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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1905)
10CAL m PERSON4L was un- time we went to Richards & Pringle's gi?e a street parade and band concert at 1 :30 to morrow afternoon. It will pay you to be on the streets.- The Lidies Coffee Club gave a most enjoyable dance Wednesday evening in the Fireman's hall. Good crowd, good muaic, good time. The students of OAC indulged in a practice daDce at the Armory 1 A . 1 4 vesieruay. . ai ichou iun derstood at the press. W. S. McFadden has received word from his eon, Hugh, who left Corvallis a month or two ago. Hugh now has employment in Butte county, California. Walter Wells, who has been visiting relatives and friends in this city for the past week, return ed to Portland yesterday to assume his duties in a metropolitan drug establishment. Next Sunday at the Christian Church the subjects of the sermons will be as follows: At 11 a. m., "Prayer;" 7:30 -p. m. "Innocence to Purity." , A chart will be used. An invitation is extended to all . Last evening a dozen or more ladies of this city took the six o'clock train to Albany for the pur pose of attending the Catholic Fair now in progress in that city. They were to come homeon the ten o'clock train. The Empire theatre repertoire company finished a t'jree-nights' engagement . in the local Opera House Wednesday evening. Their repertoire is a good one and they can secure splendid testimonials as to their merits from Corvallis peo ple. Consult Prof. Taillandier if you are contemplating the purchase of a piano or organ. He is a thorough musician and an excellent judge of piano tone as well as of construction He can Quote . you prices On the finest pianos that will surprise you. Moderate terms of payment too He is local representative for Eiler's Piano House, the largest, most re sponsible and lowest price establish ment od the coast. Prof, Taillan dier can be found at his home on College Hill evenings and Saturday This evening an entertainment considerably out of the ordinary Via niirnn . n iVia Anl lana nhavtal Will UO glVCU 1U VUU VrUOiLICI Manek Shan, imperial necronman- cer to his Highness, Rajah of Bur mah, will do unexplainable things and many of them, to the everlast ing dumbfoundment and bewilder ment of those who attend. In the way ot magic you cannot find his equal. "Trees an flowers will grow and disappear before your eyes, and men will fade to nothingness. There will be stereopticon views c.f Hindoostan with explanations There will also be a brief discourse on the customs of the people of that part of the world. A Hindu vio linist, claimed to be an expert per former, will render a number of selections . S. H Moore dropped into our of fice a day or so ago and presented one of his ideas that is certainly entitled to some consideration. Mr. Moore has been through the great walnut producing section of Cali fornia and observed conditions there. A year or two ago he traversed a large area of country along the Oregon coast and paid considerable attention to the soil. He is a firm believer in the possibilities for culture of the English walnut along the western slope of our coast mountains. He knows of but one English walnut tree in, the coaBt section and that is at Nestucka. This tree is a prolific producer cf nuts, thus giving support to Mr. Moore's theory. Surely here is something well worth trying. It this country should prove itself a home for the English walnut there is a great future for the coast coun ties. At any rate it may eclipse the prune business. J. H. Stevenson spent, Wednes- - . . i i -i . day in our city ana empioyea tne time in a manner that is certain to do Corvallis people some good. Mr. Stevenson is a writer on the Tele- ; gram, be h known, and a good one, too. All of the articles appearing in that journal over the modest signature of "J. H. S." are from the yen or our visitor and. ara of a nature that take hold. As a general thing when a metropolitan paper sends a representative through the country it is either with a lot of bills or subscription blanks, but in this instance these credentials were missing and Mr. Stevenson was just as welcome aa though he had been properly armed. In fact, "J. H. S." was out in advance of the party of business men who are due in this city today and was making a write-up of each city the party would reach with the intention of having the Telegram containing said article land in such city simul taneously with the excursionists. Look at the Telegr: m today. 