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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1905)
LOClAD PERSOWl W. E. Yatt-s went to Portland, Fridsy, on business that detained him a few da) h. Mrs. A rue i s Schubert is back home again after an outing of a couple of weeks, about equally divided between visiting the Fair at Portland aud with friends at Monroe. H. Bryant, state, adjuster in the matter of insurance claims for the Oregon' Fire. Relief Association, viated in Corvalhs, Friday aDd S iturday. His home is in Albany. Frank Lilly, who has been visit ing relatives and mends in Uor vallis for the past week, intended to leave for his home in La Grande yesterday. Mrs. Lilly reniains in definitely. Dilley, the "Fixer," is home from tie Exposition and has con siderable to say in praise of what he saw- He was accompanied by his camera and on bis return had pictures of about everything at the Fair. Some of his views are un usually interesting. In our last issue we mentioned the fact that there was school money enough availabla to give $4 to every child of school age in Ben ton for the coming year. We find rffairs even better than this. In ad dition to the above every district has to its credit $50. 1 Arthur Keady expected his wife and children to arrive last evening from Olympia, Waerj. A bey were to come via Albany and he - went over on the train expecting to meet them. Art has rented a dwelling near the K. C. Kiger home, and will begin nousekeeping shortly. The little gasolene launch recent ly built by the Kemp brothers of Corvallis has been sold . to the Spaulding Logging Company. For a time it was understood that it was to be operated on the Wil : lamette river between Salem and Independence, but such is not to he. '- J. J. Houck and family, of Gold Hill. Southern Oregon, arrived in Corvallis Friday for a brief visit with relatives.' They will also pr seed to Seattle, Wash., ou a visit with Mrs. Hays, a married daugh ter. On the way home they will stop for a time at the Fair, and will .pay Corvallis relatives and friends another visit.' 1 Harry Davis, who went to south ern California last fall on account of his health, has fully recovered and has fallen heir to a splendid position. He is now special travel ing agent for the Sante Fe railroad company. When last ' heard from he was located at Glendora. It is quite probable that he will be home within a month for a visit with bis people, ako to pay his respects to the Lewis and Clark Fair. Saturday 'Gene Simpson, of t'ais city, sold eleven pairs of China pheasants to the game warden of Friday Harbor, San Juan county, Washington. In the state of Wash ington every county has a game warden to look after and protect game. The tax ' derived from hunters', licenses, etc, is expended according to the discretion of the county commissioners, and in this case they are Bpending money for Chinas. : , C. D. Minton, editor of the Northwest Poultry Journal and cir culation manager of the Pacific Homestead, , has , been appointed commissioner for Oregon by- the poultry department of the Lewis and Clark'exposition. Mr. Minton will have full charge of the poultrv exhibit from this state and will put forth his best efforts to have a large display of the feathered beauties in the coops when the show opens on Thursday, October 5, next. Will our county take ad vantage of this opportunity to do herself proud? We have a con eiderable number of chicken fan ciers whose flocks would be a credit anywhere and are sure of winning prizes. ' ', " . As is quite .. well known, the family of Dr. .M.;M. Davis are spending the summer at the bay and their residence in this city is just now vacated. While out on a business trip to this, city Friday, "Doc" had occasion in the afternoon v to drop around to bis house to see how everything fared. On enter ing his yard he was surprised to see William M. Hoag strolling about the grounds. Thia residence property formerly belonged to Mr. Hoag and was his home during the many years of his residence in this city. This was, during the early history of the Oregon Pacific rail road, now the C. & E. Mr. Hoag was connected with the road. Re centlyjhe had business that took 1 -. Tn mm irom nis nome in can r rancis- Vk .1 1 1 ll l " co to rortiana ana on tne conclu sion of this" business