ICC ALAND PERSONAL
Wbeat'77c. -
MrWO Dieckoff of Alsea is visit -ing
friends here. " .
Wi: E. Yatws went to E ldjvillf
Friday ou busin st.
Buy. a meal .ticket at ChipmanV
nd eat when you plea-se. .
A guest at the "Corvl!ia" Satur
day was C. C. Geer of Salem.
Among , the - crowd of etop-over
passengers in the city Saturday wat
State Food C mmitjeioner Bailey.-
J. Ser.ger kef ps the best hand
made shoe's in town.
A visit in town from Alsea Fri-
Sv was M. P. Hough who earn-
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over on business .
JCorvallis Gazette and Weekly
Oregonian $2.50 ptr year.
Mayor Irvine and daughter Edna
. were west bound passengers for Elk
Jity Friday.
Best meals in the city to bt
fcund at City Restaurant.
J. D. Mann left Saturday for
Salem ior a visit to the State Fair
nd the transaction of business.
Edward Btyson, who for the past
month bas been visiting relatives
in Benton county, spent Saturday
here on business.
Organs and pianos for sale or
rent. R. N. White.
A new bakery and confectionery
mill be started iu the near future
in Philomath by Mrs.. Buoy who
cently arrived from Washington.
r Tha Philrtmnt.h crWctra haardlDP
fhajl is now in the possession of the
new superintendents Mr. and Mrs.
Olives of Salem.
Buy a meal ticket at Chipman's
and eat when you please.
Miss Annie King who has been
visiting relatives and friends in
Benton and Lincoln counties for
several .weeks left for her home in
Portland Saturday .
Full line of high grade groceries,
rockery, etc., at P. M." Zieiolfs'.
W. G. Wann, of Eugene who in
the last election was defeated for
the State Superintendency by J. H
Ackerman, returned home Satur
day from a brief visit at . Newport.
Organs repaired and cleaned
U. N. White.
Mrs. Marv Colvis will leave
Lacksonyille in a few days for Cor-
l vamp, wnere sne wilt euter tne
I 5bfcte Agricultural College. Ash
land Tidings.
Full line of Fall and Winter
millinery goods just received at Mrs.
J. Mason's.
Fred Chapman has accepted a
position in the Douglas County
iiank succeeding Clifford Benson
who will go to Corvallis to resume
his .studies iu the Oregon Agri
cultural College about Sept. 15.
Uoseburg Plaindealer.
Fishing tackle, hunters' supplies
nod sporting goods at Hodes' Pio
neer Gun Store.
Miss Hattie Gillette and brother
Glen returned to Corvallis last Sat
urday to remain until next spring.
Hon. Punderson Avery had busi
ness in Toledo Monday and Tues
day, Wallace and Cleveland Fish
lart visiting Corvallis a few days.
I 131 A lwl rt9 A nr Y A tiliniava' an -iv-i1 inn
a.- iuixjiJ baaiui uuuboio urr
M sporting goods at Hodes' Fio-
aeer Gun Store.
Prof.vJ. R. Horner and two other
disciples of Isaak Walton shoul-
red their fishing poles Friday
afternoon and tooK tne shortest
route to Alsea. Professor is an
authority on best bait and fishing
grounds for trouts. - He is also a
counoiseur when it comes to a good
piscatorial story.
Lamps, bedroom lamps, student's
lamps, glass lamps of all kinds, at
ZierolfV.
In the opinion of Supt. Downing
the State Fair this year will have
the largest attendance of any meet
ing in the history of the institution,
last year not excepted. More than
500 horses will take-'pait in the
racing program, while the exhibi-
mfs in the main pavilion will be
rtjxceptionallv interesting.
request the Flag Contest will
be extended by the donors until
Dec. 31.
A'sea is to have a new b;idee.
It will be located about a mil-) be
low the 6tore near the Kimball mill.
A number of bids were presented to
the county court at its. list session
Mie lowest being $287 by S. H.
Peterson. The other bidders were
LB. M. Kimball et al, $576, R. M.
JTJi'Iruirr ifiX and T TT Tinraar,
School days will soon be here.
Hamilton Brown Secarity school
sbees fr.bysft gtr.s see -.
KOLAIf & CALL! HAN,
John D. Dal v ; of Portland,
regent of the O A. C , spent a fen
hoars here last week doing com
mittee work. - .
Joseph Em riek recently brough'
suit in a Pun lnd eourt f r divoret
from his ; wife on the gfouads o
4fsertion. '
See those elegant parlor sets anr
ibrarv tables at Hoi len berg &
Cady's.
