.LOCAL AXD PERSONAL
A F. Hershner, of Lenta, was i
Corvallis visitor the first of the week
Joseph Ilecker, of Wells, baa
bean the guest thia week of bis
-daughter, Mrs. Arnold King.
The Armicitian literaty society of
OAC will entertain the Feronians
at the college Saturday bight.
Th new butcher shop opened up
in Jobs addition Wednesday mora
ing. Mr. Kester is the proprietor
The Elgin property - has again
changed hands.' The owner H. H.
Thompson has sold it to Dr. Starr,
of Albany. The price paid was
$2,500.
Senior rhetoncals are now on : at
the college. Each Friday afternoon
some of the seniors appear and this
afternoon there will be several who
will "orate."
. Dr. Olmstead, of Portland, has
been in Corvallia this week. He
has been in several of the towns
over towards the coast, working in
the interest of the Artisan lodge.
Uuy Metcalt entertained a num
ber of boy friends Tuesday after
noon, the occasion being the 14th
anniversity of his birth. The af
fair was much i joyei by all pres
ent. Twenty-two to 7 was the score
by whicn the OAC second team
wap defeated by the Independei ce
Club team, at the Armory Tuesday
night. A good audience witnessed
the contest.
Mr. and Mrs. John Day requept
us to express their appreciation and
most sincere thanks for the many
kindneeees shown them by our
people during their recet t sad be
reavement. ( ,
Walter J. Cathcart, of Alsea, a
former subject of King Edward,
was admitted to citizenship at th
clerk's office Wednesday afternoon.
His witnesses were William Vidito
and 11. J. Moses.
Tunis Swick arrived Tuesday
from Grant county, Eastern Oregon,
and ha3 been the guest of his
brother, Minor Swick, and wife.
The visitor is engaged in the sheep
business, and is a prosperous ranch
er of his locality.
It is not thought that any very
serious consequences will result in
Benton from the recent severe cold
snap. Of course, some of the earl
iest fruit will have been nipped in
the bud. Had the weather con
tinued warm and mild and the se
vere weather occurred a couple of
weeks later the damage would have
been beyond estimation.
Rose Tuanison celebrated her
13th birthday Tuesday afternoon.
Her guests were 13 girls, each one
13 years old. The young people
were taken out to the farm home
on a hayrack, Miss Anna Lind
gren, their teacher, acting as chap
crone. "A delicious supper was
served at the close of the afternoon,
and the guest9 were brought back
to town about 8 p. m., having had
a vt-ry happy time.
Mrs. Harley Hall was the victim
of a birthday surprise party, Mon
day evening. The guests had plot
ted with Mr. Hall, and refresh
ments were all prepared and every
thing arranged for a good time,
without an inkling of the affair
reaching the hostess. The evening
was passed very pleasantly, and
concluded with the disposal of a
dainty luncheon. Those present
were: Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Feese,
Judge and Mrs. Wattere, Prof and
Mrs. Carroll Cummings, Mr. and
Mrs. S. B. Bane, Mr. and Mrs W.
J. Swann, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Wellsher, Mr. and Mis. O.J. Black -lage,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wells,
Mrs. N. R. Adams, Mrs. Nortan
Adams, Miss Eva Starr and Miss
Vivian Wnllsher.
The team of Johnny Beach ran
away from the corner at the fet d
store of Chas. Beach, Tuesday after
noon. The owner of the team was
just starting to drive away from the
store when the animals concluded
to run. After they had run a short
distance the tongue of the wagon
came down and Johnny decided it
was the part of wisdom to leave the
perch and forthwith jumped from
his seat. This was a lucky action
for when the team reached the Mrs.
Sarah Moore corner, one block west
from where they started, the tongue
ran under the sidewalk and the
team broke loose from the wagon.
The animals continued their wild
flight on west for a few blocks and
finally divided on an ancient apple
tree near the school houses. The
apple tree proved as solid as the
"Rock of Ages" and the horsee
were jarred into subjection, one of
them having - turned a somersault.
The doubletrees ou the wagon were
broken, also the reach and the neck
yoke, too, were broken. "The harness
was somewhat the worse for the
stampede. There was some work
for harness maker, blacksmith and
woodworker. The damage was a
bagatelle to what it might have
becu.
Born, in this city, Tuesday, March
13, to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Metzger.
a daughter.
