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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1906)
LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Kate Gerhard ia home from B visit with Albany friends. The commissioner's court meets Wednesday for auditing the usual bills and attending to other matters of more or less importance. The force of this office feels grate ful to James Bier for a liberal sup ply of soda pop. The fiz wa exhileraiine we've tried it and we know. Miss Bessie Shafer returned to Salem Sunday. " She " had been in Corvalha for some weeks nursing Student Tiffany who is recovering from an operation for appendicitis Owing ." to. a billious attack Dick Smith did not appear at his poet of duty last - week. However, he is muchimpraved and may be eeen by anv of the boya cal liner at his place of business. Grass, grain and everything else is growing like fury nowadays: The mild weather is having its effect upon fruit and the indications are that within thirty days' we shall"' see bloom iu the orchards'. Among those who went to Wells Saturday night to attend the lodge meeting were: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold King. Mr. and Mrs. Clum Reed, Mrs. Scott King, Ralph, Lane and Eva Starr, Ella and Joe King, Will Reed, Mrs. Stewart and others. A few days ago Clarence Ireland 3old quite a lot of hops that he bad been holding for some time. He disposed of them to Portland buy ers and received 9 cents per pound. As is indicated by the above figure, hops are not bo strong as ws could wieh them to be. Dr. E. E. Jackson, our veterinary, entertained a few of his triends last Saturday evening, the occasion be ing the opening of his new office in the Winegar & Snow livery barn. Refreshments were aerved consist ing of cheese sandwiches, pickle?, red-hots and cider. The guests de parted at a latt hour declaring the doctor a capital host and the horse got well. The Cooper grocery store on Main street changed hands this week. Geo. Conkey, head sales man in the Messner store and Guy Walker who has been . clerk in the grocery depatment of the same firm are the purchasers. Both are energetic young men trained in the mercbantiie line and with an ambi tion to forge to the front will no doubt be heard from. They will take possession Monday. The above is from the Independence EnteipriBe. Guy Walker is well known in this city, as he attended OAC for several years. The Corvallis horse show will be held on Friday and Satuday June 1st and 2nd. It will be open to the world. Premiums will range from $1.00 to $10.00. Entrance fees will be $2.00 for stallions and double teams; $1.50 for mares and geldings four years old and over, and $1.00 for colts of all ages. The committee is in hopes to secure the services of Dr. Withycombe as one of the judges. A regular pamplet will be issued as soon as all ar rangements are perfected. No ad mittance fee will be charged. Lieut. Quintan has kindly consented to drill a company of cavalry for, the occasion. Tna May Day, aged 13 years, died at 6:30 Friday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Day, in this city, after a long illness of typhoid fever. The funeral occurred from the Christian church at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, the services being conducted by Rev. Ella Huuibert, of Eugene. Inter ment was in Chrystal Lake ceme tery. Deceased was born near Philomath, and had spent her life in Benton county. This death ia particularly sad in that it U the second to occur in the family within a week, Eva Day, aged 19, having been buried a week ago yesterday. A son in the family is also very low with typhoid. Mrs. May M. Moore of Benton county, wife of R. V. Moore, was arrested in Corvallis yesterday morning on a warrant from the city recordei's office and brought to this city at noon on the charge of adult ery. The warrant was issued at the instance of the husband. Mrs. Moore was arraigned in Recorder W. Lair Thompson's court and will plead next Monday morning, being held in $500 bail. She is iu the county jail. She was represented by W. R. Bilyeu and P. R. Kelly. A warrant was also issued for Charles Mulkey, alleged to have been the paramour of the woman, and the crime is said to have been committed in this city, Millkey has disappeared and a search is be ing made for him. Mrs. Moore left this city Thursday, evening for Cor vallis-. where1-. Sheriff . Burnetts of t & - : : i . x "Y i ' ' ' ' eniuu,uuuui,rarresiea. ner, , ormg-! ing her here" for . trial.- Albany Herald. Harley Hall returned Sunday from a brief yisit at Wells. Miss Bessie Herbert is to leave shortly for a viBit in , California, Mrs. Mary Miller is seriously ill at the family home on 9th street. Is. Jacobs made a brief visit to the home folks in this city Saturday, Fred and Burd Craft left Friday for Portland in search of employ ment. ' Mrs. J. E. Morrow, of Summitt, was in Corvallis a few days -ago on business. ' Miss Minnie Maxfield, of Suver, is vititing relatives in this city. She arrived Friday. S. H. Horton and; wife, of this city, have been married 51 years on the 20th day of last month. Charlie Porter, accompanied by his cousin, Miss Etta Hale, spent Sunday with relatives at VVood- burn. , . A force of workmen are , engaged at the task of erecting the new building for the Corvallis Creamery plantx Great improvements are at hand. Prof. Harry Baard, director of the cadet band