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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1905)
LOCAL AD PE3S0WI Mies Loretto Sheasgreen, a com positor in this office, went to Port land, Sunday, to pass a few days. During the latter part of last week Mrs. J. A. Spangler went to Port'and to attend the Fair for a week or two. Mrs. J. D. Wells and children were expected to arrive home yes terday, after passing a week at the Fair in Portland. Ed. Andrews arrived home from the fair Sunday. His wife accom panied him to the metropolis and she is expected home today. Mrs. William Gellatly, .of Bbd gett, who has been bedfast for sev eral weeks, is reported to be recov ering. She is now Bitting up a little. F. P. Sheasgreen and E. W. Strong are a couple of Corvallis gen tlemen who went to Portland last week to felicitate with the Hoo Hoos. Hon. J. M. Glass, the well known platform orator of Pasadena, Cal., will lecture in the court house Wed nesday evening, Sept. 13, at 8 p. m. Admission free. Everybody invited. Public school opened in this city yesterday. But little was accom plished aside from arranging the many little details and assisting the vounsrsterB with lists of books they required. Mrs. C. M. McKellips went to Portland ypsterday to await the re turn of her husband from the East The professor was called to MichiM gan and Ohio on business several weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Porter ar rived home from Portland, Sunday. Mr. Porter is a juror on the land fraud cases now in progress in the metropolis and is ordered back to Portland by 10 a. m. Friday morn ing. Thomas Boulden, son of Mr Boulden of the firm of Smith & Boulden, arrived Fridav from Crawford, Nebraska. Crawford has been his home since boyhood. Six years ago he paid thiR section a visit. George Ferguson and son arriv ed in Corvallis Saturdav from Portland for ii brief visit at the John Scott home. Mr. Ferguson is a locomotive engineer and makes the run out of Porland on the 0. R. & N. .Prof. Holmes and family arrived homu a few days ago from Portland where the family had visited for some little time, Saturday. The professor presided at a meeting of the teachers, such meeting alw.ys being held previous to the opening of school. Earl Binehart, who made such a reputation for himself in football circles as quarterback for OAC, re turned to Corvallis, Saturday, and expects to remain from now on through the college year. He has been in Portland during the sum mer. The nrst hunters' license ever issued to a woman in this county was made out to Mrs. J. A. Barker ,by Clerk Moses, Friday. This was the last license he had on hand at the time, although he had ordered some more a few days previously . Mrs. Barker Becured license No, 200. A divorce suit, J. A. Ry craft vs Mina Rycraft, has been filed in the circuit court. : Judge Harris has is sued a temporary order granting the plaintiff the custody of the minor child until the loth of September, at which said time such further order as may be deemed proper may be made. O. V. Hurt and Johny Beach left Sunday for Waldport where they expect to remain for a week or ten days. Mr. Hurt a son and daughter, Roy and Miss Mae, and his niece, Miss Ettie Brav, have been over at Waldport for several weeks. James McCaustland, a graduate of OAC several years ago, arrived in Corvallis, Saturday, from Wii bur, Wash. It is two years since James paid the old town a visit and during this time the world has gone well with him he says. He is in partnership with his brothers in Wilbur and they are doing a splen did business. He intended to leave yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. Sherman White, of Redding, California, who have been on a visit to the Fair in Portland, arrived in this city, Friday, for a visit with relatives. The Doctor is a cousin of M. S. Woodcock, this city, and is originally from Green field, Wisconsin, Mr. Woodcock'' former home, although he has been thirteen years at Redding. During this time he has been very success ful in building up a lucrative prac tice. The gentleman and his wife departed Saturday for their Cali fornia home. Ray Smith, f jrmerly a student of OAC, departed Thursday for Iowa, where he will join his parents. Dallas Woodmen are soon to be- ln the construction ot a modern theatre with a seating capacity of hundred. Thursday evening, after we had gone to press, the suit of J. W ngle vs John Albers was dismissed on motion of plaintiff. N. R. Adams intended to leave yesterday with a crew of carpenters to begin work on the A. J. Hall residence at Buena Vista. James Horning is preparing to 1 . 