1 Geo. Beamis, a prominent farm er of the Fairmount precinct, was in town yesterday on business. Sunday morning the subject of discourse at the M. E. church will be "Mother Nature of God;" an the evening, "Hearts that Burn." Ice cream and cake will be served at the Farmers' hotel during the progress of the chicken pie sup per given by the ladieB of the W. C. T. U. The ladies of the W. C. T. U. will giye a chicken pie supper .this (Friday) evening in the farmers' hotel. Supper from five o'clock and later at 25 cents. Arthur Bier came up from Port land, Wednesday, . to remain for a month or so. lie has been making his home in the metropolis for the past year or two. Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels appear here tomorrow evening for the first time in several years. They are billed to appear in the Marquam Grand in Portland, Monday night. Lester Porterfield, while engaged . a . 1 1 . 1 in a practice same ot lootDau tne other evening, bad one of his legs broken. This is very bad and many friends extend sympathy. Lester was destined to become a star player. During the first part of the week Miss Isabel Whitby submitted to a surg cal operation for a tumor in St,. Vincent's hospital, Portland. At one time it was reported in this ci'ythat the patient could not re' cover, but at last accounts there was hope, to the relief of numerous friends. ' During the past day or two men have been busy at the task of plac ing: 2x4 studding on the walls of the city jail. This was ordered in the belief that chance victims of the baslile would not find it so easy to pick a piece of studding from the wall as they have in the past to re move brick Congregational church: Sunday school at 10:00; Class for Young Men at 10.00; Worship and sermon at 11:00; Junior Endeavor at 4:00; Senior Endeavor at 6:301; Vesper and sermon at 7.30. Morniog ser mon. The Light that never grows dim" Evening sermon, "Treas ures thai never grow old." Word has been received in this city to the effect Vera Mahaffey, who left Corvallis, October 27, for his old home in Pennsylvania, has arrived there 8ife and sound. -Vera was a jolly boy and will be miesed in this city, especially among the members of the Sunday school and young people s society Supt. G. W. Den n. an is going in to the chicken business. He "has secured Brown Leghorn stock from W. J. Warfield, of Alsea. In this connection it . may be stated that it is doubtful if anybody' beat Mr. Warfield a incubator record for last year. At one setting-he batched 99 eggs out of 100 and the next trial he made the possible 100. Tuesday evening Ed Smith re ceived a message to the effect that Dr. E. Dewitt Connell and JameB Honeyman would be up from Port land for a couple of days bunting under Ed's guidance and we be lieve that they have been - afield making things merry. Mr. Honey ma n is of the firm of Honeyman & Co., hardware wholesalers , of Portland. A day or two ago, Tommy Flett, who is in this City, received a let ter from his father, James Flett who went over with his wife and vouneer son to pass the winter 'od their Five Rivers homestead James writes of a heap of bad luck since crossing the mountains. For some reason he was compelled to shoot one of his horses and the fam ily cow threw herself and broke her neck. Our representative business men and 'prominent citizens will be at the depot when the special trai Portlands leading Program for Convention. The fourth annual convention of the Good Roads Association of Oregon will convene in this city on Wednesday, November 22, and will continue in session for three days. In addition to the delegates from the various cities and commercial organizations in the several counties, some of the County Courts have passed orders allowing each road supervisor in the county $2 per day while in attendance at the convention. Benton will allow supervisors $2 per, day. The official program includes addresses by Thomas M. Gatch, president of Oregon Agricultural College; A. J. Johnson, Mayor or Corvallis; B. W. Johnson, presi dent Citizens' League: Virgil E. Watters, County Judge of Benton County; John H. Scott, presi dent Oregon Good Roads Assoc iation; Tom Richardson, mana ger of Portland Commercial Club; A. Bennett, editor Irrigon Irri gator, Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday night, address es will be made by T. T. Geer, ex-governor of Oregon ; James B. Meikle, secretary of Washington Good Roads Association; Lionel R. Webster, Countv Judge of Multnomah Countv ; Dr. James Withycombe, director experiment station, Oregon