnoui inia- . i . m 1 1 mook country, soliciting students for Philomath College. From an extended and very pleasant tour among relatives and friends throughout the East, D D Berman arrived home Friday. Miss Lena Tartar left yesterday for Airlie, Oregon, where she wil be the guest of Miss Eva Staats for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Kerker, with their son and daughter, Harry and Verna. leave Thursday for Southern Cali fornia. In the absence of the regular" Western Union agent at Albany last Saturday, Walter Sheasgreen occupied tho position. One of the big plate glass windows in the dry goods establishment ot Henkle & Davis was broken Sun day night by several boys who were scuffling. In honor of the building of the new chapel, seven miles west of Philomath, at Westwood, an old people's picnic will be held Sunday Sept. 4. Peaches! Peaches! All the peaches J yOU want at Rube Kiger's next Saturday, .bring your own ooxes and pick yourselt at $ l.UU a ousnei Ferjy open and easily crossed. Remember the date next Saturday. Miss Teressa McDonald, of the chair of English ot Philomath Col lege, returned Friday from a trip throughout the South, and was tendered a reception last night by the intermediate Endeavor Society, at the home of Mrs. Minshall. J. C. Havter. editor of the Dal las Obseryer, accompanied by C. L. Starr, on the staff of the same naner. were in Corvallis on Satur day, on their way. where they will stop Mr . . . - to Newport, for a day or two. w. L. Doualas S3-00 and $3mSo Men's Flno Shoos. Best in too wor id. for too or loo. Nolan & Callahan Dlstriba, tors. Among those who came out from the Bay Monday was J. M.' Nolan. Miss Candsce Wicklund arrived Saturday , and wil I spend . a . few weeks visiting friends in the city. Mrs. Maud Holt expects to go to Sattem . this week to continue her studies in the medical school at thatplace ". v ; , E. P. lackson is the newly, ap pointed instructor for the wooawork depai tment at QiA' C. The appoint ment was madt-yesterday- Three of ' our : distinguished citi zens take their departure a hour September l.: Messrs. Mordaunt Goodnougb, Ruthyn Turney - and Geo L. Paul leave to take up their positions in the Western Academy of Music at Portland. All members of the Maccabees are earnestly requested to oe hi Lodge Wednesday evening, August 24- District Deputy Commander John B. Gentry will be with us and explain ine new-rate proposi tion. G. A. Heidenger, of Spokane, and Aao'pn .tuners, j. vv. as ey, Misses Kathryn and Grace Lam- berson and Mary McKeohn, all ot Portland, were visitors in Corvallis on Saturday on their way home from an outing at Newport- Mrs. Archie Miller, formerly, a student of O. A. O, left today for Eabtrn Oregon wiere she is to teach school this year; Until her pchool opens, . she will remain m Vale, Oregon, where she will be the guest of the Misses LtUlian and Viola Johnson who graduated fiom the Agricultnral college in 1903. D. W. Jones will close a very suc cessful six-months' term of school in south district, Alsea, Friday even ing, August 26, with appropriate exercises. An excellent program is being prepared.' An address will be made by some prominent speak er and SSupt. Denman has promised to be on hand with his phonograph The exercises will be held in Grange Hall. Sorrow has come to another home in Benton countyj This time it is the home of Mr. and "Mrs. V. M. Woodcock, wo on Saturday last gave up to the all-destroying visitor, death, their little four year- olJ son, Verlin, who after a brief attack of summer complaint parsed mm , -1 1 away. The tunerai iook pi ace Sunday and interment was made in the cemetery at Bellfountain. After two weeks of unalloyed nleasure. Miss H. E. Hodes and the Wuesterfeldt frmHy returned S4uday night" from Alsea. The party was camped at Dick Zahn's, who is a fine hunter chaperoned the party on" their fishing and hunt ing trips. Mrs.' Hodes is uot only a fine horsewoman but is the hand iest womar in the county with a rifle, having defeated Zahn in a contest without sights. S. L. Kline and wife and son, Walter came home from San Francisco Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Kline have just arrived fiom their extended trip through out the East, while Walter left two weeks ago; and has been spending that time with . his parents, iyhom he met at San Francisco. After the notification in which Mr. Kline participated he left Oyster Bay for Corvallis via the South visiting various points of interest enroute. A wedding will take place at the Hotel Corvallis today, the contract ing parties being Miss Bessie Blod gett, of Blodgett, and W. Kelling, of Portland. Both are highly esteemed young people. Their future home will be in Portland where Mr. Kelling is in business. A successor to Nicholas Tartar has not been found, and inasmuch as there are no applicants for the position the board hnds itseli in somewhat of a quandary as school will soon open. There are teachers and teachers, of course, but teachers qualified for such a position are all or nearly all located elsewhere. The position is a difficult one to fill at best and a good deal of rust ling may have to be done before a weli qualihed applicant can he found. Mary Sutherland Appointed. Miss Mary Sutherland, a mem ber of last year's graduating class, has been appointed dressmaker at the Oregon Agricultural College to fill the position made vacant by Mrs. Mary Avery. Miss Suther land comes well recommended and is considered eminently fitted to fill the position, havingr been endorsed.by Mrs. Avery as her successor, and also recommended in growing terms by Miss Snell, the head of the department of house hold science. Miss Sutherland is a general favorite in all circles in which she moves, and, as she is competent to fill the position, a. the action of the committee is highly commended by all. Gordon Hat The : Ever sge a $3.00 bill? Buy a GORDON Hat, and, if you don't like it, take it to your hatter and see how quickly he'll honor the' Hat as alatesttbinin thehatline promise to pay endorsed by in and tfy one on- one of the strongest names in the Northwest. No GORDON Hat ever went io protest. Not one in a thousand is presented for payment. THE WHITE HOUSE. A Safe Iiwesmen& SUPPOSE you were offered by a bank or any one you knew to be absolutely sale and reliable, a farm, which you knew would always.be worth $1,000, on these terms: 1st. That you could have ten years to pay for it. 2nd. 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