11 t " ay a cement want arouna nis resi dence south of the old carriage factory. Bier Bros, are to do the work. On his return from Chicago, Gen eral Thorp brought a number of photographs of his agricultural mo bile that gives a good idea of the machine and its practicability . The w o. l. u. will give a re ception in their new reading room on Tuesday afternoon, September 12, from 3 to 6:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to call. Mrs. Louis Burnough and young son arrived in Corvallis from her home in Enterprise, Eastern Ore gon, Friday, and will visit with re latives and friends for some weeks. Mr. Burnough will vhit this city about October 1st. Visitors ta the James Osburn hop yard a few days ago report to have seen a little boy picking hops and putting them in a nail keg. The little fellow's head was about on a level with the top of the keg and when he dropped a hop into the barrel it was impossible for him to see what became of it. At the time our informant visited the yard the little boy had been picking three ane a half days, and while he wasn't sure, he thought the was half full. The Water Meeting. The water committee met Fri day evening and considered the matter of receiving bids for the $75,000 in bonds to be issued for the construction of the Rock Creek water system. The bonds are to bear 4 per cent annually and the date set for receiving bids for bonds is October 9, 1905. In another column will be seen the notice of the water commit tee. Bids are desired on material and construction work. There is desired bids on 13 miles of wood pipe 10 and 12 inches in diame ter and the same amount of wood and steel pipe of various sizes for city distribution. The issue is backed by the water receipts and the credit of nearly 2,500 people residing within the city limits. Ihe valuation of proper ty within the Jimits of Corvallis is $1,250,000, valued for assess ment purposes at $834,830. The present indebtedness of Corvallis is about $22,000, of which sum $15,000 is for sewers. Very Successful. Late Friday evening Leder Bros. passed through Corvallis with their threshing outfit, bound for Jesse 'ort?r s place, some ten miles south of this city. Mr. Porter had but 25 acres and going so far for so small a run was simply an act ef accommodation on the part of Leder Bros. It must have been 12 or 1 o'clock at night when the outfit reached Mr. Porter's place, to judge from the time they paseed through Oorvallis. At 7 o'clock Saturday morning, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. ii. Davis, near this city, occurred the death of Mrs. Julia A. Stimson at the advanced age of 88 years, 4 months and 2 days. Funeral ser vices were held at the residence at 11 o'clock yesterday morning and were conducted by Kev si. is. Bush. The remains were started east yesterday afternoon, in care of W. M. Unggff, for Lyons, Nebraska, where interment will be made. De ceased was the mother of C. Stim son, also of this city. Promptly at 9 o'clock Saturday morning Unas. :M. , Woodrutt and Miss Mable J. Cooper appeared at the court house and repaired to the office of Judge Walters who per formed the ceremony making the young couple husband and wife. A few people employed at the court house attended as witnesses. Mr. Woodruff is employed at the hard ware establisnmeht of R. H. Huston and is reported to be a good work man. The bride came to Corvallis with her people from the East not a great while ago. , They are a well liked young couple and have taken up their residence in . ,the house just north of the congrega tional church. VV. U. Meckait ana wile came down from Monroe, Friday, on business and for a brief visit with friends. During the summer Mr. Heckart has been working on some buildings for A. Wuhelm at Mon roe. Mr. Wilhelm has a very fine residence, perhaps the finest in the county, almost completed. He is also building a store 8Uxl2U feet with an 18 root ceiling. This building will haye 135 running feet of plate glass in the show win dows. All told, Mr. Wilhelm will spend on buildings at present under course of construction some $14,000 or $15,000. MrJ Heckart is also building an !t,UUU echoolhouse for Harrisburg. William Grant arrived in Corval lis, Saturday, on business and plea sure bent. It is about six years since he was here. Years ago he was tailoring in this city and sever al of our staid business men can Mr. Emery has on exhibition now at his studio, the photographs comprising ma convention display. It consists of five neatly framed Sepia Carbons, from negatiyes of Miss Lena Rusk, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Vinyard and Helen Lewis, and the collection was honored by being awarded a place in the official exhibit of the Pho tographers' Association of the Pacific Northwest. The souvenir picture of the collection was adjudged to be that ol Helen Lewis and represents her as a school girl with cap and books. The en tire effect of the pose, composition light ing, etc., being considered highly artistic. Mr. Emery is also displaying some prize pictures of others of our leading photographers. A large platinum of Mayor Hume.'of Seattle, by Braas is one, and is certainly fine. 