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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1905)
ICCAl AD PERSONAL W. P. Miti--" has coajp'eted his residence on Third street and mov ed into it. 01 Wicks visited relatives and friends in 1 his city during last week. He is now holding a posi tion in Astoiia. T. D. Campbell, who for so long a time hel l a position at Corvallis eawmi'l, hos ioved onto his farm near Peoria. We are informed that be will engage in hop raising. He moved last week. Louis Hollenberg and family, ac companied by the former's niecep, Misses Minnie and Elsie Heins, who are here en a visit from the East, went over to Newport, Friday, for im outing ol a lew clays. S. L. Shedd and AI Tharp were in Independence, Wednesday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Shedd'e sister, Mrs. Eiiza Starr Burlingame. Mrs. Burlingame was very well known in this city and county. H. H. Taylor, a brother of Mrs. E. E. Mundy of this city, has beer, in towndu ing the past iew days on a. visit. Mr. l av lor is a large stock raiser near Medford, Southern Oregon, and before going home will visit the stock' show ai Portland. J. J. Cady and wife, accompanied by one or two of their children, will go to Portland, Thursday, to re , main a few days. Mr. Cady says that during a former visit to the War Tna Hid nnt cot a climnfia of one-fourth that was on exhibition and he is now going to try it again Emil Zeis, wife and child, arri ved in Corvalhs, Friday, to have a look at the old town.. It is many years since Emil left Corvallis, bis former home. He is now stationed about thirty miles from Redding, California, and is running a branch of the ice factory at Redding which is owned by the Zeis Bros, and their father. Emil and his wife bad been on a visit to th6 Fair. They left. for California, Saturday. J. W. Baker has a patch of cot ton at hiB home in this cily which would make the Sunnv South turn green with envy. He has been making a speciality of cotton rais ins and lias some large welldevel oped plants this year that look as thrifty and large as could be found dowq south, iney are quite a curiosity her;3, and attract a great deal of attention. ' George Calhoun n a r s-i oi-t ; n it i t ivi r r-v u vur u nnr r en i i r l i i in his window. Grants Pass Ob ST ml server." . . , Harry Sarg'nt, who has been running a shooting gallery in a hop vard near Independencp. arrived in Corvallis, Friday. He stated that business had been brisk with him in the gallery, but that he had been called to Dayton recently to attend the bedside of bis sister who had suffered a severe stroke of par alysis. ' There will be picking in the Independence yards for a week or longer according to Mr. Sargent. ' He returned to the yards Saturday . Prof, and Mrs. Harry Flint arriv ed in this city Thursday and took their departure the following day Duriner their soiourn they were guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. V. Flint Harrv is the doctor s second son, and it s seven years since his loef niait ViorA T? 1Q if mflfionf second chemist at the oolvay Pro cess Works, of Svracuse, N. Y., and has some 60 or 70 other chemists ubder his supervision. As a re ward for his - responsibilities he re' ceiyes a .salary .of $3,000 or better per nnnum. Altogether there are nearly 200 men employed at-the process works. ' W. O. Trine came nearly losing his valuable brood mare a few days ago. On Friday he concluded to move his horses from the race track . south of town to: the Dick Kige place a few miles to the north of , this city. On going to the race track pasture he failed -to- find his thoroughbred mare. After search ing for some time he discovered her mired down on tne old river that " Bkirts the pasture. She must have been down four or five days. . With some difficulty the animal was ex- and was able to travel to, the Kiger farm. "' '. . O. P. Hoff, state commissioner of labor and factory inspector, of Salem, was in Corvallis, Saturday. The gentleman is canvassing the state at present for the purpose of giving special attention to matters relating to mills and factories.. He pays practical attention to, the value of human life as compared with tne saving of a few dollars in neglect ing to repair certain machines-and install others. Mr.-Hoff also gathers statistics, regarding all kinds of labor in fact about every thing lhat touches our industrial life. Saturday he .