The Eleventh Annual Dietric
Fair opens t Eug-ue on the 2(H)
ntt and coi t'nues until I' e 24th
H L. Travt-r is president and Johi
M. WiliiauuF, Secretary. "
Crockery ! Crocker v I Crock ery '
Balls' Mason fruit jars, stone jars
nil kinds of jars from 1 to 20 gai
ions, at Ziero.fsV
Business Chance. Party will
$8,000 to $10,000 desiring Al rea
estate can have bargain if ha doet
business right now. Call at Ga
zette office for particulars or addrtst
W. F. H. Corvallis, R. F. D. 3
Millinery, millinery, millinery at
Mrs. J Mason't. ' Street hats tnc
capp, Fall and Winter stock just in
Ladies Co 11 and see.
Next Friday and Saturday ex
aminations for admission to tht
Freshman year will be held at tht
college. Registration begins nexi
Monday .and recitations begins
Tuesday. Alreadv quite a numbei
of students have arriued and are
making arrangements for room and
board. '
Seedl Seedl Seed! Timothy!
red and white clover, orchnrd grass,
rape, etc., headquarters for tll kinde
of grass seed. P. M. Zierolf, Cor-
vailis.
J. B. Patterson, of St. Louis, who
is visiting friends here and who
formerly held a position in the OAC
says "that the Oregon Agricultural
College has a better chemical de
partment than the best medical
schoo's in St. Louis and i3 equai to
if not superior to any other in the
United otates among t nose con
nected with educational institutions
Things are now in such ehapa
that if Philomath citizens would
subscribe liberal y foe. lights that
an electric light and power plant
can be installed within 60 days.
Mr. Horning has been working
steadily for two years with this end
in view and now he has things in
first class shape to go ahead. Phil
omath is growing and will always
be a good .substantial college and
agricultural town. An electric
light plant is one of the things need
ed right now.
General Manager Rev. J R.
Parker of Philomath College "re
turned with his family Friday from
Coos county where he has been
working in the interest of the col
lege. Mr. Parker states ..that the
outlook for a prosperous year is un
usually bright. The demand for
houses to rent in Pnilomath is far
beyond the supply. The college is
putting up two new dwellings to
rent but that twenty or thirty
houses are needed right now to
supply the demand.
If the government, World's Fair
Expositions and the fire depart
ment in all the large cities endorse
The Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers
you can't miss it far by believing
you are getting an excellent fire
protection by purchasing a few
tubes of the Dry Powder Fire Ex
tinguisher. Throw it into the fire
forcibly are the directions on each
tube. Follow directions and you
get goad results. Don't piay - with
afire but fight it. If there is a
coal left step on it or kmck it off
before leaving the scene of -fire.
Tom Hayes was the name given
by an individual arrested on Thurs
day i.ight on a charge of drunk
eness, and released upon depositing
bail in the sum of $10. He yes
terday appeared before the city re
corder and was fined $7.50, fine
and costs. He paid the fine, and
informed the recorder that he had
recently been fined $5 in Corvallis
for a similar offense, and that in
view of the increased cost here he
would hereafter be com Del led to
trade in Corvallis He claims Blod
gett as his residence. Albany
Herald.
Roturnine passengers fronr Elk
Ci'y Sunday nignt were Mayor anr
Mrs B. F. Iry.ne. -
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Get your school hooks and schoo
supplies at Graham & Wells. - '
After a few davs visit in Albanj
itb 'relatives. Miss Hlm Craw-
ord returned Saturday. rr ,
Largest ttocfc and lowest price
)n schoo" suit t Klines
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A new arrival here is F. L. Brad
Iv Irom Lexincton. Nebraska, and
who is looking for a location .
The cider mill, will be ready f)
'peration from the first to t,e fifth
if October.
Big boys, 1 tfIe boys any kind of
bovdsu ts t very low -pr?ces al
Kihk's
Among the n any OAC f-t'jdents.
wh aie taking a profitable outing
u the bop yards of Independence
ire M isses Eve and Eva Applfgate
Among tnose wno spent feundsy
out of town were- sir, and Mrs
Phos. Callahan who spent the day
it Elk Uity.
Egga 23 cnts cash at J. E
Henkle's cash store in Ph'lomsth.
Highest price paid far all kinds of
produce.
T".e , wedding of Frank Strong
and Jennie Sharer occurs tonight at
the Strong residence in Sauth Cor
vallis. Rev. Moore will' perform
the ceremony.
.A committee meeting of OAC
regents was held in Portland last
night, the object of which was to
finish business relating to the open
ing of schools.