he took the opportunity to have a peep at his old home. Mr. . Hoag was here nlv ft few hours when he went to Al y -w ti. .lij train to Frisco. Miss Frances Bslknap went to Independence a few days ago to visit with her friend, Miss Ivy Bur ton. Mrs. Otto F. L. Herse and sister Miss Agnes Mewis, departed yester day for Newport, where they are to spend a week. ' . A good many grain farmers throughout the valley are seriously considering the advisibmty of en gaging in prune raising. Mrs. Charlie Young and family arrived io Corvallis, Thursday, from Elk City. Henceforth the family will reside id this city. Last night was held the regular meeting of the city council for the month of August. The "dads" were to haye met after we went to press. , The W. C. T. U. will meet Thurs day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The new quarters on Noith Main ftree' is tbe place ol meeting and it is hoped there may be a good attend ance. . The 12-year-old son of Mr. Max field, of Kings Valley, is reported to have received a gunshot wound in one of his eyes last week and to have been taken to the hospital in Salem, v It is said that the shot did not enter the eyeball. Miss Mary Scutherland, of this city, has been chosen hostess on the occasion of the great prohibi tion oratorical contest to be held at the exposition in Portland, Sept. 25. At this time various temper ance and prohibition leagues of the entire United States will be repre sented. ... John Hurlburt, was in town, Saturdav. from his farm some len miles south of this city and was nursing a mighty scro thumb. In some manner he got that member of his hand caught in a binder chain a couple of days befoie and tore the nail off. He stated that he had not rested well of nights since the accident. The Trail at the Lewis and Clark Exposition is now being covered with a canvas roof for its entire length along that part of it which extends over the lake. This is the main section of the Trail. The roof will affordprotection from the sun and make the Trail more popu lar than ever. This is said to be the biggest canvas roofing job ever undertaken. Saturday, Prof. J. B. Horner re turned from a trip to Eastern Ore gon on business connected with OAC. In the way of hustling for our college Prof. Horner ia mighty hard to eclipse. He reports splen-r did conditions in the section he traversed and the indications are that many students will come from that part of the state to OAC this fall. ' This is a season of the year that all should be very cireful ' regard ing fires.' Carelessness with fir-; may readily cost thousands of dol lars. In yariou8 sections of the state fierce forest fires are reported to be raging and much valuable timber is lapped up, to be forever lost. A burning match dropped in a stubble field may result in some body being burned out, so have a care. Mrs. Mary Bryson, who has been here for a week the guest of her son, Attorney E. R. Bryson and his family, expects to return to Eugene today. She likes Eugene very much. In a short time she will go to Portland to visit the Fair. If she likes it there it is her intention: to remain all winter, should she tire' of Portland she will go to Spokane, Wash., to- pass the winter. . v Some little time ago one of Jesse Wiley's, horses kicked one of its mates and broke a leg. Everything pcssibl9 was done to save the animal and the bone was knitting nicely and all was well :,until Fri day morning when the , inj ured animal voluntarily gave a jump, kick or sudden start, breaking anew the knitted bone. It was found necessary to kill the animal. This animal was known as the Buch anan horse - and was valued at $250. It is quite a . loss to Mr. Wiley. - According to reports that have reached us the best crop of oats threshed during the present har vest .was that of Marion Fiechter who has a farm some twelve miles south of this city. Mr. Fiechter's fall sown oats yielded 60 bushels per acre. This is the best we have heard of so far.' Oats - that - Mr. Fiechter had sowed during the win ter did not do so well they are re ported to have yielded 30 bushels per acre. How: many acres he threshed our informant did not know. Mr. . Fiechter works his ground almost the ; year around and has it almost in the condition of a garden. - In a ieyT' weeks he will be sowing again . He has been known to be seeding on his" place while a threshing machine was at tivj.'u ,a ua- cfjrn'ng fr.rm. S. Logan Ha vp, formerly of this city, but now assistant cashier in a Portland bank, spent Sunday with friends in this city." . Rov Hollenberg went to Portland Saturday, to meet two young lady cousins who are seeing tbe country. Roy and the young ladies arrived in this city Sunday. . During the absence of Henry Cu comings, one ot the R. F. D. carriers, bis brother, Walter, is on the route. Henry is over in the Yachats country with B. W. Jobu son and party." Prof. G. Lester Paul has two pupils appearing at the Belascothis week. We are informed that Miss Alice Wicklund is taking a Bhort couise with tbe above in elocution at his studio in Portland. N. H. Hornaday and wife, of Hol brook, Neb., are in Corvallis for a two-weeks' visit with old acquaint ances among whom are A. F. Har lan, H. B. Cramer and J. J. Cady. The visitors are well pleased with Oregon. A delightful ice cream Bocial was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schriber west of town, Friday- evening, in honor of some friends who ire here on a visit from the East. About thirty guests were in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. John Tapscott are in this city to visit for about a week. They have been over to the coast and returned to this citv on the excursion train Sunday even ing, bince leaving tJorvallis, Mr. Tapscott hat been in the employ of the O. R. & N. company in Idaho. A few days ago Rev. Andrew J. McNemee paid a visit to old friends in this city. . He was a schoolmate in Salem many years ago of Miles Starr and other gentlemen who are now staid business men of Benton county. The reverend gentleman's home is in Washington, near Tacoma. A. T. Goodman came out from Alsea, Thursday accompanied by his father and - mother, who went down to Portland for a visit of some length at the Fair. On Mr. Good man s return- home ; the following day he was accompanied by the family of Charlie Chipman. They will be guests of tbat gentleman and his wife for about ten days. The dishonest and elongated freak who tries to edit a paper at Philomath sneezes when the lead ing bad actors take snuff and abuses the Leader because of its remarks regarding the late ' Sharratt case. That's all the interest we ever ex pect to get on that over-due note which we hold against hie thinglets. Lincoln County Leader. . ' J. D. Howell, who has an orchard some four or five miles south of this city, was in town yesterday. He debires us to state that he has plenty of peaches on hand now to supply all demands from Benton, Lincoln, Linn and Lane counties, and he desires thiB fact to be re membered. Peaches are not only abundant in his orchard but they are of the very finest large and luscious. : ; Get This is the "Get Away Season" and as usual we are up with the times We're not going to leave," but our stock of Summer Oxfords are They've received notice to depart. They leave via the Club Price Route, and the new price should land every pair of them at their destination within , ten days. This means hundreds of pairs of this season's best styles of fine Oxfords for men, women and children, at one-fourth to. one-third less than usual. Take advantage of it while we have your style and size. . Summer Oxfords for All, at Melted Prices. $2.85 - FOR OUR REGULAR - $3.50 $2.45 - FOR OUR REGULAR - $3.00 $ 1 .95 FOR OUR REGULAR - $2.50 $1.60 - FOR OVR REGULAR - $2.00 $1.25 - FOR OUR REGULAR - $1.50 JsQ BAREFOOT SANDALS, - 70 CENTS The White House, ESTABLISHED t8G4. Corvallis, Ore. Additional Local. 6 Hop pickers wanted between 1st and 5t.h f September. Call on or address C. E. Ireland, Corvallis, Or. 65tf See Blackledge for furniture, etc. v. 26 ' Mrs. J, Mason intends going to Port land, today, to spend a week at the Fair. Duiihgher absence Miss Ida Vanhooeen will have charge ef tbe store. . People who have a telephone n?ed only to notify Small's bakery any time they want brt-ad and it will be delivered at once. 62-71 Mayor A. J. Johnson, bank inspector arrived home Saturday from a trip through Eastern Oregon and Idaho, where he examined into the condition of bank affairs. --"Largest line of matting in coun ty at Blackledges. 