Agricultural Col- ege. For Thursday addresses are scheduled for Isaac A. Manning, managing editor Daily Oregon Statesman; Henry B. Thielsen, secretary Oregon Good Roads As sociation; Curtis J. Trenchard, County Judge of Clatsop Connty; W. E. Coman, general freight gent, Southern Pacific Com pany; John H. Albert, president Capital National Bank; John Fulton,' metallurgist Oregon Agricultural College; Virgil E. Watters, County Judge Benton County; John H. Scott, presi dent Oregon Good Roads Assoc iation; Thomas F. Ryan, County udge of Clackamas Connty; Gor don E. Skelton, C. E. Oregon Agricultural College; George E. Chamberlain, Governor of Ore To those who enjoy mirth, music and song the coming ot Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgia Minstrels will be hailed with delight. This sterling or ganization has weathered the theatrical seas tor twentv-eight years, never changing manage ment, and not once departing from their established rule of presenting only what is great, good and wholesome in the minstrel world. Other minstrel companies have come and gone, but Richards '& Pringle's go on forever. The secret of their suc cess has been the fact that the management has always believed that the paying public craved a genuine colored minstrel per formance when presented on the ines that made minstrelsy so popular years ago: there belief has proved to be a correct one. : Sweet southern melodies, beau tiful and entrancing music by lied musicians, dancing as only the negro can ' dance, and. witticisms told as only the darkey can tell them. Clarence Powell, the comedian, who has made the whole world laugh, is still at the head ot the list of artists, and will bring with him this season a big budget of good things that he has collected during the past summer. I he company travel in their own Pullman Palace cars and number oyer forty peo sons. The noon-day parade and ree evening concert are a feature this season, and will be given as usual. The date of their appear ance is Saturday, Nov. 18. gon; P. L. Campbell, president University of Oregon: T. G Halley, Pendleton, Oregon; Paul Shoup, assistant general freight agent Southern Pacific Company The Friday moraine session will be taken up with general business and election of officers. Wake Up. carrying fortianos leading men arrives irom Aioany noon aay. the Tha '. nAllnfta hani mi 1 1 a on ho nn J X. U XJ ' UUAltgu k C U VA iv A ilV - w - Vl : hand and will head the procession which is to traverse Main street as far north as Hotel Corvallis, at which point the parade will turn west for a block or two and thence south to the city hall, where there will be entertainment in the way of addresses, music and the like. Out on the farm of A. R. Locke there was a merry time Monday evening. A tallyho party arrived from Albany. Various games, music and reiresnments were tne features of the evening's enjoyment. There were several prizes offered in the course of the evening. First prize was won by Mr. Richards and the booby by Miss Steel., Present wtre: Mr. and Mrs. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Harnish, Mr. and Mrs. Terhune, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Locke; Misses Emily Hill, Leona Nanney, Mabel Steel, Pearl Smith. Maud McBee, Elsie Locke, Ida Locke;. Messers. Fred Ward, Hiram NettletoD. Roy Yates. Harry Wil- kins, Waiter and Otto Locke. The members of the Corvallis mprovement League have made up their mmas to give tne singers of this town an , opportunity to distinguish themselves and other wise to make use of their talent this winter. It is their intention to organize all those with a fair knowledge of vocal music into one grand chorus, the object of which will be to render on some evening in the near future, a few of the musical classics. The proceeds of this entertain ment will be devoted to the in terests of the Improvement Club and partly to meet the expenses of ! the musical event. It is esti mated that a chorus of seventy five voices could readily be or gahized here-an aggregation that with a few months' training could compete with any like number 0: singers in the Northwest. Here' an opportunity ' to show the friends in neighboring towns the advantages of residing in Cor vallis show them that the spirit of enterprise and ambition is al- Will you co operate? It is the desire of the Club and the majority of those who have been consulted, to give selections from Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise" as part of the attraction. This work is familiar to many of our singers and as there are a few dozen of these books in the pos session of local singers, it has been decided to occupy the time of the first meeting by practice on these numbers. All singers who can trust them selves in chorus work are cordial ly invited to meet in the College Chapel. Monday evening, Nov- 20th, at 7:15 o'clock. Bring your "Hymn of Praise. " Mr. Otto Herse has consented to do the musical directing. Georgia Minstrels. Additional Local. See Blackledge for Linoleum, etc. 26 Blackledge, leading wall paper dealer. 