of . OAC, went to Salem, Saturday, and returned Sunday evening. Harry is' doing good work with the band. The "conundrum supper" to be given by the W. H. M. S. of the First Methodist church occurs tonight in the church basement. The public is cordially invited. Constable J. D. Wells received a phone message yesterday morning to the effect that Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Moore had settled their recent trouble out of court and the case dropped. "Eckhardt's Ideals" the best re pertoire show on the coast, will play a three-nights' engagement at tbe opera house, begining March 15th. The company is first class in every particular. Cart enters are busy changing the front of the store building occupied by r . Li. Miller. It will be com pleted within a day or two and when done will present a most up-to-date appearance. The Masons do nothing by halves. Mr. and Mre. E. F. Thayer arriv ed in Corvallis a day or two ago and went out onto the farm of Mrs. Thayer's mother, Mrs. Gellaly, near Philomath, to spend a week or two. For some years Mr. Thayer has been bookkeeping for a large salmon cannery at Astoria,' but is thinking of going up on the Sound to start in business for himself. During the last few days Ambler & Watters negotiated the sale of the Frank Rowland place of 240 acres on tfig to Uarmichael Brothers. The price '' paid was $2,500. They also sold the C. S. Butler house and four lots near the carriage factory to C. A. Casteel for $1,200. Mr. (Jaeteel is the oldest engineer on the u. & hi. railroad and he is bringing his family to Corvallis that be may have school advantages for his children. The OAC debating team compos ed of Mias Minnie Phillips, Mark Weatherford ai;d Warren Forsythe went to Salem Friday, where that evening they met the Willamette University team in a discussson of the question:' "Resolved, That Our Federal Immigration Laws Should be so Constructed as to give all Aliens the same Chance of Admis sion to the United States." By unanimous vote of the judges the victory was awarded to Willamette. The great New Zealand lecturer. Spencer Clapham, will lecture at tbe Congregational church on Tues day evening. New Zealand is uni versally admitted ?o be the best governed country in the world. Mr. Clapham will expound the great principles that have made it such. He comes to us recommended by the faculty of the State University as a genial, sympathetic, witty and forceful speaker, in fact, the best that has been before tbe University of Cro ;oi this year. The lecture will be given under tbe auspice3 of the Ccngregatiotal Y. P. S. C. E. Rev. G. H. Feese had the sur prise of his life Satu rday night. It was the anniver&ary of his birth and members of the congregation to the number of over 100 gathered in the church basement and in silence and darkness awaited the arrival of that gentleman who was enticed to that room by Judge j Watters. As the pastor reached the doorway, the lights were turned on, and the guests faced the most 1 bewildered individual in Corvallis. Rey. Feese bribed the Gazette reporter to withhold the fact of which birthday was celebrated, as he wishes to still be classed with the "boys," but anyway the affair was a delightful one. Ccffee and cake were eerved, and games played by both . old and young T until a lata hour, when with? many good wishes for Re v. Feese and his Inter est in 7 family, the guests departed. Recital. The firet public recital of the school year will occur -at the chapel of Oregon Agricultural College, Wednesday, March 7th, at 8 o'clock. It is by pupils of the vocal department under the direction of Mrs. E. F- Green. The following pupils take part: Misses Edna Grace Allen and Gertrude Alice Mcbee, soprani; Miss Marie Louise Pelland, con tralto; Edward R. Hughes, tenor; waiter A. Tyler, baritone; Leo 3. Rosenstein, violin.. The program follows: 1. Quartette, "Hark, Hark-, the - Lark."....;.;-;.;.....:....Schubert 2. Solo "The Blind Girl's Sons'." (from La Gioconda.)......Ponchielli 3. 4. Solo, "Battle Grey,1'. ..-De Koven Solo, "Jerusalem, Thou That Killest tbe Prophets." (Aria from St. Paul.) Mendelssohn Solo, "Honeysuckle Vine."... ...1. Chad wick Solo, Vulcan's Son," (At the Smithy.)-.................: Gounod Solo, "Oh Give Me Back," (Ah rendimi,) Aria from Mitrane, Rossi Solo, "I Will Extoll Thee," (Oratoria of Eli.) .....Costa Solo, "Angel's Serenade," (Violin Obligato.) : Duet, Spanish Lullaby,"(From Home Treasures.) Operti Quintette..... -.Selected 7. 10, 11 Let Convicts Build Roads. County Judge Lionel Webster spoke very encouragingly about thz plan to build a macadamized road from Portland to the Calif ornia line by convict labor, at a meeting of the Christian Union at the First Unitarian Church Chapel Thursday evening, says the Oregonian. His subject was "Efficiency of Convict Labor for Building Roads." The Christ ian Union is a philanthropic organization and all the members who were present last night were very much interested in the ad dress. Judge Webster began with the very nrst agitation to nave the convicts employed to build a road across the state. He told of the commission he had been appointed to investigate the feasi bility of the proposed project, and said . that' all the members were in favor of the construction of the road. He said that a bill would be presented at the next Legislature to provide for the use of the convict labor for this purpose, and he