- went over to the bay to look into the milling business there and expects to visit tne saimon cannery at vvmapon be ore be quits that sect:on.ft Joseph Edwards ai d two daugh ters went to the Fair last week. Gene Simpson has our thank r thouehtful'y placing a beauti ful cuuumber on our desk when we were not present. It is our belief that Mr. Simpson found the "indi ge3tible' somewhere. Engineer G. N. Mi'ler, who will have charge of the" proposed water syrtem for Corvallis, has submitted an estimate of cost for- system at Independence. The system is es timated to cost $35,000. The crew of men sent up the riv-T some days ago after a drive of logs for the E. W. Strong sawmill are just arriving in town. The were very successful in getting the logs down while the water in the Willamette is at such a low stage. S. N. Wilkins, who has been in Portland some days attending a meeting of the Oregon Funeral Directors' Association, has been elected vice-president of that body mrs. wiiKins returned home yes terday. The post office at Kings Vallev has Been discontinued and a rural free delivery route established. Satisfaction and dissatisfaction on thepait of the postal patrons of that section seems fairly well bal anced from what we have heard. The lawn social to have taken place tomorrow evening on the lawn of Prof, and Mrs. McKellip? has been postponed until a week from isext Friday. Further notice regarding the matter will be given in due season. Last evening after we went to press the bids received on material in the way of piping, hydrant, etc., for the construction of the Corval lis water system were to have been opened in the presence of the com mittee. Next Saturday has been pr.3 in Oregon claimed a legal holiday by Governor Chamberlain. This if on account of Portland Dav at the Fair. Had June 15th been declar ed a legal holiday Corvallis would baye sent a larger delegation to town on her day. The College Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. societies gave a reception in me Armory, Friday eveningj tor the express purpose of miroduc ing and making new students ac quainted. The ' reception was un usually well patronized and was enjoyable in every way." George Shafer and . wife, accom panied by Mr. Shafer's parents, de parted Saturday for Fayette, Iowa, their former home. They have been here some six or eight months and during this time George dem onetr-ited" the fact that he is a cap able baiber. Yesterday L. L. BrookB and wife went to Portland to see the Fair Mr, Brooks' special mission was to have a look at the fine stock. In Portland they are to meet Mr. BrookB' father and sister, who come from Illinois. Last week, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks had for guests D. S. Eldridga and wife, of Chicago. The Hindu student, Mr. Sinhia, who attended OAC last year is back at college again. Saturday, two of his countrymen arrived from Punjaub, India, and will take a course at OAC in order" to learn something of . . our industrial life, One of the new students is a thor ough sikh, one of a sect or tribe making it possible for England to secure her grip on India. The newcomers are-pleased with what ii. . i . iney nave seen or tne country eo far.. ' ; A.. Postmaster Johnson has posted notices to the effect that bids will be received up until the hour nf 4:30 p. m. on December 5, 1905, for carrying mail from this city by stage to Albany, also (from Oorval lis to Monroe. The distance from Corvallis to Albany . is slightly more man ten miles, while from Corvallis to Monroe the distance is eighteen '" miles. ' Bids are to be made on these routes separately. A bond must be given on each con tract. The successful bidders will enter upon their contracts July 1, 190b, and are to carry the mail for a period, of four year's. Sunday forenoon when " F. T. Miller and a Belgian gentleman who is in charge of the former's Buff Orpington farm came to town when near the Christian church a freight train passed along in front of them. Mr. Miller was obliged to stop his horse and the gentleman ndmg with him alighted to await the passing of the train. The horse became a little fractious and being blind in one eye did not get a cor rect line on the train and despite Mr. Miller's skill with the. ribbons, the mare pranced into the freight. In the twinkling of an eye there was work ahead for a wagon maker. Mr. Miller , paid no at tention to "Yump; Miller, Yump" that was shouted by his Belgian hand.. However, he escaped with out a scratch, which was, indeed, 'ucsy to say the least, Victim of Wreck. The intelligence of the death of John W. Harrison was con veyed to this city by , the Ore- gonian of Sunday and the many friends of the -deceased who re side here were saddened to learn of his untimely end. He was a graduate of OAC and his pet name among all classes of people in the vicinity was "Peggy." He was always full of life and of a genial disposition. After graduation from OAC he married Miss Bessie Barker, a niece of W. S. Linvil e, of this city. He was a mail clerk on the run be tween Portland and Pocatello, Idaho, and the collision of trains that cost him his life occurred near Weiser, Idaho, Saturday morning- The Oregonian con tained the following informa tion: Harrison was born at Amity, this state, July 20, 1873, and was a graduate of the Agricul tural College at Corvallis. He had been in the railway mail ser vice about seven years and was considered one of the most popu lar men in the system. His run extended from Portland to Poca tello, Idaho, and return, and it was while coming home that he lost his life. Mr. Harrison left wu addition to his widow, his mother Mrs. Addie Harrison, and a brother, Walter, who resides at 569 Mar shall street. ""Harry L. Barker is a brother of the dead man's widow. Jerry Col well, a well known local newspaper man, was also a relative. It is ex pected that Harrison's remains will arrive on the train some time this morning. On Alsea Bar. Saturday a phone message came to Corvallis to the effect that a steamer was grounded on the bar of Alsea Bay. Much conjecture wao hazzarded as to what ship it could be. Later it was learned ' that the steamer was the W. S. Harrison, of Astoria, Or. She was carrying a load of supplies to the Alsea salmon cannery. Wednesday the Harrison arrived in Yaquina Bay from the TJmpqua, after first having passed the mouth of the Alsea. A look at the bar as the steamer passed by convinced the Captain that it was too rough to be attempted and they passed on ncrth (o Yaquina. Here the steamer moored nntll Friday, when she went to sea and made an attempt to cross Alsea bai . When off the bar the sea had moderated to a degree that war ranted the attempt to make port.. But in crossing the bar the vessel struck and ' was soon at ". the mercy of wind and wave. Every .effort on the part of the crew to get the Harrison off proved nnavailing. A message was sent to the lile-eaving station at South Beach, Newport, and the crew of live-savers re sponded at once. When the ship struck a few sailors left the steamer in lifeboats, but Captain Hansen and two sailors remained with the ship. Here they remained all night and the Captain was taken off at day break by the life-saving crew. . The two sailors still stuck by the craft in the hope of saving some of their personal effects, but later in the day they, too, ware res cued. The ship and her cargo are expected to be a total loss and whether or not there was anv considerable insurance- or any at all is not known to us. NOTICE TO PIANO BUYERS. An Authorized Representative of Eilers' Piano House a Resident of Corvallis. . There is probably not a finer judge of musical tone and general construction of pianos, than the head of the piano de partment of Corvallis Agricultural Col lege, Prof. Taiilandier, He is a man of fine musical attainment and broad ex perience' in the musical held, and bis judgment may be entirely relied upon. We have arranged with Prof. Taiilan dier to represent us in, Corvallis and vi cinity. Do not select your piano until you see him. He can explain to you why youcanbny of us to much greater ad vantage to you) self in both price and pay ment and also the superior merit of the pianos carried by us, and will render you every assistance in securing a piano exact ly suited to your needs and taste. . The house of Eilers is known through out the Northwest as the most liberal and reliable ef piano dealers. Old instruments are accepted in part payment for new ones, at a liberal valua tion. And every instrument we sell is fully guaranteed by both ourselves and the manufacturer. - . ' Prof. Taiilandier ca be consulted every evening at his residence on College Hill, or any time on Saturdays. A telephone call will bring him to your house. Inde pendent, 185. . ;:r EILERS PIANO HOUSE Largest,' leading, and most responsible dealers in the Northwest. ,79-82 Additional Local. See Blackledge for furniture, etc. 26 Attorney E. E. Wilson is sight seeing in Portland at present. See Zierolf for all kinds of grass seeds. 75tf Ladies, don't forget the display at Mrs. J. Mason's, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, 79 Blackledge, leading wall paper dealer. . SOt- A limited number of pupils in vocal musio will be received by Mrs. Ella J. Taylor at the Presby terian manse. 77lf J. R. and Jud Smith and their families arrived home from Port land, Saturday evening. Sunday, Ed Smith went down to take his turn at the Fair. Board Table boarders wanted. Mrs. Florence Mulkey, 4th St., near Jackson; Ind. phone 47P. 76 84 Miss Lulu Spangler arrived home a few days ago from Portland and Oiegon City, having been absence several weeks. Her mother is ex pected home tomorrow. Opening at Miss Johnson's Thurs day and Friday, September 28 and 29. Fine display of pattern and Gage hats. 79 Don't forget that we are head quarters for Graphophones and Records. We have just received a new lot of Columbia Disc and Cy linder Records. Also a lot of the American Blue Records the best made. Graham & Wells. 