. Alter an extended visit with re
latives at Monroe and Corvallis,
Miss Gladys Richardson left y ester
day for her home in Hoquiam,
Washington.
The city -schools opened yester
day with an enrollment of 214,
eighteen less than last year. The
enrollment will be much larger by
the latter part of next week as a
number of boys and girls are,way
at the hop fields.
.' Professor Gerard Taillaudier acd
wife arrived fron the East and un
til suitable quarters can be found
are guests, at the Hotel Corvallis.
Mr. Taillandier is the newly elect
ed head of the music department at
the OAC.
Clifford Gray, of Toledo, who has
been visiting Corvallis friends for
the past week, left yesterday for
McMintiville, where he will resume
his studies at the College. Mr.
Gray is an all-around stblete and
ia considered the . "star" on the
"gridiron" by his coi lege.
Clifford Sheppard, OAC '04 and
who is to be Y. M. C. A. secretary
this year, arrived Friday and has
already entered "upon bis duties.
His work includes the finding of
suitable rooms, boarding places etc.
and the "finding of employment for
such students who desire to pay a
part of their expenses bv working.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. L. Bryan of
Fayettv Idaho, are visiting the
former's father in Philomath and
Saturday Ed went to Albany to
meet his brother J. J. Bry-m who
came from Springfield and together
to rhilomath where they will visit
their parents for a few days. The
meeting will be in the nature of a
reunion, all the members of the
family coming home for the
occasion.
Young People Banquet Rev.
Mrs. Carrick.
and
Sam
Moore - and Son Have
' Narrow Escaped v
Electric road talk is beginning to
have its effect upon property along
its proposed route between her? and
Monroe. Last week a big farm
was sold and if Jhe electric line be
comes an accomplished fact the
value of collateral properly wiil be
enhanced fifty per cent or more.
The farm in question is the Gird
ranch where J. N. McFadden is
now living and the purchaser is
John Watkins lately arrived from
Nevada, Iowa. The farm includ
ing the Long Tom part, comprises
450 acres, and it -went at$26 50 per
acre, or . a total of $ 1 2,375. Mr.
Watkins is to leave shortly for
Iowa to close up his affairs there,
after which he will return this
autumn and take possession. The
sale was made by Ambler & Wal
ters. 1 Mr.McFaddjM has no plana
for the immediate future .s
On last Friday evening at . the
home of J. W. Crawford: a farewell
reception was tendered Rev. atd
Mrs. Carrick by the members of
the Young Peoples' Society . of the
rresbytenan church.
The evening was thoroughly en
joyed by all. An interesting pro
gram of music and readings had
been prepared and was rendered in
a very creditaMs manner.
A delicious banquet was served
and many-a-many lajigh followed
many-a-many a jest around the
festive board. Then came the toasts
which were proposed by Miss Ethel
Kyle -and responded to as follows:
"The Young Peoples' Society" by
Piof. Shaw, "The Parson" bv Mrs.
Carrick, "East and West" 1 by Miss
McCormack, "The Parsons' Wife"
by Rev. Carrick, "Our Vacation
Time" by C. L. Shepard. At the
close of the banquet, Miss Agnes
Weber iu behalf of the Young
Peoples' Society and as a token of
their asteem presented Mrs.' Car
rick with a beautiful china tea set.
Mrs. Carrick responded in a very
charming manner. Although ti e
occasion possessed ' its element of
sadness, yet no gloom was , allowed
to darken the sky already clouded
by Mr. and Mrs. Carrick's intend
ed departure knowing that1 clouds
are dispelled only by sunshine. In
losing the pastor and his wife, the
Society suffers greatly for they
spent themselves in helping the
young people of their church and
laid 'at least one stone in the temples
of all their characters.