'The Indian Princess" by Moore, of Portland, was a prize win ner this year. "The Flower Girl", by Loryea, of Spokane, is a beautiful picture and was a prize winner at the St. Louis Exposition. The most famous picture, however, and the one that will interest all, is a Sepia platinum of Mrs. Lillico, of Seattle, who was awarded the palm as being the most beautiful woman in the "Beauty Contest" of a famous New York art club. Although we have not had opportunity to converse with Mr. Gardner, another of our well known photographers, we ae informed that he was highly compli mented on the work he exhibited and that favorable comment greeted Mm on all sides for his art. Entertain Little Girl. Additional Local. jSee Blackledge for furniture, etc. 26 See Zierolf for all kinds of grass seeds. 75tf Root, the well-known OAC foot-, ball player, is in Corvallis and will do some kicking during the coming season. Blackledge, dealer. leading wall paper SOt- George E. Lilly and daughter ar rived home from the Fair a few days ago. In George's estimation it is immense. Finest seeds in market vetch clover and grass at Ziefolf's. 75if Coach Steckle had a number of the football boys on the field yes terday afternoon teaching them the latest rules and letting them do a little kicking. Wanted Light second-hand buggy. Box 157, Corvallis. 75-6 Attorney W. 8. McPadden wan in town yesterday from his Junc tion City farm. He was here onU for a day. t His family are still out on the farm. Largest line of matting in coun ty at Blackledges. 30tf Get your wood oak or fir ot P. A. Kline. It will keep you warm this winter. 72tf Prof, and Mrs. Carroll Cum mings, and the latter's sister, Miss Anna Lindgren, are home again, after having passed the sum mer in various localities of the state from Douglas county to Port land where they visited the Fair. For Sale One 3-piece bedroom suite, 1 cupboard, 1 dining table, 1 small cook stove with reservoir all new and cheap. W. M. Griggs, near C & E Crossing. 74-5 Any quantity of vetch, clover, and grass seeds at Zierolf s. 75tf General T. J. Thorp arrived home, Sunday, from Chicago, where he had been for two or three months. During his absence he was busy superintending the construction of an agricultural mobile which he re cently invented. We are informed that a flattering offer has been made for the machine. Don't forget that we are head quarters for Graphophones and Records. We have just received a new lot of Columbia Disc and Cy Under Records.- Also a lot of the American Blue Records the best made. Graham & Wells. 70tf All unpaid taxes will become de linquent on the 2nd day of October. Immediately after said 2nd day of October all property on which taxes have not been paid w.ill be adver tised and sold according to law. 75-80 A few days ago Robert John son received a letter irom his friend, Judge H. M. Cake, of Portland. Some people would say that there .was nothing un usal about that, but there was. He stated in the letter that his eleven-year-old daughter, Helen, was coming out Irom the bay. Saturday, iu care 6f the conduc tor and asked Mr. Johnson to take the little miss in charge during her lay-over in Corvallis and see that she got started all right on the West side train for Portland. r , ; B. W. Tohnson is another friend ; of Judge Cake, a tact well known to Robert, so B. ,W. was consulted in the mat ter. In the absence of the wife of thelatter in Portland, her sister, Mrs. Olive McKillipps, ' was draft ed into service. The home party met the little girl and her doll at the depot with proper observance of all form and etiquette and she was escorted to Hotel Corvallis for luncheon. . . Here she was ; banquetted . as royalty. At the board were lit tle Helen, guest of honor,r Mrs. McKellipps, Robert and B; W. Johnson and the doll. Then there was feasting and much merriment. . Helen was fully conscious of the honors paid her and seemed to be havine the time of her life. Trainjime saw Helen and her subiects at the depot. She was placed on the train in the care of Mrs. John Allen, who was going In part to Portland on a visit. testify to the fact that he made their Ua with new friends the little wedding suits. Mr. trrant was con- girl was profuse in her thanks nected with the building of the C. & and wag ssured tnat the same jcj. rauruau. uuu tuu& uio pay iu On Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 30th and 3 1st, I will display my advance Fall Styles of Amsfifcld's Standard of Style Garments All the best things Empire coats, loose coats, skirts, jackets, rain coats, cra venetts, Misses coats and touristicoats. I have all the correct styles that you are looking for, as usual. Amsfield's gar- I have the exclusive. ments are sale. right. 