has very high hopes that it will become a law. He spoke of the great advanta? gesof the road, saying that it would be a great attraction for tourists and that it would be very convenient for the farmers. He added that if this road was built it would be such a success that he thought before many years the state would be interlaced with similar highways built by con vict labor. He laid stress on the fact that if the convicts were, worked on the road they would in no way come in competition with free labor, as they . would be woiking at something which otherwise would not be done. He said the labor element was very much in favor of the project, and would do all within its power to carry it through to a successful conclusion. Besides, Judge Webster thought outside work was benefi cial to the convicts from a humanitarian standpoint, was better than keeping them confin ed in the Penitentiary. He. thought the convicts who refused ta work should be starved into submission. Judge Webster has taken a great interest in the work of helping the convicts and crim inals to help themselves, but is a firm believer in discipline. Of Interest to Farmers. All farmers who have tele phones, or ever expect to have, are requested to be sure and meet at the Corvallis court house, at io o'clock next Saturday morning, March io, to attend the largest telephone meeting ever held in Benton or Linn county. Come, no matter what county you are from. The farm ers must all stand together to get the system we want. No matter what your ideas are, we must stand together. This telephone business is a good place to start. Very important business to be considered.' pi k Committee. Just what this means we are not advised, but. reprint the fol lowing notice which reached our desk as a matter of news. Evi dently, something is in the wind. Additional Local. Carpets at cost at Cady. Hollenberg & IStf M. M. Long wa3 'expected to at tempt the subjugation of Knights of Pythias goat last evening.'.: He ia reported" to be a hard rideK " Dry slab wood at Saw Mill, $1.25 per load. . 15-23 f Paul fichmtdt, cf Albany, was visiting Uorvallis friends yesterday; Homer Lilly' had" on exhibition last' week a couple of ' steers that were, very close in size to the ones on which He had his holiday guess ing match. He purchased them of Frank Dingea. k Sunday, the West Side pasfeen- ger train pulled into uorvains about two houfs late. The delay was caused by , something going wrong with the engine. .: A fine line of spring hats on diF- pLiy at Mrs. J. Mason's. 20if William Brvans, " formerly of this county but now residing near Lebanon, Linn county, was in Cor vallis yesterday. Carl Pressley went to Portland Monday on a combined business and pleasure trip. A dozen or more ladies spent a very pleasant evening at - a card party at the home of Mrs. James Osburn, Friday evening; Wanted Wood haulers, P. A. Kline. 2Iif A case that came up for jury trial yesterday before' Judge Watters of the ' county court, whs that entitled "J. W. Ingle vs. H. H. Horstman. It was brought about horse. The case was called "yes terday afternoon and at the time of going to press particulars were not obtainable. The following juiy- men were accepted: J. E. Cronk, J. B. Goodman, John Rowland, O. J. Treese, Clum Reed and Lincoln Chambers. The Pierians were given a party Saturday evening at the college by members of the Jeffersooian society The affair was certainly one to be long remembered by the guests. About 25 members of tbe local Artisan lodge drove to Wells Sat urday night, to join in a meeting with the sister lodge. A splendid time is reported. Charles Bourne,! J. C. Looney and Bennett Wilhelm. all of Monroe, were 'among Saturday visitors to Corvallis. Mi, and Mrs. Victor Moses spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Albany and Tangent. The Utopian literary society of OAC, entertained the numbers of the Airdcitian society t the col'ege Saturday evening. The occasion was one of p'naeure for all pieeent. John Harris", of Wells, was in Corvallis Saturday. Upon reach ing town one of his horses became ill and Mr. Harris had to telegraph to his ranch for another animal to be, brought in before he could rt tu rn heme. The Ber.ton County Citizens' League will cinvene in regular ses sion this evening. On account cf there being an election rf officers for tbe ensuing year it is urgently requested that all members will turu out. There is also other busi ness -of importance t cotue up before the league. General T; J. Thorp went . to Portland, Saturday, on business that will detain him for a few days. In a sp'fndid and spirited gn me cf basket bail, played at the Armory Friday night, before an audience of probably 700 people, the' OAC men wrested victory from the Dallas team in a Kcore or 17 to 11, and with the victory, , went . . the inter collegiate championship of Oregon. The OAC men played pretty ball, and the game was exciting to the onlookers from start to finish. The line-up was: OAC forwards, Swann and Reed; center, Cate; guards, Bilyeu and Rooper. Dallas forwards, Leats and Reynolds; center, Shaw; guards, Morton and Arnold For Representative. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the republican nomination for the office of representative from Benton subject to the decision of the voters at tbe primaries April 20. J, H. Edwaeds. A Lively Tusatel . 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