o. xx. jnoore. ana. son naa an
experience a; few days ago" that
for uniqueness and all the other
'adjectives applicable to a genuine
holdup t rivals, f any thingVia : the
history of Benton county. ."They
were held up .by hornets," a ntst
of big black Alsea hornetst r
Sam and his boy were going
over into jhe Five Rivers country
for a load ot chittim. They came
to the forks of the ioadA' both
roads leading to thel same place,
but one a new road, several miles
shorter than the other. Of course
the shorter road was chosen but
it lead Sam and-his son to their
Waterloo. Besides - being - new,
the road included two or three
sky scraper mountains that had
to be scaled, two or three "jump
off Joe's"; This road is so high
in places that 200 foot firs down
in the canoa below, . look " no
larger thin a man's thumb and
it runs so close to the edge of the
precipice that travellers have "to"
hang to the bushes to keep from
rolling off into space. , j Sam says,
"that if anyone had been looking
at him while he was travelling
over the most of that road they
could have seen : his lips moving
in silent prayer, fof nobody can
ttavel that road and " not' feel re
ligious. It was while they were
at one . of the, most dangerous
points, midway between earth
and sky on this road , that the
horses,, a young wild team of
cay use ponies, suddenly vaulted
clear of the earth - and gave a
snort that would have put a geys
er to shame. 1 -J
The wagon in passing over a
stump or somehow or other,
neither of the two. went back to
see,Jhad stirred up about a bucket
ful of these big black ready-for-business
hornets, Sam says that
when he realized what bad hap
pened and had taken a sudden
peek over into the canyon below
that his hair ran right straight up
through his hat. . To have been
thrown over the precipice would
have been certain death. How
it happened that the wagon did
not go over is a' mystery and how
the whole outfit came out of the
scrimmage . with only about a
dozen or so stings is beyond Sam's
com prehension.
The horses jumped and ran and
kept the road marvellously well
and stopped a short distance be
yond. The hornets, the horses
being a little too swift for them ,
turned their attention to Sam and
the boy and soon had them in full
retreat.. A careful, examination
and diagnosis revealed only, a few,
swollen spots and ; nobody "dead,
missing or minus his money.
Many people have complained
of the hornets on the coast this
year and all agree that they are a
perfect nuisance, as they are
oblivious or the rights of others,
and always resent any kind of in
trusion. There is one blessing.
however, and f that is they kill
. a.. : . t-a. t ...
cvciy uy iu aiguu rrom morning
tin nignc tney cnase rues, house
flies, blue-bottles and ', borseflies.
and whenever a pig. hornet- pujts
in his appearance at a farm bouse
all flies suddenly; disappear, . the
only ; inconvenience, being that
they sometimes have to be fished
out of the molasses.' - -
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are r oot - Formed
We have the largest stock ot Men's and Boys' fine and heavy Shos thafcever oem
l Corvallis. Come in and Uiok. Sole Agents for the well-known makes:
Ralston Health Shoe, $4.00
Walk-over $3.50 Shoe
Columbia $3.50 Shoe
Napa Tan, the water-proof Shoe, $3.00 to
$6.50, alj styles
The White Oak Shoe, the long-wearing
kind, from-$2.50 up.
The Giant and Red School House Shoes
for Boys
The
MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK.
The Best Co. is the one that does, the Most Good.
Since its Organization in 1843
THE MUTUAL LIFE
HAS PAID ITS LIVING MEMBERS,
HAS PAID FOR DEATH CLAIMS,
341,9bS.AT1.38-289,093,446.08.
INSURANCE AN DAN N U ITI ES IN FORCE JAN. 1, 1904, 1,447,678,312.81.
ITS ASSETS, JAN.-1. 1904, WERE
401.821.661.66.
EVERY DOLLAR OF WHICH BELONGS TO ITS POLICY HOLDERS, AND
: : EARNS FOR THEM THE LARGEST POSSIBLElDIVIDENDS COM
MENSURATE WITH ABSOLUTE 6AFETY OF INVESTMENT.
Taxpayers Will See.
A list will be sent out "some
time between now and the " 20th
inst. by the order of the county
court containing the names of all
Benton county taxpayers together
with an estimate of their taxable
property. The purpose is to fa
cilitate the work of the Board . of
Equalization and to reduce as
much as possible the "kicking"
when it comes to paying- taxes.
By this . method no one will be
able to hide behind the excuse
that he did not know what his as
sessment was or that other men
were favored and he Was not.
All will "have an opportunity to
make any kind of comparisons
they choose and if disatisfied'may
appear promptly before the Board
of Equalization and : have .the
matter adjusted. It is presume
also lb at this method wiH have
the tendency to "Correct abuses in
tax-dodging by showing public
ally just what each considers him
self worth. The list "will con
tain about 2200 names, and the
cost ot printing together with all
necessary explanations, mailing,
etc. , will "aggregate two and a
half cents per hue. - ,
R. H. KENNEDY,
Resident Agent, - Corvallis, Oregon.
HOTEL GORVALUS
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furnished wth modern! conveni
ences. Rates $1, $1.25, $2 per
day. Y .. .-' ., . 7. .
HEADQUARTERS FOR COMMERCIAL MEN.
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1 yon are looking for some rear eood
Bargflins in Stock, Grain. Fruit aiid
Poultiy Ranches, write lor our special
list, or c Jne and see ns. " We will taice
nleasnre in viyin. vnn rAii.nU nfArm.. 4.
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