9 ESTABLISHED 1864. The White House, Corvallis, Ore. m fall goods Ready m Just received a large assortment of fall andwinter dress pods. This shipment includes broad cloths, henriettas, eloenes, cravenettes, waisting and fancy mixtures; wool plaids for ladies waists and childrens dresses. Palmer Garments Our first shipment of ladies and misses raincoats and childrens jackets has arrived. Ladies and misses Empire coats in transit. Style, fit and quality are the essentials in womens garments. The Palmer Garment excels In these three points and more than that, it gives yon the money valne. Style, fit and quality that are right. You are in vited to inspect this line. chip9 and whetstones after the road was completed. Then he drifted in to the hotel business over at the bay, finally selling out at a good profit. Of late he has been mining in South ern Oregon and ia at present located in the Cow Creek Canyon district in Douglas county, where he be lieves himself possessed of some paying claims. party would be delighted to en tertain her again next year. T. he evident pleasure ot the child more than repaid those who en tertained her. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Irvine, Saturday evening, a party of young ladies, Miss Edna Irvine, Miss Mary Nolan, and the Misses Cooper and Davis entertained Dr. Steckle, who will again coach OAC, and a number of his equad already here. A splendid and enjoyable re ception is reported. . Every man owes it to himself 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 easily a young man or lady may learn telegraphy and be assured a position. 67 tf To xPaint or not Paint? is the question many house owners are now puzzling over. Very likely if you knew the very .low prices at which we are selling high grade paints and oils you would decide to paint. .We nave everything you need for any painting ion, large or small. Graham & Wells. 70tf Iuformation . reached Corvallis yesterday to the effect that Irving akaggs, eon ot xoran bkaggs, bad died at his father's home in Lobster Valley, ? Sunday morning. The young man was aged aoout li years and is reported to have been sick for sometime, but the' nature of his ailment is' not known. It is supposed that the funeral ,will oc cur today. F. P. Sheasgreen will leave this morning for Portland to attend the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs. This will be the greatest meeting of fire chiefs ever held on this coast representatives from all over the United States and Can ada. Many topics of interest will be taken up and discussed, such as "Chemical Engines andTheir Use," "The Proper Size of Water Mains and Hydrants in the several dis tricts of a city to produce the best results." . F. L. Miller, Corvallis, Oregon HOME SEEKERS If you are looting for some Teal good Bargains in Stock, Grain, Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for our special list, or come and see us. We will talu pleasure in giving you reliaole iuforma tion: also showing you oyer the county AMBLER & WATTERS, REAL ESTATE, LOANS VI ROIL E. WAITERS, Corvallis. . iv; - INSURANCE henryZambler, Philomath. Ooen Day and Night. Rooms Single or En Suite. HOTEL CORVALLIS.. J. C. HAMNIEL, Prop. J On 3 oi the Finest Equlnad Hotels in the Valley. Both Pha33. Bus Meets all Trains. D. C. meat and. ,Chaa. Blakealea. CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY. . Patronize Home Industry. ' Outside Orders Solicited. All Work Guaranteed. CORVALLIS, OftEGON. VP Ton Dollars Reward Two great pair to wear the Red School House and steel-shod shoes for bovs. For sale onlv by S. L. Kline. 75 Our Ladies, Misses and Chil drens Cloaks, Jackets and Rain Coats have arrived. Latest New York styles. Call and see. 72 5 J. M. NOLAN & SON Take The Gazette f ot all the local news. Will be given by the Undersigned for the arrest and conviction of any party killing China Pheasants out of season in Benton County. Corvallis Social and Athletic Club For results advertise in the Gazette i