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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