John Day went to Forest Grove,
Wednesday, in response to a tele
phone message. '
-Mrs. Herbert Elliott, of Perry
dale arrived Wednebday for a visi
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
John Wyatt, west of town.
Miss Frances Wiles celebrated
her 9th birthday Wednesday
afternoon, by giving a delightfu
party to a number of mends.
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Ida Mcuee, residing west of
town, is to give a party this after
noon, in celebration of her 11th
birthday. A number from Cor
vallis will attend. "
John Handel and family arrived
in Coryallis last week from Alberta
Canada. Mr. Handel stopped in
Benton on account of having friends
here. He has not yet determined
whether or not he shall remain.
Mr. wullis and wue arrived in
Corvallis Wednesday from Okla
homa. The former is a brother of
S. S. Bullis of this city. The vis
itor will spend some time in vis
iting relatives, and will probably
locate in this section.
Ralph W. Hoyt, of Portland,
visited our city durirg the week in
the interest of his candidacy for the
republican nomination at the pri
maries for t.ie ofhce. of state treas
urer. Mr. Hoy t is a nne gentleman
and his business calling of the past
has peculiarly fitted hiui for the
office he seeks.
N. F. Gillespie, accompanied by
his little daughter, Helen, arrived
n Corvallis, Tuesday, for a visit of
several days with friends. Mr.
Gillespie has sold his interest in a
general merchandising business in
Amity and we understand that he
is going to locate witn nis tamny
n Independence.
In response to a telephone mes
sage a couple of days ago the Ga
zette man dragged his weary bones
out to the West Side depot to get a
'f coop ' on a rat story promised by
Agnt Farmer. The story has ail
the elements of a .tragedy, but on
account of Mr. Farmer making
heroes of Assistant Agent McDevitt
and Byron Taylor we decide to
suppress it. The curious had best
have Mr. Farmer explain.
Tuesday afternoon Is. Jacobs was
the victim of a very serious acci
dent. He was ascending the stone
steps at the east entrance to the
court house and in some manner
tripoed or slipped and fell back
ward. He was well up the steps at
the time and had a hard fall. In
the fall he struck his knee cap
and wrenched it loose. This
was a most painful accident and
may result seriously, leaving him
crippled for life. On the West Side
train on Wednesday he was taken
to a Portland hospital for treatment.
Rochester, N. Y., Mar 13,
Susan B. Anthony passed peace
fully away at 12:40 o'clock this
morning of heart failure induced by
pneumonia, one nad been uncon
scious for 24 hours before her death
and was kept alive only by her
wonderful vitality. Her last words,
spoken in delirium, were for woman
suffrage in Oregon, shortly after
which she sunk into a stupor.
She recently celebrated her 86th
birthday and was taken down with
a cold about 10 days ago, which
rapidly developed into pneumonia.
Forcaster Beals states that the
minimum temperature of 22, which
was reached Sunday, is the lowest
for any March within ten years,
and that it has been dU years since
such cold weather was reached tnis
late in the month. The peculiar
storm is caused by an- area of high
pressure central over Iowa, as re
sult of which the chilled atmosphere
of Montana and Canada has been
drawn over this section. On March
2, 1S96, the thermometer registered
20, which is the record for March.
For the present winter, yesterday
holds the record by 5 degrt es
Mr. Emery returned Monday
night from .Portland where he was
called to attend a meeting of the
officers of the Photographers Asso
ciation. He informs us that the
date of this year's - convention,
which is to be held at Spokane,
Wash., has been set for Sept. 5 to
8 inclusive. The program this year
will contain many new features,
chief among which will be a hand
some diploma to be given as an
award of merit to every photo-
garpher whose exhibited , work
reaches a certain standard of ex-
Carl Pressley returned Wednes
day from a ten days visit in Port
land. Miss Tina Johnson goes to New
port Saturday for a visit of several
days.
Mrs. Martha Tharp of Belle-
fountain was a -visitor in Coryallis
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. DeVarney,
now of Portland, have been visiting
Corvallis friends during the week.
J. E. Winegar and.,, bride moved
Wednesday into the ; W. P. Miner
house, near the M. P. Burnett
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Hackett, who have
been selling maps of Oregon, in Cor
vallis for sometime, departed Thurs
day for their home at Grants Pass.