30t- Supt; Denman paid a visit to the schools of Northern Benton yesterday. Art squares and art rugs at Blackledges. 30tf Wanted 1,500 turkeys deliver ed here from 15 to 28 November. Smith & BouldeD. 92-6 It is thought that Gen. T. J. Thorp, who is in Chicago perfecting his agricultural mobile, will return home next week. To friends in this city the general baa written that the future looks bright. Country school district teachers can be supplied with monthly re port cards by the Gazette. Write your wants. oltf Small now makes a specialty of having his cinnamon rolls ready for you every afternoon at 4 ociocr. Everything else m the line or a first-class bakery. 01 Piesbyterian church, M. S Bush, pastor. Bible school at 10:OU a m.; Worship 11. UU a. in., ouhiect, The Valley of Decision;" C E, meeting at 6:30 p. m. Evening service at 7:30. Third sermon Oil the book of Acts; subject, "The First Blood." Special muic by Ladies Quartette. Every man owes it to himsilf and his faooiiv to master a trade or profession. Read the display ad vertisement of .tne bix Morse Schools of Telegraphy, in this issue and learn how easily a young man or lady may learn telegraphy and DB assured a position. ou Style When you buy clothes here you may be sure of getting what you want. s Hart Schafner.& Marx clothes are noted for style and quality all-wool; no ''mercerized" nor any other cotton. We've pric e d them right; the label is in them, a small thi"g ,to look for a big thing to find. Sole vallis. agents for Cor- Copyright 1905 by Hart Schaffner 6r Marx ESTABLISHED 1864. Ths People's Store, Corvallis, Ore. J all Soods Ready Just recelveda large assortment of fall and winter dress goods, this shipment includes broad cloths, henriettas, eloenes, cravenettes, waisting and fancy mixtures; wool plaids for ladies waists and chiidrens dresses. Palmer 1 Garments Our first shipment of ladies and misses raincoats and childrens jackets has arrived. I Ladies and misses Empire coats intransit. Style, fit and quality arethe essentials in womens garments. The Palmer Garment excels In these three points and more thari that, it gives yoathe money value. Style, fit and quality that are right. You are in vited to inspect this line. F. L. Miller, Corvallis, Oregon A BROKEN FACE disqualifies a watch for work as well as a man. If your watch has a fractured counte nance BRING IT HERE FOR REPAIRS In fact, if it has anything the matter with it, externally or internally, we can make it all right again. We repair the finest watches or the simplest clocks. Don'-t throw either away until you have our judgment on it. Albert J. Metzger JEWELER Occidental Building, - - - Corvallis A good grade. uf wl!-paper at 7 1-2 c per double roll at Hollen berg ifc Cady'e.. ' 94tf Higliest . casli ; 'price paid "for "al kinds of tides, pelte, beeswax . and tallow. -Junk waiited. Jacb Blumberg. M f To destroy dandruff use Spencer's Hair Grower. .94 Largest line of matting in. coun tv at Blackledees. 30tf LOST A lady's gold watch, pro bably in the vicinity of OAC or in 1 WilkiDS addition . Finder will te liberally rewarded by leaving same at this ofhee. .. .... ....... U4tt For Sale. Choice oat, Vetch and cheat seed, to be had at reasonable prices eilher at the Corvallis or Benton Flouring Mills. A. W. FISCHER. Man. 80tt Siciety invitations and wedding announcements are constantly changing in styles of type faces and form. Have them printed neatly and up-to-date at the Gazette office. - 80tf Use Spencer's Hair Grower and you'll never need a shampoo. 94 The for Job Work. Printing is an Art We have given the printing trade very close attention " have made it a business to keep right up in the front rank. It took years of hard work to learn what we know about this art, and we expect to learn more every day. We kno w how to turn out a down-to-date job. If you doubt it, we can "show you1' any day. Bring your copy and we'll demonstrate our ability. We are experts in our line. You can rely on reasonable prices. GQRVALLIG BAZETTE 1006 4