30tf Prank Thrasher recently wrote re latives in this city that he was leaving Condon, Eastern Oregon, for Pendleton. He states it is his belief that Condon is being overdone in many ways. ' Blackledge,". leading wall paper dealer.' 30t- Sunday evening the lU-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs., Homer Lilly died. The cause of death is supposed to be summer complaint. At the time of going to press yesterday afternoon the time of funeral and place of burial could not be learned. ; " Hop-pickers desiring something light and handy to pick in will do well to go to the Corvallis Creamery and secure . some barrels. They have an abundance j of them, nice light, strong and handy at ! 25 cents each. : 67 ' : Ted Cooper, a brother of Mrs. CE. S . . . 1 . . - T 1 J A toUnW frnm Fir eiann, returned io ms inuepeouence Bird, of the Salem hospital, reach-.home Sunday after a visit with his sis- ed Dr'r Cathey, of this city, last Is JudgecTby the!Hat hejjWears. We carry a larger stock of Hats than some exclusive hat stores. If you don't believe it we'll show you the goo as. F. L. IV1ILLE CORVALLIS QRZGON Ii yon are looking for some real gur; Burgaius In Stock, Grain, Fruit au'a ' Poultiy Ranches, write for our specif' list, or o -me aud see us. We will tat . pleasure in giving you reliaole informa tion: also showing you over the oonnt AMBLER & WATTERS, IREAL'ESTATE, LOANS'- I VIRGIL E. WATTERS, lCOHVALLIS." S3 1 I NSURANCE hcnrvCambler, phi low (ni ter. He intends returning to OAC this fall and wilt prove an addition to the basket, ball team, as he is an experienced player. ' "'-. Finder-returning to Jacob Blum- berg, this city, a cast iron binder truck wheel, lost recently between O & E track arid Benton County Lumber Mill will be paid for their trouble. - 67 The subject of, Sunday, evening 's ser mon at the M. E. church will be, 'A First Class Athletic Club." ' This low price for next 20 days oak and ash wood. $3.50 per cord; fir wood, $2.75. P. A. Kline line NO. 1. P. A. KXTNE. ' 67-70 Rev. and Mrs. Feese were obliged to forego their outing and return home Sat urday, on account of their sou developing a caBe of typhoid fever. They had just got their thiaes nicely arranged in their cimo above Philomath when their eon Friday and conveyed the intelli gence that Henry Oleman who was recently taken to that city for treatment had . taken a turn for the worse. Dr. Uathey was requested to get word to Henry's father, who lives at summit, in order that be might go to his son's bedside. This is the case of the unfortunate young man who was eo badly shot a short time ago by a gun slipping from his lap while he was driving a mowing machine into his . father s field to go to work. Since Friday we have heard nothing relative to the case and entertain the hope that he may be somewhat better. A large I gathering ' of Oregon. Agricultural students was held at the Hotel , Vale this ' week. It is Said there will ,be 25 youDg men and women from this county in that college, as compared with three students two vars aero. Many of these young people are wholly or j took sick. At last accounts the little r3 in part . sen-supporting, and tne business men and farmers oyer the county are offering them every pos sible encouragement. A pretty instance of philanthropy is tbe pre cedent set L by the First Bank of Vale. A worthy young man was recommended by his principal and others who knew him, and, as a re sult of this recommendation, the bank has agreed to furnish the young : roan with the necessary means to take him through college, which he is to pay back with in terest after graduation, at which time this fund will be loaned to some other student. The above ap peared in the Telegram of Satur day in the form of a dispatch from Vale, Or. ' . sufferer was.getting along all right Every man owes it to hirnsdf and his family to master a trade or profession. Read the display ad vertisement of the Six : Morse Schools of Telegraphy, in this issue and learn how eaBily a young man or lady may learn telegraphy and be assured a position . . 67 tf Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies. '" : Indat. Phone Ics Cream, Confectionery and inapt. Phons 257. Nuts, Cigars, Pipes and Tobac- 257. co, Fine Soda Water, all flavors. Open Day and Nighi. Rooms SsagJo on EnSuSte . J. ?. Prop. 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