Revival meetings were to begin
last night at the M. E church, with
Kev. T. Li. Jones as leader. , The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Frank Bowersox came up from
Salem the middle of the week and
went on a visit to relatives near
Philomath. Ha returns to Corval
lis Saturday.
Miss Ella King was given a sur
prise party at her home Wednes
day evening. Th occasion was
very pleasant for al. About fifteen
persons went out from town.
The ladies cf the Coffee Club are
arranging for a grand time tomor
row night. They are to observe
St. Patrick's day with a ball. Will
D. Fechter, of Albany, is to fur
nish the music.
r rMLK Liine, wno has oeen ao-
ourning at the coast of late, came
out Monday for a couple of days'
visit. He reports that the recent
severe storm did not amount to
much by the time it reached New
port.
Interest increases daily in the
vangelistic meetings now in pro
gress at the Congregational chu'ch
Kev. Miller is an earnest and im
pressive speaker and caters to no
set or class. His singing is excel-
ent and proves an attraction to
many.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Winslow,
both former Corvallisites, uow re
siding in Pendleton, have just built
new nine-room residence in that
citv. Rooms rent for $6 a month.
nd business of all kinds is boom
ing. Mr. winsiow owns a jew-wry
store and is doing splendidly.
A colored man who was stooping
to wash his hands in a creek didn't
uotice the peculiar actions of a
goat just behind him, so when he
scrambled out of the water and was
asked how it happened he answer
ed: "I dunno 'zactly but 'peared as
if de shore kinder h'isted and
frowed me."
.Said by Others.'
Hon. A. J. jitt.sson, at present
mayor oi Corvallis, : has been
persuaded by his friend to be
come a . candidate tor senator
C i Tl a. ? ' . ,..'.''
liom dcuwq county, ana tne
prospect is that he. , will re-
ceive .a practically, unanimou
nomination by the Republicans
ot that county, which insures his
election beyond reasonable doubt
oucn a cnoice will insure to
Benton county a most valuable
man in the halls of state legisla
tion. Mr. Johnson is no novice
in the work. He served four
years in the slate senate from
Linn county, taking part in. the
exciting sessions of 1895 and
1897, wherein he was one of the
acknowledged leaders being
nejge; uncertain V pa any public
question, but battling, openly.
vigorously and intelligently for
what he believed to be for the
best interest of tae state. For
the past few years he has; 00
cupied the position of National
Bank Examiner tor Oregon, an
omce which has. taken him to
ail parts of the state and given
him a wide acquaintance with
the public men of the state and
with the requirements of every
section. This acquaintance will
stand him in good need in secur
ing his constituency and tor the
Agricultural College the best
treatment, in fact, will place him
at once in the front ranks of in
fluential legislators. His recent
business ventures, which h
has matured since moving to
Corvallis three ?. ears, ago, have
brought the determination to
resign the position of bank exam
iner, so that nis energies can b?
devoted to home affairs and local
interests, hence his acceptance
of the advice of his friends to
become senator.
Mr. Johnson is well known to
oaiem people and 11 their voice
could be influentially heard in
Benton county they would make
his nomination and election unan
imous. Statesman.
Tb Very Smartsst ot tba
m SPRING
JACKETS
It is really a delight to look at them.
The season's most fetching styles are
shown here in a pleading variety,
which increases in interest and at
tractiveness every day, by reason of
. the constant additions which.
arriving trom the fashion center.
areS
The modish ' garments that fashion
has designed are here, being made
in the right styles, and - last but not
least, the prices are right.
Our Display is the Talk of the Town.
Don't Fail to See it.
' Additional Local.
A fine line of spring hats on d?s-
Isadore Jocobs, who had been
visiting har mother in this city,
met with a very painful accident
Tuesday. In going up the court
house steps, Mr. Jacobs, in some
manner lost his footing and fell
lacerating the ligaments about the
knee-cap. Two physicians were
consulted, and Wednesday Mr.
Jacobs was taken to a Portland
hospital for treatment.
All are invited to attend the
local oratorical contest at the col
lege to night. This contest is held
under the ausj. ices of the local Pro
hibition League and promises to be
a very good one. The program
will include both elocution and-
music in addition to the orators.
Two gold medals are to be awarded
to the winners. The price of admis
sion being only 15 cents a full house
is expected.