70tf On account of a serious illness of Mrs. Sidney Trask at her home in Yaquina City, her mother and brother, Mrs. P. A. Moses and Victor Moses, took the train yester day to go to her bedside. All unpaid taxes will become de linquent on the 2nd day of Octobei, Immediately after said 2nd day of October all property on which taxes have not been paid will be adver tised and sold according to law. 75-80 Mrs. B. W. Johnson returned home from Portland, Saturday, hav ing been down there for something more than than three weeks, dur ing which period she had much en joyment she n ports. Every man owes" it to hims If and his familv 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. ': . 67tf The reappointment of Rev. G. H. Feese pastor of the M. E. church of Corvallis is good ; news for the members of his congregation, with whom he is very popular. Many others outside the churcrw will 1 e glad to learn that he is to runtHin here. The conference, which wif in session in Albapy,closed Sunday evening. To Paint or not Paint? is tle 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 have everything you need for hp v painting job, Iarg or small. Graham & Wells. 70tf Mrs. W. T. Small went to Port land yesterday to see the Fair for a few days. Next Monday herhus and goes to Portland to take a peep at the big show. After spend ing a couple of . days in Portland, Mr. Small will continue on east to Indiana, his old home, for a visit with his parents. It is 49 years since he left his boyhood home and the probabilities are that a'.l the old squirrel boles have been dug up ere thip. He will be absent about six weeks . An experiensed teacher,' for sev eral years in charge of a school pre paring pupils for entrance to Jliast- ern colleges, will give private lessons or organize classes in subjects above the 7th grade, and in Latin and mathematics at.d (jerman, using the natural or conversational method. Apply to Mrs. R. H. Kenredy, between Alpha Hall and residence of Pres. Gatch. . 78 At the home of Robert Buchan an, Sunday, soutn oi mis city, a family reunion was held. Those in attendauce were: H. H. Veatch and wife, Katie, and child, of Cot tage Grove; Andrew S. Buchanan and wife, of New York City; Mrs. William Curnn and child Mr. Currin being ill could not attend of McMlnnville; A. Buchanan, of r Corvallis, and Miss Mary Buchanan and John and Arthur and Robt. Buchanan and wife. - A fine time is reported and the probabili-. ties are that never will this large family all meet again under the same roof at one time. W. G. Emery was called into service with his camera and succeeded in secur ing some splendid pictures of the family group. . la taiBB Beginning Monday; Sept. 18, Madam Corsini, an expert needlework teacher will give free lessons in embroidery, in cluding the new eyelet and Mt. Mellick work to all ladies, demonstrating the Brainard & Armstrong silks' and Corti celli fancy work goods, at S. L. Kline's, The People's Store, where a full line of the B. & A. silks, as well as Corticelli fancy work goods is carried. . N. B. Now on display in our main window, some of Madam Corsini's work in which all B. &. A. silks are used. BmES JNf ESTABLISHED 1864. The People's Store, Corvallis, Ore. fa II good Just receiveda lar assartnient of fal! anil winter dress goods. This shipment includes broad cloths, henriettas, eloencs, cravenettes, waisting and fancy mixtures; woo! plaids far Sadies waists and chiidrens dresses. Palmer Our first shipment of ladies and misses raincoats and chiidrens 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 you the money value. Style, fit and quality that are risut. You are in vited to inspect this line. K U Miller, HOME SEEKERS AMBLER & i REAL ESTATE. LOANS VIRGIL E. WAITERS, Corvallis. Open Day and Night. .HOTEL CORVALLIS. J. P. HAIUMEL, Prop. Ono oi tho FSitast Equlned Hotels in ths Valley. Bath Phar3Sm Dm Cm H!oot and. CORVALLIS STEAM L&UMORY. t Patronize Home Industry. Oufaldo Or tier Solicited. All Work Guaranteed. t NOTICE TO HOPfGROWERS. The Franklin Hop Bailer is . - the best, the cheapest, and : for sale at our shop direct i. to you. You get the com mission, 20 per cent, at our shop or 15 per cent. P. O. B. ' . '. If you want a Bailer write us -" ' . ' for prices or come and see us FRANKLIN IRON WORKS CO. 69-77t ; CORVALLIS, OREGON." For rcsulto advertise in the Gazette $ Ready 1906 Garments Corvallis, Oregon Ii ron are looking for some real gooc Breaius In Stock, Grain, Fruit auo Poultry Ranches, write for our gpecixl list, or cime and see us. We will las. pleasure in giving you reliaole inlorma tion: also showing yon over the count . WAITERS, INSURANCE HENRyZambler, Philomath. Rooms Singlo on EnSuito Bus Meets all Trains, Ghsa. BlakDsIee. CORVALLIS, OREGON. 0rat Oman's Woman's Horns Companion Frank Leslie's Monthly fVIodern Priscllla and ' Corvallis Gazette All five one year 03m Y G5 J