Willard Winegar and Miss Emma
Mogford were married at the home
of the bride's parents, in Monmouth,
Wednesday, March 7, Rev. K. fl.
Sickafoose officiating. The cere
mony was preformed at noon and
at 8 o'clock the newly married
couple went to McMinnville to pass
a brief honeymoon. They are now
in this city to reside permanently.
Mr. Winegar is one of the pro
prietors of of the Winegar & Snow
stables, this city, aud his bride is
esteemd by quits a large circle of
friends.
Hon. V. A. Carter, Benton county
representative, made a grand re
cord for himself during the last
session. His Public School Library
imong the important leg
islations of the session. By this
lawe very public school within the
state will within a few years have a
cellence. A banquet to be given on well equipped library. Should Mr,
tne evening 01 ine fin, is also a
feature in the line of entertainment.
As heretofore, the principal manu
facturers and dealers in photo
graphic goods in this county will
be represented by demonstrators
and expert workmen who will con
duct a continuous school of photo
graphy during the convention.
Mr. Emery is very enthusiastic
over the outlook for a banner con
vention at Spokane.
Carter be given a second term,
which from a party standpoint he
is entitled to, he will be able to do
much more efficient work, as his
previous experience in the legisla
ture will enable him to begin work
from the start, and he will not have
to spend. half of the session fami
liarizing himself with the workings
of the legislature as was necessary
last session, as with all' new mem
ber?. '
pLvy at Mrs. J. Mason's. 20tf
Charles Yount, an OA.C student, re'
cently departed for his home in Douglas,
Eastera Oregon.
A party consisting of Thomas White.
horn, H. W. Katinisch, Tommy Nolan,
Elmer Wills, Ed Strong and others were
scheduled to go to Albany last night to
j rfn the Order of Elks.
Constable J. D. Wells and wife intend
ed to go to Portland yesterday for a
short visit. 1 '
Wan ted Wood haulers, P. A .
Kline. 21tf
Miss Eda Jacobs accompanied her
brother te the hospital Wednesday.
J. E Taylor contemplates moving his
family to Five Rivers goon.
Charles and Frank Hammond,' new
comers from Custer county, Nebraska,
are getting their families located at
Wren.
There has beea a local ten-party tele
phone line built in, Blodgett, known as
the Oregon Short Line Independent
Telephone Company. The officers are :
A. L. Richardson, president; William L.
Van Allsfyue, vice-president; Win.
Geppert, secretary; Geo. L. Sheldon,
treasurer. Trustees, J. A. Wood, O. H.
Taylor and E. E. Switzer.
Fanion Tbe black Percheron
stallion, will be in Corvallis every
Saturday, at Abbott's barn. 22 25
A prominent physician of this ci ty
had a call to go out on Beaver Creek a
few days ago and at Qpve sawmill he
found a family of four generations liv
ing in the same home. The fifth gener
ation wai present, but not domiciled
within the same dwelling. And yet
they talk race suicide!
Prof. E. F. Pernot of OAC who has had
such a serious time of late ith an at
tack of pneumonia, is reported to be im
proving slowly, but is still in a danger
ous condition. ; ,
. John Allen, secretary ot Beuton
County Citizens' League, informs us that
of late from 25 to 40 letters of inquiry
about Benton county and Corvallis have
been answered every day. Most of the
letters received came from the Middle
West.
Revival services at the First Methcd
ist church. For a number ot weeks the
M. E. church has been planning for spec
ial revival services. The PaBtor will be
assisted by the Rev. T. L. Jones, who
has probably bean in more powerful
meetings in Oregon than any other
minister located in the North West.
The famous Jones and Sales meetings
are still spoken of all over tbe country.
His life in part is given in the book of
which he is author, "From the Mines to
tbe Pulpit," He began the services last
night., There will be services every
night this week and every afternoon at
3 o'clock.' He preaches Sunday morning
and evening at the Methodist church and
will hold no afternoon service. He has
the reputation ot being a powerful and
very effective preacher. ,
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and weaves, at prices that wi!J tempt all.
New Mercerized Taffeta Checksf at 25c per yard.
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New Whi'e Mercerized Shirt Waist Goods.;"T3
New Assortment Embroidered Waist Patterns.
New Velvets, Collars and Belts.
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